As preparation for the “Trek Africa Real Estate Summit and Expo'” 2020 gathers momentum, the Managing Director of Dradrock Real Estate Limited, Oladipo Pius Idowu-Agida is set to lead the national discourse in the panel session organized by the Real Estate Reporters with the Theme: “Make Nigeria Livable, Building Safe and Secure Homes”. The Keynote Speech will be deliver by the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu as the special guest of honor.
“Oladipo Pius Idowu-Agida is an innovator and a disruptive aficionado with over 12 years experience in the real estate sector.
A member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, Oladipo’s Education and expertise spans across various aspects of Real Estate including Business Development, Sales and Marketing, Strategy Operations, Clients Relationship Management, Construction and Project management.
He holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Guardian and Counseling/ Political science from the University of Ibadan, a Master’s degree in Managerial Psychology (MMP) from the University of Lagos; an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School and several other degrees from Pan-Atlantic University Nigeria and IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
With a rare and remarkable passion for people and capacity building, he continues to pursue excellence in the real estate sector in Nigeria.
Dradrock Real Estate Limited is a real estate development company dedicated to providing the most accessible real estate solutions in Nigeria with the highest possible standards. Established in April 2017, DRADROCK is an emerging and one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in Nigeria with interest in the residential and retail sectors, the company presently has it’s core operations in Lagos, but with extension plans to Abuja and Port-Harcourt soon.
The Summit which is set against the backdrop of the need to maximize the country’s material and human resources to meet the burgeoning housing needs of the Nigerian citizenry across the length and breadth of the nation will hold at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, 20th March, 2020.
Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, the Project Director of the summit, Oki Samson said: ‘The theme of the summit is ‘Make Nigeria Livable: Building Safe and Secure Homes’. And it seeks to provide a viable investment platform for big time investors at home, Nigerians in the Diaspora, and foreign direct investors to make inroads into the burgeoning real estate market. It will also probe into how newest trends in technology can be deployed into facilitating effective land acquisition system, material analysis, structural testing procedures, and other technical processes in the industry.’
TARESExpo 2020 will engage key industry players, policy makers, investment bankers, and professional institutions to create impact in the vast Nigerian housing and real estate industry. The One day conference will also feature products and services exhibitions.
Also billed to discuss during the various panel sessions in the industry summit are the Lagos Commissioner of Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai; Ogun Commissioner of Housing, Jamiu Akande, the Commissioner of Works and Transport in Kwara state, Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu, Funso Akere, Chief Executive officer of Stanbic IBTC Capital. Others are ESV. Adedotun Bamgbola, Lagos State Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), President, Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), Kunle Awobodu and which will moderated by ESV. Ayodeji Amodu, Senior Special Assistant on Housing to the Lagos State Governor.