Programme
September 24th
8:15 - 9:00
Seminar registration
8:15 - 13:15
Training workshop
9:00 - 16:15
IASP Pre-conference training seminar
9:30 - 15:30
Technical visits
11:00 - 18:00
Conference registration
13:15
Lunch
14:00 - 17:00
IASP International Board meeting (IASP Board members only)
19:30
New2IASP reception (by invitation only)
20:00
Welcome Reception
September 25th
9:00
Opening ceremony and keynote address
10:50
Coffee Break
11:30
Plenary session 1: STPs & AOIs as drivers of future economies
SPEAKERSLevitan, Scott (USA)Thongmunee, Suriyah (Thailand)Ndirangu Kioni, Paul (Kenya)Sillmann, Roland (Germany) More
12:35
Plenary session 2: Youth entrepreneurship ecosystems
SPEAKERSBird, Roz (United Kingdom)Ekeledo, Anna (Nigeria)Büyükeren, Şimal (Türkiye) More
13:30
Lunch
14:30
Breakout 1: Building hubs for innovation and social transformation
SPEAKERSBullrich, Luis (Argentina)Jansen, Paul (Netherlands)de Bruin, Mieke (Netherlands)Ranđelović, Milan (Serbia) More
14:30
Breakout 2: Innovation in emerging markets
SPEAKERSFerreira de Faria, Adriana (Brazil)Cerezo de Pedro, Yolanda (Spain)Gatune, Julius (Netherlands) More
14:30
Breakout 3: Transformative models in sustainable development
SPEAKERSToledo, Romildo (Brazil)Tatulescu, Petruta (Germany)Khisa, Kelvin (Kenya) More
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
Breakout 4: Distributed global manufacturing and shared value creation
SPEAKERSDe Biasio, Igor (Italy)Witthayaweerasak, Watcharin (Thailand)Sarkar, Soumodip (Portugal) More
16:00
Breakout 5: The fintech sector and emerging funding models
SPEAKERSKimuge, Andrew (Kenya)Eckert, Daniela (Brazil)Masinde, Victor (tbc) (Kenya) More
16:00
Breakout 6: The role of communication and evidence-based decision making
SPEAKERSCarpenter, Gemma (United Kingdom)Jõeäär, Kristi (Estonia) More
17:00
Transfer back to hotels and free time
19:00
Departure time from hotels to Informal dinner
19:30
Informal dinner
September 26th
9:15
Focus talk: Bridging the skills gap: a global challenge and the Swedish solutionBroeders, Anna Breakout 7: Future of work and talent development
SPEAKERSFischer-Bohn, Bessie (Germany)Nur Tunçel, Ayşe (Türkiye)Okwiri, John-Paul (Kenya) More
9:15
Breakout 8: Digital transformation and education innovation
SPEAKERSKinya, Harriet (Kenya)Lau, Jack (Qatar)Pengyue, Lv (China) More
9:15
Breakout 9: Ethical considerations in innovation
SPEAKERSLangat, Simon (Kenya)Kariuki, Peter (Kenya) More
10:15
Coffee Break
11:15
Breakout 10: Emerging tech and AI
SPEAKERSDíaz, Soledad (Spain)Johnsson, Mikael (Sweden) More
11:15
Breakout 11: Fostering youth entrepreneurship in tech and creative sectors
SPEAKERSTang, Lan (China)Muriithi, Ruth (Kenya) More
11:15
Breakout 12: Bridging socio-economic gaps with inclusive innovation
MODERATORBird, Roz SPEAKERSNadeem, Yaruq (Pakistan)Machowska, Monika (Poland)Quites Reis, Rodrigo (Brazil) More
12:15
Lunch
13:30
Plenary session 3: Circular economy and sustainability
SPEAKERSÅdahl, Maria (Sweden)Gomes, Mariana (Brazil) More
14:30
Coffee break
15:00
IASP General Assembly (IASP members only)
15:00
Side Event: Ministerial round table on partnerships for development through Science parks and Areas of Innovation
17:00
Transfer back to hotels and free time
19:30
Departure time from hotels to Gala dinner
20:00
Gala dinner / New members / Inspiring solutions
September 27th
9:15
Breakout 13: Food tech and climate change
SPEAKERSOgiga, David (Kenya)Mburu, Monica (Kenya)Kimari, Patrick (Kenya)Michuki, Vincent (Kenya) More
9:15
Breakout 14: Innovation hubs and stakeholder collaboration
SPEAKERSBerger, Ana (Brazil)Dalkılıç, Serhat (Turkey)Barros, Hugo Filipe (Portugal) More
9:15
Breakout 15: STPs and AOIs pioneering future economic landscapes
SPEAKERSPitschmann, David (Austria)de Tauzia, Jean-Christophe (France)Arroyo, Vanesa (Andorra) More
9:30
Side event: Vice chancellors roundtable on catalytic role of academic institutions in advancing innovation through science parks
SPEAKERSOyawa, Walter (Kenya)Mutisya, Emmanuel (Kenya) More
10:15
Coffee break
11:00
Plenary session 4: Inclusive innovation for underserved populations
SPEAKERSCarbonell, Alejandro (Panama)Silva, Jorge Adriano (Brazil)Tanui, John (Kenya) More
12:00
Closing keynote
12:20
IASP Nairobi takeaways
12:50
Closing Ceremony
13:15
Farewell lunch