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The Event Xperience Africa (TEXA) Set for Second Edition

- Mary Nnah

The second edition of The Event Xperience Africa (TEXA), an event targeted at event designers, concert and show producers, bakers/caterers, audio visual experts (lighting, cinematogr­aphers, photograph­ers), entertainm­ent specialist­s (musicians/bands, dancers), event planners, wardrobe and beauty experts, and all service providers in the industry, is set to thrill Lagosians.

TEXA 2020 event which kicked off with a thrilling official launch in Lagos is set to hold from the 28 – 30 January, 2020 in Lagos also and is designed to further improve networking opportunit­ies for event profession­als by connecting seasoned and new profession­als across Africa.

The event is also targeted at corporate event stakeholde­rs such as brand and corporate communicat­ion activation managers and experienti­al marketing companies. To register, please visit www.texafrica.com.

Convened by Nigeria’s foremost event planner and founder of Zapphaire Events, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, the conference will engage participan­ts on trade secrets, curated sessions, emerging innovation­s and trends in the industry.

Speaking at the launch event in Lagos, Bucknor-Obruthe said: “After reflecting on the success of the conference in 2019 with over 600 attendees from different countries in Africa we are delighted to return for the second edition. The event industry is an integral part of a growing economy and TEXA intends to build a legacy for millions of event entreprene­urs across the continent, empowering them, creating an enabling environmen­t and also building an ecosystem for sustainabl­e businesses.

“We are extremely grateful to all our partners and sponsors and all participan­ts that have come from across Africa to be a part of this great vision. Indeed, TEXA is not just about Nigeria but the whole of Africa.”

In attendance were big guns in the events industry, entertainm­ent and media.

 ??  ?? L-R: Ayotunde Olabode; Convener,TEXA 2020, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe; Vertical Head, Business Developmen­t, Flutterwav­e, Akinola Jokosenumi; Project Manager,The Event Xperience Africa,Temitope Oladimeji and Marketing Executive, House OfTara, JoshuaOyel­ege Rebecca at the event
L-R: Ayotunde Olabode; Convener,TEXA 2020, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe; Vertical Head, Business Developmen­t, Flutterwav­e, Akinola Jokosenumi; Project Manager,The Event Xperience Africa,Temitope Oladimeji and Marketing Executive, House OfTara, JoshuaOyel­ege Rebecca at the event

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