Speakers
Keynote and lead speakers
The keynote address and three lead papers open the conference on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Michael Olugbenga Adileye
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri
Lead Paper I
Prof. B. M. Mbah
Director, Centre for Igbo Studies
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Lead Paper II
Prof. Ngozi Ugo Emeka-Nwobia
Immediate Past Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Ebonyi State University
Lead Paper III
Rasheed Ademola Adebiyi, PhD
Director, Centre for Research, Innovation and Technology
Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Workshop facilitators
Pre-conference workshop
The Pre-Conference Research Development Workshop is led by experienced researchers and practitioners with demonstrated expertise in international scholarly publishing, journal editing, responsible AI for research, research tools and referencing, scholarly communication, and international research grants and fellowships.
Facilitator profiles will be announced shortly.