" ITREALMS: Gbenga Adeyinka, Kiekie, Dr Okulaja join star-studded lineup @2026 QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit - ITREALMS

Monday, July 27, 2026

Gbenga Adeyinka, Kiekie, Dr Okulaja join star-studded lineup @2026 QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit - ITREALMS

Ace comedian and master of ceremonies Gbenga Adeyinka has been unveiled as the host for the second edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit, reports ITREALMS.
Gbenga Adeyinka, Kiekie, Dr Okulaja join star-studded lineup @2026 QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit - ITREALMS
The high-profile gathering has also expanded its roster with the addition of actress and content creator Kiekie (Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori) and Dr. Olamide Okulaja, Technical Adviser to the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, as speakers.

Announced on Monday by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of QEDNG, the upcoming summit is themed “Creativity, Culture and Nigeria's Next Chapter.” It is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

Designed to bridge the gap between imagination and enterprise, the summit brings together creative professionals, policymakers, and business leaders to dissect innovation, investment, and public policy within Nigeria's burgeoning creative economy.

The Leadership & Keynote Core: Sir Demola Aladekomo, Executive Chairman of SmartCity Resorts Plc, serves as the chairman of the summit, while Ife Adebayo, National Coordinator of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme at the Bank of Industry, delivers the keynote address.

Kiekie represents the apex of modern digital influence, bringing insights from her successful multi-platform career spanning content creation, acting, brand entrepreneurship, and digital media.

Dr. Olamide Okulaja brings a vital public policy and investment angle, leveraging his pivotal role in the Invest Lagos initiative to discuss the creation of enabling environments for enterprise and economic growth.

Gbenga Adeyinka, a titan in Nigerian entertainment and broadcasting, utilizes his decades of expertise to steer proceedings as host.

Panel Moderators: Veteran journalist, culture advocate, and former Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture Steve Ayorinde, alongside esteemed broadcaster, media executive, and Yellow Bloom Consulting Creative Director Funke Treasure, will moderate the summit's two core panel sessions.

ITREALMS gathered that an all-star industry roster newly updated lineup including Joke Silva (Veteran Actress), Audu Maikori (Creative Economy Strategist), Steve Babaeko (Advertising Executive), Fisayo Fosudo (Technology & Finance Content Creator), Efe Omorogbe (Talent Manager & Music Executive), Omotayo Inakoju (Media & Intellectual Property Lawyer), Yibo Koko (Theatre Practitioner & Culture Administrator), Anwuli Ojogwu (Publisher).

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