Virtual Networking Exchange
30th of April 2025
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| 02:00pm |
Welcome & Icebreaker Moderator: Francis Agamah |
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| 02:05pm |
Overview of Networking Exchange Moderator: Working Group Chairs |
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| Networking round 1 - Data Science Communities & Research Hubs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Breakout room 1 Moderator: Natalia Blanco & Sophia Osawe Facilitator: Wisdom Akurugu |
Breakout room 2 Moderator: Samson Jarso & Emma Sabastian Facilitator: Joel Sabiti |
Breakout room 3 Moderator: Aminu Musa & Tumai Muzorewa Facilitator: Tino Muzambi |
Breakout room 4 Moderator: Gaone Retshabile & Brad Newsome Facilitator: Emmanuel Biryabarema |
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| OHDSI Presenter: Andrew Kanter |
PUBGEM-Africa Presenter: Otshepeng Mazibuko |
AFRE Health Presenter: Aster |
Cocreation Hub Presenter: Stephanie Okpere |
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RSSE Africa Presenter: Anelda Van der Walt |
University of Energy and Natural Resources Presenter: Stephen Afrifa |
APHRC Presenter: Agnes Kiragga |
MADIVA Presenter: Kayode Adetunji & Daniel Nderitu |
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Ethiopian AI Institute Presenter: Taye Girma |
University of Thies Presenter: Mamadou Bousso |
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| Networking round 2 - Private Sectors, NGOs & AI Labs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 03:05pm |
Breakout room 1 Moderator: Brad Newsome & Sophia Osawe Facilitator: Wisdom Akurugu |
Breakout room 2 Moderator: Samson Jarso & Emma Sabastian Facilitator: Joel Sabiti |
Breakout room 3 Moderator: Aminu Musa & Tumai Muzorewa Facilitator: Tino Muzambi |
Breakout room 4 Moderator: Ishwar Chandramouliswaran & Natalia Blanco Facilitator: Wisdom Akurugu |
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| Fairconect Presenter: Hatem Haddad |
IBM Research Africa Presenter: Stephanie Muller |
The African Bioinformatics Institute Presenter: Nicola Mulder |
CODATA Presenter: Francis Crawley |
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| Kuyesera AI Lab Presenter: Amelia Taylor |
PBR LifeSciences Presenter: Adeoye Sobande, Samuel Rodrigues & Teslim Kuteyi |
The African Genomics Data Hub (AfriGen-D) Presenter: Lyndon Zass |
Data Science Without Borders Presenter: Miranda Barasa |
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| Neurallabs Presenter: Tom Kinyanjui |
eHealth Africa Presenter: Nirmal Ravi |
Climate Sensitive Infectious Disease Network (CSIDNet) Presenter: Robert Selemani |
Kapsule Presenter: David Chen |
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| DATICAN Presenter: Akintayo Oluwafemi John |
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Networking round 3 - Funder Session Moderator: Michelle Skelton |
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| 04:05pm |
Wellcome Trust Presenter: Yolisa Nalule |
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International Development Research Centre Presenter: Samuel Oji Oti |
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Lacuna Fund Presenter: Jennifer Pratt Miles |
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Gates Foundation Presenter: Amel Ghouila & Jenniffer Maroa |
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US National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International
Center Presenter: Laura Povlich |
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Villgro Africa Presenter: Rob Beyer & Deogratias Mzurikwao |
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Q&A Moderator: Michelle Skelton |
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