The high-level industry gathering is scheduled to take place on August 11, 2026, at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos.
Organised by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, the publishers of QEDNG, the summit is designed to serve as a collaborative crucible, uniting policymakers, corporate executives, venture capital investors, and vanguard creative professionals to map out the future of Nigeria’s rapidly expanding creative and cultural industries.
This year's edition is anchored on the highly resonant theme: "Creativity, Culture, and Nigeria's Next Chapter."
Commenting on the choice of chairman, the Publisher of QEDNG and Convener of the summit, Olumide Iyanda, stated that Aladekomo’s stellar pedigree as a serial entrepreneur and technology visionary makes him uniquely suited to steer the historic event.
"Sir Demola Aladekomo has spent decades at the absolute forefront of building resilient businesses, championing home-grown digital innovation, and supporting institutional development across Africa," Iyanda remarked.
Organised by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, the publishers of QEDNG, the summit is designed to serve as a collaborative crucible, uniting policymakers, corporate executives, venture capital investors, and vanguard creative professionals to map out the future of Nigeria’s rapidly expanding creative and cultural industries.
This year's edition is anchored on the highly resonant theme: "Creativity, Culture, and Nigeria's Next Chapter."
Commenting on the choice of chairman, the Publisher of QEDNG and Convener of the summit, Olumide Iyanda, stated that Aladekomo’s stellar pedigree as a serial entrepreneur and technology visionary makes him uniquely suited to steer the historic event.
"Sir Demola Aladekomo has spent decades at the absolute forefront of building resilient businesses, championing home-grown digital innovation, and supporting institutional development across Africa," Iyanda remarked.
Stressing "His deep wealth of experience will inject immense strategic value into our collective discourse regarding the monetization, structural security, and global scaling of Nigeria's creative assets."
In his acceptance address, Aladekomo commended QEDNG for consistently cultivating a platform for premium, action-oriented conversations around Africa’s creative frontiers. Describing the summit's theme as extremely timely, he expressed strong confidence that this second edition will aggressively build on the foundational triumphs of the inaugural event.
"Nigeria’s creative ecosystem stands at a critical historical juncture," Aladekomo stated. "I look forward to presiding over dialogues that will transcend rhetoric to produce pragmatic, policy-backed, and commercially viable frameworks for our filmmakers, musicians, designers, and tech-driven content creators."
Aladekomo’s appointment brings a powerful tech-centric perspective to the creative sector. He founded CHAMS in 1985 as Nigeria's very first indigenous computer maintenance enterprise. Under his visionary leadership, the firm pioneered historic national milestones, including building the nation’s first wide-area network (WAN) on personal computers.
Furthermore, Aladekomo played an indispensable role in designing the infrastructure for Nigeria's modern e-payment system through the pioneering Valucard consortium, alongside driving historic national identity management and digitized public database projects.
In his acceptance address, Aladekomo commended QEDNG for consistently cultivating a platform for premium, action-oriented conversations around Africa’s creative frontiers. Describing the summit's theme as extremely timely, he expressed strong confidence that this second edition will aggressively build on the foundational triumphs of the inaugural event.
"Nigeria’s creative ecosystem stands at a critical historical juncture," Aladekomo stated. "I look forward to presiding over dialogues that will transcend rhetoric to produce pragmatic, policy-backed, and commercially viable frameworks for our filmmakers, musicians, designers, and tech-driven content creators."
Aladekomo’s appointment brings a powerful tech-centric perspective to the creative sector. He founded CHAMS in 1985 as Nigeria's very first indigenous computer maintenance enterprise. Under his visionary leadership, the firm pioneered historic national milestones, including building the nation’s first wide-area network (WAN) on personal computers.
Furthermore, Aladekomo played an indispensable role in designing the infrastructure for Nigeria's modern e-payment system through the pioneering Valucard consortium, alongside driving historic national identity management and digitized public database projects.
He retired as Group Managing Director of Chams in 2015, transitioning to Chairman of the Board in 2020. He also chairs SmartCity PLC, where he continues to architect technology-driven urban development and civic innovation.
In an interesting institutional parallel, Aladekomo is a former President of the Lagos Business School (LBS) Alumni Association (2012–2014), where he directly succeeded legendary advertising czar Udeme Ufot (2010–2012). Fittingly, Ufot chaired the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit in 2025, passing the leadership baton to Aladekomo for this year's landmark sequel.
The 2026 edition of the summit will critically examine how strategic state policy, robust intellectual property protection, institutional grants, and structured private equity can exponentially scale Nigeria’s creative footprints across:
Entertainment & Media: Music, Film, Television, and Digital Content Creation.
Design & Arts: Fashion, Fine Arts, and Architecture.
Frontier Tech: Gaming, Animation, Web3, and Tech-enabled Cultural Preservation.
Building on the success of last year's inaugural forum; which focused on financing as a catalyst for creative growth, the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit 2.0 is poised to outline the roadmap for Nigeria’s cultural export dominance in the late 2020s.
Registration for the high-profile summit remains ongoing for operators, regulators, and digital culture stakeholders looking to shape the next chapter of Africa's most dominant creative engine.
In an interesting institutional parallel, Aladekomo is a former President of the Lagos Business School (LBS) Alumni Association (2012–2014), where he directly succeeded legendary advertising czar Udeme Ufot (2010–2012). Fittingly, Ufot chaired the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit in 2025, passing the leadership baton to Aladekomo for this year's landmark sequel.
The 2026 edition of the summit will critically examine how strategic state policy, robust intellectual property protection, institutional grants, and structured private equity can exponentially scale Nigeria’s creative footprints across:
Entertainment & Media: Music, Film, Television, and Digital Content Creation.
Design & Arts: Fashion, Fine Arts, and Architecture.
Frontier Tech: Gaming, Animation, Web3, and Tech-enabled Cultural Preservation.
Building on the success of last year's inaugural forum; which focused on financing as a catalyst for creative growth, the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit 2.0 is poised to outline the roadmap for Nigeria’s cultural export dominance in the late 2020s.
Registration for the high-profile summit remains ongoing for operators, regulators, and digital culture stakeholders looking to shape the next chapter of Africa's most dominant creative engine.
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