26 – 28 March 2018
Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda
NEF Global Gatherings are exciting biennial global events where the world of science and technology meet on Africa soil to unveil breakthroughs in science, respond to existing challenges and look to the future. In this way, the NEF is unique. The inaugural NEF Global Gathering 2016 had 1,258 participants from 79 countries. Over 60% were under 42 years of age and close to 40% were women. The NEF Global Gathering 2018 will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 26-28 March 2018 under the patronage of H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
Host
H.E. Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda
SPEAKERS
NEF Global Gatherings are exciting biennial global events where the world of science and technology meet on Africa soil to unveil breakthroughs in science, respond to existing challenges and look to the future. Get to know some of our speakers.
Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa
Paul Stoffels
Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Theresia Bauer
Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden- Württemberg State, Germany
Ron Mobed
Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier
Klaus von Klitzing
Director, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Uta-Micaela Dürig
Vice Chair of the Board of Management
Flavia Schlegel
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, the United Nations Cultural, Scientific and Educational Organization (UNESCO)
Rush Holt
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Mary Teuw Niane
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal
France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation
Peter Strohschneider
President, German Research Foundation DFG
Vincent Biruta
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda
Seema Kumar
Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Policy Communication, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions
