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Venue: All Sessions in Ambrosia I/II
PROGRAM
8:00 am 9:00 am:
REGISTRATION
(Room - Ambrosia Foyer)
9:00 am 9:30 am:
Welcome/Introduction/Opening Remarks
Dr. Gabriel Ogundele
(Conference Chairman)
Chief Tunde Olagundoye
(President, NIDO Toronto Chapter and Chairman, NIDO Canada Region)
Ms. Chioma Ikejiani
(Co-Coordinator - NIDOA Board, Canada Region Representative)
Dr. Ola Kassim
(Past NIDOA Chairman, Canada Region Representative)
Her Excellency, Mrs Ifeoma Chinwuba
(Nigeria Acting High Commissioner to Canada)
Session 1 (Room - Ambrosia I/II):
Moderator - Prof. Benedicta Egbo
9:30 am 10:00 am:
Commentaries
Sen. Muhammed Sanusi Daggash,
Minister/Deputy Chairman of National Planning
Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe,
Minister of Special Duties
Senator Consiglio Di Nino, Canada
Mr. Steve Jaltema,
Senior Development Officer,
Canadian International Development Agency, Nigeria Program CIDA and Partnership with Developing Countries
10:00 am 10:30 am:
COFFEE BREAK
Session 2 (Room - Ambrosia I/II):
Moderator - Prof. Bolaji Aluko
10:30 am 11:00 am:
Transportation Revolution: Reviving in Partnership the Rail Infrastructure in Nigeria
Dr. Jude Igwemezie
Applied Rail Research Technologies, Markham, Ontario, Canada
11:00 am 12:00 pm:
Keynote Presentation
Nigerians in the Diaspora:
Its Role in Nigeria in the 21st Century and Beyond
Ambassador Joe Keshi
Permanent Secretary/Chairman of NNVS
Nigerian National Volunteer Service (NNVS)
Office of the SGF, Federal Secretariat Abuja, FCT Nigeria
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12:00 PM 1:00 PM
LUNCH
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Session 3 (Room - Ambrosia I/II):
Moderator - Dr. Remi Ojo
1:00 pm 1:30 pm:
The link between eclectic and context-specific educational policies and sustainable
socio-economic development in Nigeria: A blueprint
Dr. Benedicta Egbo
Associate Professor of Education
University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1:30 pm 2:30 pm:
Plenary Session
Nigeria Space Program
A Showcase of National Pride
Professor Robert Boroffice
Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) for Nigeria
Session 4 (Room - Ambrosia I/II):
Moderator - Dr. Pat William
2:30 pm 3:00 pm:
Youth: More Than the Future of Nigeria
Ms. Rebecca Gray
Director of Development,
Leadership Initiatives
3:00 pm 3:30 pm:
Youth Partnership: Tapping the Vast Talents, Skills, and Expertise of Youths in the
Diaspora in Collaboration with Counterparts in Nigeria
NIDO Youth Toronto
3:30 pm 4:00 pm:
[Summary/Discussion] Discoveries, Themes, and Implications for Action
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6:30 pm 2:00 am:
GALA NITE
(Room: Ambrosia I/II/III/IV)
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