WAITRO Summit 2022

Speakers

Keynote Speakers, Presenters & Moderators

 

The WAITRO Summit 2022 brings together experts and high-level speakers from all over the globe.

OPENING REMARKS AND KEYNOTES

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HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan

President of WAITRO, President of the Royal Scientific Society, UNESCO Special Envoy for Science for Peace

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Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar

Former President of Indian National Science Academy and of Global Research Alliance

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M.Sc. Nienke Buismann

Head of Unit for International Cooperation, Directorate General Research and Innovation, European Commission

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Prof. Eugene Cloete

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, Stellenbosch University

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Dr. Bismark Tyobeka

Vice Chancellor, North-West University

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Dr. Victor Konde

Scientific Affairs Officer, TCCNRMD-Green Economy Innovations & Technologies Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

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Mamati Tembe

Head of Public Affairs Science and Sustainability, Africa, Bayer AG

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ROUNDTABLE ON REVITALIZING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Prof. Nnenesi Kgabi

Director Research Support, North-West University

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David Tveit

David Tveit

EVP, Energy and Climate Division, Danish Technological Institute

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Dr. Hussam Hussein

Executive Director Partnerships, Royal Scientific Society

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Jaime Arboleda Palacio

Deputy Director, Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Antioquia

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Dr. Paul Burrows

Vice President Overseas Cooperation, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute

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Dirk Saseta Krieg

Director General, Area of Promotion & Management, Leitat Technological Center

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PANEL DISCUSSION ON FINANCING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE SDGS

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Keiron Brand

Bankable Nature Solutions Advisor at WWF-Netherlands; African Regional Lead for the Dutch Fund for Climate Development

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Andrew Da Costa

Private Equity Specialist

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Laura Eck

Consultant at WWF focusing on NbS; Prior Strategy Consultant at McKinsey

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Fungai Musana

Corporate Engagement Manager, WWF

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Wesley Okeke

CEO CUBIO Innovation Center, CEO Headway Idea Labs

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Jean-Marc Champagne

Founder and Director Seneca Impact Advisors

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

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Andreas Klein

Lecturer, EnTechnon/KIT

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Joy Owango

Executive Director, Training Centre in Communication

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Joseph Njogu

Chief Executive Officer, Research Beeline

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Julia Wiethüchter

Program Manager, WAITRO Office Germany, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

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Roger Short

Former Senior Advisor to the South African Department of Water and Sanitation related to implementing IWRM (the Water Act)

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Tshiamo Matabane

Clinical Psychologist, Former worker of the Department of Water Sanitation (DWS)

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Knud Erik Hilding-Hamann

Senior Specialist, Danish Technological Institute

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Chuqiao Dong

Project Support, WAITRO Office China, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute

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Dr. Jo Barnes

Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University

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Prof. Emad Ewais

President, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute

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Prof. Khaled M. Ibrahim

Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute

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Dirk Lehmann

Pitch Coach & Innovation Advisor

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Saijil Singh

Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute

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KICK-OFF SESSIONS FOR THE WAITRO SDG WORKING GROUPS

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Dr. Sandi Darniadi

Researcher, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

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Dr. Ursula Schließmann

Head of Business Field Environment and Climate Protection and Vice Director of Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

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Dr. Almoayied Assayed

Director Water and Environment Centre, Royal Scientific Society

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Prof. Daniel Ayuk Mbi Egbe

Chairperson, African Network for Solar Energy e.V., Jena Germany & Johannes Kepler University Linz

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Prof. Ashmore Mawire

Director of Material Science Innovation and Modelling, North-West University

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James Devitt

Head of Corporate Policy (Research and Innovation), University of Huddersfield

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Dr. Colin Venters

Reader in Software Engineering, University of Huddersfield

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Marcelo Prim

Executive Representative of SENAI in Europe, Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial

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