SynBio Africa
CONFERENCE
2023
Happening 12-14 July, 2023 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
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3
Exciting Days
Welcome to SBA2.0 International Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity Conference in Africa
Connecting industry, academia, community, policy makers and other stakeholders in synthetic biology and biosecurity in Africa.
When
12 - 14 July 2023
Where
Imperial Royale Hotel kampala
Who
Scientists, academicians, policy makers, students, synthetic biology enthusiasts and others
World Class Speakers
The conference will feature outstanding speakers with international reputations, as well as a mix of talks from established and early career scientist from Africa and beyond.
35
Speakers
Conference Themes
Agricultural Innovations
Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Renewable energy and Materials
Biomaterials Science, Biosensors and Diagnostics
One Health
Register today for the price of $20 – $250
Conference Program
Time
Event
Description
- 07:00am - 08:00am
Arrival & Registration
Arrival and Registration for Day One at the Conference main reception.
Host
Host
- 08:00am - 08:30am
Welcome
Conference Main Stage
Geofrey Otim, SynBio Africa
&
Sandra Matinyi, SynBio Africa
&
Sandra Matinyi, SynBio Africa
- 08:30am - 09:15am
Keynote
Conference Main Stage
John Cumbers, SynBioBeta
- 09:15am - 10:15am
Posters and Exhibitions
Exhibition Hall
- 10:15am - 10:45am
Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall
- 10:45am - 11:45am
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Innovations in Agriculture
Victoria Madedor, BOI Investment and Trust Company
Erikan Baluku, University of Cape Town
Victoria Madedor, BOI Investment and Trust Company
Erikan Baluku, University of Cape Town
- 11:45am - 12:45pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Creating solutions with bioinformatics and Artificial intelligence
Tae Seok Moon, EBRC
Dr. Stephen O. Opiyo, Ohio University
Fedorec Alexander, UCL
- 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch and Networking
Host
- 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Keynote
Conference Main Stage
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Networking and Community building
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 1
Regulating Agricultural Innovations
Onyeka Nwosu
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 2
Africa's take-off in bioinformatics and AI
Jimmy Nkaiwuatei
Steve Malemia
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 3
Financing Agricultural innovations
- 5:00pm - 5:20pm
Wrap Up
Conference Main Stage
Host
Time
Events
Description
- 07:00am - 08:00am
Arrival & Registration
- 08:00am 09:00am
Posters & Exhibitions
Exhibition Hall
- 09:00am - 09:15am
Recap of Day 1
Host
- 09:15am - 09:45am
Keynote
Deepak Balagi, CSIR
- 09:45am - 11:00am
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Advances in Biosafety and Biosecurity
Doris Bota, Save the Children US
Maureen Ellis, IFBA
Okwalinga Paul, MoH-Uganda
- 11:00am - 11:30am
Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall
- 11:30am - 12:45pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Establishing Avenues for Multisectoral collaboration (One Health)
Dr. Oliver Vince, BaseCamp Research
Samantha Letsholo, Botsawna National Veterinary Laboratory
Christophe Lannaeu, GENOPOLE
Samantha Letsholo, Botsawna National Veterinary Laboratory
Christophe Lannaeu, GENOPOLE
- 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch and Networking
- 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Keynote
Conference Main Stage
- 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Landscape in Africa
Musa Kwehangana
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 1
Disease surveillance systems
Dr. Andrew Teba
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 2
Public - private cooperation for outbreak response
- 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Session
Room 3
Tackling Funding challenges in health systems
- 5:00pm - 5:20pm
Wrap Up
Conference Main Stage
Host
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Networking Dinner
Host
Time
Events
Description
- 07:30am - 08:00am
Arrival and Regitration
- 08:00am 09:00am
Posters & Exhibitions
Exhibition Hall
- 09:00am - 09:15am
Recap of Day 2
Conference Main Stage
Host
- 09:15am - 09:45am
Keynote
Conference Main Stage
Chris Voigt, MIT
- 09:45am - 11:00am
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Achieving a sustainable bioeconomy (circular, green and bio economy)
JH Kofi Bonney, University of Ghana
Dr. Anne Meyer, University of Rochester
- 11:00am - 11:30am
Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall
- 11:30am - 12:45pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Navigating Africa's biotech start-up environment
Andrew Kiggundu, UBBC
Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge
Adrienne Leussa, Sanilux PTY Ltd
Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge
Adrienne Leussa, Sanilux PTY Ltd
- 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch and Networking
- 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Keynote
Conference Main Stage
Micheal Koepke, LanzaTech
- 2:15pm - 3:30pm
Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Effective Science Communication
Suryesh Namdeo, Indian Institute of Science
Suryesh Namdeo, Indian Institute of Science
- 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Breakout Session
Room 1
Opportunities in the bioeconomy
- 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Breakout Session
Room 2
Growing the market of biomaterials, biosensors and diagnostics
- 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Breakout Session
Room 3
Addressing Africa's energy challenges using synthetic biology
- 5:45pm - 5:45pm
Pitch Session and Awards
Conference Main Stage
Teams and Judges
- 5:45pm - 6:30pm
Conference Closure
Geoffrey Otim
& Sandra Matinyi – SynBio Africa
& Sandra Matinyi – SynBio Africa
KeyNote Speakers
Dr. John Cumbers
Founder and CEO SynBioBeta
Dr. Andrew Hessel
President, Humane Genomics
Dr. Christophe Lanneau
Directeur Recherche & Plateformes, GENOPOLE
Prof. Christopher Voigt
Co-Director of Synthetic Biology Center, MIT
Dr. Micheal Koepke
Chief Innovation Officer, LanzaTech
Dr. Deepak Balaji Thimiri Govindaraj
Centre Manager, CSIR Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre
Speakers
Isaac Ongu
Executive Director, Science Foundation for Livelihoods and Development
Prof. Anne S. Meyer
Associate Professor of Biology, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
Dr. Barbara Mugwanya Zawedde
Director of Research, MuZARDI, National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda
Dr. Suryesh Namdeo
DST Centre for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science
Ms. Victoria Madedor
Group Head - Business Development, BOI Investment and Trust Company
Prof. Arthur K Tugume
Dean - School of Biosciences, Makerere University
Dr. Jenny Molloy
Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Dr. Andrew Kiggundu
Chairman, Uganda Biotechnology and Biosafety Consortium
Prof. Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney
Senior Research Fellow, University of Ghana
Dr. Maureen Ellis
Executive Director, International Federation of Biosafety Associations
Ms. Doris Bota
Senior Advisor, Save the Children, UNITED STATES
Dr Samantha Laone Letsholo
Manager of Serology/ Virology - BNVL, Botswana
Fedorec Alexander
Assistant Professor, University College London, UK
Dr. Oliver Vince
Co-founder, BaseCAMP RESEARCH
Assoc. Prof. Tae Seok Moon
SynBYSS Chair & EBRC Council Member
James Wakungwi Sakwa
Principal Laboratory Technologist, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Okwalinga Paul
Biorisk Management Advisor, Ministry of Health - Uganda
Dr. Claire J Standley
Associate Research Professor - Center of Global Health Science and Security
Prof. Lionel Clarke OBE
Co-Chairman, UK Engineering Biology Leadership Council Director, BionerG Ltd
Dr. Erin Sorrell
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Stephen O. Opiyo
Research Scientist at The Ohio State University, USA
Erikan Baluku
Ambassador Coordinator, SynBio Africa
Dr. Benson Kinyagia
Principal Science Analyst, NACOSTI, Kenya
Dr. Yuval Dorfan
Founding Director, Israeli SynBio Institute
Dr. Adrienne Leussa
managing director, Sanilux Pty Ltd
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