…sets to reward Nigerian young talents
iamCHAMP Limited, a Nigerian based Human Capital Development firm in partnership with Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) and British High Commission is set to hold this year’s high-powered Africa’s #1 Conference on Workforce Productivity tagged The GAME2014 Conference.
The Goal Attainment Made Easy (GAME2014) conference which will commence between Thursday 20th November and Saturday 22nd November, 2014 at the prestigious Civic Center in Victoria Island will be graced by the crème la crème within and outside Nigeria. The theme for this year is “The Making of Most Valuable Players”.
This is an initiative created and packaged to provide a great opportunity for professionals to learn and work and to re-ignite the spark of productivity in the workforce of organizations across Africa. The conference will be featuring career sessions, health sessions, financial management, general presentations, exhibitions and women-focused empowerment segment/awards.
Speaking with the Convener of the conference, Abiola Salami, he said “we are so delighted to organize this year’s conference that started in 2012 with less than 30 young professionals which by 2013, grew to us hosting over 300 young professionals and this year, we are proud to be hosting about 500 professionals with some finest corporate leaders, respected politicians and thought leaders as faculty”
“It is clearly a step towards moving Nigeria and Nigerians to the place of fulfillment in terms of projecting our unmatchable talents into the limelight. GAME is designed based on the theory that most productive professionals are those with total well-being. The conference offers fantastic networking opportunities, thorough experiential knowledge and it is a good marketplace for forward looking brands as it were. I must say, this is what our platform offers” he explained
Guest speakers already confirmed for the conference include Mr Foluso Phillips, Chairman Phillips Consulting (Speaker, Career Wellbeing); Mr Herbert Wigwe, CEO/GMD Access Bank Plc (Speaker, Financial Wellbeing); Mr Jimi Agbaje (OON), CEO JayKay Pharmaceuticals (Speaker, Physical Wellbeing); Dr Mo Abudu, CEO EbonyLife TV (Keynote Speaker, Women Making A Difference Awards); Prof. Pat Utomi, Founder Centre for Values in Leadership (Chairman, Opening Ceremony); Dr Christopher Kolade (CON), Pro-Chancellor PanAtlantic University (Chief Host, The GAME Conference) and General Yakubu Gowon (GCON, GCFR) former Head of State (Keynote Speaker, Make A Difference Awards).
The conference also hosts two award ceremonies which seeks to honour women and men making difference in their chosen careers across various sectors of the economy. Some of the awardees are Otunba Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori, Deputy Governor, The State of Osun; Justice Amina Augie, Chief Judge of The Lagos Court of Appeal; Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Federal House of Representatives; Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, Governor of Ondo State and Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun State.
Other strategic partners of The GAME2014 Conference include Access Bank, Computer Warehouse Group, Guinness Nigeria, Smile Communications, Friesland Wapco, The Quadrant Company, Optimum Exposures, Media Perspective, Inspiration FM, Dangote Foundation. www.gameafrica.org
L-R: Convener, The GAME 2014 Conference, Abiola Salami; Regional Programme Officer, Department for Internal Development (DFID), Fagboyo Margaret; Chief Host, The Game 2014 Conference Dr. Christopher Kolade; and Regional Co-ordinator, Southern Nigeria, Department for Internal Development (DFID), Adesina Fagbenro-Bryon at the Press Conference for The GAME 2014 Press Conference which held on Thursday November 6th, 2014 at the DFID office, Lagos.