GS14 Programme
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| 18 March 2018 | |
| 12:00 – 18:00 | GS14 Registration open @ the Marriott outside the Kilimanjaro Board room |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Meeting of GS14 organizers with panellists moderators and rapporteurs (Marriott Hotel) |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Gender Summit - Speakers Dinner- by invite only (Marriott Hotel) (Moderators, rapporteurs, panellists, organizers) |
| 19 March 2018 – Day 1 of Gender Summit |
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| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Ceremony MC: Nathalie Munyampenda, Managing Director NEF Welcome, the AIMS Ecosystem, AIMSWIS & Setting the Stage Mr Thierry Zomahoun, PCEO, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| 09:10 – 09:25 | Keynote 1: Science Priorities for Better Knowledge: From Cape Town to Kigali, What Next? Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director, Portia Ltd |
| 09:25 – 09:35 | Keynote 2: Continental Policy Priorities for a Better Future H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, AUC Commissioner, HRST |
| 09:35 – 09:45 | Keynote 3: The EU's commitment to Gender and Science in Africa by Africans H.E. Nicola Bellomo, EU Ambassador to Rwanda |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Summit Address:Rwanda: Leader in Innovation and Gender Equality in Africa Message from the First Lady of Rwanda, H.E. Mrs. Jeannette Kagame (TBC) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Ministerial Panel: Mainstreaming Gender into Government for Strategic Transformation Moderator: Novella Nikwigize, UN Women Rwanda and Rwanda Broadcasting Agency Rapporteur: Dr Mary Nyasimi, CGIAR Panellists: Hon. Dr Diane Gashumba, Minister of Health, Rwanda Hon. Dr Gérardine Mukeshimana, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda Hon. Dr. Vincent Biruta, Minister of Environment, Rwanda H.E. Sara Hradecky, Canadian High Commissioner to Rwanda Prof Heidi van Rooyen, Director, Human Science Research Council, South Africa |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break, Networking, Posters |
| 11:15 – 12:15 |
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| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch, Networking, Posters |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Keynote 4 Gender and Human Research Capital Video presentation by Seema Kumar,Vice President, Innovation,Global Health, and Policy Communication, Johnson & Johnson, USA Dr Marie-Christine Gasingirwa, Board Member of FAWE, Director General for Science, Technology, and Research MINEDUC Rwanda. Partnerships on STEM education in Africa for a more efficient response to climate change |
| 13:30 – 14:35 | Plenary Session 2 Advancing Gender Sensitive Climate Change Education Moderator: Dr. Alice Ochanda, UNESCO Rapporteur: Patricie Uwase, Ministry of Infrastructure Panellists: Dr. Yvonne Mburu, Founder and CEO, Med In Africa Ivy Mwai, Program Manager of Education and Learning, MasterCard Foundation, Canada Ylann Schemm, Director, Elsevier Foundation, Netherlands Dr. Kathy Kantengwa, National Coordinator, FAWE Rwanda, Rwanda Dr Beth Kaplin, Scientist, University of Rwanda, Rwanda |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | Break, Networking, Posters |
| 14:50 – 15:55 | Parallel Sessions A Research from Africa for Africa Moderator: Wendy Elliot, Wildlife Practice at WWF-International Rapporteur: Winnie Nakiyingi, AIMS Rwanda Panellists: Dr. Aminata Garba, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Africa Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Specialist, IDRC, Kenya Boubakar Yougbare, African Union International Centre for Girls' and Women's Education in Africa, Ethiopia Prof. Gisele Mophou, AVH Research Chair, AIMS Cameroon Dr. Yvonne Mburu, Founder and CEO, Med In Africa, France |
| 14:50 – 15:55 | Parallel Sessions B Advancing Gender Sensitive Multidisciplinary Research for Better Impact Moderator: Dr. Barbara Hartung, Ministry of Science and Culture, Lower Saxony, Germany Rapporteur: Dr. Nkengla Lilian Wopong (ICRISAT-Mali) Panellists: Dr. Miyoko Watanabe, Deputy Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Director General of Centre for Science Communication, and Director of Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Japan Dr. Sylvie Mucyo, Lecturer and Deputy Programme Coordinator of UR-Sweden Program for Research, Higher Education and Institutional Advancement at University of Rwanda, Rwanda Dr. Olubayo Luicer Anne Ingasia, University of Witwatersrand, 2016 L'Oréal - UNESCO Fellow |
| 15:55 – 16:10 | Announcements and logistic information (Foyer) |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Networking Cocktail - everyone invited (Marriott Hotel) |
| 20 March 2018 – Day 2 of Gender Summit |
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| 09:00 – 09:15 | Housekeeping |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Keynote 5: Canada's Leadership Role in Promoting Climate Science, Gender Equality and Innovation to Achieve the SDGs H.E. Sara Hradecky, Canadian High Commissioner to Rwanda |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Keynote 6: Women and the Environment - A Global Emergency Fatou Lo, Country Representative, UNWomen Rwanda |
| 09:50 – 10:40 | Plenary Session 3 Leaders as Agents of Change Moderator: Dr. Eliane Ubalijaro, McGill University Rapporteur: Dr. Barbara Atogho Tiedeu, The Biotechnology Center, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon Panellists: Dr. Denis Rugege, Chairman, GEAR Ltd. - Green Economy Advisory & Research, Rwanda Hon. Victoria Sekitoleko, MP Uganda Dr. Solange Uwituze, RUFORUM Secretariat, Uganda Dr. Paulina Jaramillo, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, USA |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break, Networking, Posters |
| 11:00–11:55 | Plenary Session 4 Connecting for Effective Partnerships Moderator: Nadine Otsobogo, DJOBUSY Productions Gabon Rapporteur: Ndeye Absa Gningue, JEADER Panellists: Dr. Rose Rwabuhihi, Chief of Gender Monitoring Office, Rwanda Mahawa Kaba Wheeler, Director for Women, Gender and Development, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Dr. Yvonne Mburu, Founder and CEO, Med In Africa Dr. Beate Wilhelm, Programme Officer, International Affairs, Deutsche Forschungesgemeinschaft, Germany |
| 12:00 – 12:55 | Plenary Session 5 Spotlight on Research: Advancing solutions for Zero Hunger SDG Moderator: Dr. Akanimo Odon, CEO, Envirofly Consulting UK & Africa Strategy Adviser, Lancaster Environment Centre Rapporteur: Winnie Nakiyingi, AIMS Rwanda Panellists: Esperance Zossou, University of Abomey-Calavi, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Rahiel Hagos Abraha, Mekelle University, College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ethiopia Ndeye Seynabou Diouf, The CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Secuirty, West & Central Africa Regional Office, Mali |
| 13:00 – 13:55 | Lunch, Networking, Posters |
| 14:00 – 14:55 | Parallel Sessions C Making African Scientists and Science Visible Moderator: Ivy Mwai, MasterCard Foundation Rapporteur: Alice Ikuzwe, Rwandan Association for Women in Science and Engineering Panellists: Anja Kangli Schubert, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany Dr. Yvonne Mburu, Founder and CEO, Med In Africa Dr. Grace Olouki, Researcher, Lead City University, Nigeria Dr. Brigitte Nyiridandi, Lecturer, University of Rwanda Rahiel Hagos Abraha, Researcher, Mekelle University, Ethiopia |
| 14:00 – 14:55 | Parallel Sessions D Closing Gaps in Knowledge Moderator: Claudette Irere, Director General, Ministry of Information Rapporteur: Misha Baudisch-McCabe, AIMS Canada Panellists: Clarisse Iribagiza, CEO and Co-Founder, DMM.Hehe Ltd, Rwanda Dr Eugenia Kafanabo, Gender Centre, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Esperance Zossou, University of Abomey-Calavi, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Gaelle Nsengiyumva, Software Engineer, Rwanda Energy Group Ltd, Rwanda |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Break, Networking, Posters |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Plenary Session 6 Social Equity and Empowerment of Women and Girls in Times of Climate and Environmental Change Moderator: Michele Leone, IDRC Rapporteur: Jihane Lamouri, AIMS - Next Einstein Initiative Panellists: Caterine Zickgraf, Deputy Head, Hugo Observatory for Environmental Migrations, Belgium Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Specialist, IDRC Margaret Angula, Senior Lecturer/Senior Researcher, University of Namibia, Namibia Dr. Cheikh Tidiane Wade, Project Leader, IED Afrique, Senegal |
| 16:15–17:15 | Plenary Session 7 Reports from Parallel Sessions Moderators: Dr. Elizabeth Pollitzer, Portia Ltd, Karen Craggs-Milne, AIMS, Unoma Okorafor, WAAW Foundation |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Keynote 6: Closing Remarks Dr. Elizabeth Pollitzer, Portia Ltd Karen Craggs-Milne, AIMS Hon. Dr. Vincent Biruta, Minister of Environment, Rwanda |
| Refreshments and Networking |
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