Monday 12 June 2023

10h00 Opening

Introduction Mirjana Povic Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI); Meeting Chair

Welcome

Deidre Toomey Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union, Embassy of Ireland, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Triona McCormack Director of Research, University College Dublin

10h15 Role of women in science for achieving UN SDGs and empowering girls through Science Mirjana Povic Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)

10h30 Digital Transformation George Essegbey Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana

10h45 Delivering capacity to address the disease burden across African nations Rizwana Mia Senior Program Manager: Precision Medicine & The South Africa Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Genomics Centre

11h00 Food Security Triona McCormack Director of Research, University College Dublin

11h15 Space for development Meshack Kinyua Space Applications, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

11h30 Research Infrastructures Eugene Lottering National Research Foundation, South Africa

11h45 Skills and the Astronomy Schools initiative Charles Takalana

12h00 Societally relevant global environmental change research - Opportunities to foster Africa-EU collaborations through developing Belmont Forum Africa regional & tropical forests actions Nicole Arbour Executive Director, Belmont Forum

12h15 Discussion and recommendations Declan Kirrane Director, Africa-Europe, Science Collaboration Platform (AERAP)

12h45 Lunch

Africa-EU science collaboration

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