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SynBio Africa

CONFERENCE

2023

Happening 12-14 July, 2023 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda

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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

Arrival & Registration

Arrival and Registration for Day One at the Conference main reception.
Host

Welcome
Conference Main Stage

Geofrey Otim, SynBio Africa
&
Sandra Matinyi, SynBio Africa

Keynote
Conference Main Stage

John Cumbers, SynBioBeta

Posters and Exhibitions
Exhibition Hall

Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Innovations in Agriculture
Victoria Madedor, BOI Investment and Trust Company
Erikan Baluku, University of Cape Town

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Creating solutions with bioinformatics and Artificial intelligence Tae Seok Moon, EBRC Dr. Stephen O. Opiyo, Ohio University Fedorec Alexander, UCL

Lunch and Networking

Host

Keynote
Conference Main Stage

Plenary
Conference Main Stage
Networking and Community building
Breakout Session
Room 1
Regulating Agricultural Innovations Onyeka Nwosu
Breakout Session
Room 2
Africa's take-off in bioinformatics and AI Jimmy Nkaiwuatei Steve Malemia

Breakout Session
Room 3

Financing Agricultural innovations

Wrap Up
Conference Main Stage

Host

Time

Events

Description

Arrival & Registration

Posters & Exhibitions
Exhibition Hall

Recap of Day 1

Host

Keynote

Deepak Balagi, CSIR

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Advances in Biosafety and Biosecurity Doris Bota, Save the Children US Maureen Ellis, IFBA Okwalinga Paul, MoH-Uganda

Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall

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

Lunch and Networking

Keynote
Conference Main Stage

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Landscape in Africa Musa Kwehangana

Breakout Session
Room 1

Disease surveillance systems Dr. Andrew Teba

Breakout Session
Room 2

Public - private cooperation for outbreak response

Breakout Session
Room 3

Tackling Funding challenges in health systems

Wrap Up
Conference Main Stage

Host

Networking Dinner

Host

Time

Events

Description

Arrival and Regitration

Posters & Exhibitions

Exhibition Hall

Recap of Day 2
Conference Main Stage

Host

Keynote
Conference Main Stage

Chris Voigt, MIT

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

Break Tea and Networking
Exhibition Hall

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Navigating Africa's biotech start-up environment Andrew Kiggundu, UBBC
Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge
Adrienne Leussa, Sanilux PTY Ltd

Lunch and Networking

Keynote
Conference Main Stage

Micheal Koepke, LanzaTech

Plenary
Conference Main Stage

Effective Science Communication
Suryesh Namdeo, Indian Institute of Science
Breakout Session
Room 1
Opportunities in the bioeconomy
Breakout Session
Room 2
Growing the market of biomaterials, biosensors and diagnostics
Breakout Session
Room 3
Addressing Africa's energy challenges using synthetic biology

Pitch Session and Awards
Conference Main Stage

Teams and Judges

Conference Closure

Geoffrey Otim
& 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

THE BIGGEST CONFERENCE IN AFRICA

Register and have access to

World Class Speakers.
Breakout sessions.
Side events.
Live Q&A.
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SPONSORS

US- Office of Naval Research, Science and Techology
LanzaTech
BaseCamp Research

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