The National STEM Summit

Day 1: 23rd June 2020

10.00 – 10.05 Opening Prayers & National Anthem

10.05 – 10.10 Welcome and Introductions

10.10 – 10.15 Goodwill Messages

– National Presidents of AMPAT,

– President of CPN

– President of NCS,

– President of ITAN, Mr. Olutayo Adeniyi, CEO Managing Director, Worldwide Computer systems Ltd

10.15 – 10.25 Opening Speech – Hon. Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST)

10.25 – 10.50 Panel 1: STEM in lower and higher Education perspectives

Mr. SALIFOU, Abdoulaye, Regional Advisor for Higher Education and ICT, UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja

Dr. Agu Collins Agu, Director CPS Dept. NITDA

Master Ekene Bede Ifiora, STUDENT, GSS Karu, Abuja

Ms. Persis Manjo, Co-Founder Hidden No More Cameroon

HIDDEN NO MORE: Nigerian Females in STEM (HNM: NigFiSTEM) SPECIAL

Engr. Mrs. Janet F. Adeyemi, President, Women in Mining, MD Jabridep, SA to President on NASS

Olayinka Abiodun Fagbemiro, Founder / CEO of Astronomers without Borders (AWB) Nigeria

Ms. Dele Tejuoso, Founder Wificombat Academy, Lagos

10.50 – 11.20 Panel 2: Renewable Technologies and Energy Alternatives

Engr. Dr. J.O. Mahmud, A. Managing Director NASENI Solar Energy Ltd, Abuja

Engr. Timilehin Olatunde, Head Operations VDT Communications Ltd

11.20 – 11.40 Panel 3: Agric and Agribusiness Technologies

Dr. Kafayat Fakoya, Nigerian Women in Agriculture & (NIWARD)

Mrs. Remi Elusoji, Deputy Director Gender, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja

11.40 – 12.10 Panel 4: Health & Telemedicine Technologies

Dr. Sunday Olukunle Philip, Technical Lead, Health System Strengthening and Sustainability, USAID Integrated

Health Program

12.10 – 12. 30 Panel 5: Raising sustainable Funding Mechanism for Tech Inventors and Innovators

Mr. Jack Kings, Regional Manager North Central Region, Bank of Industry, Abuja

Engr. Yemi Oladele, Head, Transmission Network, VDT Communications Ltd, Lagos

12.30 – 12.50 Panels 6: Evidence based STEM Reporting Techniques for Technology Adoption and Commercialization

Dr. Bayero Agabi, CEO DIGIVATION Network & MD CECAD Lagos

Mr. Remmy Nweke, Esq. Lead Consulting Editor, DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Lagos

Ms. Adeyemi Temitope, CEO CourseAD Training Services

12.50 – 1.00 General Questions, Answers & Wrap Up

10.00 – 10.05 Opening Prayers & National Anthem

10.05 – 10.10 Welcome and Introductions

10.10 – 10.30 Keynote Speech – Mr. Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi, DG/CEO National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

10.30 – 11.00 Panel 1: Software Development, Embedded Systems & Hardware Manufacturing

Mr. Tim Akano, MD New Horizons Nigeria,

Mr. Peter Ihersie, MD Compulserve Technologies, Lagos

Mrs. Uchenna Onwuamaegbu – Ugwu, Founder Edufun Technik STEM Hub

Mr. Manzo Nurudeen, AMPAT Chairman, Taraba State, CEO Update GSM Solutions

11.00 -11.30 Panel 2: Security, Safety Technologies & Networking Systems development

Mr. Toyin Olatayo James, CITCOM CISCO Nig. Ltd, Lagos

Dr. Wunmi Hassan, CEO High Tech Centre for Nigerian Women and Youths

11.30 – 11.50 Panel 3: FinTech & Poverty Eradication Tech Opportunities

Dr. Yele Okeremi, President of ISPON &CEO PFS Lagos

Mr. Amos Emmanuel, CEO, Programos Software Ltd. & Chairman ITAN Lagos Chapter.

11.50 – 12.20 Panel 4: Automobile Technologies and Manufacturing

Abubakar Kazeem, MNSE, PhD, Assistant Chief Research Officer, NACETEM

12.20 – 12.40 Panel 5: Building Effective Tech Corporations and Collaborative platforms or engagements for an

Industrialized economy.

Director General / CEO

Ms. Zilla Mareem Co-Founder, EzyAgric, Uganda

12.40 – 12. 50 Panel 6: Engineering Designs, Instrumentation, and Materials Engineering

Engr. Funso Adebayo. IEEE Ph, Nigeria

Engr. Ojelade. APWEN National President

Physicist Henry Kenechukwu Nwatu, Embedded Systems Designer, NigComSat, Abuja

12.50 – 1.00 Questions, Answers, Wrap Ups and Vote of Thanks