Venue:
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London, N1 9RLThursday July 12 2007
Timinigs Details
09.00 a.m - 10.00 a.m Registration
10.00 a.m - 10.15 a.m Welcome by AfricaRecruit / Connections for Development
10.15 a.m - 11. 00 a.m Overview: Skills, employment and capabilities: Engaging the Diaspora
  • Overview: Kiran Aurokium,FindajobinAfrica.com
  • Response to surveys: Onome Ako, AfricaRecruit
11.00 a.m -12.30 p.m Opportunities and Challenges in engaging with the Diaspora skills
  • Victor Banjo, Chief Human Resources Officer, Virgin Nigeria
  • Chinwe Umealo, Procter and Gamble
  • David Benson, International Human Resources Team, Oxfam
  • Tayo Ariyo, Africa Overseas Recruitment Manager, Shell International UK
12.30 a.m - 01.30 p.m Lunch
01.30 p.m - 02.30 p.m Filling the Skills Gap: Opportunities in home countries
  • Kuria Muchiru, Chief Operations Officer PriceWaterHouseCoopers Africa Central
  • Amy Lockwood, Director of our Global Pediatric progam, Clinton Foundation
  • Tayo Ariyo, Africa Overseas Recruitment Manager, Shell International UK
02.30 p.m - 03.00 p.m Tea
03.00 p.m - 04.00 p.m Diaspora / Returnee Perspectives: Addressing Opportunities and Challenges for engagement with employment systems in home countries
  • Victor Banjo, Chief Human Resources Officer, Virgin Nigeria
  • Ritesh S. Doshi
  • Michelle Hakata

Discussions
04.00 p.m - 05.00 p.m Volunteerism / Short term project : What’s in it for the home countries and the Diaspora
  • Alache Ode, Voluntary Service Overseas
  • Mohammad Iqbal, Coordinator, UK Gateway Protection Programme, International Organisation for Migration
  • Elizabeth Ebua Diaspora Volunteer
05.00 p.m Close