Les rencontres Internationales du NEF sont des événements mondiaux biennaux où le monde de la science et de la technologie se rencontre sur le sol africain pour mettre en avant des découvertes scientifiques de pointe, répondre aux défis existants et regarder vers l’avenir

Abdigani Diriye
Research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa

Abdigani Diriye
Chercheur et manageur, IBM Research Africa

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo
Professor, UQAM & Chief Scientist My Intelligent Machines

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo
Professeur à l’UQAM et Directeur Scientifique de My Intelligent Machines

Adam Sneyd
Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

Adam Sneyd
Professeur assistant, Université de Guelph, Canada

Agnes Binagwaho, MD
Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity

Agnes Binagwaho, MD
Vice-recteur, University of Global Health Equity

Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Agnes Kalibata
Présidente, Alliance pour une révolution verte en Afrique (AGRA)

Aku Kwamie
Health policy and systems research consultant

Aku Kwamie
Conseiller en recherche sur les politiques et les systèmes de santé

Albert G. Zeufack
Chief Economist of Africa, The World Bank

Alice Kilonzo-Zulu
MD, Ecobank Rwanda

Amanda Weltman
South African Research Chair in Physical Cosmology

Amina Mohamed
Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kenya

Aminata Garba
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Africa

Aminata Garba
Professeur assistant, Génie électrique et informatique, Université Carnegie Mellon Afrique

Arthur Zang
CEO, Himore Medical and Creator of Cardiopad

Arthur Zang
PDG, Himore Medical, et créateur de Cardiopad

Brian Turyabagye
Co-inventor of the MamaOpe

Brian Turyabagye
Co-inventeur de MamaOpe

Cedric Atangana
CEO of Infinity Space, Builder of WeCashUp

Cedric Atangana
PDG d'Infinity Space, constructeur de WeCashUp

Chamindie Punyadeera
Professeure associée, Queensland University of Technology

Chamindie Punyadeera
Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Chelsea Barabas
Research Scientist at MIT

Christian Benimana
Director, Rwanda Programs, MASS Design Group

Claver Gatete
Minister of Finance of Rwanda

Connie Nshemereirwe
Independent Educator & Researcher

Connie Nshemereirwe
Éducatrice indépendante et chercheuse
Didier Acouetey
Founder and President of AfricSearch Group

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Liberian Doctor and Creator of Nyan Test

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Médecin et créateur du Nyan Test

Douglas Wallace
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

Douglas Wallace
Le Docteur Doug Wallace est le lauréat 2017 du Prix Dr Paul Janssen pour la recherche biomédicale, pionnier dans le domaine de la génétique mitochondriale et son application à l'étude des maladies, du vieillissement et des modèles de migration humaine.

Edgar Pieterse
Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC)

Edgar Pieterse
Directeur Fondateur, Centre africain des villes (ACC)

Éliane Ubalijoro
Professor, McGill University & Executive Director, C.L.E.A.R

Éliane Ubalijoro
Directrice Exécutive, C.L.E.A.R

Eliza Anyangwe
Founder, The Nzinga Effect

Eugene Mutimura
Minister of Education, Republic of Rwanda

Flavia Schlegel
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, the United Nations Cultural, Scientific and Educational Organization (UNESCO)

Flavia Schlegel
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, the United Nations Cultural, Scientific and Educational Organization (UNESCO)

France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation

France A. Córdova
Directrice, Fondation américaine pour la science

Gadi Ndahumba
Legal Counsel, Africal Legal Support Facility

Gadi Ndahumba
Conseiller juridique, Etablissement africain de soutien juridique (ALSF)

Gaetan Siew
Chairperson of the Port Louis Development Initiative and Special Envoy for UN Habitat

Gaetan Siew
Président de l'Initiative de développement de Port-Louis et Envoyé spécial pour ONU-Habitat

Genya Dana
Head of Precision Medicine at the World Economic Forum

Genya Dana
Responsable de la médecine de précision au Forum économique mondial

Grace Nakibaala
Founder and CEO PedalTap

Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Founder, SaCoDé & Ageteka Project

Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Fondatrice, Projet SaCoDé & Ageteka

H.E. Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda

Hans Bolscher
Senior Consultant Climate and Renewable Energy

Hans Bolscher
Consultant Senior Climat et Energies Renouvelables

Haruo Takeda
Corporate Chief Engineer, Hitachi, Ltd.

Haruo Takeda
Ingénieur en chef de l'entreprise, Hitachi, Ltd.

Heide Hackmann
Executive Director of the International Council for Science

Heide Hackmann
Directrice Exécutive du Conseil international pour la science

Howard Alper
Chair, Canvassing Committee, Global Excellence Initiative, and Distinguished University Professor, University of Ottawa

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President Strategy at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Vice-présidente stratégie, Fondation Robert Bosch

Jake Bright
Contributor on Africa at TechCrunch and Crunchbase. Award Winning Author of The Next Africa

Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Special Advisor, Smart Africa

Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Conseiller spécial, Smart Africa

Jean-Francois Gagné
Co-founder and CEO of Element AI

Jean-Francois Gagné
Co-fondateur et PDG de Element AI

Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Secretary-General & Spokesperson of Terrawatt Initiative

Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Secrétaire général et porte-parole de l'initiative Terrawatt

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
President of the European Research Council

Joelle Pineau
Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the School of Computer Science at McGill University

Joelle Pineau
Professeur agrégée et chercheuse -boursière William Dawson à l'École d'informatique de l'Université McGill, Montréal Canada

Johannes Fruehauf
CEO Bioloabs and Executive Director of LabCentral

Johannes Fruehauf
PDG, Bioloabs et Directeur exécutif, LabCentral

John Travis
Managing Editor of News, Science

John Travis
Directeur de la rédaction de News, Science

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Professeur assistant, Département de Mathématiques, Université Northeastern

José M. F. Moura
Philip L. and Marsha Dowd University Professor, CMU & IEEE President Elect

José M. F. Moura
Professeur à Philip L. et Marsha Dowd University, CMU et président élu de l'IEEE

Josh Ghaim, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies

Josh Ghaim, Ph.D.
Directeur de la technologie, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies

Justus Masa
Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy Conversion at the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Justus Masa
Responsable de l'électrocatalyse et de la conversion énergétique au Centre des sciences électrochimiques, université de la Ruhr, Bochum, Germany

Kathryn Toure
International Development Research Centre Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kathryn Toure
Directrice régionale du Centre de recherches pour le développement international, Afrique subsaharienne

Katrin Rehak-Nitsche
Senior Vice-President of Science and Research at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Katrin Rehak-Nitsche
Senior Vice-President of Science and Research at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Kevin Dzobo
Senior Research Scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Kevin Dzobo
Chercheur principal au Centre international de génie génétique et de biotechnologie (ICGEB)

Klaus von Klitzing
Director, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Klaus von Klitzing
Directeur, Institut Max Planck de recherche sur l'état solide

Komminist Weldermariam
IBM-Research Africa, Kenya

Lerato Mbele
Presenter, Africa Business Report, BBC World News

Lucy Quist
President of AIMS Ghana

Lutz Ziob
Dean of the 4Afrika Academy at Microsoft

Lutz Ziob
Doyen de l'Académie 4Afrika chez Microsoft

Macky Sall
President of Senegal

Maha Nasr
Associate Professor and researcher of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Maha Nasr
Professeur associé et chercheuse en pharmacie et en pharmacie industrielle, Faculté de Pharmacie, université Ain Shams, Egypte

Mahmud Johnson
Founder and CEO of J-Palm Libera

Mahmud Johnson
Fondateur et PDG de J-Palm Libera

Mamadou Kaba
Principal Investigator and the Director of the African Microbiome and Epidemiology Research Group (AfriMERG) at the University of Cape Town

Mamadou Kaba
Chercheur principal & Directeur, AfriMERG

Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa

Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa

Manuela Veloso
Professor & Head of the Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon University

Mary Teuw Niane
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal

Mary Teuw Niane
Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'innovation du Séné gal

Michelle Gregory
Vice-President of Content and Innovation, Elsevier

Michelle Gregory
Vice-President of Content and Innovation, Elsevier

Moussa Dembele
CEO, Danapay

Moussa Dembele
PDG, Danapay

Naheed Kurji
Président et PDG de Cyclica

Naheed Kurji
President and CEO of Cyclica

Naser Faruqui
Director of Technology and Innovation, Canada’s International Development Research Centre

Naser Faruqui
Directeur de la technologie et de l'innovation, Centre de recherche pour le développement international du Canada

Nathalie Munyampenda
Managing Director, Next Einstein Forum

Neil Turok
AIMS Founder and Director of Perimeter Institute

Neil Turok
Fondateur, AIMS et Directeur, Institut Périmètre

Nelson Torto
Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Nelson Torto
Directeur exécutif, Académie africaine des sciences (AAS)

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Founder and CEO, SMIN Power Group

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Fondatrice et PDG, SMIN Power Group

Nina Dudnik
Founder and CEO of Seeding Labs

Nina Dudnik
Fondatrice et PDG de Seeding Labs

Oshiorenoya Agabi
CEO, Koniku Inc.

Oshiorenoya Agabi
PDG, Koniku Inc.

Ousmane Badiane
Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute

Ousmane Badiane
Directeur pour l'Afrique, Institut international de recherche sur les politiques alimentaires

Patrick McSharry
Professor at CMU-Africa

Patrick Nsenga Buchana
CEO of AC Group Ltd

Paul Stoffels
Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Paul Stoffels
Directeur scientifique, Johnson & Johnson

Paulina Jaramillo
Co-director of the Green Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Peter Agre (M.D.)
Professor and Director of the Malaria Research Institute at the Bloomberg School of Public Health

Peter Agre (M.D.)
Professeur et Directeur, Institut de recherche sur le paludisme, École Bloomberg de santé publique

Peter Ngene
Assistant professor, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University

Peter Ngene
Professeur assistant, Institut Debye pour la science des nanomatériaux, Université d'Utrecht

Peter Strohschneider
President, German Research Foundation DFG

Peter Strohschneider
Président, Fondation allemande pour la recherche (DFG)

Pierre Thiam
Celebrated chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and entrepreneur

Pierre Thiam
Célèbre chef, restaurateur, auteur de livres de recettes et entrepreneur

Prince K. Osei
Project Developer for Quantum Leap Africa (QLA)

Prosper Ngabonziza
Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany

Rocio A Diaz-Chavez
Deputy Director for Research and Energy and Climate Change Programme Leader at the Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Centre

Romain Murenzi
Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Romain Murenzi
Directeur exécutif, The World Academy of Science

Ron Mobed
Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier

Ron Mobed
Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier

Rose Muturi
East Africa Regional Director at TALA

Rush Holt
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Rush Holt
PDG, Association américaine pour l'avancement de la science (AAAS)

Rym Kefi
Associate Professor, Institut Pasteur of Tunis

Rym Kefi
Professeur assistant, Institut Pasteur de Tunis

Sam Yala
International Account Manager of Security Products in Worldline, Belgium

Samaya Nissanke
Assistant Professor, Radboud University, Netherlands

Sanuhska Naidoo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria

Sanuhska Naidoo
Maître de conférence, Département de génétique, Université de Prétoria

Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

Saskia Sassen
Professeur de la chaire Robert S. Lynd de sociologie, Université Columbia

Sayed Azam-Ali
Chief Executive Officer of Crops For the Future (CFF)

Sayed Azam-Ali
Président Directeur Général de Crops For the Future (CFF)

Seema Kumar
Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Policy Communication, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)

Seema Kumar
Vice-présidente innovation, santé mondiale et communication politique, Johnson & Johnson

Simon Ehui
Director of Food and Agriculture Global Practice, The World Bank

Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions

Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions

Son Excellence Monsieur Paul Kagame
Président de la République du Rwanda

Steve Mutabazi
Chief Investment Strategist, Rwanda Development Board

Tatsuo Arai
Director for Special Missions, Department of International Affairs, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Tembine Hamidou
Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University

Tembine Hamidou
Professeur assistant enéseau international, Université de New York

Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Fondatrice et PDG, LifeBank

Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Fondatrice et PDG, LifeBank

Theresia Bauer
Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden- Württemberg State, Germany

Theresia Bauer
Ministre des Sciences, de la Recherche et des Arts, Etat du Bade-Wurtemberg, Allemagne

Thierry Zomahoun
AIMS President and CEO & NEF Founder and Chair

Thierry Zomahoun
PDG, AIMS et Fondateur et président, NEF

Thomas Kariuki
Director of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa

Thomas Kariuki
Directeur, Alliance pour l'accélération de l'excellence scientifique en Afrique

Tolu Oni
Associate Professor, Co-Chair Global Young Academy

Tolu Oni
Professeur assistant, Université du Cap, et Co-Présidente, Global Young Academy

Tolulope Olugboji
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland

Tolulope Olugboji
Assistant de recherche, Université du Maryland

Tracey McNeill
CEO of babyl Rwanda

Tumani Corrah
Director of Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)

Tumani Corrah
Directeur, Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)

Uta-Micaela Dürig
Vice Chair of the Board of Management

Uta-Micaela Dürig
Vice Chair of the Board of Management

Veerle Berbers
Senior Advisor Impact Investing

Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Vincent Biruta
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda

Vincent Biruta
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda

Vinet Coetzee
Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria

Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Agnes Binagwaho, MD
Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity

Aminata Garba
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Africa

Abdigani Diriye
Research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo
Professor, UQAM & Chief Scientist My Intelligent Machines

Aku Kwamie
Health policy and systems research consultant

France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation

Peter Agre (M.D.)
Professor and Director of the Malaria Research Institute at the Bloomberg School of Public Health

Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions

Arthur Zang
CEO, Himore Medical and Creator of Cardiopad

Brian Turyabagye
Co-inventor of the MamaOpe

Ousmane Badiane
Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute

Agnes Binagwaho, MD
Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity

Theresia Bauer
Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden- Württemberg State, Germany

Hans Bolscher
Senior Consultant Climate and Renewable Energy

Cedric Atangana
CEO of Infinity Space, Builder of WeCashUp

France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Liberian Doctor and Creator of Nyan Test

Tumani Corrah
Director of Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)

Douglas Wallace
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

Abdigani Diriye
Research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa

Uta-Micaela Dürig
Vice Chair of the Board of Management

Connie Nshemereirwe
Independent Educator & Researcher

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Liberian Doctor and Creator of Nyan Test

Kevin Dzobo
Senior Research Scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo
Professor, UQAM & Chief Scientist My Intelligent Machines

Genya Dana
Head of Precision Medicine at the World Economic Forum

Nina Dudnik
Founder and CEO of Seeding Labs

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Éliane Ubalijoro
Professor, McGill University & Executive Director, C.L.E.A.R

Edgar Pieterse
Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC)

France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation

Yabebal Fantaye
ARETE-AIMS Junior Research Chair

Genya Dana
Head of Precision Medicine at the World Economic Forum

Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Founder, SaCoDé & Ageteka Project

Grace Nakibaala
Founder and CEO PedalTap

Gadi Ndahumba
Legal Counsel, Africal Legal Support Facility

Gaetan Siew
Chairperson of the Port Louis Development Initiative and Special Envoy for UN Habitat

Aminata Garba
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Africa

Josh Ghaim, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies

Hans Bolscher
Senior Consultant Climate and Renewable Energy

Tembine Hamidou
Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University

Rush Holt
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President Strategy at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Josh Ghaim, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies

José M. F. Moura
Philip L. and Marsha Dowd University Professor, CMU & IEEE President Elect

Justus Masa
Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy Conversion at the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Secretary-General & Spokesperson of Terrawatt Initiative

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Mahmud Johnson
Founder and CEO of J-Palm Libera

Kathryn Toure
International Development Research Centre Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kevin Dzobo
Senior Research Scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Katrin Rehak-Nitsche
Senior Vice-President of Science and Research at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Klaus von Klitzing
Director, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Mamadou Kaba
Principal Investigator and the Director of the African Microbiome and Epidemiology Research Group (AfriMERG) at the University of Cape Town

Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Thomas Kariuki
Director of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa

Aku Kwamie
Health policy and systems research consultant

Rym Kefi
Associate Professor, Institut Pasteur of Tunis

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego
Board member, KPMG - France

Maha Nasr
Associate Professor and researcher of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Mahmud Johnson
Founder and CEO of J-Palm Libera

Mamadou Kaba
Principal Investigator and the Director of the African Microbiome and Epidemiology Research Group (AfriMERG) at the University of Cape Town

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Founder and CEO, SMIN Power Group

Justus Masa
Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy Conversion at the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Romain Murenzi
Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

José M. F. Moura
Philip L. and Marsha Dowd University Professor, CMU & IEEE President Elect

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Founder and CEO, SMIN Power Group

Nina Dudnik
Founder and CEO of Seeding Labs

Maha Nasr
Associate Professor and researcher of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Sanuhska Naidoo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Liberian Doctor and Creator of Nyan Test

Nelson Torto
Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Peter Ngene
Assistant professor, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University

Neil Turok
AIMS Founder and Director of Perimeter Institute

Gadi Ndahumba
Legal Counsel, Africal Legal Support Facility

Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Founder, SaCoDé & Ageteka Project

Oshiorenoya Agabi
CEO, Koniku Inc.

Ousmane Badiane
Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute

Tolulope Olugboji
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland

Tolu Oni
Associate Professor, Co-Chair Global Young Academy

Paul Stoffels
Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Peter Agre (M.D.)
Professor and Director of the Malaria Research Institute at the Bloomberg School of Public Health

Peter Strohschneider
President, German Research Foundation DFG

Pierre Thiam
Celebrated chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and entrepreneur

Edgar Pieterse
Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC)

Peter Ngene
Assistant professor, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University

Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Secretary-General & Spokesperson of Terrawatt Initiative

Rym Kefi
Associate Professor, Institut Pasteur of Tunis

Katrin Rehak-Nitsche
Senior Vice-President of Science and Research at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego
Board member, KPMG - France

Romain Murenzi
Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Rush Holt
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Sayed Azam-Ali
Chief Executive Officer of Crops For the Future (CFF)

Sanuhska Naidoo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria

Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions

Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

Peter Strohschneider
President, German Research Foundation DFG

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Founder and CEO, SMIN Power Group

Adam Sneyd
Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

Gaetan Siew
Chairperson of the Port Louis Development Initiative and Special Envoy for UN Habitat

Paul Stoffels
Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Thomas Kariuki
Director of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa

Theresia Bauer
Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden- Württemberg State, Germany

Tolulope Olugboji
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President Strategy at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Tembine Hamidou
Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University

Nelson Torto
Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Brian Turyabagye
Co-inventor of the MamaOpe

Neil Turok
AIMS Founder and Director of Perimeter Institute

Thierry Zomahoun
AIMS President and CEO & NEF Founder and Chair

Tolu Oni
Associate Professor, Co-Chair Global Young Academy

Uta-Micaela Dürig
Vice Chair of the Board of Management

Éliane Ubalijoro
Professor, McGill University & Executive Director, C.L.E.A.R

Vinet Coetzee
Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego
Board member, KPMG - France

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President Strategy at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Douglas Wallace
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

Yabebal Fantaye
ARETE-AIMS Junior Research Chair

Yinka Adegoke
Africa editor for Quartz

Arthur Zang
CEO, Himore Medical and Creator of Cardiopad
