Chief Host: Hon. Kenneth Gbandi, CEC/BOT Chairman, NIDO Europe
Venue: Deutsche Telekom AG, Commundo Tagungshotels, Oberer Landweg 27, 21033 Hamburg

External Special Guest Speakers

• Rose Oko (Senate Committee on foreign and diaspora Affairs) -(The state of NIDO – Government relationship benefits of inclusion: Senate Perspective)
• Rita Orji (Chairperson House of Reps Committee on Diaspora Affairs) – (The state of NIDO – Government relationship benefits of inclusion: House Perspective)
• Abike Dabiri-Erewa (SSA to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs) – (The state of NIDO – Government relationship benefits of inclusion: The Government Perspective) – invited
• Ekpo Nta (Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) – (Anti-Corruption: The Nigerian Strides, challenges with the Diaspora community: emerging trends and Strategy for re- orientation and success in National Development)
• Charles O’Tudor (Brand Management Expert Principal Consultant, Adstrat BMC Ltd) – (NIDO Brand & External Relations

Internal Special Guest Speakers

• Dr John C. George (Entrepreneur, Businessman, Board Chairman 2006 – 2009) – (NIDO Vision, Mission & Condition Assessment)
• Mr Alistair Soyode FCPA (Founder BEN TV, Commandant NIDMC, Board Chairman 2009 – 2011) – (NIDO Brand & and media perception)
• Hon. Collins Nweke (Councillor, Management Consultant, Board Chairman 2011 – 2013) – (Pre-Obasanjo Era, The Obasanjo Era and Post Obasanjo Era. A review of NIDO life cycle)
• Dr George Manuwuike (Medical Doctor, Business Consultant, Investor Board Chairman 2014 – 2016) – (NIDO Ressource Mobilization Beyond Membership Dues)
• Bashir Obasekola (Finance Manager, Lecturer, Board Vice Chairman 2014 – 2016) – (NIDO’s Memart and issues of Corporate Governance)
• Pastor Ibrahim Abarshi (Leadership Development Expert, Netherland Chapter VC 2014-2016) – (The Art of Leadership and Aspects of NIDO Leadership Succession Planning)

Special Guests

• Serving Ambassadors/Charge d’Affairs of all Nigerian Embassy in Europe where NIDOE chapters exist
• Representatives of Foreign Affairs Ministry
• SSA on Diaspora Matters to all the State Governors
  Current NIDOE Chapter Chairs

Moderator – Ikenna Ugwu (General Secretary NIDOE 2006 – 2009)
GOING FORWARD: THE ROLE OF THE DIASPORA IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING

• Brainstorming on the actualization of Diaspora inclusion facilities
• Diaspora Commission
• Voting Right
• Diaspora Policy
• Diaspora Bond
• Diaspora Money Transfer Organisation
• Diaspora Day
• Interactive Q & A

Signed
Dr. Camillus Konkwo (Social Welfare & Events Director), CEC/ NIDO Europe

SOURCE :   TELL NIGERIANS