Event Agenda
Monday, February 16th
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Opening Ceremony
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: Programme Sponsors, State Hosts, FMEnv
10:35 pm - 12:20 pm
Enabling a Circular Market: A Pulsecheck
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: EU Delegation, RVO/MFA, CSR in Action or equivalent State Delegates
12:22 pm - 13:30 pm
Circulaire c'est chic
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: Nigerian SMEs
13:30 pm - 14:45 pm
Lunch
Dining Rooms on Floor 2
14:45 pm - 15:20 pm
Burning Questions
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: Unilag, Challenge owners
15:20 pm - 16:00 pm
Driving Value Creation
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: Despray/FREEE Recycle, Sweepsmart/Sweepfoundation, Partners for Innovation, Suez
16:00 pm - 16:45 pm
The Launch: Circular Economy Investment Fund
Ballroom, Lagos Continental Hotel, VI
Speakers: Sage Grey, Delta40, Invest International, Danish/Swedish/Finnish, AfDB, FMDQ/Chapel Hill, FMEnv/BOI, Unilever
18:00 pm - 20:30 pm
CEIF Cocktails
TBD
Speakers: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sage Grey, Perazim Impact Consulting, Impact
Tuesday, February 17th
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Opening Remarks
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Federal Ministry of Environment
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Welcome Remarks
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: UNIDO and European Union
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Goodwill Message
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Consulate General of Kingdom of Netherlands
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Adoption of meeting agenda
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: European Union
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Adoption of Meeting Minutes and Matters arising from Q4 2025 Meeting
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: UNIDO
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Presentation by Circular Economy Powered Renewable Energy Centre (CEPREC) UNILAG - Advancing renewable energy solutions through circular economy innovations
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: CEPREC UNILAG
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Presentation on the Implementation Status of the Nigeria Circular Economy Roadmap
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Federal Ministry of Environment
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion and Notification of Circular Economy Activities Implemented/Executed by members.
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: UNIDO/European Union/Federal Ministry of Environment/NESREA
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Any Other Business (AOB)
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: All Participants
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Next Steps
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Co-Chairs
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Vote of Thanks and adjourn to Q2 2026
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Federal Ministry of Environment
12:30 pm - 13:00 pm
Registration
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Emem UMANA, National Field Coordinator, UNIDO
13:00 pm - 13:15 pm
Welcome Remarks
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Mr. Philbert Abaka JOHNSON (Regional Director, UNIDO Nigeria Regional Hub) – 3 min
Goodwill addresses
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Ms. Chantal Marijnissen (Head of Unit F2 (Environment, Sustainable Natural Resources) – DG INTPA, European Commission) – 3 min
Prof. Innocent Bariate Barikor (Director General, National
Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)) – 3 min
Opening address
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Mr. Mahmud Adams Kambari (Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv)) – 5 min
13:15 pm - 13:25 pm
Background
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Rodrigo Aire Torres (Renewable Energy Technology and Management Expert BlackForest)
13:25 pm - 14:00 pm
Policy Presentation 1
Legal background (Chapter I)
Policy goals, objectives, and principles (Chapter II)
Policy provisions (Chapter III)
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Federica Del Llano Toro (Legal Expert, BlackForest)
14:00 pm - 14:30 pm
Q&A
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
14:30 pm - 14:45 pm
COFFEE BREAK
14:45 pm - 15:20 pm
Policy Presentation 2
Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders (Chapter IV)
Economic instruments and measures (Chapter V)
Implementation roadmap (Chapter VI)
Monitoring and evaluation (Chapter VII)
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Federica Del Llano Toro (Legal Expert, BlackForest)
15:20 pm - 15:50 pm
Q&A
15:50 pm - 16:00 pm
Closing Remark
Lagos Continental Hotel, Plot 52A, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Speakers: Ms. Bahijjahtu H. Abubakar, Director, Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment
16:00 pm
End of Event and Photo Session
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Coffee/Tea
Nile
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Icebreaker
Nile
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
10:30 am - 11:30 am
The Acquisition Funnel
Nile
Speakers: Bili Sule
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Break
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Building a Customer-Centred Culture
Nile
Speakers: Tolagbe Martins
12:45 pm - 13:00 pm
Short Break
13:00 pm - 14:00 pm
Key Issues Acquiring Customers and Building Brand Loyalty: The Case of ReelFruit
Nile
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba, Affiong Williams, Deborah Edward
14:00 pm - 15:15 pm
Lunch
15:15 pm - 16:30 pm
Simulation Set-Up and Decision 1
Nile
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
16:30 pm - 17:15 pm
Outcome of Decision 1 and Intro of Decision 2
Nile
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Wecome and Context Setting
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Young Researcher Presentation 1
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Practitioner Discussion 1
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Young Researcher Presentation 2
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
12:15 pm - 13:15 pm
Methodology Session 1
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
13:15 pm - 14:15 pm
Lunch and side event if relevant
14:15 pm - 15:15 pm
Young Researcher Presentation 3
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
15:15 pm - 20:00 pm
Excursion and Dinner
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
10:00 am - 14:30 pm
Despray
TBD
Speakers: TBD
10:00 am - 14:30 pm
Sweep Family
TBD
Speakers: TBD
14:30 pm - 17:00 pm
Impact Cluster
TBD
Speakers: TBD
Wednesday, February 18th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration and Networking
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcome Remarks
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Presentation of guidelines and tools for action planning
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Group Development Part 1
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Reflection/Sharing
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
12:45 pm - 13:15 pm
Lunch and Networking Brown Bag/Side Event
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
13:15 pm - 14:15 pm
Group Development Part 2
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:15 pm - 14:45 pm
Reflection/Sharing
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:45 pm - 15:15 pm
Break
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
15:15 pm - 16:15 pm
Group Development Part 3
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
16:15 pm - 17:00 pm
Reflection, Sharing and Presentation Planning
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Coffee/Tea
16/16, Lagos
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Decision 2
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Decision 3
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Short Break
16/16, Lagos
12:30 pm - 13:30 pm
Decision 4
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
Simulation Outcome
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
14:00 pm - 15:30 pm
Lunch
16/16, Lagos
15:30 pm - 17:00 pm
Reflection and Planning
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Jonathan Ikeolumba
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome and Recap
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Young Researcher Presentation 4
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Methodology Session 2
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Young Researcher Presentation 5
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
12:15 pm - 14:15 pm
Networking Lunch
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
15:15 pm - 19:00 pm
Excursion and Dinner
16/16, Lagos
Speakers: Sylke
10:00 am - 16:00 pm
Despray
TBD
Speakers: TBD
10:00 am - 14:30 pm
Sweep Family
TBD
Speakers: TBD
10:00 am - 18:00 pm
Impact Cluster
TBD
Speakers: TBD
Thursday, February 19th
TBD
Announcement of Prize Winner
Lagos Continental – Victoria Hall
Speakers: Michel
17:30 pm
Arrival of Guests
Consulate
Speakers: TBD
18:30 pm
Welcome Remarks
Consulate
Speakers: TBD
20:00 pm
Announcement of winners
Consulate
Speakers: TBD