February 2-5, 2016
Los Angeles and UC Irvine
The Center for African Business, Law & Entrepreneurship (CABLE) at UC Irvine School of Law brings a group of directors, producers, and actors in Nigeria’s film and television industry to Southern California for a week of events, including meetings in Los Angeles with participants in the television and film industry, a workshop in Irvine that will focus on discussing future paths for the Nigerian film and television industry, and the Africa Innovation 2016 conference, which will highlight Nollywood as an innovative sector in Africa.
Featured Events
Africa Innovation 2016 Conference
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Doheny Beach A, Student Center, UC Irvine RSVP NOW >
This conference will showcase innovations in Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry, as well as Africa more generally, and discussions will focus on issues related to technology, innovation, and legal reform, featuring expert panelists:
- David Kaye
Clinical Professor of Law, UC Irvine, and UN Special Rapporteur, Freedom of Opinion and Expression
- Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Chancellor's Professor of History, UC Irvine
- Victoria Bernal
Professor of Anthropology, UC Irvine
- Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu
Founding Partner at Anadach Group
- Olufunmilayo Arewa
Professor of Law, UC Irvine
- Justin Hughes
William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- Ruth Okediji
William L. Prosser Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
- Adebambo Adewopo
Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Michael Akpan
Head of Regulatory Department of the Nigerian Copyright Commission
- Dayo Ogunyemi
CEO of 234 Media
Nigerian Film Festival
Wednesday–Thursday, Feb. 3-4, 2016
7:00 p.m. McCormack Screening Room, Humanities Gateway 1070
UC Irvine RSVP NOW >
Nigerian films will be screened, including Agbonaye (2016) by director Peddie Okao on Wednesday evening, and Tango with Me (2010) by director Mahmood Ali-Balogun screened on Thursday evening.
To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact
Crissandra Flores at events@law.uci.edu or (949) 824-0941 | 
