Draft Programme

Programme Director: Professor Wanda Markotter, Director, Future Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Remarks:

Ms Anneline Morgan, Chief Director: Overseas Bilateral Cooperation, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), South Africa

Dr Thandi Mgwebi, Group Executive: Business Advancement of the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF), South Africa

Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Moderator:  Prof Barend Erasmus, Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Speakers:

Prof David M Lodge, Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University, United States

Prof Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems, and Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Director of the Institute for Natural Resources (NPC) in South Africa

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Moderator: Prof Chris Isike, Director: African Centre for the Study of the United States UP (ACSUS-UP), University of Pretoria, South Africa

Speakers:

Dr Yewande Alimi, One Health Unit Lead at Africa CDC, and co-lead for the Africa Union Task force on AMR, Ethiopia

Reflections by ECR:

Dr Tedson Nkoana, Academic Project Coordinator, One Health Research Chair, Future Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Moderator: Dr Flavia Schlegel, Special Envoy for Science in Global Policy, International Science Council

Speakers:

Prof Vukosi Marivate, ABSA Chair of Data Science, Professor of Data Science for Social Impact Research Group , University of Pretoria, South Africa

Moderator: Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Dean, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria (Pty), South Africa

Speakers:

Prof Rajiv Kumar, Chairman, Pahle India Foundation, Delhi

Dr Albert G. Zeufack, World Bank Country Director for Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sao Tome and Principe

Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria, South Africa in conversation with key university partner- and network leaders.

Moderator: Prof Maano Ramutsindela, UP-UCT Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformation, University of Pretoria and Professor of Professor of Geography, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Speakers:

Prof David Mickler, Dean Global, Africa; Founding Director, Centre for Australia-Africa Relations in the office of the DVC Global and Associate Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Australia; and Visiting Fellow at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Prof Wisdom Tettey, President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Moderator: Prof Claire Quinn, Professor in Natural Resource Management at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom; and Visiting Fellow at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Speakers:

Prof Patrick Caron, Chair of the UN High-Level Panel of Experts and Vice-President for International Relationships, University of Montpellier, France

Prof Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Board; Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Moderator: Dr Heide Hackmann, Chair in Science Futures, Centre for Research in Evaluation, Science and Technology, University of Stellenbosch , South Africa

Speakers:

Dr Khotso Mokhele, Founder of Academy of Science of South Africa and National Research Foundation, Chairman of AECI Limited and President of Hans Merensky Foundation, South Africa

Prof Steven Friedman, Research Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Politics Department, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Prof Baniyelme David Zoogah, Associate Professor, Chair, Human Resources and Management Area, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Moderator: Prof Frans Swanepoel, Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Food Systems (SFS), University of Pretoria

Speaker:

Dr Thokozile Lewanika, Founder of DML45 Consulting and Executive Education faculty at Henley Business School, South Africa