| TIME | EVENT – DAY 1 | TOPIC/DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | REGISTRATION | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 am – 9:05 am | OPENING SESSIONS | Welcome Address |
| 9:10 am – 9:30 am | OPENING SESSIONS | “Rethinking Nigeria’s Higher Education”- Documentary Film Series – The Revelations |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | OPENING SESSIONS | Opening Keynote |
| 10:15 am – 11:00 am | OPENING SESSIONS KEYNOTE PRESENTATION | Competitiveness, endowment and partnerships: A path to excellence and sustainability |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | OPENING SESSIONS – KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION | Competitiveness, endowment and partnerships: A path to excellence and sustainability |
| 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | COFFEE/TEA BREAK |
| 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm | SPECIAL SESSION (A POLICY DIALOGUE) | Policy considerations for driving Nigeria’s global competitiveness through higher education with focus on: R&D and Funding |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING | LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Innovation Leadership Masterclass (ILM) (CONCURRENT SESSION) | Building an innovation-driven economy: A bold new agenda for Nigeria’s Higher Education Sector |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | CONCURRENT SESSION | Nigeria in the age of Big Data: Where is our Higher Education in the loop? |
| 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm | PLENARY SESSION | The fourth industrial revolution, future of work and the skills gap: A case for a national strategy |
| 4:50 pm- 5:00 pm | DAY 1 SESSIONS CLOSE | DAY 1 SESSIONS CLOSE |
| 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm | DINNER WITH HEI CEOs (Strictly by invitation) | DINNER WITH HEI CEOs (Strictly by invitation) |
| TIME | EVENT – DAY 2 | TOPIC/DESCRIPTION |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | ARRIVAL & TEA/COFFEE | ARRIVAL & TEA/COFFEE |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Brief review of day one | Brief review of day one |
| 9:15 am – 9:45 am | KEYNOTE 2 | Innovative higher education financing: The TETFund approach |
| 9:45 am – 10:05 am | PLENARY SESSION | Endowment: Nigeria’s higher education institutions’ untapped resource |
| 10:05 am – 10:45 am | PLENARY SESSION | Smart investment opportunities for Nigeria’s higher education institutions |
| 10:45 am – 12:15 pm | CONCURRENT SESSION | Budget for education: A donation or an investment? A detailed analysis of Nigeria’s higher education expenditure pattern (a 5-year period) |
| 10:45 am – 12:15 pm | DEANS ROUNDTABLE DEANS ROUNDTABLE (CONCURRENT SESSION) | Research excellence beyond publications: From lab to mart, effective ways of turning promising ideas into new products, services and industries |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm | A CONVERSATION WITH HEI LEADERS & STAKEHOLDERS | Becoming locally international: Improving students learning experience and employability |
| 1:00 pm – 1:10 pm | CLOSING REMARK | CLOSING REMARK |
| 1:10pm – 2:10pm | NETWORKING, LUNCH & DEPARTURE | NETWORKING, LUNCH & DEPARTURE |
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