Akinwunmi, Uzo Others Slated for NMNI Conference 

Nume Ekeghe

The Group CEO, Prima Garnet, Lagos, Nigeria, Lolu Akinwunmi, Faculty Director at Lagos Business School (LBS) for Marketing, Uchenna Uzo, and other academician and professionals have been slated to converge at the 2023 National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN).

The 2023 annual marketing conference is scheduled to hold on the 22nd of June 2023 with its Annual General Meeting to hold on the 23rd of June 2023 in Fraser Suites, Abuja.  

Also, the institute which is the body for marketing professionals in Nigeria has noted that they are in talks with the world’s largest and internationally renowned Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to foster capacity building as well as gain international certification for its members.  

Speaking at a media parley on the upcoming conference, in Lagos recently, Chairperson of the planning committee, NIMN 2023 conference, Chioma Afe, said this year’s conference would focus on the theme ‘The Role of Marketing and Ethics in Nation Building’.

Afe said: “In line with the mood and of the nation, we are looking at the role of ethics and marketing in nation-building. That is our theme for this year. last year we talked about marketing and tech, and that marriage and that union but this year understanding that we are on the cusp of change and believe in the nation, we want to be able to speak to how marketing as marketing professionals clearly as well as ethics, comes to play in building the nation that we’ve all dreamed of.

“Our conferences are filled with not just panels and keynote conversations, but also the opportunity for our associates and participants to network, share ideas, and find out more.”  

Speaking on the collaboration with CIM, the President NIMN, Mr. Idorenyen  Enang said: “As an institute, the currency of the future seats in collaborations and strategic partnerships have become a top priority for us. And to get the best for our members it can only be through a global affiliation.”