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The Eko-Konnect 2025 Users Conference
This year’s Conference will focus on utilising digital infrastructure and collaborative platforms to improve practice, output, and visibility of the Nigerian REN community’s research output and scholarly outputs.
It will also examine ways to improve REN users' digital identity and mobility to take full advantage of local and global digital services and adhere to globally accepted standards for research and scholarly practice
The Conference brings together practitioners in the research and education community including Senior Management (Vice Chancellors and Deputy Vice Chancellors), Policymakers, Directors of ICT, Librarians, researchers and Service Providers and Funders from the Nigerian and West African regions.
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Session 1
Collaborative Platforms for Research and Knowledge Exchange.
Session 2
Improving Global Research Impact With Persistent Identifiers.
Session 3
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Research Advancement.
Session 4
Digital Skills for the Future: Building Capacity in Education and Research.
Our Speakers
Prof. Charles Uwadia
Chair, Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative
Dr. Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan
HOD, Library and Information Science, FUTMinna
Prof. Conrad Omonhinmin
Dean, Post-Graduate School. Covenant University
Mr. Owen Iyoha
CEO, Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative
Mrs. Annie Eimiakhena
Director, Lohi Consulting & Member, Eko-Konnect Board of Trustees
Ms. Lombe Tembo
Engagement Lead, ORCID
Mr. Bosun Obileye
Regional Engagement Specialist, Africa Datacite
Mr. Omo Oaiya
CSO, West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN)
Mr. Richard Amafonye
Head IT Resources, Access Bank Plc & Member, Eko-Konnect Board of Trustees
Ehia Erhaboh
Co-Founder, AI-in-Nigeria
Dr Kayode Oladapo
Acting Director, ICT-RMU McPherson University
Obi Ebuka David
Founder & CEO of Autogon AI
Mr. Wole Abu
CEO, Equinox & Member, Eko-Konnect Board of Trustees
Dr. Lukuman Bello
Ag. Director, Directorate of Learning Content Management System National Open University of Nigeria
Dr. Abiola Omotosho
Deputy University Librarian, McPherson University
Engr. Joseph Uchenna Odo
ICT Director, TETFund
Mr. Chinedu Otuya
Chief ICT Officer, Nigerian Research and Education Network
Ahmed Isah Chafe
Director, ICT Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Mr Wale Oronti
Network Engineer, Federal University of Technology, Akure
Mr Dan Yakmut
Chair, Committee of ICT Directors of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Conference Schedule
Time
Activity
Speakers
- 08:00am - 09:00am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
- 09:00am - 09:15am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Welcome Address
- Prof. Charles Uwadia
- 09:15am - 10:30am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Presentations:
- Policies for Open Access Repositories
- Revolutionising Academic Publishing With Open Access Books
-Shared Repository Services - Overcoming
Infrastructure and Affordability Issues
- Interactive Discussion
- Prof. Conrad Omonhinmin
- Dr. Fatimah Abduldayan
- Mr. Owen Iyoha
- Dr. Fatimah Abduldayan
- Mr. Owen Iyoha
- 10:30am - 11:15am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Tea Break and Group Photos
- 11:15am - 12:30pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Presentations:
- The Nigerian ORCID Consortium
- DOIs - Metrics and Impact for Visibilty and Success
- ARKs - The Case for Global South Adoption
- Interactive Discussion
- Ms. Lombe Tembo
- Mr. Bosun Obileye
- Mr. Omo Oaiya
- Mr. Bosun Obileye
- Mr. Omo Oaiya
- 12:30pm - 13:30pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
LUNCH
- 13:30pm - 15:10pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Presentations:
- Accelerating Research Impact Through, Funding, AI Tools & Collaborative Platforms
- AI Policies For Research
- AI Framework For Personalized Learning Experience In Higher Education
- Interactive Discussion
- Obi Ebuka
- Prof. Conrad Omonhinmin
- Dr. Kayode Abiodun & Dr. Abiola Omotosho
- Prof. Conrad Omonhinmin
- Dr. Kayode Abiodun & Dr. Abiola Omotosho
- 15:10pm - 16:45pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Presentations:
- Leveraging Integrated Technology to Advance Digital Learning
- Interactive Discussion
- Dr Lukuman Bello
- TBA
- TBA
Time
Activity
Speakers
- 08:30am - 09:00am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Arrival & Registration
- 09:00am - 09:10am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Welcome Remarks
- 09:10am - 09:20am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
eduroam Workshop Overview
- 09:20am - 10:00am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
-Introduction: eduROAM and its growing global influence
- eduROAM as a global wifi and network authentication service
- Addressing Implementation Challenges to Deploying eduROAM
- Wale Oronti
- Chinedu Otuya
- Dan Yakmut
- Chinedu Otuya
- Dan Yakmut
- 10:00am - 10:30am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Q&A
- 10:30am - 11:15am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Tea Break
- 11:15am - 11:40am
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
- eduID.ng Governance basics
- The Nigerian Identity Federation and opportunity for global services
- Panel Discussion: NgREN - WACREN - NgNOG - FUTA - UniZik - Unijos - TETFund
- 11:40am - 12:30pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Call To Action - Agreements and Roadmap
- 12:30pm - 13:30pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
LUNCH
- 13:30pm - 15:10pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
- Financing Higher Education Infrastructure for Research
- Determine how TETFund can provide financial support for pilot projects
- Joseph Odo
- 15:10pm - 15:40pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room
Tea Break & Networking
- 15:40pm - 16:00pm
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Room