TANDEM Final High-Level Conference

Wednesday Mar 29, 2017, 8:00 AM → 7:00 PM Africa/Abidjan

Azalai Hotel

8:00 AM → 12:00 PM Registration

2:00 PM → 3:45 PM Session 1

Convener: Prof. Octave Nicoué Broohm (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Togo)

2:00 PM Welcome Remarks

2:15 PM The TANDEM Project – Objectives, Implementation and Results

Speakers: Dr Arona Diédhiou (IRD), Mr Damien Alline (IRD)

2:45 PM WACREN and the AfricaConnect2 project

Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (WACREN)

3:15 PM Coffee break and Group photograph

3:45 PM → 6:30 PM Session 2

Convener: Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor (Chairman of the Board, WACREN)

3:45 PM Roundtable: Research and Education Networks – Experiences from other regions

Speakers: Mrs Carmen Labbe (RedCLARA), Ms Cathrin Stover (GEANT), Dr Pascal Hoba (Ubuntunet Alliance), Ms Sabine Jaume-Rajaoania (RENATER), Mr Yousef Torman (ASREN)

4:45 PM High-level roundtable: Vision of policymakers, decision makers and end-users on the role of RENs for socio-economic development

Speakers: Mr. Maman Laminou (Executive Secretary, WATRA), Mrs. Mavis Ampah (CEO, STINSAD Consult), Mrs. Stephanie Truille-Baurens (European Commission), Prof. Etienne E. Ehilé (Secretary General, AAU), Prof. Hamidou Boli (Commissioner, ECOWAS), Prof. Octave Broom (Minister Higher Ed. And Scientific Research, Togo)

6:30 PM → 6:45 PM Closing