Angela is a seasoned veteran in the Nigerian journalism industry, and serves as the current Chairperson of Nigeria’s leading newspaper publisher, Punch Nigeria Limited, a post she took up in 2018.

Before taking on the role of chairperson, she was a member of the Board of Directors at Punch. In 2000, Angela was the Head of Operations, Nigeria at News Africa, a London-based company set up to serve the news and information needs of Africa and Africans in the diaspora. In 1995, she was the Advertising Sales Director at Africa Today, a London-based company that publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles and book reviews in a broad range of academic disciplines on topics related to contemporary Africa.

In her early career years, she also worked at Newswatch Communications Limited for nine years and occupied the positions of Advert Executive, Senior Advert Executive, Advert Manager, and Corporate Affairs Manager. She holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration and an MBA in Public Relations & Advertising.

Angela’s passion for supporting parents of autistic children led her to become the President of The Autism Parents Association International, an NGO for Nigerian parents of autistic children. In like manner, she is the immediate past Chairperson of Golden Hearts Touching Lives Initiative, an NGO that caters for persons with special needs and the indigent.

Angela Emuwa will speak on the topic “The Impact on Your Emotional Well-Being When Coping With Special Needs Children”.