2026 Graduation Dinner Lecture: “Equipping Innovators, Shaping Skills and Creating Impact”

Abstract

The 2026 PHIPTECH, PIVOT and PRICE joint graduation Dinner Lecture delivered by Musibau Taiwo Lasisi is titled “Equipping Innovators, Shaping Skills and Creating Impact” which is derived from the general theme “Kingdom Innovators in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Shining the Light.” It is divided into two parts – Understanding the Times, and Executing Kingdom Mandate in this Age. Under Part One, the lecturer challenges the graduands under seven subtopics: A Convocation is not a Graduation. It is a Commissioning; We Are entering A World That Rewards Capability; The Sons of Issachar: Understanding The Times; The Promise: What AI Makes Possible In Business; Beyond AI: Kingdom Intelligence; The AI Perils: Cognitive Debt and The Erosion of Learning; and The Near Future: Nine realities to Prepare For. In Part two – “Executing Kingdom Mandate in This Age,” the lecturer focuses on how to successfully live through the AI era under four subtitles: Through Kingdom Business Pursuit; The Cross at the Centre of Commerce; Redemption and The Liberation of Mankind; and, Your Platform is Your Pulpit. The lecturer ends with a prayer for the graduands that they have faith as they move on in life so that they can be profitable.