Virtual Networking Exchange
3rd of May 2023
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| 2:00 pm | Welcome (5 min) -Icebreaker (e.g., Mentimeter activity) -Review agenda and explain how Networking Exchange will work |
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| 2:05 pm | Overview of DS-I Africa (5 min) -Explain the different types of grants within DS-I Africa |
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| 2:10 pm | Networking Round 1 -Organizations will be grouped and assigned to breakout rooms based on general themes -Each breakout room will have a panel of 3-4 organizations and a facilitator from the DS-I Africa team -Each organization will give a 5-min flash talk/demo followed by 30 min of facilitated group Q&A |
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Room 1 - Capacity and Training
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Room 2 - Data Policy
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Room 3 - Global Networks
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Room 4 - Innovation Support
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Room 5 - AI & Healthcare - 1AI & Healthcare - 1
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| 3:00 pm | Networking Round 2 -Organizations will be grouped and assigned to breakout rooms based on general themes -Each breakout room will have a panel of 3-4 organizations and a facilitator from the DS-I Africa team -Each organization will give a 5-min flash talk/demo followed by 30 min of facilitated group Q&A |
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Room 1 - Consultancy Services
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Room 2 - AI/ML Tools
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Room 3 - Med Tech
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Room 4 - Public Health
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| 3:50 pm | Networking Round 3 -Research funding organizations will give 5-min overviews of their agency followed by 20 min of facilitated group Q&A with the full audience in plenary
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| 4:30 pm | Event concludes | ||||