The Ajibosin Platform Annual Symposium 3.0

Get ready for an exciting in-person gathering where ideas flow and connections grow.

Venue: Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State

Date & Time: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Theme: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Solve Grassroots Problems and Accelerate National Development

The symposium brings together public leaders, technology practitioners, business voices and community stakeholders around the practical use of artificial intelligence for development.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how governments, businesses and communities identify problems, deliver services and make decisions. The 2026 symposium creates a forum to translate that potential into practical, responsible, and locally relevant action.

Discussions will connect technology with everyday grassroots realities, public services, economic opportunity, civic participation, education, community development and institutional capacity.

This third edition convenes under the theme Community Development, Artificial Intelligence and National Leadership: three subjects that are usually discussed in separate rooms, deliberately brought together.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technology story; it is already reshaping who gets a job, who gets a loan, and who gets heard. National leadership determines whether that reshaping is governed or merely absorbed. And community development is where the consequences of both land first. The symposium exists to hold those three in one conversation.

Proceedings open at 12:00 Noon in the Main Auditorium, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria: a keynote address, a chairman's remarks, and panel sessions drawing together policy makers, technologists, royal fathers and community leaders. The day closes with a formal dinner at 5:00 PM in the Small Marquee, OOPL.

• Public servants and policy makers working on technology and development
• Traditional rulers and community leaders
• Founders, technologists and researchers working in or around AI
• Academics, students and civil society organisations
• Development partners, funders and the diaspora

Attendance is free, but the auditorium has a fixed capacity, and seats are allocated on registration. Every registered delegate receives a QR-coded ticket by email, which is scanned at the entrance on the day.

Discussants will delve into these:

1. AI for Grassroots Development: exploring practical applications of AI for communities, public services and local problem-solving.

1. Innovation & Public Leadership: examining the leadership choices required to move from technology adoption to measurable impact.
2. AI for National Development: considering how local innovations can contribute to stronger institutions and broader economic development.

The 2026 symposium features distinguished leaders, public servants, technology practitioners and development voices.

Chief Host: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR)

Balogun of Owu Kingdom

Host: HRM Oba Saka Matemilola

Olowu of Owu Kingdom

Host Governor: Prince Dapo Abiodun (OFR)

Governor of Ogun State

Co-Host: Senator Ibikunle Amosun

Former Governor of Ogun State

Keynote Speaker: Sen. Otunba Engr. Gbenga Daniel

Aare Ajiboshin of Owu Kingdom

Special Guest of Honour: Chief Olusegun Osoba

Former Governor, Ogun State

Chairperson: Chief (Dr.) Onikepo G. Akande (OON, CON)

Former Minister of Industry

Guest Speaker: Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo (CFR)

Executive Governor of Anambra State

Convener: Aare Olanrewaju Kazeem Bakinson (PhD), Aare Mayegun of Owu Kingdom

Discussants:

Tpl. Itoro-Franca Oyom, Change Enthusiast.

Mr Sorunke Tiwalade Adeyinka, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Public Service

Aare Lai Labode, Aare of Egbaland and Balogun of Ijaiye

Senator (Prof.) Iyabo Obasanjo, Former Senator, Ogun Central

Mr Abiodun Atobatele, MD/CEO, ATB TECHSOFT

Moderator:

Prof. Yemi Oke (SAN).

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