Dinner SessionsHost: Sterling One Foundation
From Classrooms to Competitiveness: A CEO Compact for Nigeria’s Education Future
Monday, 26 October 2026 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm · Enugu/Benue Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
About this session
Nigeria’s human-capital challenge is now a business competitiveness challenge. Fragmented corporate investments must become coordinated, outcome-driven action that strengthens learning, skills and employability. The opportunity is to align business, government, philanthropy and development partners around measurable education-to-employment outcomes, translating investment into a more productive, adaptable and globally competitive workforce.
Speakers
Host
- Olapeju IbekweCEO, Sterling One Foundation
Presentation
- Shinsaku NomuraSenior Economist, Education Global Practice, World Bank
- Oluwadamilola Fatima AmolegbeExecutive Secretary, Kwara State Education Trust Fund (KwaraETF)
Panellists
- Abubakar SuleimanMD/CEO, Sterling Bank
- Nadi AlbinoActing CEO and Director of Generation Unlimited (GenU), United Nations Children's Fund
- Emmanuel OkelejiCEO, Seamless Technologies
- Adewale-Smart OyerindeDG, Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA)
Moderator
- Mercy FrankBBC Nigeria
