A two-day regulatory reform workshop designed to keep policy and stakeholder management personnel within the telecoms, media and technology ecosystem abreast of current trends takes place at Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on August 15 and 16.
The special regulatory compliance and stakeholder management programme is designed to focus attention on the challenges and opportunities of regulating the digital media ecosystem, to assist compliance and regulatory professionals manage the complexities of Over-The-Top (OTT) video services.
Presented on the broad theme ‘Regulatory Reforms for the Digital Media Ecosystem: Challenges of Regulating OTT and SVOD Services’, the workshop will help attendees learn the fundamentals of digital media regulation, gain exposure to industry practices and discover practical applications to develop analytical skills required to manage change in a period of rapid disruption. The workshop will also consider practical strategies to develop skills and culture that support innovation whilst delivering regulatory outcomes.
Through the compact period of learning, the attendees will understand that regulations and regulatory institutions should be redesigned around the concept of functionality, rather than legacy technologies or industry sectors. A formidable faculty led by keynote speaker, H. Sama Nwana, a professor, will deliver these capsules of knowledge.
Other faculty members include Katherine Righi, Emeka Okafor, Basil Udotai, Tope Egunjobi, Sam Amadi, Mary Ojiah and Emmanuel Ataguba.
The workshop is packaged by Alexis Xavier and Associates, a company established by regulatory experts dedicated to helping organisations manage all kinds of risks and provide compliance guidelines with specialisation in media, telecommunications, technology, health and environment sectors. It will be managed and curated by Emeka Mba, former director-general of the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), whose regulatory experience spans over 25 years across media, entertainment, technology and communication industries.
