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)