Agenda

Draft Agenda (Time in GMT)

 

Day 1

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          (09h00-10h15)

  • Developing and Absorbing Human Capital within the African Space Programme – Valanathan Munsami
  • How does a State Develop Space Capability – Rose Croshier
  • Space Education in South Africa – Keith Gottschalk

Moderator: Ayomide Jide-Omole

 

Health Break          (10h15-10h25)

 

Session 2: Outreach and Awareness          (10h25-11h40)

  • Analysing the Appreciation of Space Sciences and Technology in Africa: Case Study of Private and Public Organisations in Zimbabwe – Ruvimbo Samanga and Thando Mathe
  • Space awareness and Outreach: World Space Week as a Medium to Cultivate Space Ambassadors – Alma Okpalefe

 

Lunch break          (11h40-11h50)

 

Keynote address: Andrea Harrington (Co-Director, Institute for Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada)          (13h30-13h50)

 

Session 3: Policy, Law and Governance          (13h50-15h05)

  • Topical Aspects of Space Law and Policy: A South African Perspective – Nomfuneko Majaja

  • Governance Frameworks for Financing of Geomatic and Space Projects in the Global south with Focus on Africa – Alexander Opicho

  • Linking Space Programmes with Science and Innovation Policy for Transformative Impact – Chux Daniels

Moderator: Rihab Ben Moussa

 

Health Break          (15h05-15h15)

 

Session 4: Leveraging partnerships          (15h15-16h30)

  • A collaborative approach for capacity building for space in Africa – Satnav JPO
  • Strengthening Africa-UK partnerships through collaborative innovation opportunities – Alana Kruger

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

Moderator: Eseosa Olotu

 

Close Day 1

 

Day 2

Opening remarks/Recap          (08h00-08h15)

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

 

Session 5: Earth Observation          (08h35-09h50)

  • Integration of Innovative Space solutions in African Research Institutions – Eunice Wangui

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

  • Using  space technology to support Sustainable Development Agenda: Focus on Climate Action in Africa – Salah Eddine Bentata

Moderator: Esther Maina

 

Health Break          (09h50-10h00)

 

Session 6: Space Science and Astronomy          (10h00-11h15)

  • Ghana’s Radio Astronomy Programme: An Avenue for Developing Space education and Skills – Adelaide Asante
  • The Status of Space Weather Research and Infrastructure in Africa – Paul Baki
  • 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
  • Sensibility of Planetary Defense: Involving Africa in Global Initiatives – Youssef Moulane

    Moderator: Julius Kimani

     

    Lunch Break          (11h15-12h45)

     

    Keynote Address: Davis Cook (Chairman, Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability)          (12h45-13h05)

     

    Session 7: Industry          (13h05-14h20)

    • The changing industrial economics of the African space sector – RIIS

    • Measurement of Industry Needs and Gaps – Heidi Thiemann

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

     

    Health Break          (14h20-14h30)

     

    Session 8: Modern tools, processes and means          (14h30-15h45)

    • Virtual Reality Training Center – Fadhel Essid and Rihab Ben Moussa
    • Luanda Lunar – Yango Ndofula

    • Re-imagining Space Education through the Lens of Entrepreneurship – Kwaku Sumah

    •  Space Education of Today and Tomorrow – Nicolas Peter

      Moderator: Faith Obafemi

       

      Closing remarks         (15h45-16h00)

       

      Day 3: Graduation Ceremony of Global Space Policy (GSP) course

      Welcome (5 minutes)

      Opening remarks (10 minutes)

      Presentation of participants (10 minutes)

      Guest Lecture: Driss EL HADANI (Deputy Director, UNOOSA) (30 minutes)

      Q&A (15 minutes)

      Remarks by participants (15 minutes)

      Closing (5 minutes)