Ambode, Fowler to grace AAAN’s 44th AGM

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Fowler are among prominent figures expected at the 44th annual general meeting (AGM)/congress of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) in Lagos.
The event will hold from June 6 to 8 at the Golden Tulip Festac Hotel.
A statement by AAAN’s Publicity Secretary, Steve Babaeko, said Ambode will open the 2016 AGM, while Fowler will be the chairman of the occasion.
Also expected are: Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello; Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde as well as other senior government officials.
Other expected at the event are: captains of industry, top business leaders and policy makers within and outside the Marketing Communications industry.
The theme of the AGM/congress is: Fresh Thinking. AAAN President Kayode Oluwasona said the association aims to use the AGM as a platform to stimulate fresh perspectives and critical thinking that advocate unorthodox solutions to the challenges facing the business and practice of advertising in Nigeria.
To underscore the importance of the AGM, the association has invited Mr. Bayo Adekanmbi, the Transformation Executive of C-Level Lead for Strategic Initiatives, MTN Nigeria and Mr. David Okeme, President of Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) as speakers.
Chairman of the AGM/Congress Planning Committee Mr. Jenkins Alumona said fresh thinking and new ideas are critical to today’s business.