Session III – Creating Shared Value
Recording from session III, the Pan-African hybrid RSIF-UM6P University Conference, held on 28 June 2022 in Ben Guerir, Morocco and online.
Theme: Creating Shared Value
Moderator: Dr. Mafini Sarratou Dosso, Chief Economist and Policy Analyst, European Commission Joint Research Centre
Keynote: Building Africa’s STI sector to support industrialisation in Africa. Speaker: Dr. Kamau Gachigi, Executive Director, Gearbox, Pan African Network, an RSIF partner organisation
Respondent: Dr. Ellie Osir, STI Advisor, International Development Research Center (IDRC)
Panel Discussion – Nurturing collaboration between universities and industry – Lessons, experiences and best practice
Introductory remarks: • Ms. Cynthia Orang’o, Grants Officer, RSIF, icipe
Panelists:
● Panelist 1: Prof. Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, CEO of the National Research Foundation, South Africa
● Panelist 2: Prof. Murtala Sabo Sagagi, Dangote Business School, Bayero University, Kano, an RSIF African host university
● Panelist 3: Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, Prof. and acting President, African University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, an RSIF African host university
● Panelist 4: Mr. Gerard den Ouden, Programme Manager, Science and Technology Expert, GOPAcom
Comments:
● Dr. Amadou Gouzaye, OCP Africa
● Mrs. Patricia Poku Diaby, CEO, Plot Enterprise LTD