Nigerian actor, filmmaker, media entrepreneur and former Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Richard Mofe-Damijo,will ship the keynote handle on the sixth International Peace Anyiam-Osigwe (PAO) Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference (PAO-NDCRC), scheduled for November 18-19, 2026, in Lagos.
An announcement by National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), mentioned Mofe-Damijo’s appointment marks a big second within the convention’s historical past. He would be the first male motion-picture practitioner to ship the keynote, following media entrepreneur Mo Abudu in 2024 and filmmaker and producer Bolanle Austen-Peters in 2025.
The 2026 convention themed, ‘Film and Content Production in the Digital Era: Balancing Regulation and Innovation’, will convene filmmakers, content material creators, distributors, exhibitors, streaming platforms, policymakers, lecturers and different stakeholders to study rising alternatives and challenges in digital content material manufacturing, distribution and regulation.
“With over three many years of expertise spanning movie, tv, journalism, entrepreneurship and public service, RMD has featured in additional than 60 movie and tv productions throughout Nigerian and worldwide markets. He started his profession as a journalist with main Nigerian newspapers, together with The Guardian and Concord, earlier than founding MISTER, described in his biography as Nigerias first all-gloss mens life-style journal.
“He is the founding father of White Water Limited, a public relations agency, and RMD Productions. He additionally served as Special Adviser and later as Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State. Through the Richard Mofe-Damijo Foundation, he helps initiatives aimed toward constructing capability, creating alternatives and creating rising expertise and communities by the inventive and cultural industries.
RMD has obtained quite a few continental and worldwide awards and is broadly thought to be a stabilising presence on the intersection of tradition, media, governance and capital. His involvement alerts credibility, longevity, and disciplined management in African inventive ventures,” the assertion famous.
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini, expressed delight at RMDs acceptance of the keynote invitation, describing his skilled journey as significantly related to the conversations the convention seeks to advance.
“We are delighted to have Richard Mofe-Damijo deliver the keynote at this year’s PAO Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference. RMD represents a distinctive blend of creative excellence, entrepreneurial experience and public service. His journey across film, media, business and cultural administration offers valuable perspectives on the opportunities before Nigeria’s creative industries and the policy conversations required to sustain their growth. Indeed, RMDs appointment marks a milestone in the conference’s history as the first male motion-picture practitioner to deliver the keynote, following Mo Abudu and Bolanle Austen-Peters,” Husseini mentioned.
