Programme
Day
All
- All
- DAY 0 / Monday / 05 Dec
- DAY 1 / Tuesday / 06 Dec
- DAY 2 / Wednesday / 07 Dec
- DAY 3 / Thursday / 08 Dec
- DAY 4 / Friday / 09 Dec
Type of event
Thematic session
- All
- Plenary session
- Thematic session
- Social event
- Break
- Side event
- Opening Ceremony
- Keynote lecture
- Closing Ceremony
Venue
All
- All
- Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
- Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
- Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
- Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
- Ballroom
- Exhibition Hall 3
- Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
- Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
- Exhibition Hall 5
- Exhibition Hall 1 & 2
07 DEC / Day 2 / programme
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./c Building bridges for early career scientists: global experiences on impactful leadership training and networking
Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Abstract: Science for Social Change worldwide requires a strong focus on developing science capacity not only to do science but to lead this change. The Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) serves to skill in- and provide tools for creative problem solving and personal development as a science leader on the African continent. At the same time, it embodies a deep underlying philosophy of collective leadership, as well as a personal Identity and growth mindset.
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Panelists:
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./d Climate justice: seeking equitable solutions to adverse effects of climate change on health
Ballroom
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
Venue: Ballroom
Abstract:
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11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./e Establishing an African knowledge democracy for increased social justice and development
Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Abstract: This session comprises of two parts, both addressing alternative ways to fund research and acknowledge researchers. Part 1 calls for doing away with traditional rankings and metrics, while Part 2 proposes equitable and sustainable approaches for science funding in Africa.
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Speakers:
- Tom Olyhoek, Editor in Chief, DOAJ
- Joy Owango, , Training centre in Communication, University of Nairobi
- Felix Dapare Dakora, President, African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
- Thuli Madonsela, , Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and Literacy, Stellenbosch University
- Magdalena Skipper, Editor in Chief, Nature, Springer Nature
Moderators:
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./f Protecting Freshwater through Inclusive Collaboration to Achieve Social Justice
Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: African Center for Aquatic Research and Education (ACARE), International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Abstract: Protecting large freshwater resources, on which millions of people rely to live, is a key driver to achieve social justice. The African Great Lakes and the North American Great Lakes alone represent 45% of the world's freshwater and support over 97 million people.
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Panelists:
- Lulu Tunu Kaaya, Adisor fot the AWIS Programme, African Centre for Aquatic Research and Education
- Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko, Director, Directorate of Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
- Jérôme Marty, Executive Director, International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), USA and Canada
- Jessica Ives, Special Projects Coordinator, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./g GeoScience for Sustainable Human Progress
Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: Royal Scientific Society (RSS)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Abstract: Geoscience – the science of understanding planet Earth – has been a key driver for the economic development and wealth creation over the last century, not least by finding and exploiting the planet’ the fossil fuel energy sources and the metal and mineral deposits that have built our modern world. This consumption of the planet’s ‘natural capital’, however, has brought our society to the brink of a social and ecological crisis.
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11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./a Grassroots Communities, Science and Social Justice: Science for more effective and humane drug policies
Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: SciCom - Making Sense of Science, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Abstract: This panel assesses how the goal of a ‘drug-free world’ backed by a ‘war on drugs’ anchored in ‘science’ and enshrined in international drug control treaties is naïve and dangerous. Naïve, in that prohibition has little impact on drug use, up 45% in twenty years. Dangerous, in that prohibition fuels coerced drug treatments, incarcerations, extrajudicial killings, the death penalty, drives human rights abusers for profit, and contributes to record drug-related deaths. Strict drug… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Monique Marks, Research Professor, Durban University of Technology
- Adeolu Adebiyi, Member, West African Commission on Drug Policy
- Shaun Shelly, Program Director Drug Policy, TB/HIV Care - Understanding what’s at play when evidence-based policy-making confronts policy-biased evidence-making across Africa.
- Gunasekaran Rengaswamy, Regional Programme Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC-ROSAF)
- Elsadig Mohamedahmed, Senior Expert, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) and Secretariat of the Eastern and Southern African Commission on Drugs (EASCD)
- Chwayita Thobela, Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime / Secretariat of ESACD
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session I./b Responding to Pandemics: Science and Human Rights
Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Science Council (ISC)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has put to the fore the multiple threats and challenges deriving from the unequal access to scientific benefits and its applications, and also from unequal opportunities to participate in science. Addressing these challenges will require that science, technology and innovation ecosystems prioritize human wellbeing and equality over productivity and growth. Human rights standards and principles are a powerful leverage to achieve this profound transformation, with the right… (more)
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
- Peter Gluckman, President, International Science Council (ISC)
- Siyabulela Fobosi, Acting Head, UNESCO 'Oliver Tambo' Chair of Human Rights, University of Fort Hare
- Daya Reddy, Inaugural President, 2018-2021, International Science Council (ISC)
- Julia MacKenzie, Chief Program Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./c Fostering STI systems in Africa and equitable international partnerships for environmental sustainability and social inclusion
Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) , Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad) - joint office in South Africa
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Abstract: The session will bring together experts and policymakers from across Africa and from international organizations that are working using different approaches and modalities to strengthen capacity as well as strategic international partnerships in national science, technology and innovation (STI) systems. These systems continue to play a key role in national development priorities and in countries’ ability to contribute to addressing sustainable development goals (SDGs). More generally, there is… (more)
Speakers:
- Hambani Masheleni, A.g. Director, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation , African Union Commission
- Valérie Verdier, CEO IRD, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
- Alfred Kent, Executive Director, Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
- Lidia Brito, Regional Director for Southern Africa, UNESCO
Moderator:
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./d At‐Risk, Displaced, and Refugee Scholars: Global Dynamics and Best Practices
Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Abstract: Authoritarian regimes as well as military and ethnic/religious conflicts across the world render scholars particularly vulnerable to persecution as well as diverse forms of violence. This panel, organized through the collaboration of the At-Risk Scholars Initiative of the Global Young Academy and the Science in Exile initiative led by The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS), in collaboration with the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC), brings… (more)
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Speakers:
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./e No justice without knowledge – levelling the playing field for science journalism
Ballroom
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Venue: Ballroom
Abstract: Covid revealed gaps in the science pipeline in vivid technicolour. Over the course of the pandemic, it became clear that how science is communicated makes an enormous difference to outcomes. As a result, alongside the COVID-19 pandemic was an infodemic of disinformation and misinformation, with dangerous myths impacting on behaviour and ultimately costing lives.
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17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./f Health, Climate and Social Justice in African Cities
Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: Tallin University of Technology (TalTech), Bordeaux Montaigne University, University of Cambridge
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Abstract: The 90-minute session will discuss how cities can contribute to social justice and the development of healthy urban environments that respond to concerns for climate action. It will focus on ways the changing climate is affecting food and built environments while considering measures for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience-building. The session will include a brief introduction to the Global Diet and Activity Research (GDAR) Network including the GDAR Spaces project at the… (more)
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17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./g Global Scientific Research as a Tool to Unlock Talent and Expand the Geographical Confines of Knowledge Creation
Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: Royal Scientific Society, Jordan (RSS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Global Young Academy (GYA)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Abstract: ‘Science for social justice’ may only be achieved when politicians, decision-makers and science-policymakers set a considered and thoughtful agenda to utilize science, in reasoned and innovative ways, as a driving force for positive societal change to promote equity through innovation. However, to date, tangible results in many contexts have been mixed at best, especially in delivering a reliable mechanism for, or a path to, sustainable social equity and justice for all. As global inequality… (more)
Moderators:
- Kimberly Montgomery, Director, International Affairs and Science Diplomacy, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Kyle Cordova, Executive Director, Scientific Research / Senior Assistant to HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan for Scientific Affairs, Royal Scientific Society
Panelists:
- Her Royal Highness Sumaya bint El Hassan, President, Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS)
- Sudip Parikh, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Dr Tyrone Grandison, Board Chairman, The Data-Driven Institute
- Khuloud Al-Jamal, Head of Medicines Development, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, United Kingdom
- Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist & Chief Science Advocate, 3M
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./a Biotechnology for Social Justice: Discovery, Innovation and Impact
Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Abstract: Biotechnology is an invaluable means of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Humankind is confronted with unprecedented challenges: food security, security of energy supply, a growing burden of disease, and climate change, to name a few.Modern biotechnology and scientific developments provide breakthrough products and methodologies to address those challenges: to combat non-communicable diseases and neurodegeneration, to stop the outbreak of infectious diseases, to reduce… (more)
Speakers:
- Lawrence Banks, Director-General, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
- Petro Terblanche, Afrigen Biologics, Afrigen Biologics
- Thomas Hartung, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Science as a lifesaver in harms caused by drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
- Charles Gore, Executive Director, Medicines Patent Pool
Moderator:
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session II./b The paths to fully open access science across the Global South
Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Day 2
Wednesday / 7 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: Frontiers Policy Labs
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Abstract: We face global, existential threats. From health emergencies to climate change, we see and feel them now. Managing and reversing these threats will require political will, global collaboration, and scientific breakthrough at a scale not yet seen.
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08 DEC / Day 3 / programme
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/a Ecosystem to enhance global public good with science: distributive justice and well-being as key concepts
Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Young Academy of Japan (YAJ), Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Abstract: In the 2019 World Science Forum’s Declaration called for concerted action on ‘science for global well-being’. In the context of longstanding social inequalities tackled by the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing challenges to humankind’s basic existence under COP26, or the world-shattering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, few in 2019 could have foreseen how meaningful their call to arms has now become. Under the current situation, “well-being” has been an essential perspective… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Ryuma Shineha, Associate Professor, Research Center on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues, Osaka University / Member, Young Academy of Japan, Science Council of Japan
- Mareli Claassens, Associate research professor, University of Namibia
- Yasuhisa Kondo, Member, Young Academy of Japan
- Romyen Kosaikanont, Centre Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
- Mayumi Ishizuka, Professor, Hokkaido University
Commentator:
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/b Equity and diversity in scientific policy advice – enhancing the social value of research and the impact of evidence‐based policymaking
Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: Frontiers Policy Labs
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Abstract: For science to inform policymaking a culture of engagement between researchers and decision-makers as well as recognition needs to be established. In order for a meaningful dialogue between science and policy, the work dedicated by researchers need to be recognized, incentivized, and rewarded.
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Moderator:
Speakers:
- Jean-Claude Burgelman, ed in chief//director, Frontiers Policy Labs and Frontiers Planetary Prize
- Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources , Department of Science and Innovation
- Connie Nshemereirwe, Director, Africa Science Leadership Programme
- Nzweundji Justine Germo, Researcher, Institute of Medical and Medicinal Plants Research
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/c Localized Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmaps for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Abstract: Africa’s great potential for growth and development risks to be undermined by long-standing development challenges in many sectors, including education, energy, agriculture, and healthcare. While Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are recognized as catalyzers for sustainable development, harnessing their potential implies having sound and well-established STI systems. STI for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) roadmaps are found to be valuable instruments to mobilize national STI… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Stephen Quest, Director-General, Joint Research Centre – European Commission
- Angela Sarcina, Economic and Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre - European Commission
- Wei Liu, United Nations Inter-Agency Task Team’s coordinator, UNDESA
- Lukovi Seke, , African Union Development Agency-NEPAD
- Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources , Department of Science and Innovation
- Mucktarr Darboe, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
- Louis Sibomana, Head of Department of Science, Technology Development and Outreach, National Council for Science and Technology of Rwanda
- Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Professor, University of Johannesburg
- Sabine Henzler, Director for Strategy, Work Programme and Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/d Physics and Accelerators for Science and Social Justice
Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Abstract: This panel will address how networks of researchers and multi-disciplinary scientific facilities can bring together global scientific communities, where the mission of advancing science intermixes finely with a firm societal commitment. These facilities must be accessible to all nations in order for them to benefit from the vast social and economic impacts, the local knowledge and technology transfer, and finally address challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).In… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Gihan Kamel, IR Beamline Responsible Scientist , SESAME Synchrotron Light Source
- Bobby Acharya, Senior Research Scientist , The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and King’s College London
- Sekazi Mtingwa, TriSEED Consultants, LLC, TriSEED Consultants, LLC
- Galileo Violini, Director Emeritus, Centro Internacional de Física
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/e A global strategy to combat predatory academic journals and conferences
Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Abstract: In March 2022, IAP published a major report - "Combatting predatory academic journals and conferences". It is the culmination of a two-year study of the same name, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which has explored these practices more comprehensively and inclusively than any previous study.
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Moderator:
Speakers:
- Peter McGrath, Coordinator, InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
- Susan Veldsman, Director, Academy of Science of South Africa ASSAf)
- Sepo Hachigonta, Director: Strategic Partnerships, NRF
- Moses Samje, Lecturer/Head of Department, Cameroon Chapter of the Affiliates – AAS; The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
- Mobolaji Odubanjo, Executive Secretary, The Nigerian Academy of Science
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/f Getting Women into Academies and Scientific Leadership: Mentoring Works
Ballroom
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: International Science Council (ISC), Organization for Women Scientists in the Developing World (OWSD)
Venue: Ballroom
Abstract: This session aims to inspire a new generation of women researchers and scientists to step up into leadership roles in their places of work and national and international scientific organisations, such as national academies, scientific unions and women scientists’ associations (e.g. OWSD national chapters). The session will include engaging speakers and practical sessions.
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Moderator:
Speakers:
- Roseanne Diab, Emeritus professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Dorothy Ngila, Director: Strategic Partnerships , National Research Foundation, South Africa
- Priscilla Mante, Co-Chair, Global Young Academy (GYA)
- Alison Meston, Communications Director, International Science Council
- Elizabeth Bandason, Senior Lecturer in Entomology, Lilongwe University of Agriculture
Commentator:
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session
Thematic session III/g What if? Is curiosity still the main driving force behind revolutionary ideas in science?
Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
11:30 - 13:00
Thematic session:
Organised by: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Abstract: It is a well-known fact that many of the major scientific discoveries started out as experiments driven by sheer scientific interest and without any concern over their usefulness, societal or economic impact or practical application. Yet, that is exactly what they have achieved. How do we cherish this potential? How do we make sure that among the growing expectations over the accountability and societal benefits of science funding, we retain the driving force of curiosity and perseverance as a… (more)
Moderator:
Panelists:
- László Lovász, Research Professor, Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics
- Nils Christian Stenseth, CEES, University of Oslo, Science Ambassador of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO)
- Éva Kondorosi, Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, European Commission, Class Chair of Life Sciences, Academia Europaea
- Antoine Petit, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CNRS
- Himla Soodyall, Executive Officer, ASSAf
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/a Repatriation of unethically obtained human remains: Can policy and science converge to ensure community justice?
Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.41-1.42
Abstract: The historical unethical use and procurement of human skeletal remains haunts the discipline of bioarchaeology globally. In South Africa, as a result of its colonial and apartheid past, illegal procurement of human remains of indigenous communities, in particular of the Khoe and San was rife in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Speakers:
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/b Different lens, better outcomes? Intersectionality as a critical component of gender transformative research
Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.43-1.44
Abstract: This moderated panel unpacks intersectionality as an essential conceptual tool in gender transformative research, while providing practical examples of how researchers and grantmakers have adopted this framework to advance science in the service of social justice. Intersectionality deepens understanding of the interplay between people’s diverse identities and experiences, to explore how this interplay shapes and mutually reinforces oppression and exclusion. It expands the focus on gender to… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Ingrid Lynch, , Human Sciences Research Council
- Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive, Impact Centre, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
- Dorothy Ngila, Director: Strategic Partnerships , National Research Foundation, South Africa
- Isabella Schmidt, Regional Gender Statistics Advisor for East and Southern Africa, UN Women
- Thomas Thayer, , Elsevier
- Lilian Hunt, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health Lead, Wellcome
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/c Intersections between social justice and the free and responsible conduct of science
Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: International Science Council (ISC)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.61-1.62
Abstract: This thematic session will explore how the principles of scientific freedom and responsibility both compel and enable scientists to combat social justice issues facing the scientific community and contemporary society at-large.
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Moderator:
Speakers:
- Daya Reddy, Inaugural President, 2018-2021, International Science Council (ISC)
- Saths Cooper, President, Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU)
- Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
- Diyé Dia, CEO , ARISTARC
- George Essegbey, Chief Research Scientist, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI)
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/d Making the most of quantum computers, inclusively and openly, to reach the SDGs
Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1.63-1.64
Abstract: Quantum technologies have the potential to create profound changes to society, changing entire industries. The last decade has seen major breakthroughs, leading to an increase in investment from the private sector. The quantum pursuit is considerably fractured. Scattered technology and policy approaches tend to lead to a focus on a few technologies, in a few countries, in the hands of a few incumbents, all this among geopolitical tensions.
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Speakers:
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/e Open Science and a Just, Equitable Scientific Enterprise: Promises and Pitfalls
Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Research Foundation of South-Africa (NRF), African Open Science Platform (AOSP), Frontiers Policy Labs, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.41-2.43
Abstract: Open science is an umbrella concept aimed at making science more inclusive, fair, equitable, and transparent. Open science policies focus on enabling replicability and reproducibility, and ensuring the fair access to scientific breakthroughs, such as medical treatments and vaccinations. They also can encompass access to scientific data and publications and participation in the scientific process itself. Open science, whether limited or expansion in concept, has significant implications. Its… (more)
Panelists:
- Nicki Lisa Cole, Senior Researcher, Know-Center GmbH
- Ezra Clark, Chief of Section/Director a.i., UNESCO
- Tshiamo Motshegwa, Director AOSP, National Research Foundation
- Nicola Mulder, Head of Computational Biology Division, University of Cape Town
- Sudip Parikh, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/f Science Diplomacy for Social Justice
Ballroom
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub (SciTech DiploHub), Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA)
Venue: Ballroom
Abstract: Science for Social Justice – the theme for the World Science Forum (WSF) 2022 – is a call to action. A call for collaboration towards creating a more equal, fair, and just world.
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Moderator:
Speakers:
- Felix Dapare Dakora, President, African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
- Alexis Roig, Chief Executive Officer, SciTech DiploHub - The Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub
- Marga Gual Soler, Head of Science Diplomacy Capacity Building, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)
- Jan Marco Müller, Coordinator for Science Diplomacy and Multilateral Relations, European Commission
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session
Thematic session IV/g Challenges of Urbanization: Food Security in Africa
Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Day 3
Thursday / 8 DEC
17:00 - 18:30
Thematic session:
Organised by: African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
Venue: Meeting Rooms 2.44-2.46
Abstract: African cities have some of the greatest rates of population growth worldwide. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, the 1.1 billion people in Africa will double in number by 2050, with metropolitan areas seeing 80% of this development, with many living in informal settlements. Numerous issues will arise as a result of this degree of expansion, including urban overcrowding, growing poverty and decaying infrastructure. Most importantly the decline in rural population… (more)
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Lise Korsten
- Thomas Kivevele, Senior Lecturer, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania
- Jessica Thorn, Lecturer, Environmental geographer & Social ecological systems scientist, University of Namibia & University of St Andrews in Scotland
- Mary Abukutsa, , University of Agriculture and Technology