Keith Richards to address CSR in growing economy at NIPR convention

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); the umbrella body of professional Public Relations practitioners chartered to regulate as well as direct its development and the practice,  has named Keith Richards, the chairman of Promasidor Nigeria  as the keynote speaker at this year’s public lecture entitled: Corporate Social Responsibility: Prospects & Challenges in a Growing Economy.

The lecture which is scheduled to hold at the AGIP Recital Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos on July 23, 2015 will feature the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa as special guest of honour. Ken Egbas, Managing Director, Tru Contact, a renowned CSR monitoring organisation and assessor and Calixthus Okoruwa, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, XLR8 Limited, a leading Public Relations Consultancy in Nigeria will be discussants.

Keith Richards  was educated in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. With over 26 years of experience in African and Nigerian business, he has at different times, since 1988, been Managing Director and Executive Corporate Board Member in top ranking companies including Diageo Plc., International Equitable Association, Guinness Nigeria Plc, and John Holt Plc and most recently Promasidor Nigeria Limited where he is currently non-executive chairman. He is  weekly columnist for BusinessDay, a leading business and financial newspaper in Nigeria.

  Speaking at the pre AGM/PR Week Press Briefing sponsored by Chain Reactions Nigeria, a leading strategy and reputation management consulting firm, Chairman of theChapter, Joseph Okonmah, said, “The theme was inspired by the desire to focus the Klieg lights on the impact of CSR on national development; to inspire more corporate organisations to embrace sustainable development; stimulate more investment in CSR projects; and educate government to champion the cause of sustainable CSR in Nigeria through appropriate legislation”.

The activities of the 26th AGM/PR Week will climax with a special Gala Awards Dinner, a Black Tie evening. The event was inspired by the desire to recognise and reward corporate organisations and individuals for their ground-breaking investment in CSR projects and to encourage more investment in the practice. The dinner will hold at the Grand Ballroom, The Civic Centre, in Victoria Island, Lagos on July 24, 2015.