The conferment occurred in Akure, as part of the activities of the institution’s first lecture on ‘Global Perspectives titled “Collaborations and Partnerships between Universities and Industry”. which Ekanem delivered. Ekanem, a marketing and public relations practitioner, is also a published poet and Chairman of Rosemary’s Group of companies. He sits on the advisory boards of several Small and Medium Scale (SME) enterprises in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), a Senior Member of the International PR Association, a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Ekanem is also a corporate culture advocate who was voted the Best Image Maker in the Private Sector for 2017.
Mr Abiola Popoola, who was Chairman of the event, is a seasoned professional coach, Managing Partner of Context Consult and Chairman of Net Construct. He has had far-reaching experience in organizational development and change management working locally and globally.
His training and development efforts are dimensioned towards development of HR professional, management and leadership capabilities.
