OpeningJacqueline Aki
President, Interior Designers Association of Nigeria
Saturday 24 October 2026 · Interiors as Infrastructure
Programme
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
9:30–9:45
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; Oluwasegun Williams, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Urban Development; 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 Muni Shonibare, IO Furniture. Moderator: Prof. Nnezi Uduma-Olugu, University of Lagos.
12:20–12:30
Intervention · Technology & Transformation
Kehinde Awoyinfa, 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
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; Osaru Alile-Abraham; Ogechi Harry, Gensler; Ugo Okafor, Nigerian Foundries; Kehinde Ayobade, KS Digital Innovations. Moderator: Arc. Dayo Karunwi.
2:30–2:40
Intervention · Importation as Infrastructure? Rethinking How Nigeria Sources Its Interior Products
Shadi Saf, General Manager, Furniture, Interstyle Home.
2:40–2:55
Interiors as Infrastructure · Building the System Behind the Space
Prof. Dolapo Amole, Coordinator, Executive Masters in Interior Design, Obafemi Awolowo University.
2:55–3:10
Continental Conversation · Building Africa's Interior Infrastructure
Titi Ogufere, Founder, Design Week Lagos.
3:15–3:25
From Conversation to Action · African Interior Design Action Agenda
Theresa Ephraim, Secretary General, IDAN.
3:25–3:30
Formal close
Dr Omeba Ejiogu.
Speakers
Speakers
Speakers who already have a portrait, from the biographies and elsewhere on the site.
KeynoteObi Asika
Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture
FeatureJennifer Nyiraneza Mpyisi
Director, EcoInnovation Centric; IFI Ambassador, Uganda
Panel 01Funmi Ade-Ojo Shobowale
Haus of Banstead
Panel 01Arc. Adeyemo Shokunbi
NANA Collective Studio
Panel 01Habinuchi Owhondah
CBRE Excellerate Nigeria
ModeratorProf. Dolapo Amole
Coordinator, Executive Masters in Interior Design, Obafemi Awolowo University
AddressKayode Adeleke
Group Chief Executive Officer, Arridex
Policy dialoguePrince (Arc.) Farooq Adenugba
Special Adviser to the Governor of Ogun State on Housing, OPIC and Special Projects
ModeratorProf. Nnezi Uduma-Olugu
University of Lagos
FeatureAyo Ibaru
Chief Investment Officer, Panterra Real Estate Group
Panel 02Osaru Alile-Abraham
Panel 02Ugo Okafor
Nigerian Foundries
Panel 02Kehinde Ayobade
KS Digital Innovations
ModeratorArc. Dayo Karunwi
AddressTiti Ogufere
Founder, Design Week Lagos
Action agendaTheresa Ephraim
Secretary General, IDAN
CloseDr Omeba Ejiogu
Venue
Wole Soyinka Cultural Center
Iganmu, Lagos. Doors open at 8:30am and the programme runs until 3:30pm.
Every year
A fixture of Design Week Lagos
NIDS is built to return annually. 2026 is the first edition.
Saturday 24 October 2026 · Lagos
Two hundred seats. One day.
Admission is free and by invitation. Register your interest, and we will send the programme, speakers and registration details directly.