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Declan Kirrane
Africa-Europe Science Collaboration- AERAP
Manager
Juan Miguel González-Aranda
LifeWatch ERIC
CTO
Daan du Toit
Department of Science and Innovation
Deputy Director-General
Regina Nthenya
AOSK
AOSK Health Association coordinator
Christos Arvanitidis
Lifewatch ERIC
CEO
Arti Devi Ahluwalia
Open biomedical engineering e-platform for innovation through education (UBORA)
Director
Sherry. Ayittey
MOKASA
David Baratoux
University Félix-Houphouët-Boigny in Côte d'Ivoire
Planetary Scientist
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
International Telecommunication Union, Switzerland
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau
Nienke Buisman
European Commission - DG R&I
Head of Unit International Cooperation
Francisco Colomer
Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC
Director
Tugela Matubatuba
South African Department of Science and Innovation
Director: Strategic Partnerships
Kenneth Fleming
The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics
Chairman
Dario Gil
IBM
Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research
Bethelhem Girma
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute and EA-ROAD office
Assistant Researcher
Martina Hartl
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) Austria
Deputy Head of Unit International Cooperation
Edith Heard
European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL Germany
Director General
Eva Kaili
European Parliament
MEP
David Kavanagh
Genuity Science
VP Clinical Operations
Simon Bergman
M&C Saatchi
MD
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Director of the Higher Institute of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship (ISAE),Head of the Laboratoryof Botanyand Biodiversity, Former Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science and Techniques, Former Head of Plant BiologyDepartment, UCAD
Professor
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Mukosi
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Henry J. Roman (PhD)
Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
Eltayb Abdellatef
Commission for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, National Center For Research, Khartoum, Sudan
Scientist
Lucienne Abrahams
LINK Centre, Wits University
Head of Centre
Tanya Abrahamse
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Chair of Board
Rachel Adams
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
Chief Research Specialist
Sarah Anyang Agbor
African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Yaw Agyeman
University of Ghana
Research Fellow
Ayman Ahmed
Egyptian Space Agency
Team leader Space Imaging Department
Domingo Alcaraz-Segura
University of Granada
Associate Professor in the Dept. of Botany
Clint García Alibrandi
Environmental Water Agency of Andalusia, Regional Ministry for Environment
Environmental Technician
Frauke Alves
Max-Planck-Institute of Experimenetal Medicine
Research Leader
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Celine Andrien
EuroGeoSurveys (EGS)- (PanAfGeo)
Karina Angelieva
Ministry of Education and Science Bulgaria
Adviser
Sara Anjos
University of Minho and at the University of Leiden
PhD candidate
Rolf Apweiler
EMBL-EBI
Director, Senior Scientist
Sonal Asgotraa
Astrostays
Program Leader
DA
Delali Attiogbe Attipoe
54gene
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Jose Manuel Avila
LifeWatch ERIC
Environmental Scientist, Agroecology Technical Officer
Roya Ayazi
NEREUS aisbl
Secretary General
Mark Bale
Genomics England, DHSC
Senior Civil Servant
Dr Nikiwe Bam
NPB SMT Academy
Director
Dr. Domingos Barbosa
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Senior Researcher
Alberto Basset
LifeWatch ERIC
Interim Head
Antonio Batel
Osuwela
Executive Director
David Bell
British Standards Institution (BSI)
Director of Standards Policy
Simon Berry
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)
Director
Anna Bonaldi
SKA Observatory
Project scientist
DB
Dylan Bonfils
ERINHA
Communication & External Affairs Officer
Lora Borissova
European Commission
Cabinet Commissioner Urpilainen
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
IHES
Honorary Professor
Dr. David Bray
Bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data
Executive Director
RB
Roland Brouwer
Layih Butake
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Senegal
Senior Outreach Mgr & Ag Communications Director
Alex Cahana
BTBlock
Partner
Karen Calteaux
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa
Rosa Castro
Federation of European Academies of Medicine
Senior Scientific Policy Officer
Javier Castroviejo
Friends of Doñana Association
Director
Mario Cervantes
OECD
Senior Economist in the OECD’s Science and Technology Policy...
Mmampei Chaba
DSI
Chief Director for Multilateral and Africa engagements
Juliana Chaves
Lifewatch ERIC
Senior environmental consultant
Oswald Chinyamakobvu
Department of Economic development, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM) at the African Union Commission (AUC)
Senior Technical Advisor
JC
Jarita Christie
CEN-CENELEC
Natalia Corbalán
Fundación Ingenio, Spain
Director
Paul Cotter
Teagasc
Principal Investigator, Head of Department, Food Biosciences
Gwenole Cozigou
European Commission
Director for Construction and Machinery in Directorate-General for...
Valente A. Cuambe
Portuguese Language Office of Astronomy for Development (PLOAD)
Representer
Sally Cudmore
University College Cork
Juanjo Dañobeitia
EMSO ERIC
Director General
Jacques Demotes
ECRIN
Director-General
Thomas Dermine
Government of Belgium
Secretary of State for Science Policy, Belgium
Martina Desole
APRE
PD
Phil Diamond
SKAO
Director-General
Isabel Díaz
ICP-CSIC, Spanish Research Council, Addis Ababa University
Senior Scientist, Professor
Daniela Dobreva-Nielsen
AZO - Space of Innovation, Germany
Head of Business Development
Pascal Doh
Diaspora Academic Network for Africa
Senior Researcher
Inma Domínguez
European Astronomical Society
Secretary of the Council
Mafini Dosso
European Commission JRC
Project leader
Ben Durham
National Department of Science & Innovation
Chief Director: Bio-innovation
Robert Eiss
NIH
Co-convenor: Damian Eke
De Montfort University, Leicester
Research Fellow
Johan Eksteen
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Technical Committee,
Senior Director
Imad Elimairi
African oral and maxillofacial surgical association
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
Raymond Van Ermen
EPE (European Partners for the Environment)
Executive Director
Thomas Esch
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Project Manager, Team Leader
Abeje Eshete
Forest Research Institute
Director of Ecosystem management
Hani Eskandar
ITU
Senior Coordinator - Digital Services
Peter Fagerstrom
Teach millions
Chair
Robin Fears
Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM)
RF
Roland Feinäugle
European Patent Office
Andrés Fernández
LaChrome®
Founder & Managing Director
Bradley Frank
Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA)
Associate Director for Astronomy Computing
Monika Frenzel
French National Research Agency (L'Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR)
International Coordinator in the Biology and Health department
Mikkel Frich
Teach millions
Executive Director of Partnerships
MF
Matthew Frost
Marine Biological Association
Deputy Director. Head of Policy.
Anna Fumarola
Women for Africa Foundation
Senior Project Manager
Mei Lin Fung
People Centered Internet
CEO
Nabin Raj Gaihre
Village Data Analytics (VIDA)
Co-founder
Francisco Sanz García
Ibercivis Foundation
Executive Director
Cristina Garcia-Miro
Yebes Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory in Spain (OAN/IGN)
Astronomer
William Garnier
SKAO
Director of Communications
BG
Bernd GAWLIK
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Nathnael Geneti
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
Assistant Researcher
Bethelhem Girma
African Planetarium Association
Member
MG
Maciej Golubiewski
European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, Belgium
Head of Cabinet of Commissioner for Agriculture
Pilar Gomez
ISC Intelligence, Co-Chair Science Summit
Lizbeth Goodman
Ucd
chair/full professor
Kevin Govender
Chair IAU-GA2024 NOC
Director
Kogilam Govender
Department of Science and Innovation
Gasiza Deborah Grace
Rwanda Space Agency
Satellite communication specialist
Alex Grech
3CL Foundation
Chair
Bernd Halling
Bayer AG
International Policy
Yuko Harayama
RIKEN
Executive Director
David Harmon
Huawei
Philippa Hartley
SKA Observatory
Postdoctoral Fellow
Manuel Manuel Heitor
Government of Portugal
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
LH
Louisa Heneghan
Nat Hill
M&C Saatchi World Services
Isabelle Hippolyte
ANR, France
Director
Murray Hitzman
iCRAG
Director
Melvin Hoare
University of Leeds
Professor of Astrophysics
Ian Jones
InnoGlobal
CEO and President
PISERRA RIBERA, JOAQUIN JORGE
PURETI EUROPE
CEO
IK
Irene Kadzere
Department of International Cooperation at FiBL
Robert Kaemba
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Exploration Manager
Marten Kaevats
Office of Digital Transformation, Estonia
National Digital Advisor
VK
Victor Kakengi
Immaculate Kassit
Office of Data Commission Kenya
Data Protection Commissioner
David Khoza
Council for Geoscience’s Executive Management Team, South Africa
Director
Lydia Kline
NIH
Team Lead, Clinical Research Policy
Sherman Kong
DIAL at UN Foundation
Senior Advisor
Almamy Konte
Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar
NK
Nicholas Körnig
Programme Manager
JL
Jason Lantz
Salesforce
Sr. Director, Release Engineering
Rita Laranjinha
European External Action Service
Managing Director
Rita Lawlor
ARC-Net, University of Verona
Biobank Director
Geraldine Leader
NUIG
Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology & Irish Centre for Autism...
TL
Trod Lehong
European Patent Office
Director
Adrienne Leussa
Sales Professional Biotechniques & Illumina in Africa
Stanley Liphadzi
WRC
Group Executive
Saba Loftus
APC Microbome Ireland
Philanthropy and Sustainability Manager
Paras Loomba
Global Himalayan Expedition
Founder
GL
Glaudina Loots
Dept of Science and Innovation
Director: Health Innovation
Javier Lopez
LifeWatch ERIC
Procurement & Institutional Relationship Officer
Jan Low
International Potato Center (CIP)
Principal Scientist
Monica Di Luca
European Brain Council
President
Ashley Lumsden
Huawei Technologies
Director of Government and Public Affairs
Nonhlanhla Lunjani
University of Cape Town
Physician scientist
Thomas Lyons
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Chief Information Officer
Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Professor of Urban Planning
Nikhita Madhanpall
South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town
OAD-DARA Big Data Fellow
Dermot Maher
TDR
Michael Makanga
European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnerships - Association
Executive Director
Thulani Makhalanyane
Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics
Deputy Director
Boitumelo Mangope
University of Botswana
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Educational Foundations
EM
Elisabeth Maron
Life Watch ERIC
Rafael E. Marquez
AERTEC
Aerospace & Defence Systems Director
Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin
French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD), France
Director for Research and Strategy
Pontsho Maruping
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Deputy MD: Operations and Business Processes
Atef Marzouk
African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Director for Infrastructure and Energy
Hambani Masheleni
African Union Commission
A.g. Director, Department of Education, Science, Technology and...
SM
Souleymane Mboup
Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF)
Vanessa McBride
Deputy Director – IAU-OAD
Astronomer
Peter McCarthy
National Children’s Cancer Service at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and University College Dublin
Clinical Research Fellow
Seán McCarthy
Hyperion Ltd
Managing Director
BM
Brian McCollow
US-Chad Investment Council
Chair
Heather Mckhann
INRAE, EU JPI FACCE
European Project Officer, Coordinator Executive Secretariat
David McNair
ONE Foundation
Executive Director, Global Policy
Yassamina Meddi
University of Sciences & Technology Houari Boumediene USTHB
Assistant Professor - Researcher Geosciences - MiXtura NGO
Christoph Meinel
Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Director and CEO
Filali Meknassi
Director of the Division of Water Sciences and Secretary of the...
George Miley
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
Emeritus professor
Neil Milliken
Atos
Global Head of Accessibility
Jamal Mimouni
University of Constantine 1 and CERIST
Professor
Leonard Mizzi
EU DG Intpa
DG international Partnerships
Phil Mjwara
Department of Science & Innovation
Director-General
Joachim Mnich
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Director for Research and Computing
Shadrack Moephuli
Agriculture Research Council, South Africa
Chief Executive Officer: Agricultural Research Council
Hassan Ibrahim Ali Mofadel
Kenana
Vice President for Research
H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute(ESSTI)
State Minister and currently acting Minister of Innovation and...
Malebogo “Max” Molefhe
Malebogo-Max Foundation Trust
Violence and Disability Rights Activist
Nicholas T Moswaane
Mokgosi Special Unit in Ramotswa - Botswana
Specialist Teacher
Magda Moutaftsi
Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) R&D Hub, Germany
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME OFFICER
JM
Jeffrey Mphahlele
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
Mammo Muchie
Tshwane University of Technology
DST-NRF SARChI Chair Rated Research Professor in Innovation Studies
Racey Muchilwa
Novartis
Head of Novartis Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), Novartis (KENYA)
Sorcha Mulligan
The SMEChain
Founder
Val Munsami
SANSA South African National Space Agency
Chief Executive Officer
EM
Eugene Mutimura
National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), Rwanda
Executive Secretary
Emmanuel Mutisya
GESCI
Chairperson
Dhesigen Naidoo
Water Research Commission
South Africa
Brenda Namumba
Wits University
Postdoc
Mbonteh Roland Ndunge
Addis Ababa University
Student
Takalani Nemaungani
Department of Science and Innovation
Chief Director: Astronomy
Tiina Neuvonen
UN Secretary General's Office
Nigel Newbutt
UWE, Bristol
Researcher in the Department of Education
MARINA SEANOKENG NGWAKO
Down syndrome Association of Botswana (DSAB)
Chairperson
Daniel Daniel Nivagara
Government of Mozambique
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Joseph Njogu
Research Beeline Ltd
CEO
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