MANAGEMENT of the Luxury Lifestyle Summit has announced speakers for the 2018 edition of the summit scheduled to hold on October 26, in Lagos.
Earlier, Lagos State Government endorses the summit as the host city and as published in the Lagos tourism calendar of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
The Lagos Luxury Summit as endorsed by the Lagos State Government will have Foluso Phillips, Executive Chairman of Phillips Consulting and erstwhile Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group as the lead speaker to deliver the topic; Growing the Lagos luxury sector: opportunities and challenges.
Foluso Phillips has got a phenomenal experience in the luxury sector coupled with his organisation’s extensive research report on the luxury industry in Lagos state, his speech promises to be an eye-opener to the numerous opportunities abound in Lagos State and beyond.
Funke Osae-Brown, Partner of The Lagos Luxury Lifestyle Summit and Publisher of The Luxury Reporter announced that the 2018 edition of the summit is unique because it is expanded beyond Nigeria with a specific look at the Kenya and South African luxury markets. In this vein, Michael Mwai, the CEO, Luxuria Lifestyle East Africa, will be speaking on the Africa luxury experience: The Kenya experience.
Nwai’s passion for the luxury industry in Africa is rare with a distinctive speciality in connecting luxury brands to consumers on the continent and to opportunities in the sector.
Other speakers include Modupe Ogunlesi, the Chief Executive Officer of Adam and Eve Homeware who has been in the luxury retail space for two decades.
Ogunlesi will speak on luxury retail in Lagos and the making of homegrown luxury brand while Bola Allison, who has been a Jeweler for 15 years, will speak on the next phase of luxury in Lagos, expectations and challenges.
The Lagos Luxury Summit will also feature a panel discussion to further engage professionals and experts in the luxury sector
Tope Ogbeni-Awe, Partner of the Lagos Luxury Lifestyle Summit and Chief Service Officer, Topcomm PR has called on brands to take advantage of the summit to showcase their products as spaces are limited.
A Golf Tournament to engage professionals and corporate brands is in the pipeline for the second day of the summit.
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