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Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit

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James Waithaka

Chief Operations Officer, Research Beeline Ltd
Chief Operating Officer
Nairobi,Kenya

https://researchbeeline.com/

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James is a co-founder and the Chief Operations Officer at Research Beeline Limited, the research funding opportunities platform for African institutions. He has been supporting Universities and research institutions in Africa to navigate the intricate funding landscape and currently is supporting over 30 institutions across the continent of Africa. He is an alumnus of Egerton University, Kenya, and has a background in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics and also management Science.

9:00am CEST

Overview of Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 Virtual Room: EthiopiaMs Tugela Matubatuba • Martina Desole

11:00am CEST

Contribution of Science and Innovation to the EU's Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) Virtual Room: BostwanaDeclan Kiranne How to use CORDIS: the EU R&D Information Service Virtual Room: South AfricaMariana Popova

12:00pm CEST

Using Patent Data to improve Research Proposals Virtual Room: MadagascarIlja Rudyk • Roland Feinäugle • Nicholas Körnig

1:00pm CEST

How to write a Competitive Research Proposal Virtual Room: MozambiqueSeán McCarthy

3:00pm CEST

Impact of GDPR on EU-US Science Collaboration and Global Science, Convened by ISC Virtual Room: South Africarahma rachdi • Kurt Zatloukal • Dario Gil • Declan Kiranne • Eva Kaili • Susan Veldman • Rita Lawlor • Robert Eiss • Didier Reynerts • Manuel Manuel Heitor • Robin Fears • Dr. David Bray • Lydia Kline • Thomas Lyons Overview of Africa Science Programmes and Policies Virtual Room: EthiopiaMammo Muchie • Antonio Batel Overview of European Science Programmes and Policies Virtual Room: BostwanaElisabeth Maron

5:00pm CEST

Research Funding landscape: Finding opportunities for African Universities Virtual Room: MadagascarJoseph Njogu

8:45am CEST

Africa-Europe Science Innovation Summit: Opening Plenary Virtual Room: EthiopiaPhil Diamond • Phil Mjwara • Kurt Zatloukal • Takalani Nemaungani • Declan Kiranne • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Maria Cristina Russo • Manuel Manuel Heitor • Thomas Dermine • Sarah Anyang Agbor • Ole Petter Ottersen • Lora Borissova • Immaculate Kassit • Doreen Bogdan-Martin • H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed • Edith Heard • Michael Makanga • Jean-Pierre Bourguignon • Mirjana Povic • Mahama Ouedraogo • Racey Muchilwa • Val Munsami

12:30pm CEST

Horizon Europe and Africa: A key Presentation by Nienke Buisman, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels Virtual Room: South AfricaHambani Masheleni • Vinny Pillay • Nienke Buisman

2:00pm CEST

Africa-Europe Women in Science and Innovation: How build New Policy Frameworks for Sustained Cooperation. Convened by the AERAP Women in Science Group Virtual Room: GhanaDaan du Toit • Aster Tsegaye • Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro • Mirjana Povic • Mei Lin Fung • Gitanjali Sah • Anna Fumarola • Frauke Alves • Layih Butake • Lucienne Abrahams • Amanda Solloway • Inés Sánchez de Madariaga • Carla Sharpe • Magdalena Skipper • Pontsho Maruping • Brenda Namumba

5:00pm CEST

Mini Plenary with Italy and Ethiopia Virtual Room: EthiopiaBernd Halling • Declan Kiranne • Daan du Toit • H.E. Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed • Monica Di Luca

9:00am CEST

Cyber Security for Secure Futures in Africa and EuropeAntonio Batel • Daniel Daniel Nivagara • Dr. Domingos Barbosa Genomics for Shared Research and Better Health Outcomes Virtual Room: EthiopiaAdrienne Leussa • David Kavanagh • Trish Scanlan • Ben Durham • Mark Bale • Owen Smith • Delali Attiogbe Attipoe • Peter McCarthy • Monika Frenzel High Security Laboratory Responses to enable pandemic responses in Africa Virtual Room: BostwanaDylan Bonfils • Takalani Nemaungani • Audrey Richard • Hervé RAOUL Science-Digital Diplomacy can Make a Great Contribution to Multilateralism and the UN SDGs Virtual Room: South AfricaRolf Apweiler • Zeinab Osman • Marc Wesselink • Dr. Yuhyun Park • Andrew Rugege • Lucienne Abrahams • Daan du Toit • Rita Laranjinha • Mei Lin Fung • Tamara Singh Africa-EU Astronomy Collaboration: Towards the First IAU-General Assembly on the African Continent in 2024, and Beyond convened by the African Astronomical Society and Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD... Virtual Room: GhanaJamal Mimouni • Inma Domínguez • Kevin Govender • Charles Takalana • Mirjana Povic • Melvin Hoare • Vanessa McBride • David Baratoux • Bradley Frank • Carolina Ödman

11:00am CEST

A New Paradigm for Health Research with Africa Virtual Room: MadagascarDeclan Kiranne • Inmaculada Peñas • Regina Nthenya • Jeffrey Mphahlele • Eugene Mutimura • Kurt Zatloukal • Sally Cudmore • Frauke Alves • Kenneth Fleming • Co-convenor: Damian Eke • Magda Moutaftsi • Jeremy Ouedraogo Africa-Europe Geoscience Cooperation to Sustain our Planet Virtual Room: MauritiusDomingo Alcaraz-Segura • Robert Kaemba • Murray Hitzman • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • David Khoza • Celine Andrien • Rokayha Samba • Susan Webb • Mukosi • Juan Manuel García Ruiz The Microbiome - Improving Health, Food Systems and Economic Prosperity. Convened by APC Microbiome Ireland Virtual Room: MozambiqueIntisar Soghayroun • Saba Loftus • Thulani Makhalanyane • Nonhlanhla Lunjani • Paul Cotter • Paul O'Toole • Amel Sami • Paul Ross • Dr Omeima Salih • Imad Elimairi SKAO: Enabling Global Science through Radio Astronomy Virtual Room: ZambiaGeorge Miley • Anna Bonaldi • Simon Berry • William Garnier • Philippa Hartley • Adrian Tiplady • Carolina Ödman-Govender • Cristina Garcia-Miro

1:00pm CEST

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence for Health, Environment and Food Systems Virtual Room: EthiopiaDr. Domingos Barbosa • Barry O´Sullivan • Happy Sithole • Rachel Adams • Enrique Herrera Viedma Water: Science and Technology is Essential for Water Decision Making and Decision Makers. Virtual Room: BostwanaHenry J. Roman (PhD) • Bernd GAWLIK • Filali Meknassi • Paul Ruebig • Stanley Liphadzi Clean IT for Environment: Clean IT for Climate Justice: policymakers need to make this work Virtual Room: South AfricaRichard Perez • Dr. Domingos Barbosa • Mei Lin Fung • Alpesh Shah • Christoph Meinel • Mahama Ouedraogo • Pascal Doh • Dr Bienvenu Agbokponto Soglo • Maxwell Otim Onapa • Johan Eksteen • David Harmon Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa. Convened by ONE Foundation and Medical University, Graz Virtual Room: GhanaInmaculada Peñas • Jeffrey Mphahlele • Eva Stöger • Alex Cahana • David McNair • Glaudina Loots • Kurt Zatloukal Open Science for Sustainability and Inclusiveness: the SKA Role Model Virtual Room: KenyaLourdes Verdes-Montenegro

3:00pm CEST

Developing A Skills Agenda that Works for Future Generations in Africa. Convened by SKA Africa and InnoPharma Virtual Room: MadagascarRacey Muchilwa • Jose Manuel Avila • Ashley Lumsden • Valério Ribeiro • Ian Jones • Bonita de Swardt • Dr Nikiwe Bam • Anna Scaife Our Digital Future for Our Citizens Virtual Room: ZambiaAntonio Jose Saenz-Albanes • Mafini Dosso • Pascal Doh • Nick Vitalari • Happy Sithole • Dr. Domingos Barbosa Strategic Framework on International Cooperation (SFIC) in Science and Technology: the work of the Africa Task Force Virtual Room: MauritiusDeclan Kiranne • Mammo Muchie • Eugene Mutimura • Mario Cervantes • Martina Hartl Science capacity building with Africa: how the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures and the ERIC Forum can provide a basis for enabling and sustaining science cooperation, in particular enabling... Virtual Room: MozambiqueEugene Mutimura • Takalani Nemaungani • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Corrado perna • Dominik Sobczak • Francisco Colomer Space Applications for Dynamic Cooperation Across Sectors Virtual Room: NamibiaRoya Ayazi • Corrado perna • Dr. Domingos Barbosa • Thorsten Rudolph • Daniela Dobreva-Nielsen • Gasiza Deborah Grace • Ayman Ahmed • Thomas Esch • Val Munsami • Nabin Raj Gaihre • Brian Quinn • Rafael E. Marquez

5:00pm CEST

Cooperation on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services convened LifeWatch ERIC and DSI, South Africa Virtual Room: South AfricaZeinab Osman • Kogilam Govender • Christos Arvanitidis • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Juliana Chaves • Yaw Agyeman • Maxwell Otim Onapa • Alberto Basset • Fernando Rodríguez

9:00am CEST

Crop Research: Building on the ACP Sugar Research Programme to Advance Crop Research Integration in AfricaAli Osman • Hennie VanDerMerwe • Hassan Ibrahim Ali Mofadel Capacity and Research Infrastructures for Clinical Trials and Research: Convened by EDCTP and ECRIN Virtual Room: South AfricaRhoda Wanyenze • Jacques Demotes • Michael Makanga • Marcel Tanner • Souleymane Mboup • Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft • Dermot Maher • Jeffrey Mphahlele Medical Devices: Using Africa-Europe Research Cooperation to Optimise Medical Devices Production and Delivery in Africa, including regulatory compliance with the Medical Devices Regulation Virtual Room: BostwanaTakalani Nemaungani • Abhay Pandit • Arti Devi Ahluwalia

11:00am CEST

Innovation Policy Capacity In Africa Virtual Room: MadagascarPISERRA RIBERA, JOAQUIN JORGE • Mei Lin Fung • Juliana Chaves • Maxwell Otim Onapa • Isabel Díaz • Andrés Fernández • Almamy Konte Africa-Europe Research Cooperation for the Advancement of Agri-Food Systems Virtual Room: MauritiusJose Manuel Avila • Brian McCollow • Sherry. Ayittey • Karina Angelieva • Shadrack Moephuli • Andy Zynga • Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin • Maciej Golubiewski • Hambani Masheleni • Natalia Corbalán • Isabelle Hippolyte Oceans of Cooperation Virtual Room: MozambiqueMatthew Frost • Christos Arvanitidis • Juanjo Dañobeitia Building ICT Capacity Virtual Room: NamibiaAntonio Jose Saenz-Albanes • Clint García Alibrandi • Mei Lin Fung • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Andrew Rugege • Octavi Quintana • David Harmon Pediatric Oncology: Building Cooperation and Capacity between Europe and Africa with Their Lives Matter, Tanzania Virtual Room: ZambiaDeclan Kiranne • Trish Scanlan

1:00pm CEST

Open Education in the Context of Academia, Enterprise and International Organizations Virtual Room: GhanaMikkel Frich • Declan Kiranne • Alex Grech • Peter Fagerstrom • Mei Lin Fung • Thomas Staubitz, Science at United Nations 76th General Assembly, September 2021 (UNGA76): how science advances the SDGs Virtual Room: EthiopiaJuan Miguel González-Aranda • Joachim Mnich • Paul Ruebig • Andrew Rugege • Yuko Harayama • Declan Kiranne Standards - Supporting innovation in Africa: How do standards foster innovation and economic prosperity? Virtual Room: KenyaJarita Christie • Erik Wijkström • Sean Woolfrey • Oswald Chinyamakobvu • Gwenole Cozigou • David Bell • Hermogène Nsengimana • Johan Eksteen Enabling and Welcoming the Contribution from Women and Girls to Science and Innovation Virtual Room: South AfricaGitanjali Sah • Africa G. Zanella • Lizbeth Goodman • Yassamina Meddi

3:00pm CEST

Blockchain in Africa Virtual Room: NamibiaAntonio Jose Saenz-Albanes • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Michael Sung • Sorcha Mulligan • Alex Cahana • Raymond Van Ermen EU Regulations cannot be allowed to block health research cooperation between Europe and Africa: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) need to consider Health for Africa... Virtual Room: MadagascarSusan Veldman • Robert Eiss • Rosa Castro • Kurt Zatloukal • Declan Kiranne • Rita Lawlor Youth Challenge: Inspiring the Next Generation with the Schools Satellite Project: Convened by Valencia and ISC Virtual Room: ZambiaGasiza Deborah Grace • Bethelhem Girma • Nathnael Geneti • Cosimo Vallo • Niall Smith • Silvia Parres Palomares • Charles Takalana • Roya Ayazi • Javier Lopez • Mbonteh Roland Ndunge • Kogilam Govender

5:00pm CEST

Forward Statements and Next Steps: Anticipating a Science Agenda for the 2022 AU-EU Summit Virtual Room: EthiopiaVinny Pillay • Takalani Nemaungani • Dr. Domingos Barbosa • Declan Kiranne • Mei Lin Fung • Mahama Ouedraogo • Daan du Toit Using Assistive Technology to Promote Inclusion for People with Disability through Collaboration and Partnership between Europe, Africa, and the United StatesGeraldine Leader • Nigel Newbutt • Connie SUNG • Boitumelo Mangope • Christiana OKYERE • Malebogo “Max” Molefhe • MARINA SEANOKENG NGWAKO • Nicholas T Moswaane • Montisetsi Chain Popo • Neil Milliken

9:00am CEST

Africa - Europe Cooperation on Global Biodiversity Framework Virtual Room: EthiopiaDeclan Kiranne • Clint García Alibrandi • Javier Castroviejo • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Juliana Chaves • Maxwell Otim Onapa • Alberto Basset • Christos Arvanitidis • Emmanuel Mutisya • Victor Kakengi • Abeje Eshete • KandiouraNOBA

11:00am CEST

Communicating Science in a Multipolar and Multi-stakeholder Society to Deliver the SDGs Virtual Room: MauritiusNat Hill • Declan Kiranne • Simon Bergman Astronomy - a Unique Engine for Education and Development Virtual Room: South AfricaValente A. Cuambe • Kevin Govender • George Miley • Cecilia Scorza • Sara Anjos • Alemiye Mamo Yacob • Bethelhem Girma • Cecilia Scorza • Paras Loomba • Sonal Asgotraa • Nikhita Madhanpall

2:00pm CEST

Africa-Europe Partnering together for Future Biodiversity Challenges: Consortia Building Virtual Room: MadagascarEltayb Abdellatef • Jan Low • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Juliana Chaves • Jose Manuel Avila • John Bosco Lamoris Okulllo • Francisco Sanz García • Christos Arvanitidis • Heather Mckhann • Roberto Garcia Ruiz • Roland Brouwer • Irene Kadzere