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ISC
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin
International Telecommunication Union, Switzerland
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Nienke Buisman
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LINK Centre, Wits University
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Tanya Abrahamse
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
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Sarah Anyang Agbor
African Union Commission, Ethiopia
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University of Ghana
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Ayman Ahmed
Egyptian Space Agency
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Domingo Alcaraz-Segura
University of Granada
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Clint García Alibrandi
Environmental Water Agency of Andalusia, Regional Ministry for Environment
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Max-Planck-Institute of Experimenetal Medicine
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EuroGeoSurveys (EGS)- (PanAfGeo)
Karina Angelieva
Ministry of Education and Science Bulgaria
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Sara Anjos
University of Minho and at the University of Leiden
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Genomics England, DHSC
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British Standards Institution (BSI)
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Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)
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Lora Borissova
European Commission
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Bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data
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Roland Brouwer
Layih Butake
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Senegal
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Alex Cahana
BTBlock
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Karen Calteaux
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa
Rosa Castro
Federation of European Academies of Medicine
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Javier Castroviejo
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Department of Economic development, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM) at the African Union Commission (AUC)
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Natalia Corbalán
Fundación Ingenio, Spain
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Paul Cotter
Teagasc
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Gwenole Cozigou
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Portuguese Language Office of Astronomy for Development (PLOAD)
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Sally Cudmore
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Juanjo Dañobeitia
EMSO ERIC
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Jacques Demotes
ECRIN
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Thomas Dermine
Government of Belgium
Secretary of State for Science Policy, Belgium
Martina Desole
APRE
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Isabel Díaz
ICP-CSIC, Spanish Research Council, Addis Ababa University
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Daniela Dobreva-Nielsen
AZO - Space of Innovation, Germany
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Pascal Doh
Diaspora Academic Network for Africa
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Inma Domínguez
European Astronomical Society
Secretary of the Council
Mafini Dosso
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Ben Durham
National Department of Science & Innovation
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Robert Eiss
NIH
Damian Okaibedi Eke
De Montfort University, Leicester
Johan Eksteen
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Imad Elimairi
African oral and maxillofacial surgical association
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Raymond Van Ermen
EPE (European Partners for the Environment)
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Thomas Esch
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Abeje Eshete
Forest Research Institute
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Hani Eskandar
ITU
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Peter Fagerstrom
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Roland Feinäugle
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Andrés Fernández
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Monika Frenzel
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Mikkel Frich
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Ibercivis Foundation
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Cristina Garcia-Miro
Yebes Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory in Spain (OAN/IGN)
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Nathnael Geneti
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
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Bethelhem Girma
African Planetarium Association
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Lizbeth Goodman
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Alex Grech
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Yuko Harayama
RIKEN
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David Harmon
Huawei
Philippa Hartley
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Government of Portugal
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Louisa Heneghan
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ANR, France
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Office of Digital Transformation, Estonia
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Victor Kakengi
Immaculate Kassit
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Lydia Kline
NIH
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Sherman Kong
DIAL at UN Foundation
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Almamy Konte
Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar
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Nicholas Körnig
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Jason Lantz
Salesforce
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Rita Laranjinha
European External Action Service
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Rita Lawlor
ARC-Net, University of Verona
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Trod Lehong
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Adrienne Leussa
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WRC
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Saba Loftus
APC Microbome Ireland
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Paras Loomba
Global Himalayan Expedition
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Glaudina Loots
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Javier Lopez
LifeWatch ERIC
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Jan Low
International Potato Center (CIP)
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Monica Di Luca
European Brain Council
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Ashley Lumsden
Huawei Technologies
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Nonhlanhla Lunjani
University of Cape Town
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Thomas Lyons
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
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Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Nikhita Madhanpall
South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town
OAD-DARA Big Data Fellow
Dermot Maher
TDR
Joseph Maina
Research Beeline Ltd
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Michael Makanga
EDCTP - Association
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Thulani Makhalanyane
Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics
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Boitumelo Mangope
University of Botswana
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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
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Atef Marzouk
African Union Commission, Ethiopia
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Hambani Masheleni
African Union Commission
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Souleymane Mboup
Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF)
Vanessa McBride
Office of Astronomy for Development
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Peter McCarthy
National Children’s Cancer Service at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and University College Dublin
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Seán McCarthy
Hyperion Ltd
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Brian McCollow
US-Chad Investment Council
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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 University
Emeritus Professor
Neil Milliken
Atos
Global Head of Accessibility
Jamal Mimouni
University of Constantine1 and CERIST
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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
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Nicholas T Moswaane
Mokgosi Special Unit in Ramotswa - Botswana
Specialist Teacher
Magda Moutaftsi
Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) R&D Hub, Germany
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Jeffrey Mphahlele
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
Mammo Muchie
Tshwane University of Technology
Rated Research Professor
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
CASRO
CEO/Founder
Takalani Nemaungani
Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
Chief Director
Tiina Neuvonen
UN Secretary General's Office
Nigel Newbutt
UWE, Bristol
Researcher in the Department of Education
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