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AERAP Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Forum, 7 - 10 March 2023
The Forum will be designed to inform and engage with policymakers to ensure that the role and contribution of science, enabled through digital technologies, is reflected in European Union and its Member States’ policies concerning Africa. The meetings will also be designed to increase the level of participation and reinforce the networking by African nations’ with their partners in related EU programmes and science and innovation programmes supported by European Union member states and some associated countries. Digital capacities, existing and new, for expanding science inclusion and citizen participation by all groups in society across Africa, will be explored.
Key policy and programme developments include:
The meeting will address a range of themes, including Biodiversity Health, Medicine, Life Sciences, Geoscience, ICT, Digital Transformation, the Green Agenda, Women and Girls in science, Astronomy, reskilling and upskilling and Agri-food systems. In the Forum, we will examine the feedback loops between scientific funding, education funding, and digital transformation to support evidence for policymakers.

The meeting will also consider how emerging regulations covering data protection, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and other areas impact science in Africa and science and innovation cooperation between Africa and the European Union.

The global context will be considered through the inclusion of speakers from the UN, OECD and other multilateral bodies.

The programme below is still in development so please check it regularly for updates.
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Berry, Simon

SKAO
Head of Director General's Office
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Nair-Bedouelle, Shamila

UNESCO
Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
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Pilar

ISC Intelligence, Co-Chair Science Summit
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Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
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Tanya Abrahamse

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Chair of Board
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Souad Aden-Osman

the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)
Executive Director
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Folashade Adeyemo

University of Reading
Lecturer
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Djime Adoum

Sahel Coalition
Director General
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Karina Angelieva

Government of Bulgaria
Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth
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Jose Manuel Avila

LifeWatch ERIC
Environmental Scientist, Agroecology Technical Officer
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Fred Awaah

Diaspora Academic Network for Africa ry
Vice President (Africa)
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Michael Backes

University of Namibia
Associate Professor & Co-PI Africa Millimetre Telescope
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Dr. Domingos Barbosa

Instituto de Telecomunicações
Senior Researcher
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Xavier Barcons

ESO
Director-Genera
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Bailor Barrie

Partners in Health-Sierra Leone
Executive Director
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Boubakar Barry

WACREN
CEO
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Antonio Batel

Osuwela
Executive Director
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Yaw Bediako

Yemaachi Biotech
Founder
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Solomon Benor

Ethiopian Ministry of Education
CEO, Research and Community Engagement Affairs
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Stefano Bertuzzi

American Society of Micrombiology
CEO
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Dmitri Bessarabov

DST HySA Infrastructure Center of Competence
Director:
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Chandrashekhar Biradar

CIFOR-ICRAF
Country Director and Chief of Party
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Oliver Blantern

Impact Rooms
Founder & CEO
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Moses Bockarie

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
Director
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Mary-Jane Bopape

NRF- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Managing Director
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Jean-Claude Burgelman

Frontiers Policy Lab
Professor of Open Science Policies and Practices, Free University of...
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Layih Butake

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Senegal
Senior Outreach Mgr & Ag Communications Director
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Susana Catita

Ciência LP Center
Director
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Mario Cervantes

OECD
Senior Economist in the OECD’s Science and Technology Policy...
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Mmampei Chaba

DSI
Chief Director for Multilateral and Africa engagements
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Petronella Chaminuka

Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
Acting Group Executive: Impact and Partnerships Unit
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Jetane Charsley

National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO)
Acting Head
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Martina Desole

European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
Director
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Prof. Hortense Atta Diallo

University Nangui Abrogoua
Vice President
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Han van Dijk

Wageningen University
professor
AG

Amadou Gallo Diop

Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (Senegal)
Director-General for Research and Innovation
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Abdoulaye Djimde

African Association for research and control of AntiMicrobial Resistance
Founding President
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Pascal Doh

Diaspora Academic Network for Africa
Senior Researcher
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Barry Dwolatzky

University of the Witwatersrand
Emeritus Professor in Electrical and Information Engineering and...
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Mohamed Abdallahi Ould BABAH EBBE

l'Institut du Sahel (INSAH) / CILLS
Directeur Général
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John E. Eriksson

EuroBioimaging ERIC
Director General
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George Owusu Essegbey

CEO/ Chief Research Scientist, CSIR Technology Development and Transfer Centre, Ghana
Chief Research Scientist
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Lawrence Ezemonye

IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY NIGERIA
VICE CHANCELLOR
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Serge Fdida

SLICES RI
Director
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Yann Ferrisse

Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)
Business Development Head
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Monika Frenzel

French National Research Agency (L'Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR)
International Coordinator in the Biology and Health department
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Mattia Prayer Galletti

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialised agency of the United Nations
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Nolwazi Gasa

Department of Higher Education and Training
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Dr. Martha Gayoye

Keele University
Teaching Fellow
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Bethelhem Girma

African Planetarium Association
Member
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Evelyn Gitau

African Population and Health Research Center
Director of Research Capacity Strengthening
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Josef Glössl

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
University Professor
PM

Pedro Manuel Monreal Gonzalez

UNESCO
Social and Human Sciences Sector
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Kevin Govender

Chair IAU-GA2024 NOC
Director
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Kevin Haines

Bedford Row Capital plc
Head of Social Policy
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Natalie Haley

Instruct-ERIC
RI-VIS Project Manager
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Yosr Hamdi

Pasteur Institute Tunis
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Christian Happi

African Center of Excellence for Genomics of infectious Diseases (ACEGID)
Director
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Mohammad Herzallah

Al-Quds University
Neuroscientist
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Martina Hirayama

Research and Innovation (Switzerland)
State Secretary for Education
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Murray Hitzman

iCRAG
Director
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Melvin Hoare

University of Leeds
Professor,
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Margaret Jesang Hutchinson

University of Nairobi
AVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise
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Violette Impellizzeri

Leiden University
Program Manager
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Gabriel Muyuy Jacanamejoy

FILAC
Technical Secretary
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Laura Juliana Jimenez

University of Waterloo
Research Assistant and Secretariate
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Ndeye Sokhna KA

FDSUT
chef de projet living Lab
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Mutembei Kariuki

Fastagger Inc
CEO
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Wambui Kariuki

Strathmore University
Teaching Fellow
AK

Ayalew Kassahun

Information Technology group of Wageningen University
Assistant professor
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Selam Ayele Kebede

Antler
Director
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Mamphokhu Khuluvhe

The Department of Higher Education, South Africa
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declan kirrane

Science Summit UNGA78
Chairman
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Nana Ama Browne Klutse

University of Ghana
Senior Lecturer in Physics
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Binta Koita

University of Letters and Humanities of Bamako, Mali
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Colleen Kraft

Emory University Hospital
Chief Medical Officer
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Anna Krupnik

Youth Internet Governance Forum
People Centered Internet Envoy
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Pratap Kumar

World Bank
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Werner L. Kutsch

The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS ERIC )
Director General
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Sarah LAWAN

Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD)
External Relations Advisor
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Rita Lawlor

ARC-Net, University of Verona
Biobank Director
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Geraldine Leader

NUIG
Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology & Irish Centre for Autism...
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Cecile Leemans

European Commission
Team Leader for Global South - DG ENER
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Ciara Leonard

University College Dublin, Ireland
Research and Innovation
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Stanley Liphadzi

WRC
Group Executive
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Stephen Little

Tshwane University of Technology
Professor Extrordinaire
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Vincenzo Lorusso

DG Research, European Commission
Policy Officer
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Eugene Lottering

National Research Foundation
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Jackie Kyosiimire Lugemwa

Uganda Virus Research Institute
Scientist
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Nkandu Luo

Professor
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Fredrick Chite Asirwa M.D.

International Cancer Institute, Kenya
Medical Oncologist & Hematologist
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Peter Maassen

University of Oslo, Stellenbosch University
Professor in Higher Education Studies, Extraordinary Professor
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Eudy Mabuza

Embassy of South Africa, Brussels
Senior Science and Innovation Representative
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Litha Magingxa

Agricultural research technologies for climate resilience
President and CEO
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Yvonne Maingey

CaelKlima
Lead
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Julie Makani

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and SickleInAfrica
Principal Investigator
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Sylvia Makario

Hepta Analytics
Co-Founder and Head of Business
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Julliet Makhapila

Change Maker, Transformational Leadership Trainer
JM

Joy Malala-Scholz

University of Warwick
Lecturer
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Ms Tugela Matubatuba

South African Department of Science and Innovation
Director: Strategic Partnerships
LM

Lissa Matyas

Science&TechCollab
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Zanele Mavuso Mbatha

Bambili Energy
CEO
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Chao Mbogho

KamiLimu
Researcher, Educator, Mentor, TedX speaker
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Vanessa McBride

Deputy Director – IAU-OAD
Astronomer
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Seán McCarthy

Hyperion Ltd
Managing Director
BM

Brian McCollow

US-Chad Investment Council
Chair
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Triona McCormack

Director of Research at University College Dublin, Ireland and Member of the Taskforce on Rural Africa and the oversight
Director of Research
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Yassamina Meddi

University of Sciences & Technology Houari Boumediene USTHB
Assistant Professor - Researcher Geosciences - MiXtura NGO
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Thebe Medupe

AfAS
President
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Swati Mehta

Guru Nanak Dev University, India
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Jennie van der Mheen

Wageningen University & Research
Manager International Cooperation Africa
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Rizwana Mia

Medical Research Council South Africa
Senior Program Manager -Precision Medicine
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Rizwana Mia

South African Medical Research Council (S. Africa)
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Antonio Micha

National Institute for Environmental Conservation INCOMA, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Director-General
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Jamal Mimouni

University of Constantine1 and CERIST
Faculty member
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Irene Minja

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Senior Lecturer / Co-PI SPARCo-CCC & Skills Lead
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Victoria Miyandazi

University of Embu
Law Lecturer
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Koleka Mlisana

National Health Laboratory Service NHLS
Executive Manager: Academic Affairs, Research & Quality Assurance
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Chiara Moenter

"SDG18: Space for All"
Co-Founder
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H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed

Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute(ESSTI)
State Minister and currently acting Minister of Innovation and...
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Rose Mosero

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Deputy Data Commissioner
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Jabu Mtswen

National Policy Data Observatory, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
Centre Manager
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Mammo Muchie

Tshwane University of Technology
DST-NRF SARChI Chair Rated Research Professor in Innovation Studies
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Frank Mugyenyi

Minerals African Development Institution (MADI)
Executive Director
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Priscilla Muheki

Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Lecturer
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Addis Kassahun Mulat

Kilimanjaro Trading & Consulting
Managing Director
NM

Nazeem Mustapha

Human Sciences Research Council
EM

Eugene Mutimura

National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), Rwanda
Executive Secretary
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Dhesigen Naidoo

Water Research Commission
South Africa
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Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda

AUDA-NEPAD
Head, Health Unit
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Fulufhelo Nelwamondo

National Research Foundation (NRF)
CEO
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Takalani Nemaungani

Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
Chief Director
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Anna Nguno

Geological Survey of Namibia
Deputy Director
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Daniel Nivagara

Technology and Higher Education (Mozambique)
Minister of Science
MN

Muthoni Njogu

Blockchain Association of Kenya
Head of Commercial and Corporate Law
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Meine Van Noordwijk

World Agroforestry
Distinguished Research Fellow
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Regina Nthenya

AOSK
AOSK Health Association coordinator
TN

Teresia Nyawira,

National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (Kenya)
avatar for Bonginkosi Nzimande

Bonginkosi Nzimande

Higher Education, Science and Technology (South Africa)
Minister
avatar for Dr. Olabisi Sakirat Obaitor

Dr. Olabisi Sakirat Obaitor

Alexander Humboldt University of Berlin
GO

Griffins Ochleng

Centre for Environment Justice and Development
Executive Director
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Felix Bob Ocitti

Petroleum Authority of Uganda
Manager, Operations & Compliance
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Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo

Nigerian Academy of Science
Chair of INGSA African Chapter
RO

Rosemary Okello-Orlale

Strathmore University Business School
Africa Media Hub
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Bamidele Ademola Olateju

 Ondo State Government
Commissioner
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Jane Olwoch

SASSCAL
Executive Director
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Brian Omwenga

Tech Innovators Network
Team Lead
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Maxwell Otim Onapa

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI), Uganda
Director of Science, Research and Innovation
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Pascale Ondoa

ASLM
Director of Science and New Initiatives
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Zeinab Osman

National Center for Research
Director General
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Lovina E Otudor

Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (Network)
Executive Secretary
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Jeremy Ouedraogo

African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
Head of African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) program
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Mahama Ouedraogo

African Union Commission
Director, Science and Technology Department
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Dr. Nicholas Ozor

African Technology Policy Studies Network
Executive Director
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Silvia Parres Palomares

IES Massanassa, Valencia, Spain
Head of technology department
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Dakshesh Patel

Tingo Group Nigeria
Group CFO
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Prof. Dr. Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu

Geneva Business School
Professor
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Javier Jimenez Perez

Pangea Consultores
Managing Partner
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Corrado perna

INAF
Senior Policy Officer
avatar for Ambumulire N. Itimu Phiri

Ambumulire N. Itimu Phiri

National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)
Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Anna Podlesna

Profesia
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
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Joachim Post

German Aerospace Center
Manager, International Relations
PP

Patricia Postigo

European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Research Infrastructures programme
Policy Officer
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Mirjana Povic

Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), Ethiopia
Assistant Professor
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rahma rachdi

United States Press Agency
Correspondent- Head of Bureau
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Khilona Radia

Antrum Biotech
CEO
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Amr Radwan

Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT)
Head of the Research & Innovation Management Department
VR

Veron Ramsuran

University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Holy Ranaivozanany

AFRICA-EUROPE FOUNDATION
Head of Outreach, Advocacy and Partnerships
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Antony Randall

Planet Home
Co Founder, Co-CEO, COO
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Amani El Rayes

Institute of National Planning
Director
NR

Neville Reeve

European Commission, DG Research
PR

Paul Ruebig

European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Governing Board Member
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Maria Cristina Russo

European Commission
Director for Global Approach & International Cooperation in Research...
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Gitanjali Sah

World Summit on the Information Society
Organizer
avatar for Tahar SAHRAOUI

Tahar SAHRAOUI

University of Blida. Algeria
Professor
avatar for Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih

Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih

University of Khartoum
Professor of Civil Engineering
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Dr Omeima Salih

Ahfad University for Women , Omdurman, Sudan
Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Amadou Alpha Sall

L’Institut Pasteur de Daka
Administrateur Général
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Amel Sami

National Ribat University
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