Uchenna Uzo, Chizor Malize, Ayo Awosika, Others To Headline NIMN 2026 Conference
Professor Uchenna Uzo, Dr. Chizor Malize and Dr. Ayo Awosika are set to lead an elite lineup of marketing, corporate and academic anchors converging in Port Harcourt for the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) 2026 Annual Marketing Conference & AGM. Scheduled from June 18th to 20th at the CBN Center for Excellence, University of Port Harcourt, the landmark event will dissect the fast-evolving consumer landscape under the definitive theme: “Community, Culture & Connection: Re-imagining the New Market.”
The leader of the academic and research panel will be Professor Uchenna Uzo, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of Pan-Atlantic Lagos University. He will deliver a keynote address at the Symposium, presenting collaborative research critical for aligning modern marketing strategies with local realities.
The high-level symposium panel will also feature Dr. Ayo Awosika, Commercial Director at UAC Foods Limited, alongside Chief Patrick Ukah, Director General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, and Professor Chinyere Stella Nwulu who specialises in Logistics & Distribution Management, Rivers State University. Professor Oscar Odiboh of Marketology, Advertising and Public Relations, Delta State University, Abraka, will moderate the symposium.
Additionally, Dr. Chizor Malize, the Managing Director and CEO of FITC will feature as an AMC Guest Speaker, bringing her extensive institutional wealth of knowledge to the table. Other high-caliber executives in the persons of Olutayo Olatunji, Business Executive Officer at Nestle Waters; Emmamoke Ogoro, General Manager of Marketing at MTN and Roseline Abaraonye, Corporate Marketing & Export Marketing Manager at Soulmate Industries Ltd, will join the panels to address culture-driven brand connection, all under the sharp moderation of seasoned media personality Adekemi Olurin-Alegbeleye.
Bolaji Junaid, Founder/CEO of WhyFinite, will facilitate Syndicate Group 2, focusing heavily on “Inclusion, Youth, or Creative Economies as Growth Lever,” an area crucial for tapping into Nigeria’s explosive demographic dividend. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Adediran, Business Unit Director at Acuity Ltd, will steer Syndicate Group 3 to dissect the commercial impact of micro-influencers and a new breed of community leaders on consumer behavior.
The conversation is expected to deepen with a dedicated Fireside Chat, featuring Chioma Y. Afe, Marketing Director at Seplat Energy as speaker and moderated by Sir Efedi Jellily, Corporate Marketing & Export Marketing Manager, Soulmate Industries Ltd. They will explore how corporate giants maintain ethical digital standards while staying authentic.
As Nigeria’s premier marketing institute, NIMN aims at utilizing this conference with it’s multi-layered framework, spanning a Students Conference, academic symposiums, and corporate panels, to ensure that commercial communication remains both locally relevant and globally impactful.
