Rwanda to host the Next Einstein Forum,Kigali, Rwanda on 26-28 March 2018.

#Rwanda to host the Next Einstein Forum, only 21 days to go! The #NEF2018 that brings to gather leading thinkers in science, policy, industry and civil society held in Kigali, Rwanda on 26-28 March 2018. For details about the #NEF2018 http://gg2018.nef.org/ 

NEF Global Gatherings are exciting biennial global events where the world of science and technology meet on Africa soil to unveil breakthroughs in science, respond to existing challenges and look to the future. In this way, the NEF is unique. The inaugural NEF Global Gathering 2016 had 1,258 participants from 79 countries. Over 60% were under 42 years of age and close to 40% were women. The NEF Global Gathering 2018 will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 26-28 March 2018 under the patronage of H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.

NEF Global Gatherings are exciting biennial global events where the world of science and technology meet on Africa soil to unveil breakthroughs in science, respond to existing challenges and look to the future.

Host

 

H.E. Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda

Abdigani Diriye
Research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo
Professor, UQAM & Chief Scientist My Intelligent Machines

Adam Sneyd
Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

Agnes Binagwaho, MD
Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity

Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Aku Kwamie
Health policy and systems research consultant

Albert G. Zeufack
Chief Economist of Africa, The World Bank

Alisa Phulukdaree
Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences

Amanda Weltman
South African Research Chair in Physical Cosmology

Aminata Garba
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Africa

Arthur Zang
CEO, Himore Medical and Creator of Cardiopad

Brian Turyabagye
Co-inventor of the MamaOpe

Cedric Atangana
CEO of Infinity Space, Builder of WeCashUp

Chamindie Punyadeera
Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Chelsea Barabas
Research Scientist at MIT

Christian Benimana
Director, Rwanda Programs, MASS Design Group

Connie Nshemereirwe
Independent Educator & Researcher

Dougbeh Christopher Nyan
Liberian Doctor and Creator of Nyan Test

Douglas Wallace
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

Edgar Pieterse
Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC)

Éliane Ubalijoro
Professor, McGill University & Executive Director, C.L.E.A.R

Eliza Anyangwe
Founder, The Nzinga Effect

Eugene Mutimura
Minister of Education, Republic of Rwanda

Flavia Schlegel
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, the United Nations Cultural, Scientific and Educational Organization (UNESCO)

France A. Córdova
Director of the US National Science Foundation

Gadi Ndahumba
Legal Counsel, Africal Legal Support Facility

Gaetan Siew
Chairperson of the Port Louis Development Initiative and Special Envoy for UN Habitat

Genya Dana
Head of Precision Medicine at the World Economic Forum

Grace Nakibaala
Founder and CEO PedalTap

Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Founder, SaCoDé & Ageteka Project

H.E. Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda

Hans Bolscher
Senior Consultant Climate and Renewable Energy

Haruo Takeda
Corporate Chief Engineer, Hitachi, Ltd.

Heide Hackmann
Executive Director of the International Council for Science

Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President Strategy at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Jake Bright
Contributor on Africa at TechCrunch and Crunchbase. Award Winning Author of The Next Africa

Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Special Advisor, Smart Africa

Jean-Francois Gagné
Co-founder and CEO of Element AI

Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Secretary-General & Spokesperson of Terrawatt Initiative

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
President of the European Research Council

Joelle Pineau
Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the School of Computer Science at McGill University

Johannes Fruehauf
CEO Bioloabs and Executive Director of LabCentral

John Travis
Managing Editor of News, Science

Jonathan Mboyo Esole
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

José M. F. Moura
Philip L. and Marsha Dowd University Professor, CMU & IEEE President Elect

Josh Ghaim, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies

Justus Masa
Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy Conversion at the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Kathryn Toure
International Development Research Centre Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

Katrin Rehak-Nitsche
Senior Vice-President of Science and Research at Robert Bosch Stiftung

Kevin Dzobo
Senior Research Scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Klaus von Klitzing
Director, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Komminist Weldermariam
IBM-Research Africa, Kenya

Lutz Ziob
Dean of the 4Afrika Academy at Microsoft

Maha Nasr
Associate Professor and researcher of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Mahmud Johnson
Founder and CEO of J-Palm Libera

Mamadou Kaba
Principal Investigator and the Director of the African Microbiome and Epidemiology Research Group (AfriMERG) at the University of Cape Town

Mary Teuw Niane
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal

Michelle Gregory
Vice-President of Content and Innovation, Elsevier

Moussa Dembele
CEO, Danapay

Naheed Kurji
President and CEO of Cyclica

Naser Faruqui
Director of Technology and Innovation, Canada’s International Development Research Centre

Neil Turok
AIMS Founder and Director of Perimeter Institute

Nelson Torto
Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
Founder and CEO, SMIN Power Group

Nina Dudnik
Founder and CEO of Seeding Labs

Oshiorenoya Agabi
CEO, Koniku Inc.

Ousmane Badiane
Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute

Patrick Nsenga Buchana
CEO of AC Group Ltd

Paul Stoffels
Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Paulina Jaramillo
Co-director of the Green Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Peter Agre (M.D.)
Professor and Director of the Malaria Research Institute at the Bloomberg School of Public Health

Peter Ngene
Assistant professor, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University

Peter Strohschneider
President, German Research Foundation DFG

Pierre Thiam
Celebrated chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and entrepreneur

Prosper Ngabonziza
Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany

Rocio A Diaz-Chavez
Deputy Director for Research and Energy and Climate Change Programme Leader at the Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Centre

Romain Murenzi
Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Ron Mobed
Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier

Rose Muturi
East Africa Regional Director at TALA

Rush Holt
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Rym Kefi
Associate Professor, Institut Pasteur of Tunis

Sam Yala
International Account Manager of Security Products in Worldline, Belgium

Sanuhska Naidoo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria

Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

Sayed Azam-Ali
Chief Executive Officer of Crops For the Future (CFF)

Seema Kumar
Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Policy Communication, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)

Sidy Ndao
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln & Founder of SenEcole

Solomon Assefa
Vice President, IBM Research Africa and Emerging Market Solutions

Steve Mutabazi
Chief Investment Strategist, Rwanda Development Board

Tembine Hamidou
Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University

Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Fondatrice et PDG, LifeBank

Theresia Bauer
Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden- Württemberg State, Germany

Thierry Zomahoun
AIMS President and CEO & NEF Founder and Chair

Thomas Kariuki
Director of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa

Tolu Oni
Associate Professor, Co-Chair Global Young Academy

Tolulope Olugboji
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland

Tracey McNeill
CEO of babyl Rwanda

Tumani Corrah
Director of Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)

Uta-Micaela Dürig
Deputy Chair of the Board of Management at the Robert Bosch Stiftung

Vincent Biruta
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda