As you savour this edition of your darling YES INTERNATIONAL! magazine, we shall be left with only about 10 days to the 3RD ANNUAL YES INTERNATIONAL! LECTURE/COCKTAIL PARTY – and we want to believe that you are ready for us, just like we are ready for you. Remember, the date has not changed. It’s still Thursday, June 19, 2014, and the venue, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Our kick off time is 11am prompt. No African time, please. It’s a work day and we don’t want to waste time. Our Guest Speaker remains venerated economist and MD/CEO, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane; the Guest of Honour, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, Secretary to the Ogun State Government and Chairman, Sir Steve Omojafor, advertising great and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc and STB McCann. Like we did in our two previous editions, no stone will be left unturned to ensure that you have an unforgettably refreshing and rewarding time. Just come on time, comport yourself well and we are ready to roll. Trust us, it’s not going to be talk, talk, talk. We also have some comedy and music lined up for you. And spear-heading those two departments are Gbenga Adeyinka and Sammie Okposo. Both old hands in the game and very, very reliable. Enough small chops or finger foods to go round, courtesy Adeedas. Cocktail and water will be supplied by La Bash and Blessed Water. Of course, there will be some alcoholic beverages, but for those who are not rushing back to the office. And in case you are a teetotaler, you need not bother as some fruit juices from the stable of Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will be savoured. Now, except something is wrong somewhere, your invitation card ought to have gotten to you. But in case it hasn’t, please notify us. Just send a text to 08033062157 and 08023002092 or email us at [email protected]. It’s so easy and simple. If you also love what we are doing at YES INTERNATIONAL! and wish to attend, do not hesitate to do same and you will be told what to do. We are not specific about dress code. However, because we shall be discussing serious business on that day, we urge all our guests to turn out respectable and presentable. Well put together and groomed, with enough complimentary cards to exchange, preparatory to new relationships taking off. Our networking opportunities are usually limitless. And the fun unprecedented. Lastly, we have one very vital advise to all our guests: Please, and please, do not leave the venue without grabbing a copy of our YES CLASSICS! See, this third edition is simply whaaaooh! What we have on offer for you this year will blow your mind. We have all of 30 solid interviews on how to get to the top and remain there permanently, with some of the most respected and revered Nigerians alive. In fact, if you ask us, we want to suggest you make it two, lest one gets stolen and again if you are among those who don’t particularly like sharing your copies of magazines with others. It’s a collector’s item, all of 48 pages, all-colour, no-gossip and no-scandal. Unputdownable! Inimitable! Awesome! Brilliant! Those are some of the adjectives that succinctly sum it up. It’s only N500 and will be unveiled by the No. 1 journalist in Nigeria, the President of Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina. Like one of our young friends delights in saying: nothing more to add. See you on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at NIIA, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, at 11am prompt. God bless and thanks as you say YES! one more time with us on that beautiful and blessed day.