Final Agenda (Time in GMT)

 

Day 1 (21st May 2024)

Welcome/Opening remarks          (08h00-08h20)

Briefing on ASLI          (08h20-08h40)

Keynote Address: Mahama Ouedraogo (Former Director, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission (AUC)          (08h40-09h00)

 

Session 1: Education and Capacity Building          (09h00-10h30)

• Developing and Absorbing Human Capital within the African Space Programme – Valanathan Munsami (African Space Leadership Institute, South Africa)

• How does a State Develop Space Capability – Rose Croshier (U.S. Department of Commerce)

• Space Education in South Africa – Keith Gottschalk (University of Western Cape, South Africa)

• Space Education of Today and Tomorrow – Nicolas Peter (International Space University, Strasbourg, France)

Moderator: Ayomide Jide-Omole (African Space Leadership Institute)

 

Health Break          (10h30-10h40)

 

Session 2: Outreach and Awareness          (10h40-11h55)

• Analysing the Appreciation of Space Sciences and Technology in Africa: Case Study of Private and Public Organisations in Zimbabwe – Ruvimbo Samanga (Milo Space Science Institute) and Thando Mathe (Spatial Sense)

• Space awareness and Outreach: World Space Week as a Medium to Cultivate Space Ambassadors – Alma Okpalefe (World Space Week Association)

•  MISI’s AMAZE Space Camp in Morocco – James E. Benouda (Moroccan Initiative for Space Industry – MISI)

Moderator: Youssef Moulane (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco)

 

Lunch break          (11h55-13h25)

 

Keynote address: Andrea Harrington (Co-Director, Institute for Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada)          (13h25-13h45)

 

Session 3: Policy, Law and Governance          (13h45-15h00)

• Topical Aspects of Space Law and Policy: A South African Perspective – Nomfuneko Majaja (Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa)

• Governance Frameworks for Financing of Geomatic and Space Projects in the Global south with Focus on Africa – Alexander Opicho (Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development, Kenya) 

• Linking Space Programmes with Science and Innovation Policy for Transformative Impact – Chux Daniels (Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, UK)

Moderator: Rihab Ben Moussa (University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia)

 

Health Break          (15h00-15h10)

 

Session 4: Leveraging partnerships          (15h10-16h40)

• Integration of Innovative Space solutions in African Research Institutions – Eunice Wangui (Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development, Kenya)

• A collaborative approach for capacity building for space in Africa – Herbert Ngaya (Satnav Africa Joint Programme Office, Dakar, Senegal)

• Harmonising Intellectual Property Rights in Sino-Africa Space Cooperation: Assessing the Legal Framework and Proposing Tailored Solutions – Sandra Amongin and Kassim Bakari Kipanga

• Strengthening Africa-UK partnerships through collaborative innovation opportunities – Alana Kruger (Innovate UK Business Connect)

Moderator: Eseosa Olotu (African Space Leadership Institute) 

 

Closing remarks         (16h40-17h00)

 

Close Day 1

 

Day 2 (22nd May 2024)

Opening remarks/Recap          (08h00-08h15)

Keynote address: Jean Koulidiati (Rector, Pan-African University)          (08h15-08h35)

 

Session 5: Earth Observation          (08h35-10h05)

• Digital Earth Africa: Unlocking the Promise of Tomorrow, from Patterns of the Past – Kenneth Mubea (Digital Earth Africa)

• Satellite Earth Observations for Ecosystem Monitoring – Vasilis Myrgiotis (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, UK)

• Using  space technology to support Sustainable Development Agenda: Focus on Climate Action in Africa – Salah Eddine Bentata (Si Space Consulting, Algeria)

• The Role of Space for Climate Resilience: A Focus on the Mediterranean Region – Gabriele Redigonda (European Space Policy Institute, Vienna)

Moderator: Esther Maina (African Space Leadership Institute)

 

Health Break          (10h05-10h15)

 

Session 6: Space Science and Astronomy          (10h15-11h45)

• Ghana’s Radio Astronomy Programme: An Avenue for Developing Space education and Skills – Adelaide Asante (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Accra, Ghana)

• Potential Negative Impact of Space Weather on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Paul Baki (Technical University of Kenya) 

• Africa2Moon: An African Designed and Built Low-Cost, Low Frequency Radio Telescope to be Deployed on the Far side of the Moon – Carla Sharpe and Adriana Marais (Foundation for Space Development Africa)

• Sensibility of Planetary Defense: Involving Africa in Global Initiatives – Youssef Moulane (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco)

Moderator: Julius Kimani (African Space Leadership Institute)

 

Lunch Break          (11h45-13h15)

 

Keynote Address: Davis Cook (Chairman, Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability)          (13h15-13h35)

 

Session 7: Industry          (13h35-14h50)

• Cultivating tomorrow’s space pioneers: A blueprint for developing Africa’s space workforce through Moonshot Africa – Linda Ngozwana (Moonshot Africa)

• Measurement of Industry Needs and Gaps – Heidi Thiemann (Space Skills Alliance, UK)

• Innovation Ecosystems and Space – Louis Sopp (Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability)

Moderator: Thando Mathe (Spatial Sense)

 

Health Break          (14h50-15h00)

 

Session 8: Modern tools, processes and means          (15h00-16h15)

• Virtual Reality Training Center – Fadhel Essid (Tunisia Space Association) and Rihab Ben Moussa (University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia)

• Luanda Lunar – Yango Ndofula (CEO, Luanda Lunar)

• Re-imagining Space Education through the Lens of Entrepreneurship – Kwaku Sumah (Space Hubs Africa)

Moderator: Eunice Mwangi (Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development, Kenya)

 

Closing remarks         (16h15-16h30)

 

Graduation Ceremony of Global Space Policy (GSP) course on 23rd May 2024

Welcome (12h00 – 12h05)

Opening remarks (12h05 – 12h15)

Presentation of participants (12h15 – 12h25)

Guest Lecture: Driss EL HADANI (Deputy Director, UNOOSA) (12h25 – 09h55)

Q&A (12h55 – 13h10)

Remarks by participants (13h10 – 13h25)

Closing (13h25 – 13h30)