The previous Chelsea star will share his expertise alongside different consultants; together with three shortlisted Nigerians.
A two-time African Footballer of the Year, Didier Drogba, has confirmed his participation on the Inventive Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2022.
Drogba, who’s extensively seen as some of the completed soccer stars from Africa, has made an amazing impression, utilizing soccer as a software for peace and empowerment in Cote d’Ivoire.
The previous Chelsea star, who can be featured as an African Icon in one of many Fireplace Chat periods, will share his outstanding story with the continent.
The CANEX WKND 2022 is a three-day gathering of creatives from throughout Africa and the diaspora, and the occasion is billed to happen from 25-27 November 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This occasion will lead as much as the CANEX Summit at IATF2023.
Apart from Drogba, different high African inventive consultants and thought leaders are anticipated on the CANEX WKND 2022.
They embody the Nigerian trio of Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya, Alex Okosi, Managing Director of EMEA Rising Markets at YouTube and award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Others are Abdul-Karim Abdullah, Founder and Chief Govt Officer of Tradition Administration Group (CMG) and Afrochella Pageant (Ghana); Magali Ohouens, Fashionable Artwork Specialist and Exhibition Coordinator at Cécile Fakhoury Gallery (Côte d’Ivoire); Armando Cabral, Founder and Inventive Director, Armando Cabral (Portugal) and Elvis Adidiema, Director, Sony Music for French-speaking Africa, amongst others.
The CANEX WKND 2022, by the Roundtables, hearth chats, masterclasses and conversations, will present a possibility for sector-specific consultants to critically dissect points affecting the continent’s inventive industries.
The discussions can be geared in the direction of creating interventions which can present an enabling setting for the Inventive and Cultural Industries (CCI) to thrive.