Guest Speakers

So far, the following persons have confirmed their participation as invited speakers at the conference:

Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, Chief Host and Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria.

Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada.

Professor Barney Pityana, Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa; also current Executive chairperson, African Council for Distance Education (ACDE).

Professor Michael Omolewa, Ambassador and Nigeria’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.

Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Learning and Teaching, The Open University, United Kingdom.

Professor Anuwar Ali, President and Vice Chancellor, Open University, Malaysia.

Professor Attahiru Jega, Vice Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria

Professor Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s Representative to the United Nations.

Mr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO.

Professor David Ross, Chair, Flexible Delivery University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Professor Munzali Jibril, Bayero University Kano Nigeria.

Professor Beban S. Chumbow, Former Vice-Chancellor Universite du Yaounde I, Cameroun.

Professor Terry Anderson, Athabasca University Canada.

Prof. Kai-Ming Cheng, Chair of Education, Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor
University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Chief, Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality
Assurance, UNESCO Headquarters.

Dr. Mzobanzi Mboya, Advisor, Education and Training Youth, NEPAD.

Prof. Peter Kuzvinetsa Dzvimbo, Professor of Education Management, Faculty of Education University of Johannesburg South Africa.

Ms Jennie Glennie, Director, South African Institute of Distance Education (SAIDE), South Africa.