All preparations for the 10th celebration of the Women in Marketing and Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) are in place to ensure an explosive experience for all attendees.
The landmark event is scheduled for Saturday 23rd November, 2024, at the Landmark Event Center, Lagos. Always billed as the largest gathering of female professionals in brands and marketing communications. This year’s event is set to challenge and inspire women to unlock hidden potentials and position themselves for greater achievements.
To savour the 10th anniversary with the desired intensity, this year’s WIMCA will be a full-day event. The celebration will start in the morning with a conference anchored by quality resource persons, and continue in the evening with a gala and awards night.
The keynote address will be delivered in the morning by Victor Afolabi, an award-winning visionary leader, innovator, and transformational strategist known for his strategic leadership skills and ability to drive transformative impact across diverse industries.
Themed “On Becoming More” this year’s conference will feature three powerful panel sessions and a position paper on ‘The Place of Emotional Intelligence on Becoming More’ to be delivered by Dr. Abiola Champs.
The panel sessions will be handled by some of the most distinguished experts the industry has produced including Iquo Ukoh, Advisory Board Member, August Secret Nigeria; Chizo Malize, MD/CEO FITC; Gloria Nwabuike, Managing Director of AACE Foods; Bunmi Adeniba, Senior Marketing Director, Frontline Marketing Africa, The Coca-Cola Company and Mable Adeteye, Head, Brand and Marketing Communications, Wema Bank.
Others include Dr. Tola Elatuyi, Chair, Brand Advisory Board, Meristem; Sola Obagbemi, Corporate Communications Manager, Anglophone West Africa, Meta; Tolulope Medebem, President of EXMAN; Phoebe Dami-Asolo, Senior Franchise Director, Coca-Cola; Kemi Longe, Portfolio Director, Southern, Central and West Africa, Diageo and Bright Okere, Head of Marketing (Aha Games) Transsion Holdings; Omoefe Ohworakpo, Corporate Digital Brand Manager, FMN and Bolaji Junaid, Founder/CEO, WhyFinite.
There will also be a keynote presentation in the evening to be delivered by Folake Ani-Mumuney, an experienced well well-rounded C Suite Executive; Folake is the immediate past Chairman, Board of Directors of FBN Insurance Brokers and Vice Chairman of Junior Achievement Nigeria.
The award night will celebrate the 50 most outstanding women in the marketing world this year and many exceptional brands, organisations, and individuals who have shown great passion for gender equity this year.
Also, two top personalities who have dedicated years to the growth of this industry will be recognized with lifetime Achievement Awards.
Commenting on this year’s WIMCA, the convener of WIMCA and publisher of Brand Communicator, Joshua Ajayi said, “Celebrating our anniversary as we clock ten years in the vanguard of relentlessly promoting women’s empowerment feels so good. We’re extremely excited to share this milestone with everyone present and to take this moment to look forward to the future together.
“WIMCA has steadily grown to become one of the most viable and glamorous platforms for networking and gaining brand visibility for women and the men who come to support them. And most importantly, we’ve helped thousands of women in the industry gain fuller professional lives by addressing many neglected issues.
“This anniversary is a celebration for all of us because we didn’t do this alone. We’re so thankful to our sponsors, supporters and partners who have always seen the value of our activities and programmes. We couldn’t have achieved much without all your support.”
