Ladybird CEO Bunmi Oke to speak at TinW 3
A leading integrated marketing communications professional in Nigeria, Mrs. Olubunmi Oke will be delivering a keynote paper at the third edition of The Industry Women Conference (TinW) themed, ‘Aspire, Achieve, Inspire”.
The Industry Women Conference is a platform created by The Industry newspaper to celebrate upwardly mobile Nigerian women in integrated marketing communication, entrepreneurship, finance, tourism, art & culture, governance, education, and other sectors.
The 2025 edition is scheduled for 12 December 2025 at Radisson Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos.
The Industry newspaper will use the platform to unveil the 2025 Top 50 Changemakers, which is a tradition in every TinW conference.
On the development, TinW’s Convener, Mr. Goddie Ofose said that that Oke, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Ladybird Advertising, is a perfect fit for the role, particularly having acquired extensive experience in mentorship over the years.
‘Picking Bunmi for this role was simple. She has been a leading voice in women’s advocacy, women in advertising, and other endeavors. So, when the theme was unveiled, we could only turn to her to deliver this year’s paper’, Ofose explained.
According to him, ‘we have no doubt whatsoever that she will deliver a good paper that will resonate with our audience both at the event and those outside it’.
The paper presentation will be followed by a panel session that is made up of reputable professionals in marketing, entrepreneurship, public relations, and finance.
The keynote speaker is well-traveled and has extensive multiple board and senior-level administrative and managerial expertise in professional advertising/media campaign development and executions, leading several business pitch teams to greater success over decades.
She also has cogent experience in SME brand development, training and professional examination structures, digital marketing, and she is a strong player in promoting gender balance, leading to a three-year tenure as an executive council member of WIMBIZ fom 2014.
National and global assignments have included being a delegate at the three-month-long, 2014 National Conference in Abuja, Nigeria; being a chairperson/jury member of several industry awards like Laif Awards, ADVAN Awards, the Nigerian Marketing Awards 2022 and 2023 and 2023 Grand Jury Member of the France-based Gerety Global Awards.
‘I have vast experience as a presenter and public speaker at several international/ local, public and professional speaking events on gender development, thought leadership/professional development and national development as a whole’, she said.
Oke is a Fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria.
