Saturday 24 October 2026 · Interiors as Infrastructure

Programme

An initiative of IDAN in collaboration with Design Week Lagos. Doors open at 8:30am. The programme runs from 9:30am to 3:30pm at the Wole Soyinka Cultural Center, Iganmu, Lagos.

Running order

The day, hour by hour

From arrival at 8:30am to the formal close at 3:30pm.

8:30–9:30

Arrival, registration, coffee and networking

9:30–9:35

Welcome Address · A House for Culture

Tola Akerele, Director-General, Wole Soyinka Cultural Center; Member, Board of Trustees, IDAN.

9:35–9:45

Opening: Interiors as Infrastructure

Jacqueline Aki, President, Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN).

9:45–10:00

Keynote · The Inside Matters

Obi Asika, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC).

10:00–10:15

Feature · Interior Design Is Not the Finishing Touch

Jennifer Nyiraneza Mpyisi, Director, EcoInnovation Centric; IFI Ambassador, Uganda.

10:20–10:55

Panel Session 01 · People: What Do Interiors Make Possible?

Funmi Ade-Ojo Shobowale, Haus of Banstead; Arc. Adeyemo Shokunbi, NANA Collective Studio; Engr. Abdulhafis Gbolahan Toriola, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Housing; Habinuchi Owhondah, CBRE Excellerate Nigeria. Moderator: Prof. Dolapo Amole, Obafemi Awolowo University.

11:00–11:10

Intervention · Materials & Innovation

Osedebame Wariyafor, Glasstronics.

11:15–11:25

The Harder Path: Making in Africa What We Import

Kayode Adeleke, Group Chief Executive Officer, Arridex.

11:30–12:15

Design Policy Dialogue · Who Shapes the Public Interior?

Prince (Arc.) Farooq Adenugba, Special Adviser to the Governor of Ogun State on Housing, OPIC and Special Projects; Qs Bolaji Sotunde, E320 Associates; Mrs Abimbola Osibodu, Head of Retail and Marketing, IO Furniture. Moderator: Prof. Nnezi Uduma-Olugu, University of Lagos.

12:20–12:30

Intervention · Technology & Transformation

Eniola Babatola, Head of Design, Triangle Nigeria.

12:35–1:00

Feature · Measuring the Value of Interior Design (with Q&A)

Ayo Ibaru, Chief Investment Officer, Panterra Real Estate Group.

1:00–1:20

Lunch and facilitated table conversations

Hosted by the IDAN Education & Engagement Committee. Ideas feed the Action Agenda at 3:15pm.

1:20–1:30

Project Nexus

Fikayo.

1:30–1:40

African Interiors: Different Markets, Shared Challenges

Ayanda Carter, Iroko Group.

1:40–2:25

Panel Session 02 · From Material to Market: Building the Infrastructure Behind the Industry

Mejire Arubayi, Woodstyles; Osaru Alile-Abraham, CC Interiors Studio; Ogechi Harry, Gensler; Ugo Okafor, Nigerian Foundries; Kehinde Ayobade, KS Digital Innovations. Moderator: Mrs Dayo Karunwi.

2:30–2:40