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, Perizeum, Impact
Tuesday, February 17th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration/Networking
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Welcome
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
10:30 am - 13:00 pm
OGREE Policy Consultation
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
13:00 pm - 14:30 pm
Lunch and Networking Brown Bag/Side Event
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:30 pm - 14:35 pm
NCEWG -Welcome
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:35 pm - 14:40 pm
Opening Remarks
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:40 pm - 14:45 pm
Adoption of Meeting Agenda
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:45 pm - 14:55 pm
Adoption of Meeting Minutes Q4 2025 Meeting
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:55 pm - 15:30 pm
Innovation Panel
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
15:30 pm - 16:05 pm
Incentive Panel
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
16:05 pm - 16:30 pm
Discussion
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
16:30 pm - 17:00 pm
Presentation of Funding Programmes for Policy Development and Implementation
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: Federal Government of Nigeria (Plastic Waste Recycling, Waste Entrepreneurship, Community Based Solid Waste), Donor/Ecological Fund/Development Partners
19:00 pm - 22:00 pm
Committee Dinner
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
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
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration
Victoria Hall
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Recap
Victoria Hall
10:15 am - 10:35 am
Research Prize
Victoria Hall
Speaker: Sylke
10:35 am - 11:35 am
Policy Update
Victoria Hall
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
SME Update
Victoria Hall
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Trade Update
Victoria Hall
12:25 pm
Light snacks
Victoria Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration and Networking
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
TBD
Presentations
Lagos Continental – Soul Lounge
Speakers: TBD
14:00 pm - 17:00 pm
Set Up
Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Lagos
Speakers: TBD
17:00 pm - 20:30 pm
Marketplace
Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Lagos
Speakers: TBD
TBD
Announcement of Prize Winner
Lagos Continental – Victoria Hall
Speakers: Michel
TBD
Announcements
TBD
Speakers: TBD
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