It is no news that more global esports stakeholders are starting to take interest in Africa.
Such interests is as a result of recent developments within different communities in the region.
As much as this development has been impressive, the conversation of esports education has been a discussion for better foundation.
To kick start the esports education conversation, Esports Nigeria will be hosting the International Esports Communication Conference.
The event is themed “Pathway To Esports Education” and will involve panelists from Nigeria and the United States.
A spotlight on the event will be the talk from members of the academia from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
Speakers include:
Sayo Owolabi – CEO, Lagos Esports Forum
Dane Henderson – Producer, KNSJ.org, NFU Media’s Notes
Katherine Amoukhteh – Esports Educator
Bukola Akingbade – CEO Kucheza Gaming
Bonzai Caruso – 6 times Grammy award winning engineer
Dr Ifeoma Oluwasemilore, Educator and okesports mentor, University of Lagos
Kevin Cheung – Esports Educator, Staffordshire University, UK
Adeyemi Adesanya – CEO, Halftimeng
Ife Akintaju – Founder, The AfroGamer
Carman – Gamer, esports community leader in Canada
Emmanuel Oyelakin – President, Esports Nigeria
Wallace Wang – Educator, IOS Game Development (University of California)
Conference holds on Friday 14th August 2020. Time is 3PM WAT. Zoom login details are on the poster below.
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