Starr Forum: Africa Rebooted

September 24, 2014 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge

Science, Technology, and Innovations in Development

Introductory remarks: 
MIT Vice President Claude Canizares, Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics, Associate Director for MIT of the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Professor Hazel Sive, Professor of Biology, MIT Founding Director MIT-South Africa Program Member, Whitehead Institute Associate Dean for the MIT School of Science

Moderator:
Calestous Juma, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Speakers:
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United National Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva
Professor Aderemi Kuku, President, African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi 
Dr. Beatrice Khamati-Njenga, Division Head, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union, Addis Ababa

Contributing Remarks:
Dr. Aggrey Ambali, Director of Science and Technology, NEPAD Agency, African Union, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Hambali Masheleni, Senior Policy Officer, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union, Addis Ababa

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Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; in cooperation with the MIT-Africa Program. The event is convened by MIT in partnership with the African Union's NEPAD Agency.

Free & open to the public | Refreshments served