Director and full Professor of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg; and former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
Ing. Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara is the Director and Full Professor of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa. He is a world-renowned roboticist, academic, author, Pan-Africanist and technology strategist. Professor Mutambara is also the Director of IFK’s Decentralised Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems (DAICS) Research Group and drives the African Agency in Public Health (AAPH) initiative within the Future of Health (FoH) Research Group.
Hon. Minister of Education, and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is the current Minister of Education in Ghana. He is also the Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of New Designs Charter Schools. The two schools have a combined enrollment of about 1200 students in grades 6-12 in Los Angeles. Through his college preparatory focus New Designs Charter Schools’ minimum graduation requirements exceed California’s a-g requirements which set the criteria for acceptance into four year universities.
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CEO of NSBE Global; HBCU Advisor to the US Government, at the White House
Ms. Janeen Uzzell is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), thelargest Black STEM community impacting society and industry. In her former role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, Janeen drove process improvement and co-created Wikimedia Knowledge Equity Fund to address racial inequities in free knowledge. For nearly two decades, she held various roles at General Electric (GE), working in healthcare technologies in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
Representative of UNESCO to Ghana
H. E. Abdourahamane Diallo is a seasoned diplomat and international civil servant, who has devoted himself to UNESCO and the actions of the United Nations and its partners. He arrived in his current position as Head of Office in Accra and UNESCO Representative to Ghana in December 2018. His early career with UNESCO spanned working at Headquarters in Paris as a member of the permanent delegation of his country (Niger) and then as a consultant in the UNESCO secretariat.
Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and Former Associate Dean of Engineering, Academic City University College, Ghana
Ing. Dr. Lucy Agyepong is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Academic City University College, a premium tertiary education institution offering holistic education to create world-rounded minds. She was also the first Dean of Engineering at the institution providing strategic and thought leadership in the development of world-class new and future ready engineering programmes such as Industrial & Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical and Robotics Engineering.
Research Officer and Data Analyst, Springboard Road Show Foundation, Ghana
Mr. Jeffrey Mawusi Drai is an experienced biomedical research engineer and scientist on an unrelenting quest to reshape the future of healthcare technologies. He is passionate about scientific exploration, insatiably drawn to the excitement of scientific discovery and thrilled at being at the forefront of cutting-edge research. In 2021, Jeffrey proudly secured his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana, Legon, a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence.
National President of the African American Employee Group (AAEG), Sales Manager (for the Americas) for Battery Storage at BASF The Battery Company, United States of America
Ms. Mayeana Kamara is currently serving as the National President for the African American Employee Group and is based in Avenel, New Jersey. Mayeana is the Sales Manager for the Americas for BASF Battery Storage group. She is responsible for overseeing all technical, sales, and commercial activities across North and South America for long duration battery projects. Prior to joining the AAEG National board, Mayeana served as the Florham Park site chair (2020 – 2021) and held a membership position within the national group in 2019.
Founder of Nyungu Africa, Kenya
“Building The Africa We Want: A Reflection On The Role Of Africa’s STEM Professionals In Accelerating Africa’s Socioeconomic Transformation”.
The theme captures the prevailing sentiments and momentum around Africa’s aspirations for socioeconomic development and continental integration driven by Africans. It particularly reflects the critical role of STEM professionals in achieving the Pan–African vision of “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena”.
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