Prof. Lise Korsten is currently the Co-Director within the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence Food Security in Pretoria, South Africa. She is responsible for the food safety research program within the Centre. Prof. Korsten has focused her research mainly on complementary fields of postharvest pathology, plant health and food safety as related to fresh produce, market access and international trade. Prof. Korsten has addressed the South African Parliament on the development of a national food safety authority and has developed a national food control framework and country profile to enhance regulation and control.

She has trained 87 MSc and PhD and 60 BSc Hons postgraduate students and has published more than 200 peer reviewed papers, chapters or books and 150 popular papers. She currently has an H-Index of 50 and i10-index of 154 and has been cited 10387 times and counts within the top 2% of scientists in the specified subject field among the scientists in the AD Scientific Index in the World (https://bit.ly/3iwFsio). In recognition of some of her work &nbsp;she has received the Water Research Commission: Winner of the Human Capital Development Award in the Water and Science Sector and the MT Steyn prize from the South African Academy of Science. She is an elected Fellow of the South African Society for Plant Pathology and &nbsp;of &nbsp; the &nbsp; Academy &nbsp; of &nbsp; Science &nbsp; of &nbsp; South &nbsp; Africa. &nbsp; She &nbsp; is &nbsp; also involved in the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) in several sub committees i.e., Capacity Building, Education and Outreach. Prof. Korsten is also a senior editor for the Springer journal Crop Protection, an associate editor for CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, Frontiers Horticulture and Nature Africa.

She chairs the International Society for Plant Pathology Task Force on &nbsp;Global &nbsp;Food &nbsp;Security. Prof. Korsten was previously the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE). She is currently the newly elected President of the African Academy of Science. Her vision is to transform the Academy to a more inclusive, representative, gender balanced, globally recognised leading academy and champion for sciences and excellence on the continent. 
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Prof. Lise Korsten

Prof. Friday Okonofua is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Benin, and the Foundation Vice-Chancellor of the first specialized University of Medical Sciences in Nigeria. He has been Dean, Provost, and Member of the Governing Council at the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons, the Nigerian Postgraduate College in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the International College of Surgeons, the Takemi International Health program at the Harvard University School of Public Health, the Nigerian Academy of Medicine, the Nigerian Academy of Medical Specialties, the Nigerian Academy of Science, the African Academy of Science, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK. He Obtained a PhD in international Health from the Karolinska University in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. He has served as the Adviser on Health to President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and as the Executive Director of the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FIGO).

Prof. Okonofua&rsquo;s expertise is in women&rsquo;s health, a discipline where he has published more than 342 research articles, 4 books, 26 book chapters, 40 monographs, and obtained 48 international research grants. His most recent edited book &ldquo;Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology in Developing Countries&rdquo; published by Springers Nature in August 2021 comprises 69 chapters and is one of the most comprehensive textbooks ever published in the discipline in the African region. He currently has an h index of 55, i10 index of 188, and has been cited 12,106 times. He is the editor of the African Journal of Reproductive Health, a member the editorial board of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, &nbsp;a reviewer &nbsp;to 20 international journals, and a technical consultant to many international agencies. He served as a program officer at the Ford Foundation between 2010 and 2015.

In October 2020, the African Leadership voted him runner-up of the Evidence Leadership Award organized by Africa for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the African Academy of Science (AAS) for his research leading to policy development in Nigeria. He currently serves as the Centre leader of the African Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI) funded by the World Bank, the Director of Grants and Research Administration, and the Coordinator of all World Bank projects at the University of Benin in Nigeria. 
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Prof. Friday Okonofua

Prof. Stephen Gaya Agong is a Professor of Horticulture, the Director of the Blue Economy Research Institute, and the founding Vice-Chancellor of the Jaramogi Odinga University Science and Technology (JOOUST). He is currently the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Mount Kenya University. He had BSc and MSc in Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and obtained PhD in Agricultural Science from Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany under a DAAD PhD Scholarship scheme, and a postdoctoral at Hannover University and Okayama University. He has wide work, professional, leadership, and management experiences having served as a member of the Governing Council of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); Director Kisumu Local Interaction Platform (KLIP); Principal and Professor of Horticulture, Bondo University College; Deputy Vice Chancellor, Planning, Research and Extension Services, Maseno University, Kenya; Executive Director the AAS; Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Planning and Development, JKUAT, Kenya; Professor of Horticulture, Maseno University; Secretary-General of Plant Breeders Association of Kenya (PBAK); Director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology (IEET), JKUAT; Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, JKUAT and Founding Chairman, Horticultural Association of Kenya (HAK).

He is a recipient of the Matsumai International Fellowship for Peace Award, and he is widely published in internationally peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of many professional organizations including the International Society of Horticultural Science, and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). He has wide exposure to national, regional and international research, mentorship, and academic leadership, and has maintained various international networks by bringing scientists with complete dedication to human resource development and the promotion of university education, knowledge economy, science and technology in Africa. He has over 35 years of experience in education, training, research, science, technology, policies, management and leadership at the University level. His research interests are in horticulture, blue economy, food and nutrition security; climate change with keen focus on sustainable horticulture/agriculture under low external input and germplasm development and improvement. 
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Prof.Agong Stephen Gaya

Prof. Godfrey Banyuy Tangwa, PhD, is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon. He attended the Universities of Nigeria in Nsukka, Ife in Ile-Ife, and Ibadan in Ibadan, all in Nigeria. His doctoral specialization is in the area of epistemology and metaphysics and his teaching and research interests include African philosophy and Bioethics. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University (2002) under the Fogarty International Research Ethics Training Program for Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa. He lectured at the University of Ife from 1978-1986 and joined the University of Yaounde in 1987 as a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the International Association of Bioethics (IAB) since it started in 1992; was on its Board of Directors from 1997 to 2003; and served as Vice-President of the Board between 1999 and 2001. He was instrumental in the founding of the Pan-African Bioethics Initiative (PABIN) in 2001 and created the Cameroon chapter of PABIN, Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN) in 2005, of which he is the current Vice-Chairperson.

He has been an adviser to the WHO since 2000 and successively a member of its Scientific and Ethical Review Group (SERG) of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (2001), and member of the WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Advisory Initiative (VAC) (2004). He participated in the writing of the WHO Ethical and Safety Guidance Notes for Research with Adolescents (2011) and the CIOMS/WHO International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (2002). He has equally been invited and contributed expertise to the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH), GlaxoSmithKline Bioethics Advisory Group, South African Research Ethics Training Initiative (SARETI, 2006-date), and Hoffmann-La Roche&rsquo;s Science and Ethics Advisory Group (SEAG, 2005-2023). He was invited (2009) to participate in the review work of the International Code of Ethics for Occupational Health Professionals of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) as co-chair of the Africa region review group and as the commissioned writer of the basic theoretical text for the Code review entitled &ldquo;The Fundamental Principles of Ethics&rdquo;.

Prof. Tangwa has frequently given special lectures, participated in conferences, symposia, workshops, &nbsp;and &nbsp;examined &nbsp;academic &nbsp;theses. &nbsp;He &nbsp;has &nbsp;supervised &nbsp;Masters, DEA (Diplome d&rsquo;Etudes Approfondis) and PhD dissertations for scores of students. He is a member of several ethics review committees both in Cameroon and abroad. He participated as a member of the international faculty in the diploma programme of the International Research Ethics Network for Southern Africa (IRENSA) from 2003-2011. 
He has over 100 publications to his credit including 11 books, about 35 book chapters, and over 70 articles in reputable peer-reviewed academic journals. He is passionate about bringing a genuine indigenous African perspective to global research and bioethics and decolonizing research and development in Africa. 
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Prof. Godfrey Tangwa

Prof. Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena was obtained BSc (Hons) in industrial chemistry from Abia State University (Nigeria), two MSc degrees in Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and a PhD degree in Physical-Inorganic Chemistry at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Presently, he is Research Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) where he where he heads the prestigious South African DSI-NRF SARChI Chair in Materials Electrochemistry and Materials Technologies (MEET). Prior to joining Wits in 2017, he had worked at Rhodes University as Andrew W Mellon Foundation Lecturer in Chemistry (2004 &ndash; 2006), University of Pretoria as a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry (2006 &ndash; 2009), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as Chief Research Scientist and Research Group Leader of the Electrochemical Energy Technologies (2009 - 2017), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Technology Finance Corporation (SOC) Ltd (Technifin) - a state-owned corporation and subsidiary company of the CSIR.

His key research interests are in advanced batteries, fuel cells and electrochemical sensors. As of August 2023, he has published over 240 articles in peer review journals, 11 book chapters, three edited books, and registered 11 patents (including 2 granted US patents).Some of his most recent accomplishments include &lsquo;A&rsquo;- rating by the South Africa&rsquo;s National Research Foundation (NRF), the Wits&rsquo; Vice Chancellor&rsquo;s Research Award, and CSIR CEO Award. He is a member of the national Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), Fellow of the African Academy of Science (FAAS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and a Fellow of the Association of Commonwealth Universities at Coventry University, UK (2021). He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of several journals including Chemical Communications (RSC publishing), Energy Advances (RSC publishing), Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (Elsevier) and Scientific Reports (Springer-Nature). He is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Electrochemistry Communications (Elsevier) and the Topical Editorfor Electrocatalysis (Springer-Nature). Prof. Ozoemena is a Visiting/Honorary Professor at the Wuhan University of Technology, China. 
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Prof. Ozoemena Kenneth

Prof. Paco Sereme is a Research Director in plant pathology and President of the National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Burkina Faso (ANSAL-BF). He obtained a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Niamey, Niger, a Doctorate in Engineering in plant pathology from the University of Rennes I, France and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Cocody, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire. With this strong foundation, he embarked on a career dedicated to studying the bio-ecology of the key pathogens affecting food crops in Burkina Faso and developing integrated management strategies for their control.

Prof. Sereme&rsquo;s leadership experience includes serving as the Director General of Burkina Faso&#39;s National Agricultural Research Institute (INERA) for eight years and as the Executive Director of the West and Central African Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) for a decade. Throughout his tenure, he actively participated in agricultural research reforms aimed at transforming the sector in West and Central Africa. Under his guidance and leadership, CORAF successfully implemented its strategic vision from 2007 to 2016, strengthening its position as a leading institution for agricultural research and cooperation in the region. His proven leadership in scientific research, management and governance led him to be a member of several scientific councils and institutions in Africa and Europe as well as the Governing Boards of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centers. He also served as the Chair of the Board for the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), showcasing his ability to provide effective governance to renowned scientific organizations. 
Driven by the conviction that science plays a crucial role in African development, Prof. Sereme co-founded the National Academy of Sciences of Burkina Faso in 2013, assuming the position of President since 2019. He received recognitions from several countries and has also received award recognitions from several international institutions. 
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Prof. Paco Sereme

Prof. Juma Shabani is currently the President of the Burundi National Commission for Higher Education; Director of the Doctoral School of the University of Burundi; President of the Burundi Academy of Science and Technology; President of the Board of the East African Commission for Science and Technology; President of the International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa; President of the International Advisory Board of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education at Lagos State University, Nigeria; Vice- President of the Francophone African Network of Quality Assurance Agencies; Member of the Pan-African University High-Level Panel; and Member of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries. 
He worked for 17 years at UNESCO as Senior Specialist on Higher Education in Africa; Director of UNESCO&#39;s cluster offices in Harare and Bamako; UNESCO Representative in several countries and regional economic communities; and Director of Development and Coordination of UNESCO&#39;s Higher Education Programmes at its Paris Headquarters. &nbsp;Prior &nbsp;to joining UNESCO, Prof. Shabani held several senior positions, including: Deputy Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities; Vice-Rector of the University &nbsp;of Burundi, and Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Burundi and held several other universities and research centres in Africa and beyond. Prof. Shabani has been Co-Director of the Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa, Member of the International Board of Suffolk University in Boston, USA, Member of the Executive Committee of the Global University Network for Innovation in Barcelona, Spain, Member of the Board of the Centre for Higher Education Trust in Cape Town, South Africa, and Member of the Board of the UbuntuNet Alliance in Lilongwe, Malawi. He holds a PhD in mathematical physics from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. His google scholar profile is as follows: h index 24, i10 index 51 and number of citations 3183.

Prof. Juma Shabani

Prof. Raja&acirc; Cherkaoui El Moursli received her Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at the University of Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France. She joined the Faculty of Sciences, University of Mohammed V, Rabat in 1982. She has served as the head of the Laboratory of Nuclear Physics (LNP). Prof. Cherkaoui&rsquo;s research interests are the applications of nuclear physics, medical physics, and high energy physics. Her achievements in these fields led to the development of several projects related to nuclear applications. She was part of Morocco&#39;s official participants in the international ATLAS collaboration at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva in 1996.

She is a member of several international collaborations &nbsp;including &nbsp;the &nbsp;A Toroidal Liquid argon Apparatus (ATLAS), the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope (KM3NET), and Astronomy with Neutrino Telescope and Abyss Environmental Research (ANTARES). With her professional expertise, Prof. Cherkaoui created and implemented several master&rsquo;s degree programs at the Mohammed V University in Rabat. One of her crucial roles was the building and strengthening of the first Master&#39;s program in medical physics in Morocco. She has supervised more than 20 doctoral students and 27 master&rsquo;s students.

Prof. Cherkaoui was Vice-President for Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and Partnership at Mohammed V University from 2013 to 2017. From 2014 to 2018, she was &nbsp;Scientific &nbsp;Expert Evaluator for National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST).In 2015, she received the L&rsquo;Or&eacute;al-UNESCO award for &ldquo;Women in Science&rdquo; as a laureate representing Africa and the Arab States, and she is the first Moroccan to obtain this prize. She was a resident member of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology in Morocco and was simultaneously elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The same year, she became a member of the jury for the L&#39;Or&eacute;al-UNESCO regional grants for women and science in the Maghreb. From 2015 to 2019 she was a member of the International Science Council ICSU Regional Committee for Africa, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Moroccan Agency for Safety and Nuclear Security (AMSSNuR), and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Foundation, &quot;Women for Africa&quot;.

Some of her most recent awards and accomplishments include the following 1) Honour by the 
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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI) for her outstanding achievements to the field of science and technology in the Islamic world; 2) Member of the For Women in Science International Jury in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science for the L&#39;Or&eacute;al-UNESCO Awards and Scientific Expert for Royal Society for FLAIR Projects; 3) Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS); 4) &nbsp;Member of the board of trustees of &nbsp;the National Centre for Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (CNESTEN) Morocco); 5) Vice President for Policy Review and Administration on the Board of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC); 6) Official nominator for the &quot;VinFuture Award 2021&quot;; 7) Member of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Nominations and Elections Committee for 2021-2022; 8) Member of the TWAS Subject Review Committee (SRC) and the TWAS Policy Development and Future Actions (PDFA) Committee; 9) Fellow of the European Academy of Science and Art; 10) Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research ( CNRST) in Morocco; 11) 2022 TWAS medal; 12) The winner of the prestigious 2023 WIN Global Excellence Awards; and 13) 2023, elected as a member of the Mediterranean Science Team by the European Women Rectors Association. 
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Prof. Rajaa Cherkaoui

Prof. Mary Abukutsa-Onyango is a humanitarian and distinguished agricultural Scientist from Kenya who specializes in Olericulture, Agronomy and Horticultural Plant Physiology and Nutrition. Abukutsa-Onyango is a Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Horticulture and Food Security at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya. She previously served as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Production and Extension) at the same University. Prof. Abukutsa has conducted pioneering research on African Indigenous Vegetables. She has studied how African indigenous vegetables can be used to combat malnutrition in Africa while maintaining a secure form of revenue even during more challenging weather and climate. Her work has had a tremendous impact on the production and utilization of indigenous vegetables in Africa and led to her receipt of numerous, well-deserved scientific awards and accolades including CTA, IMPRESSA, Presidential and African Union Scientific awards and Edinburgh medal. Her work has inspired students, young researchers and influenced governments to consider the importance of Indigenous Vegetables for Nutrition, Health, and Wealth. Her passion, coupled with her careful scientific multi-disciplinary research have repositioned indigenous vegetables from being considered as poor man&rsquo;s crops to internationally recognised as nutrient dense, super vegetables. 
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Prof. Abukutsa-Onyango holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, a Master of Science in Agronomy from the University of Nairobi, and PhD in Horticultural crop physiology and Nutrition from University of London, United Kingdom. In an effort to unravel the potential hidden in indigenous vegetables, Prof. Abukutsa has successfully implemented 15 multi-disciplinary research projects funded by national and international funding agencies in indigenous vegetables and related neglected and under-utilized crops and released nine (9) varieties of nutrient dense African indigenous vegetables through Kenya, Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS) in 2016. Her research has shown that African indigenous vegetables have a role in combating malnutrition, poverty, and effects of climate change. She is an active member of Kenya &nbsp;National &nbsp;Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the African academy of sciences (AAS) and served as a member of 2020-2023 AAS Governing Council. She has supervised over 80 undergraduate and postgraduate projects and is widely published. She has excellent experience in Governance, Leadership and Mentoring.

Prof Mary Abukutsa-Onyango

Prof. Raphael Munavu is a Professor Emeritus in &nbsp;the &nbsp;Department &nbsp;of &nbsp;Chemistry, &nbsp;University of Nairobi; a Director at the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI); and the Chairman of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA). He recently served as the Chairman of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform in Kenya (PWPER, 29th September, 2022 to August 1, 2023). He was the Chairman of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS) from 2002 to 2021; the Chancellor of Laikipia University from 2013 to 2018; and a Commissioner at the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) in Kenya from 2010 to 2016. He is a Fellow of the KNAS and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS).

Prof. Munavu obtained a B.A. from Kalamazoo College in 1970, an M.Sc. from Wayne State University in 1972, and a Ph.D. from the University of Detroit in 1975. His specialization is in organic, environmental and industrial chemistry. He joined the University of Nairobi as a lecturer in 1976 and has published over 90 refereed and commissioned papers and supervised over 20 post graduate students. He has written extensively on the role of Higher Education, Chemistry, Science, Technology and Innovation in socio-economic development. He has also undertaken many consultancies on the environmental impacts of &nbsp;utilizing &nbsp;various natural resources. He served as the &nbsp;Vice-Chancellor &nbsp;of &nbsp;Moi &nbsp;University &nbsp;(1998-2002); the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Nairobi (1994-1998); and the Deputy Vice Chancellor at Egerton University (1992-1994). He was the founding Principal of Laikipia College of Egerton University (1990-1992); and the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Nairobi (1987-1990). Between 2000 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), a Member of the Public Universities Inspection Board and the Strategy for University Education in Kenya. He was also the founding Chairman of Council of the South Eastern University College (SEUCO) from 2008 to 2013.

Prof. Munavu has been conferred with National Honours of Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW, 1994), and Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS, 2001) for his services in the Higher Education Sector in Kenya. In 2000, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters, Honoris causa (D.Litt.) by Kalamazoo College (USA). He was also awarded the &nbsp;Hon. Doctor of Science degree by Laikipia University in 2013.

The Social Vision of Prof. Munavu is to serve society by facilitating novel wealth-creating, empowering and capacity-building initiatives based on education, national heritage, indigenous knowledge, science and technology. He is a champion of value-adding enterprises based on readily available natural resources and human capacities in Kenya. 
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Prof. Raphael Munavu

Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng was appointed the Executive Director at the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) on 01 November 2022. In this role, she provides leadership and strategic direction to enable the Academy to achieve its vision, mission, and objectives. She oversees both the programmatic and operational management of the organization with a focus to sustainably drive the mandate of the AAS through the secretariat team, working under the guidance of the Governing Council of the Academy.

Previously Dr. Oti-Boateng was Senior Science Advisor for Natural Sciences and the Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building in the Natural Sciences Sector at UNESCO Paris (France). She has been responsible for projects and programmes relating to science policy and capacity building in basic sciences and engineering at the multisectoral UNESCO regional office in Harare (Zimbabwe). She was also regional thematic adviser for Africa for the formulation of policies and capacity building in science, technology, and innovation and engineering. She served as focal point for the African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology and was the Head of Science in the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). She had additional responsibilities in the area of local and indigenous knowledge systems, ecological and earth system sciences, water sciences, and intersectoral collaboration in Education, Social and Human Sciences, Culture and Communication.

Dr. Oti-Boateng holds a PhD in Food Science and Technology from the University of Adelaide in Australia and a BSc, with specialization in Biochemistry, obtained from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi (Ghana). Dr. Oti-Boateng began her career in 1985 as a researcher at the Technology Consultancy Centre at the College of Engineering at KNUST. In 1989 she was appointed Consultant and Trainer at the South Australian Department for Employment and Training in Adelaide (Australia) and from 2005 to 2010, she served as Director of the Technology Consultancy Centre, College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, working in collaboration with national and international strategic partners. In 2011, Dr. Oti-Boateng joined the UNESCO Office in Nairobi, Kenya as a Senior Programme Specialist for Science and Technology. In this capacity, she was responsible for developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating projects and programmes of activities relating to the basic sciences and engineering and science policy for sustainable development in Africa. In 2015, Dr. Oti-Boateng was transferred to the UNESCO multisectoral regional office in Harare (Zimbabwe) and between 2018 and 2022, she held the position of Director of Division at UNESCO Headquarters. 
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The AAS

Governance

The AAS

Governance

Building R&D Infrastructure

The AAS

Governance

The AAS

Governance

Building R&D Infrastructure

Prof. Lise Korsten

Prof. Friday Okonofua

Prof.Agong Stephen Gaya

Prof. Godfrey Tangwa

Prof. Ozoemena Kenneth

Prof. Paco Sereme

Prof. Juma Shabani

Prof. Rajaa Cherkaoui

Prof Mary Abukutsa-Onyango

Prof. Raphael Munavu

Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng