Tuesday, August 11

9-11 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, NY)
4-6pm East Africa Time (Nairobi, Kenya)

Moderator:

Patricia Brennan, Director, National Library of Medicine, NIH

Panelists:

• Brian Gitta, CEO and Co-Founder, Matibabu and Think IT
• Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center 
• Julie Makani, Associate Professor in the Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
• Beatrice Murage, Senior Scientist, Philips 
• David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Chief Innovation Officer; Government of Sierra Leone
• Aisha Walcott-Bryant, Research Manager at IBM Research Africa

Video presentations from each of the panelists are available for viewing on the Keynotes Videos page.

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Wednesday, August 12

9-11 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, NY)
4-6pm East Africa Time (Nairobi, Kenya)

Introduction:

Bruce Tromberg, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH (by video)

Moderator:

Roger Glass, Director, Fogarty International Center, NIH

Panelists:

• Gregory Gamula, Dean of Engineering, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
• Andrea (Andi) Gobin, Director of Invention Education & Lecturer, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health, Rice University
• Robert Karanja, CEO, Villgro Kenya
• Fadhili Chacha Marwa, CEO, Enzi Health
• Theresa Mkandawire, Associate Professor, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
• Elioda Tumwesigye, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Government of Uganda

Video Presentations

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• NEST 360 Invention Education Program - Andi Gobin
• Building a System of Innovators: the Malawi Experience - Gregory Gamula & Theresa Mkandawire
• The Role of Academia in the Knowledge Economy - Robert Karanja
• Enzi Health Limited: The Experience of a Data Science Entrepreneur - Chacha Marwa
  
  
  

Interactive Session

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Monday, August 17

9-11 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, NY)
4-6pm East Africa Time (Nairobi, Kenya)

Moderator:

Martin Were, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University; Founding Director, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Moi University, Kenya

Panelists:

• Mahadia Tunga, Co-founder and Director of Capacity Development, Tanzania dLab
• Ignace Kabano, Head of Training, African Center of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda
• Amel Ghoulia, Scientific Community Coordinator, Exaptive for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Jeremie Zoueu, National Polytechnic Institute, Côte d’Ivoire; African Spectral Imaging Network (AFSIN)

Video Presentations

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• Introduction: Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Data Science and Health Innovation - Martin Were
• Building pipeline of data scientists: Lessons from Tanzania Data Lab(dLab) - Mahadia Tunga
• Capacity building via peer learning and collaborative science - Amel Ghoulia
• AFSIN's Experience in Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Data Science and Health Discovery - Jeremie Zoueu
• Need for Data Science in Africa: Current and Prospects – Igance Kabano
  
  

Interactive Session

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Tuesday, August 18

9-11 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, NY)
4-6pm East Africa Time (Nairobi, Kenya)

Introduction:

Joshua Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH

Moderator:

Pamela Andanda, Professor of Law, University of Witwatersrand

Panelists:

• Clement Adebamowo, Professor, University of Maryland Medical School
• Josephine Agyeman-Duah, Doctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
• Rosemary Musesengwa, Senior Researcher, University of Oxford

Video Presentations

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• Introduction - Joshua Gordon - Introduction
• Strategies for integrating ELSI framework into data science research - Pamela Andanda
• Integrating ELSI into Data Science Research: The Role of the Ethicist - Rosemary Musesengwa
• Big Data: Ethics, Legal, and Social Implications of Data Science Research - Josephine Agyeman-Duah
• Data Justice and Data Science Research in Africa - Clement Adebamowo

Interactive Session

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Wednesday, August 19

9-11 am Eastern Daylight Time (New York, NY)
4-6pm East Africa Time (Nairobi, Kenya)

Moderator:

Katherine Lawrence, Research Area Specialist Lead and Research Investigator, University of Michigan 

Panelists:

• Nicola Mulder, Professor and head of the Computational Biology, University of Cape Town; PI of H3ABioNet
• Benedict Paten, Associate Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, UCSC
• Geoffrey Siwo, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
• Russ Taylor, Professor of Astronomy, University of Cape Town
• Susan Veldsman, Director, Scholarly Publishing Unit, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Video Presentations

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• Introduction - Katherine Lawrence
• An introduction to the Data Biosphere - Benedict Paten
• Building capacity for genomics data analysis in Africa - Nicola Mulder
• African open science platform: Contributing knowledge to the next-generation infrastructure for Africa - Susan Veldsman
• Big Data on the African continent: An African solution - Russ Taylor 
• Beyond open data: People, computers & technologies - Geoffrey Siwo

Interactive Session

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