Tonye Cole, Nicholas Okoye, Ndidi Nwuneli At ‘Artelier Lifestyle Consultants’ 2014 Symposium

On the 18th and 19th September, 2014, a conversation was sparked off on the topic “A Culture of Excellence: How much difference can one person make?” amidst a gathering of like-minded individuals drawn from the worlds of media, education, banking, finance and more, with a hunger for knowledge and a common desire for excellence at personal, corporate and national levels.

A cross-section of participants

One after the other, the keynote speakers, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu – Managing Partner, Grand Central, Nicholas Okoye – President and Chief Executive Officer, Anabel Group and Convener, Nigeria Leadership Summit, Tonye Cole – Co-founder and Executive Director, Sahara Group, Richard Ikiebe – Director & Senior Fellow, Centre for Leadership in Journalism, School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, Lillian Adegbola – CEO, Success 360 degrees and Founding Partner, John Maxwell Group, Femi Lijadu – Partner, Ajumogobia and Okeke, as well as Iyadunni Olubode – Executive Director, LEAP Africa (representing Ndidi Nwuneli, Founder and Managing Partner, LEAP Africa), enlightened, motivated, challenged and urged the delegates by turn, to dig deep, aim higher and make a difference in their personal lives as well as their organisations and finally in the nation, through sessions such as: Projecting The Right Image Through Professionalism, Raising The Bar, Swimming Against The Tide, 21st Century Etiquette and more. These were indeed mandates; both inspiring and empowering.


Gbenga Sokefun – Director, Fortune Energy and Engineering Services	Host and CEO, Artelier Lifestyle Consultants, Ngozi Princewill Utchay during her session

By the end of the symposium, the testimonials were heartfelt and positive, such as “A brilliant initiative and collection of speakers, amazing message of excellence from individual to national space.” and “I congratulate you once again for the excellent symposium organised by your gorgeous organization. Thanks a million for being a blessing to me and many others in this generation. More grace to your power”. The event was capped by an unforgettable performance of the Nigerian national anthem by none other than the musical Maestro, Darey Art-Alade.

The conversation continues as the host and Chief Executive Officer, Artelier Lifestyle Consultants, Ngozi Princewill Utchay and the Artelier team, are determined to keep it going.

Watch out for more details on their next event soon!

View the photos in the meantime.

A cross-section of the participants, guests and speakers

A Symposium delegate noting key points

An attentive participant

Coach Lillian – CEO, Success 360 Degrees Ltd _ Founding Partner at John Maxwell Group

Coach Lillian and Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu

Coach Lillian and some delegates

Darey Art-Alade singing the National Anthem

Darey Art-Alade

Femi Lijadu – Partner, Ajumogobia _ Okeke

Femi Lijadu and Coach Lillian exchanging pleasantries with a delegate

Gbenga Sokefun and Princewill Utchay

Irunna Ejibe – Head, Learning Development, Fidelity Bank Plc

Irunna, Princewill and Taiwo

Iyadunni Olubode – Executive Director LEAP Africa

Joseph Enyiah – Head, Technical Services, Teledom International Limited

L-R- Irunna Ejibe, Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi, Taiwo Joda – DGM, Fidelity Bank Plc and Nnenna Ubbaonu – Credit Analyst, Fidelity Bank Plc

Ngozi Princewill Utchay – Symposium Host and Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi – MD, DOXA and Event Anchor

Ngozi Princewill Utchay welcoming Tonye Cole to his session

Nicholas Okoye – President and CEO Anabel Group

Olayinka Agbaje- Williams – Member of the Artelier team

Participants at lunch

Princewill Utchay – Chairman, Fortune Energy and Engineering Services, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu -Managing Partner, Grand Central and Ngozi Princewill Utchay