Nigeria’s
social development landscape is beaming as development practitioners prepare to
engage, share ideas and lend their voice to pressing issues at the forthcoming Development
Dialogue: Stakeholders’ Edition, now holding 9 a.m. on Thursday, 21st
May 2015 in Lagos.
Development Dialogue is a melting point of thought leadership,
innovation-conversations, policy discussions and collaboration for Africa’s
social prosperity. The Stakeholders' Exchange Edition will create a
rallying point for development actors (social entrepreneurs, non-profit/
NGO professionals, CSR practitioners, government workers/ public
servants, community development agents or for-profit
entrepreneurs with a social mission) to share ideas, collaborate and
grow capacity for igniting social innovation in Africa.
The
high-impact gathering themed “Igniting Social Innovation in Africa: A
Development Narrative” will host a select cohort of 100
change agents around key discussions to shape the future of development, across various impact sectors including education, healthcare, media and
arts, economic empowerment and financial inclusion, housing, environment,
gender advocacy amongst others.
The
Dialogue will spark interesting conversations around the most critical global
development issues facing Nigeria, inspire discussions around the interventions
for equipping development actors to innovatively deliver on their social
purpose as well as create linkages between and across impact sectors to heighten
possible collaborations.
Debola Deji-Kurunmi, Executive
Director of Ideation Hub Africa (host of the event) expressed enthusiasm saying
“We believe that the social profit terrain in Nigeria is an enormous one, and
an event as this provides a desperately needed platform to explore the
narratives around Africa’s development through social innovation. This is about
seeking new, creative and ethical ways for solving the daunting challenges in
our communities.”
Gbenga Sesan, Founder at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria will deliver the
Keynote Speech on The Leadership Question: How ethical and values-based
leadership will shape development and social prosperity. A bright Panel
Discussion on “How Social Innovation Emerges and Thrives” will consist Chude Jideonwo (Future Project Africa), Peju Jaiyeoba (Brown
Button Foundation), Oje Ivagba (former Prog Director at LEAP Africa and Lead
Consultant, PLEASE Inc.), Maureen Iyasele (JobMag), Tolu Sangosanya (LOTS
Charity/ Dustbin School), Babatomiwa Adesida (Sahara Foundation) and Nelson
Okwonna (ONEL)
Delegates can also expect Open
Conversations to share
their field experiences and contextualize answers to interesting debates as
well as Case Discussions syndicated around specific areas of
interest and social work. Outcomes of the Dialogue will be curated into a
Post-Dialogue Review showcasing thoughts, trends, perspectives and recommendations
for development actors and institutions.
Partners to the Development Dialogue include Amani Institute,
Brazil; Future Project Africa, HACEY Health Initiative; amongst others. Media
Partners are Ventures Africa, Y!Naija, Bella Naija, BrandWorldMedia ,Pride
Magazine, News Agency of Nigeria amongst others.
About Ideation Hub Africa
About Ideation Hub Africa
Ideation
Hub Africa is a pan-African social enterprise focused on igniting innovation
and social prosperity in Africa, by equipping businesses and development actors
to create value and solve burning social issues. Development Dialogue is one of
its programs.
Contact Person: Adeola
Babatunde, Program Officer
info@ideationhubafrica.org, 07032623336
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