Day 3

Connecting the unconnected for more cross-fertilization, make the difference and have impact

Welcome address by

Prof. Dana Samson, Pro-Rector for International Affairs, UCLouvain

Opening Session

9h15-9h30

Prof. Valérie Swaen, President of the LouRIM & Head of the Louvain CSR Network, UCLouvain, Belgium

Keynote by: 

- Sergio Arzeni, President of INSME, Former Director OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
- Prof. Eric Lambin, George and Setsuko Ishiyama Provostial Professor, Stanford University and UCLouvain and, Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, European Commission

Keynote

9h30 - 10h00

Prof. Valérie Swaen, President of the LouRIM & Head of the Louvain CSR Network, UCLouvain, Belgium

Panellists 

- Prof. Balibié Serge Auguste Bayala, Director CESAG & Coordinator PTR Socio-Économies et Marchés-CAMES, Sénégal
- Jean Calvin Tjombe, PRICNAC project coordinator, AUF Central Africa and the Great Lakes, Cameroun
- Murielle Teguel Epse Bissek, Architecte, Cheffe de projet Inform’ all City et Cheffe de la Cellule de la Recherche, du Développement et de l’Innovation au FEICOM, Cameroun
- Prof. Fernando J. Díaz López, Head of Research Strategy and Director Transition Hub at EIT CKIC & Associate Professor Extra-ordinary at Stellenbosch University
- Ezechiel Biduaya Musumbu, Directeur Général, ANADEC, DRC
- Steve Matenda, CEO EcoTech, DRC
- Stéphanie Asaré, Asare Consulting, France

Follow on to Keynote 

Panel Discussion

10h00 - 11h30

Prof. Ababacar Mbengue, President, Société Africaine de Management & Université de Champagne Ardenne

Keynote by:

- Ms Deirdre Lennan, Head of Sector - Human and social development policies, European Commission, DG INTPA, Strategic Partnership with Africa International Cooperation Officer, European Commission, EU
- Arielle Kitio Tsamo, CEO CAYSTI, Ambassadrice du Next Einstein Forum au Cameroun. Lauréate du Prix Margaret 2019 de la Journée de la femme digitale. Classée dans Forbes 30 Under 30 Africa 2018. Prix Afrique Innovante 2018. Lauréate de l’Award TechWomen 2016 (Etats-Unis).

Keynote

13h00 -13h30

Prof. Ababacar Mbengue, President, Société Africaine de Management & Université de Champagne Ardenne

Panellists: 

 - Prof. Brice Augustin Sinsin, Scientific Advisory Committee Chair, WASCAL and Former Rector of University Abomey Calavi, Benin
- Prof. Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Rector Université Cheik Anta Diop (Sénégal) and Président du Comité Consultatif Général (CCG) CAMES
- Dr Lucia Cusmano , Deputy Head of the SME and Entrepreneurship Division at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), EU
- Philippe Vanrie, European Affairs Manager at Wagralim (Walloon Agro-Food Cluster), Belgium - Founder of Ecosystemix (Innovation Ecosystems) - Former CEO of EBN and EUREKA Networks (EU) and Director of Thésame Innovation, France
- Prof. Gyewan Moon, Director, Innovation Center at Research Institute of Economics and Business Administration, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
- Dr Mafini Dosso, Project Leader "Smart Specialisation in Innovative & Informal African Economies" European Commission JRC, Spain
- Gilles Amettepe, Snr. Partner, Policy & Institutional Relations, Ghana for startups, Ghana

Panel

13h45 - 15h15

Xavier Lepot, Director Research Administration (ADRE), UCLouvain, Belgium

Keynote by: 

- Prof. Brett Anitra Gilbert, Regional Innovation Chair, American University, USA
- Chisom Ihebuzo Nwankwo, Convenor of The Skilled Women Initiative (TSWINI), Nigeria

Panel

15h30-16h00

Xavier Lepot, Director Research Administration (ADRE), UCLouvain, UCLouvain

- Sampson Kofi Adotey, Senior Manager, Outreach, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) |Global Secretariat, The Next Einstein Initiative, Rwanda
- Ayoub Derdabi, Programme Manager in Entrepreneurship, Climate KIC. France
- Prof. dt ogilvie, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
- Elizabeth k. Colucci, International Projects Director, OBREAL global, Spain
- Prof. Wafa Hammedi, Université de Namur, Belgium
- Paul Emmanuel Tia, Digital Transformation Manager, Kinshasa Digital, DRC

Panel

16h00 - 17h30

Prof. Mahamadou Biga Diambeidou, LouRIM, UCLouvain, Belgium

- Prof. Valérie Swaen, President of the LouRIM, UCLouvain, Belgium
- Prof. Benoit Gailly, LouRIM, UCLouvan, Belgium
- Prof. Jay Mitra, IEF, Essex, UK
- Prof. Mahamadou Biga Diambeidou, LouRIM, UCLouvain
- Sibu Zondi, VP Emerald Publishing, Africa
- Jean Dominique Assié, Drecteur des Campus et des Partenariats Université Senghor, Egypt

Wrap up

17h35 - 18h00