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ALL SET FOR AFRICA DIGITAL SPORTS CONFERENCE

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The maiden edition of the Africa Digital Sports (ADSCon2019) is set to kick-off this Friday. It will run till Saturday at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos.

Adzinga Media, a division of UnoTelos Group, is the latest organisation to throw its weight behind the conference. AdzingaMedia is the foremost live transmission company and the leading provider of high definition live streaming and broadcast solutions in Nigeria.

Living up to its charge to sport businesses and administrators to harness the enormous benefits of digital media, CampsBay Media, has announced that the conference will be live-streamed on its Facebook and Twitter pages courtesy of Adzinga Media.

Lolade Adewuyi, Chief Strategist at CampsBay Media and convener of the Africa Digital Sports Conference said that “ADSCon is shaping up to become West Africa’s biggest sports business conference. We have received an overwhelming response from participants and speakers alike.

Lolade Adewuyi, Sports Communication & Management 
Chief Strategist, 
CampsBay Media

“There is no better place for anyone involved in sports business to be this weekend. Seats to the conference are now sold but those still looking to participate can join the live stream on CampsBay Media’s Facebook and Twitter pages,” he added.

Premium beverage brand STAR will provide refreshment for the networking evening on Friday.  

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Some of the speakers confirmed for the Africa Digital Sports Conference include Paul Rogers, Head of Strategy at AS Roma Football Club, Seun Methowe, DAZN’s Head of Partnerships for Africa, Mario Leo, CEO/Founder RESULT Sports, Germany, Emeka Enyadike, Director of Digital Sports Africa, Taye Ige, President of Hot Sports Media Group, Bola Afuye, Head of Digital, 9Mobile, Banky Alao, GM Digital, Airtel, Anthony Okeleke and Chidi Anyina of Dambe Warriors, among many others.

Day 1 will be speeches and panel sessions while Day 2 will consist of master class sessions. Rogers will share insight into how AS Roma has become one of the best engaged football clubs on social media with an eye on the strategy for winning online.

The Africa Digital Sports Conference (ADSCon) is an initiative of CampsBay Media created uniquely to help develop and enhance the fortunes of African sport businesses through digital media technology. The event is expected to attract over 300 African sports, technology and media leaders to network and discover new opportunities in the changing digital technology space and its benefits for the evolving sports industry.

The Africa Digital Sports Conference is partnered by GPC Media, Digital Sports Africa, Busy Buddies, Brila FM, Adzinga Media, Complete Sports, Goal.com and STAR.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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