SASBI Directors’ Innovation Round Table
Cooperation between Switzerland and Africa continues into 2021 – 24.
On 30th of June, the Directors’ Roundtable on Innovation will kick-start this new phase by bringing together stakeholders from Tech Transfer and Innovation Offices. Under the name of SASBI, the Swiss African Science and Business Innovators Program, joint activities will be launched and a greater understanding is targeted of each other’s know-how transfer ecosystem. This program is part of the Swiss-African Academia – Industry Training (Sensitization Phase) financed by the Swiss Ministry for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
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Agenda
| 10h45
11h00 |
Arrival of participants; Logging in
Welcome by Host Mr. Erich Thaler, University of Basel/ National and Int. Cooperation Ms Pauline Koelbl, CEO, AfriProspect |
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| 11h05 | Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Amb. Mr Pietro Mona
Swiss Ambassador to Djibouti and Permanent Representative (designate) to the African Union, IGAD and UNECA |
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| Linking Universities to Market and Society | ||
| 11h10
11h25 |
The example of EDHE – Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education in South Africa.
Dr Norah Clarke, Program Director The example of Nigeria. Prof. Dr. Oyedunni Arulogun, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Ibadan School of Business (UISB) |
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| 11h40
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The example of AfriLabs’ support systems in Nigeria and Ghana.
Mr Charles Emembolu, Co-Founder/Director, Roar Nigeria Hub, University of Nigeria Nsukka Prof. Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, Chairman/CEO, Areas of Innovation, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria Mr Eric Anthony Vurinye Kavaarpuo, Director Innovation, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana |
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| 11h55 | The example of Switzerland.
Dr Daniel Gisi, Team Leader Life Science Unit and Member of the Executive Board, Unitectra Basel |
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| 12h10 | Short health break | |
| 12h15 | Round Table: Presenters and Moderator, Ms Pauline Koelbl
What’s working and what’s not working? How to get the best out of different systems? How to address challenges jointly? What and how can others learn from experiences shared? |
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| 13h00 | Health break and individual networking | |
| Instruments to strengthen enablers of the innovation ecosystem | ||
| 13h30
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The African Online Academy for Innovation. Dream or Reality? The Example of UNISA.
Mr. Ayanda V. Noma, Director Innovation, Tech Transfer, Innovation |
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| 13h45
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The South African Technology Innovation Agency TIA – The African Outlook.
Ms Senisha Moonsamy, Head Innovation Skills Development, TIA, Pretoria |
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| 14h00
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Break-out rooms 1 – 3
Discussion: Instruments to foster entrepreneurship education and transfer to market and society. Room 1: Connectivity (Moderator: Pauline Koelbl) Room 2: Online Academy (Moderator: Erich Thaler) Room 3: Residency Program (Moderator: Jacquelene Friedenthal) |
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| 14h20
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Rapporteurs (group volunteers) present outcomes to the plenary (5 min. each)
Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 |
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| 14h40 | Listing of preferred instruments and invitation to Launch of instruments at 10th Annual Afrilabs Meeting in Abuja.
Mr Erich Thaler, University of Basel |
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| 14h55 | Final remarks | |
| 15h00 | End of Workshop | |