| 08:00to 09:00 | Arrival and registrationRENU Secretariat |
| 09:00to 09:10 | Opening remarks and official opening | Forum Chair and RENU Chief Executive Officer |
| 09:10to 09:25 | Guest of Honour Remarks by the Guest of Honour | Prof. Mary J. N. OkwakolExecutive Director, National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) |
| 09:30to 09:45 | Group photograph | All participants |
| 09:45to 10:30 | Opening keynote Preparing institutions for the AI era | Davor OrličChief Operations Officer
International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI) |
| 10:30to 11:00 | Tea break |
| Session 1: AI and Research Infrastructure |
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| 11:00to 11:30 | Institutional readiness for AI: computing, storage and research support | |
| 11:30to 12:00 | Shared AI resources and research cloud services | RENU and partners |
| 12:00to 12:30 | Institutional case study: building AI research capacity | Institutional presenter |
| 12:30to 13:00 | Discussion: affordable access and collaboration across institutions | Session presenters and participants |
| 13:00to 14:00 | Lunch |
| Session 2: Cybersecurity and Institutional AI Readiness |
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| 14:00to 14:30 | AI-enabled threats, cyber defence and securing institutional AI tools | Cybersecurity specialistISACA |
| 14:30to 14:45 | Institutional case study: strengthening cybersecurity capabilities | Institutional presenter |
| 14:45to 15:45 | ICT Directors’ Panel Leading the AI-Ready Institution Readiness, security and investment priorities. | Four ICT Directors and a moderator |
| 15:45to 16:00 | Tea break |
| 16:00to 16:30 | Partner presentation and demonstration | Partner presenter |
| 16:30to 16:45 | Open discussion and questions | All participants |
| 16:45to 17:00 | Day One reflections and announcements | Rapporteur and Forum Chair |
