Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Chérifa Abdelbaki

Unesco Chairholder and Research Programme Coordinator

University of Tlemcen

Sunday Adebisi

Director, Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre

University of Lagos

Emily Akuno

Vice-Chancellor

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

James Bahati

Chief Executive Officer

African Youth International Organisation for Development

Samia Chasi

Head, Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships Office

University of the Witwatersrand

Kazhila Chinsembu

Director General

Higher Education Authority, Zambia

Mercy Eboh

Lecturer and Founder, MorningPrepNuggets podcast

Delta State University

Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo

President

Association of African Private Universities

John Gyapong

Secretary-General

African Research Universities Alliance

Margaret Hutchinson

Acting Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Horticulture

University of Nairobi

Doreen Irungu

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Ustawi Afrika

Patricia Kamanga

Head of the Faculty of Law

Copperbelt University

Samuel Kifle

Interim President

Addis Ababa University

Hester Klopper

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of the Free State

Patrick Kyamanywa

Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Surgery

Uganda Martyrs University

Sunil Maharaj

Vice-Principal of Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Education

University of Pretoria

Address Mauakowa Malata

Vice-Chancellor

Malawi University of Science and Technology

Paul Mapfumo

Vice-Chancellor

University of Zimbabwe

Tebelelo Mazile Seretse

Chancellor

University of Botswana

Ketlhatlogile Mosepele

Vice-Chancellor

Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Letlhokwa Mpedi

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of Johannesburg

Eduard Mühle

President

European University Viadrina

Benedict Mutua

Vice-Chancellor

Technical University of Kenya

Barnabas Nawangwe

Vice-Chancellor

Makerere University

Mpho Ngoepe

Acting Vice-Principal of Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation

University of South Africa

Mwenda Ntarangwi

President and Vice-Chancellor

United States International University – Africa

Caroline Nyaga

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Women in STEAM Initiative

Loise Ochanda

Programme Officer for Education and Science

International Development Research Centre

Folasade Ogunsola

Vice-Chancellor and Professor

University of Lagos

Daniel Omanyo

Research Policy Manager, East Africa

Education Sub Saharan Africa

Tonny Omwansa

Chief Executive Officer

Kenya National Innovation Agency

Dorcas Otieno

Unesco Chair for Higher Education Development for a Green Economy and Sustainability

Kenyatta University

Anicia Peters

Chief Executive Officer

National Commission on Research, Science and Technology

Eva Shayo

Head of Industrial Liaison

University of Dar es Salaam

Colin Stanley

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Partnerships

Namibia University of Science and Technology

Enos Weswa

Country Director, UK-Kenya Tech Hub

British High Commission

Assefa Fiseha Yeibyio

Professor of Law and Governance

Addis Ababa University

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