Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is set to host more than 4,500 youths for the second edition of the ‘Talent Development Summit’ — with a focus on the economic sector in the entertainment/creative industry.
This is in fulfillment of the governor’s promise last year in March at the first edition of the summit in March 2020.
The summit, themed; ‘Talent Economic Summit’, is scheduled for the first week of December 2021 at the Dome Event Centre, Asaba.
This year’s summit is aimed at reviving and stimulating the entertainment and talent industry in Delta State by educating the youth on how to use their talents to generate revenue — while also creating a business from their passion.
The event will have in attendance, representatives from content distribution and telecommunication giants including Netflix, Google, Boomplay, Now Music, MTN Nigeria; top celebrities, Globacom Limited, top financial experts, bank executives, top government functionaries, business executives and entertainment practitioners.
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According to the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Talent Development, Mr. Ogusbaba Akpobome Ogude, he explained that the Okowa administration is determined to bequeath a vibrant post-oil economy to the next generation and is set to stimulate the entertainment and talent industry in Delta State to become a revenue generator and contributor to the local economy.
Also, the SSA on Talent Development said talents in music, comedy, movie production, fashion, arts and the creative industry in general will be harnessed to become economic enablers, hence the decision to focus this second edition of the Talent Summit on the economy of talent.
Last year’s summit had in attendance notable resource persons including Richard Mofe Damijo, Bovi, Alibaba, Omawumi, Hon. Morris Idiovwa, Tara Fela Durotoye (CEO House of Tara), Ufouma Macdemott, CEO Mudi Africa, TV personality Felix Akogha, Rachel Oniga, Justice Atigogo, OTB, Fifa Council Member/NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, Emma Grey and Pere Carter amongst others.