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Keynote Address: Prof. Obijiofor Aginam
                                 Deputy Director & Head,
                                 United Nations University International
                                  Institute for Global Health,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Topics and Lead Paper Presenters

1.       Sustainable Development Education and Practice – Prof. Janice Olawoye, Former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan

2.       Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge and African Heritage for Sustainable Development – Prof. Tunde Babawale, FormerDirector CBAAC, Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, Lagos.

3.       Managing the Leadership-Followership Nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa – Prof. Ahmed Yerima, College of Humanities, Redeemer’s University, Ede.

4.       Conflicts: Their Ramifications and Impacts on Sustainable Development – Prof. Isaac Albert, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

5.       Building Climate-Resilient Development Agenda: Issues and Context – Prof. Francis Adesina, Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

6.       Migration: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and How they Impact Sustainable Development – Ms. Ida Mae Fernandez, Regional Programme Coordinator, Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa Project, IOM, Abuja.

7.       Leveraging on Technology for Africa’s Sustainable Development – Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

8.       Issues in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development – Prof. Abiodun Alao, African Leadership Centre, School of Global affairs, Kings College, London.

9.       Sustainable Development in an Emerging State: The State of Osun – Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Former Governor, State of Osun.

10.   Yoruba and The World – Prof. Duro Adeleke, Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

Discussants

1.       Prof. Mustapha Hamid,

Minister of Inner Cities and Zongo Development, and Former Minister for Information,

Accra, Ghana.

2.       Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun,
Vice-Chancellor,
Lagos State University, Lagos.

3.       His Royal Highness,
Orangun of Oke-Ila,
Oba Adedokun Abolarin.

4.       Prof. Dele Layiwola,
Institute of African Studies,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

5.       Dr. Tunji Olaopa,
Ibadan School of Governance and Public Policy,
Ibadan.

6.       Prof. Adetunji Kehinde,
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension,
Osun State University, Osogbo.

7.       Prof. Lanre Olaniyan,
Director, CESDEV,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

8.       Dr. Bolanle Wahab,
Urban and Regional Planning Department,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

9.       Prof. Anthony Kola-Olusanya,
Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education,
Osun State University, Osogbo.

10.   Prof. Ayodeji Oluleye,
Department of Production and Industrial Engineering,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

11.   Dr. Nathaniel D. Danjibo,
Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

12.   Prof. Temi Ologunorisa,
Department of Meterology and Climate Science,
Federal University of Technology, Akure.

REMOTE SPEAKERS

1.       Prof. Jefferey D. Sachs
Director, Centre for Sustainable Development
Columbia University, New York;
Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network;
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on the SDGs

2.       Dr. Guido Schmidt-Traub
Executive Director
Sustainable Development Solutions Network,
Paris, France.

3.       Prof. Ikenna Onyido, FRSC, FAAS, FAS
Director, Centre for Sustainable Development
Nnamidi Azikiwe University,
Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

4.       Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh,
Univeristy College Dublin,
Chairman, Global Consortium for the Master’s in Development Practice Programme.

5.       Dr. Belay Begashaw,
Director General,
The Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa,
Kigali, Rwanda.

6.       Eve de la Mothe Karoubi,
Senior Manager,
Sustainable Development Solutions Network,
Paris, France.

7.       Prof. Toyin Falola,
Jacob and Frances Sanger Chair in the Humanities
University of Texas at Austin, USA.

8.       Prof. Albert Ayeni,
Ethnic Crop Research Specialist;
Leader, Rutgers’ Entrepreneurship Ag Program (REAP),
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.

Prof. Labode Popoola
Vice Chancellor,
Osun State University, Osogbo.
(Chief Host)

Prof. Victor O. Adetimirin
Acting Director, GASDI
(Host)
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