Social Media Week Lagos takes place from 17 to 21 February and Femi Oke, former Nigerian media personality of the year, will be a keynote speaker and panel host at the event.
Oke is currently hosting The Stream, a web community with its own daily TV show on Al Jazeera English, the programme’s award-winning approach taps into the remarkable potential of individuals through social networks and has attracted a large African following.
Says Oke: “The Stream’s lively interactive format and our African online community are a match made in social media heaven. Just like Jollof rice and fried plantain, we’re delicious together and you always want seconds!
“Growing up I would listen to my dad’s friends gather in our sitting room and raucously discuss the big issues of the day. If you didn’t know better you’d think they were yelling at each other, but they weren’t. They were just debating Nigerian-style. I’m convinced that his love of a lively debate has rubbed off on me and I moderate just like my dad used to… Nigerian-style,’ she continues.
Oke will provide a keynote address on The Stream during Social Media Week Lagos, and host a panel on the intersection of global health, technology, and social media, by using Al Jazeera’s upcoming series Lifelines as an example.
Her major speaking assignments include hosting International Women’s Day for Ban Ki Moon (the UN Secretary General), moderating Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s first United Nations panel following her release from house arrest, and emceeing a celebration with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and President Joyce Banda, Africa’s two female heads of state, at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.
Oke is also a go-to moderator for the World Bank, United Nations and European Union.
Al Jazeera English is a sponsor of Social Media Week Lagos.
Visit http://stream.aljazeera.net for more information on The Stream.
For more on Lifelines, visit http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/lifelines/.
Go to http://socialmediaweek.org/lagos/ for more on Social Media Week Lagos.
