Virtual Networking Exchange
8th of April 2026
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02:00pm |
Welcome & Icebreaker Moderator: Francis Agamah [DS-I Africa CC] |
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02:05pm |
Overview of Networking Exchange Moderator: Aminu Musa & Tumai Muzorewa [DS-I Africa Partnerships & Outreach Working Group Chairs] |
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02:10pm |
DS-I Africa Resource Catalogue Moderator: Francis Agamah [DS-I Africa CC] |
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02:15pm |
Updates from the Coordinating Centre Moderator: Michelle Skelton |
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02:40pm |
Networking Round 1: Strengthening the Collaborative Core: Trust, Networks & Shared Infrastructure |
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Room 1: Capacity Building and Training Programs Moderator: Sophia Osawe & Chaime Samtal Facilitator: Dativa Pereus & Tanian Natus |
Room 2: Collaborative Research Project Opportunities Moderator: Tumai Muzorewa & Wisdom Akurugu [DS-I Africa CC] Facilitator: Shonna Smith [DS-I Africa CC] |
Room 3: Data infrastructure & research synergies Moderator: Aminu Musa & Liz Kora Facilitator: Pheziwe Mshunqwane [DS-I Africa CC] and Olugbenga Matthew Ajulo |
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NYU-Moi Data Science for Social Determinants Training Program (DSSD) Presenter: Jessica Gjonaj |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Presenter: Francis Crawley |
QuantSage AI-Powered Platform Presenter: Ezekiel Ukwenga |
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Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) Presenter: Patrick Weke |
Human Genome Project 2 Presenter: Francis Crawley |
Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI Africa) Presenter: Daniel Nsanzabandi |
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Icebreaker |
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03:20pm |
Networking Round 2: Expanding the Data Science Ecosystem: Cross-Sector Partnerships for Scalable Impact |
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Room 1: From Data to Discovery Moderator: Sophia Osawe [INFORM Africa] and Chaime Samtal [H3ABioNET] Facilitator: Dativa Pereus & Ama Atta-Aidoo |
Room 2: Industry & innovation partnership Moderator: Tumai Muzorewa and Wisdom Akurugu [DS-I Africa CC] Facilitator: Shonna Smith [DS-I Africa CC] |
Room 3: Research Centres Moderator: Aminu Musa and Liz Kora Facilitator: Pheziwe Mshunqwane [DS-I Africa CC] and Olugbenga Matthew Ajulo |
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Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa (D-SINE) Presenter: Dr. Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon |
Africa Centre Of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Intensive Sciences (ACE Uganda) Presenter: Mugume Twinamatsiko Atwine |
Centre for Translational Data Science, University of Chicago Presenter: Michael Fitzsimons |
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Bridging Gaps in the ELSI of Data Science Health Research in Nigeria Presenter: Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman |
Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health–East Africa (CoEWCH-EA) Presenter: Dr. Amos Kipkorir Langat |
Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (CeSHHAR) Presenter: Laura Munthali |
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Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program Presenter: Christianah Kehinde |
Intron Innovation Limited Presenter: Temitope Ekundayo |
Centre de recherche et de formation sur les pathologies moléculaires (CREFPAM ) Presenter: Dr SOUMOUNOU Seydou dit Mofa |
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Icebreaker |
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04:10pm |
Networking Round 3: From Research to Commercialization: Co-Designing Sustainable Investment Pathways Moderator: Michelle Skelton [DS-I Africa CC] Facilitator: Tumai Muzorewa |
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Villgro Africa Presenters: Rob Beyer (Executive Chairman & Co-founder) Wilfred Njagi (Chief Executive Officer) Ken Simiyu (Director of Translational Research and Innovation) |
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IBM Research Africa Presenter: Sibusisiwe Makhanya (Senior Research Manager) |
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Cassava Technologies Presenter: Hein Badenhorst (Head of Commercial: AI). |
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Q&A session |
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Evaluation survey |
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5:30pm |
Event concludes |
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