Schedule

• Plenary 6: The status of innovation in Africa: Where did we succeed, where did we fail?  

• Plenary 7: Empowering African R&D: Practical pathways to resilience and impact - solutions from emerging lead

• Aligning national and regional STI policies with STISA 2034: Leveraging APET’s expertise in strategy, regulation, and implementation of STISA 2034 

• Sustainable financing for primary health care: Strategies and innovations 

• Innovative financing mechanisms for STISA 2034 implementation 

• Institutionalizing evidence-informed policymaking: Lessons across contexts to help Africa realize its development goals 

• Beyond Protection: Enabling equitable and trusted data ecosystems in Africa background and rationale 

• The role of AI, big data, and digital platforms in strengthening STI governance: Who owns the words? Governance of African language data in the age of AI 

• Transforming health systems for realization of Agenda 2063 Goals 

•  Leveraging digital infrastructure for realization of Africa's Agenda 2063 goals 

• Transforming education systems for realization of Agenda 2063 goals   

• Status of innovation in Africa and how this is contributing to acceleration and progress towards the realization of Agenda 2063 

• Plenary 8: Guest lecture: Vaccine preventable diseases programme – WHO Africa 

• Plenary 9: Beyond COVID-19: Sustaining Africa’s genomic surveillance gains  

• Plenary 10: Reframing Africa's STI financing amid current global geopolitical shifts 

Presided over by AUDA-NEPAD and the Government of Kenya

Reflections from Conference delegates  

Closing Remark: