Starr Forum- Africa Rebooted: Science, Technology, and Innovations in Development

Introductory remarks:
MIT Vice President Claude Canizares,
Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics
Associate Director for MIT of the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Professor Hazel Sive
Professor of Biology, MIT
Founding Director MIT-South Africa Program
Member, Whitehead Institute
Associate Dean for the MIT School of Science

Moderator: Calestous Juma, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Speakers:
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United National Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva
Professor Aderemi Kuku, President, African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi
Dr. Beatrice Khamati-Njenga, Division Head, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union, Addis Ababa
Contributing Remarks
Dr. Aggrey Ambali, Director of Science and Technology, NEPAD Agency, African Union, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Hambali Masheleni, Senior Policy Officer, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union, Addis Ababa

Cosponsored by the Center for International Studies and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; in cooperation with the MIT-Africa Program. The event is convened by MIT in partnership with the African Union's NEPAD Agency
Please RSVP to this event at starrforum@mit.edu
The McGovern Auditorium at the Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
Live Web Cast:
http://webcast.amps.ms.mit.edu/fall2014/Starr-Forum/24Sep/