The 14th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Professor Peter Olapegba, and other scholars and environmental experts are expected to lead discussions on climate change and sustainability at the third Biennial Multidisciplinary Conference of the Faculty of Arts, Lead City University, Ibadan.
The conference, themed “From Ibadan to the World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability,” is scheduled to hold at Adeline Hall, Lead City University, at 11:00 a.m.
The gathering is expected to bring together academics, policymakers and environmental sustainability practitioners to examine climate change from interdisciplinary perspectives and explore approaches to promoting environmental sustainability and resilience.
By bringing together scholars and practitioners from different fields and institutions, the organisers aim to encourage broader perspectives on sustainability and the responses needed to address environmental challenges locally and globally.
Olapegba, who is currently a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of premier university is expected to assume duty on November 1, 2026. He will deliver the keynote address, while Professor Philipp Ohlmann, Director of the Wittenberg Center for Advanced Studies, Germany, and Professor Eghosa Ekhator of the University of Derby, United Kingdom, are listed as lead paper presenters.
Other distinguished participants include Professor Labode Popoola, Executive Secretary of the African Forest Forum and former Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Osogbo; Rashidat Sanusi, Programme Manager for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Abuja; and Professor Oladosu Olusegun of the Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
The Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, is expected to attend as a distinguished guest.
The Vice-Chancellor of Lead City University, Professor Kabiru Aderemi Adeyemo, and the institution’s Registrar, Dr. Oyebola Ayeni, are also listed among the university officials associated with the conference.
The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Anjola Robbin, is expected to participate in the event.
