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The CVL Annual Lecture Series is one of the most important programmes of CVL and a key instrument we have adopted to constructively contribute to nation building and national development since 2004. The lecture attracts a huge number of high profile guests – MD’s and CEO, Captains of Industries, young and old, drawn from the public, corporate and business sectors in Nigeria. At this event, which holds every February 6, we assemble noted thought leaders and renowned experts from around the world to discuss topics relevant to our country’s economic and socio-political development.
Prominent among our past speakers are:
Prof Richard Joseph, Director of African Studies at North Western University, USA, and former Special Adviser to US President Jimmy Carter
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, The Sultan of Sokoto
Prof Ibrahim Gambari, Former Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General
Prof Peter Lewis, Director of African Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA
Lady Olga Maitland, MP (Sutton & Cheam) UK
Richard Dowden, Director, The Royal African Society and Former African Editor of the Economist
Comrade Adams Oshiomole, Former Governor of Edo State
Babatunde Raji Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos State.
Donald Duke, Former Governor of Cross River State
Jerry Weller, Seven Term US Congressman
Oby Ezekwesili, Former Minister of Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese
Akinwumi Adesina, Former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Jean-Louis Ekra, Former President Afrexim Bank
Peter Obi, Former Governor of Anambra State
Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Rev Fr Dr. Godfrey Nzamujo, Founder/Director, Songhai Farms
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
Prof Paul Collier, Professor of Economics
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor Lagos State
SUCCESS STORY OF THE CVL ANNUAL LECTURE/INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
Over the years, the CVL Annual Lecture/International Leadership Symposium has served as a good platform for great intellectual discourse and a think point for national issues. At this event, we assemble noted thought leaders and renowned experts from around the world to discuss topics relevant to our country’s economic and socio-political development. This lecture has achieved a lot, a few of them are listed below:
The 2014 CVL Annual Lecture under the national youth transformation agenda gave birth to the Entrepreneurship Community Mentoring programme in Ajegunle titled: the Young Entrepreneurs Training Programme in partnership with Citi Foundation, BOI and Heritage Bank.
The Annual Lecture has affected the formulation of many national policies and opinions in Education, Agriculture, Elections, Job Creation, Youth Development etc
It has served as a valuable platform for values-transmission and leadership development especially for the youth who are well represented every year.
It has served as a great tool for objective assessment of development in Nigeria, at the local, state and national level
It has always served as wonderful networking platform and meeting point for young people and role models and has given birth to many mentor and mentee relationships
It has given birth to many life-transforming programmes in CVL like the Role Model Forum, The Leader Without Title Tribute Colloquium, The Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Forum, The Walk The Talk Initiative etc that have impacted more than 10,000 lives.
CVL is the number one leadership development institute in Nigeria, and our vision is to become the Global Centre of Excellence for Leadership Development.
The Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) is a not-for-profit organization set up on the March 10, 2004. Our goal is to equip generations of young people with values and leadership skills, which will make them become effective, values-driven leaders that will serve as catalysts for improvement of the quality of life in our society.
Our Vision
To be a global centre of excellence for leadership development.
Our Mission
To bridge the gap between knowledge and results in our society by empowering young people with leadership skills and values to enable them make lasting contributions in our society in the areas of entrepreneurship, business, civil society, community development and public life.
Our Mandate
Shaping our world, one mind at a time.
Our Values
Professionalism, Excellence, Service, Knowledge, Honesty, Integrity, Commitment, Team Spirit
Our Commitment
At the heart of the CVL mission is the elevation of the dignity of the human person, beginning from Nigeria. The sense of a great duty and a big burden to improve the quality of life of young people, in our society, by building good values in them, led to the setting up of a Centre for Values in leadership. The idea is to provide young people tools that will improve their quality of life and drastically transform them, such that they become walking blessings to others. The vehicle for achieving that would be the talents of young men and women who we will train to become leaders by acquiring knowledge and building the character of service in them through initiatives that improve the conditions of others.
