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1 A Global Forum for Science in Africa Connecting Science to Humanity

Who we are Launched in 2013, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung.

2 Who we are Launched in 2013, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung.The NEF is a platform that connects science, society and policy in Africa and the rest of the world with the goal to leverage science for human development globally.. The NEF believes that Africa s contributions to the global scientific community are critical for global progress. At the centre of NEF efforts are Africa s young people, the driving force for Africa s scientific renaissance. Africa is young and growing, and that is our strength. Our continent s wealth tomorrow depends entirely on what we put in our children s heads today. They will lighten the world s burdens, not add to them. - H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Next Einstein Forum

3 What we do NEF Global Gatherings NEF Platform Commitment to Scientific Excellence & Gender Equity NEF Policy Work NEF Communities of Scientists (Fellows & Ambassadors) NEF Institution www. w..nef.org

NEF Global Gatherings NEF Global Gatherings are biennial gatherings.

women, the voices of global science leaders have the opportunity to be heard and to have

The inaugural NEF Global Gathering 2016 was hosted by H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal in Dakar, Senegal on March 8-10, 2016.

4 NEF Global Gatherings NEF Global Gatherings are biennial gatherings. Far from an ordinary science forum, the NEF Global Gatherings position science at the centre of global development efforts. In the presence of political and industry leaders, and with a strong focus on youth and women, the voices of global science leaders have the opportunity to be heard and to have major impact on Africa s scientific future. The inaugural NEF Global Gathering 2016 was hosted by H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal in Dakar, Senegal on March 8-10, The next NEF Global Gathering will be held in Kigali, Rwanda in March 2018 under the patronage of H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda Next Einstein Forum

5 NEF Global Gathering 2016 was a resounding success 60% of attendees were under the age of 42 years Over 1000 participants from Science, Policy, Government, Private Sector, Civil Society Discov eries coming out of Africa NEF Fellows TED like Spotlight Sessions Meet and Greets with Select Scientists NEF Ci2i (Innovation Challenge) 100 million media impressions 98% satisfaction rate What are participants p saying about the NEF Global Gathering 2016? helpful amazing interesting super duper encouraging wonderful encouraging innovati ve cool inspirational great helpful relevant awe inspiring enlightening fantastic fantastici inspiring success african 05 6 www w..nef.org

6 NEF Communities of Scientists NEF Fellows Programme The NEF Fellows Programme showcases Africa s best young scientists on the global stage. All Fellows are under 42 years old, have citizenship from an African country although they mayy live and work anywhere in the world hold a PhD in Science, Te echnology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or social science fields with outstanding academic and research qualifications and maturity measured by publication records or patents, prizes, leadership in independent research groups, and raising funds from various sources, etc. NEF Fellows have demonstrated that their research has impact in both their field of research and for wider society. They are passionate about raising Africa s scientific profile and are strong communicators. Visit the NEF s Yo outu ube channel to see their NEF Fellow Spotlight Sessions. Meet the 2016/2017 NEF Fellows TOLU ONI Nigeria, Urban Epidemiology ELAGROUDY SHERIEN Egypt, Enviromental Engineering AXEL NGONGA Cameroon, Big Data Te echn nology & Engineering NOBLE BANADDA Uganda, Bioprocessing Engineering ALTA SCHUT Hyper South Heart tension/ Africa, TE Disease BIiological Science & Health EVELYN GITAU Kenya, Cellular Immunology Mathematics HALLOWED OLAOLUWAA Nigeria, Mathematical Physics AMANDA WELTMAN South Africa, Theoretical Physics KOMMINIST Cognitive Ethiopia, Systems ASSANE GUEYE Senegal, Cyber Security GHADA BASSIONI Egypt, Chemistry MOHLOPHENI Chemistry JACKSON MARAKA LA South Infectious Africa, Diseases Camer NDIFO WILFRID oon, N Biological Dynamics MOUHAMED FALL Senegal, Mathematics JOSEPH BEN GELOUN Senegal, Mathematical Physics Physics

7 NEF Ambassadors Program NEF Ambassadors are the NEF s young science and technology champions, one from each African country. NEF Ambassadors, who are all under 42 years, drive the NEF s local public engagement activities while growing their own careers through the NEF s partnerships that offer opportunities for mentorship and collaborations with established researchers

NEF Policy Work In order to meet our targets, particularly our commitment to investing morein researc ch and development, we need to institutionalize our aspirations. - H.E. Naledi Pandor, Minister

commitments to commitments for for investment, research and partnerships for the development of Africa s science Africa s and science technology and technology landscape. land NEF dscape.

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8 NEF Policy Work In order to meet our targets, particularly our commitment to investing morein researc ch and development, we need to institutionalize our aspirations. - H.E. Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa The Dakar Declaration, the NEF Global Gathering 2016 final decladeclaration, set forward set forward looking looking targets targets in regards in regards to commitments to commitments for for investment, research and partnerships for the development of Africa s science Africa s and science technology and technology landscape. land NEF dscape. Policy NEF Work Policy will Wo include ork will continental include continental wide benchmarking wide benchmar activities king activities to track to the track progress the of the NEF progress gdakar of Declaration the Dakar Declaration as well as looking as well into as looking global best into global practices best and upcoming practices and trends. upcoming Particularly, trends. the Part NEF ticularly, has committed, the NEF has to committed promoting scientific to promoting excellence scientific and excellence gender equity. and gender equity.. Did you know that 40% of NEF Fellows and NEF Ambassadors are women? Next Einstein Forum

NEF Platform The NEF Platform is the NEF s public engagement

to engage young people, gatekeepers and ordinary citizens

science and technology and how they can be involved.

extraordinary work of the NEF Community of Scientists, NEF

government-university-industry research roundtables that will

collaboration, establish priorities and solve both short term

9 NEF Platform The NEF Platform is the NEF s public engagement platform, focusing on content disseminated online and on social media. The NEF Platform will run multi-layered campaigns and programs to engage young people, gatekeepers and ordinary citizens across Africa and the rest of the world on the importance of science and technology and how they can be involved. Further, the NEF s online platforms will share the extraordinary work of the NEF Community of Scientists, NEF Policy Work and run media and communications for the NEF Global Gatherings. The NEF platform will also include government-university-industry research roundtables that will bring together leaders in all three sectors to foster collaboration, establish priorities and solve both short term and long term challenges. The NEF Platform also includes the annual meeting of the NEF Scientific Programme Committee which sets the scientific direction of the NEF as well as selecting the Fellows and Ambassador Classes w.

10 NEF Institution In addition to the NEF team, the International Steering Committee (ISC) provides oversight, guidance, operational and strategic direction to the Next Einstein Forum (NEF).The committee supports the NEF in the development of its mission, long-rangee goals, philosophies, and strategy. The International Steering Committee THIERRY ZOMAHOUN (CHAIR) President & CEO, AIMS-NEI H.E. MARTIAL DE-PAUL IKOUNGA Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Te echnology,, African Union SEEMA KUMAR Vice President, Innovation, Global Pub lic Health and Science Policy, Johnson & Johnson HON. PAPIAS MUSAFIRI Minister of Education, Rwanda HON. MARY TEUW NIANE Minister of Higher Education and Research, Senegal INGRID WÜNNING TSCHOL Senior VP Strategy,, Robert Bosch Stiftung Next Einstei www. n.nef.org Forum

11 The NEF Scientific Programme Committee The NEF Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) sets the strategic direction for the NEF and establishes the programme and themes of the NEF Global Gatherings. Members of are the scientists, SPC are policymakers, scientists, policymakers, and media and and industry partners within within Science, STEM Technology, and social sciences fields. Engineering These and individuals Mathematics have demonstrated (STEM) fields. leadership These individuals within their have respective demonstrated areas leadership of science, within policy their or industry. respective SPC areas members of science, bring varied policy or experience, industry. SPC however members are all bring keenly varied interested experience, in Africa s however transformation are all keenly interested through STEM. in Africa s transformation through STEM. SOLOMON ASSEFA Director of IBM Africa and MIT TR35 winner BRUCE BASSETT Professor in Mathematics, University of Cape Town JEAN-PIERRE BOURGIGNON President, European Research Council PHILIP CAMPBELL Editor-in-Chief of Nature Magazine PHILLIP CLAY Professor of City Planning and former Chancellor of MIT AMINATA SALL DIALLO Professor in Physiology SALIF GAYE Director, Institute of Technology, University of Thiès LEYMAH GBOWEE Nobel Peace Prize 2011 Peace Activist BARRY GREEN Director, AIMS-South Africa, CAO, AIMS-NEI JULIE MAKANI Wellcome Trust Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HELGA NOWOTNY Chair of the ERA Council Forum Austria, Professor Emerita, Social Studies of Science, ETH Zurich MAMADOU SY Professor of Applied Mathematics, University Gaston Berger SOULEYMANE MBOUP Professor of Microbiology, University of Cheikh Anta Diop & Co-discoverer HIV-2 virus BERNARD SLIPPERS Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria PETER TINDEMANS Secretary General EuroScience, Director, Global Knowledge Strat. & Partnerships TATSUYA NAKADA Chair of Scientific Policy Committee, CERN ADAM SNEYD Professor in Political Science & Intl Development Studies, University of Guelph KLAUS TOEPFER Former Executive Director UNEP ARNOLD VAN ZYL President, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), Germany AISSA WADE

12 Partner with us The NEF is the largest and most globally visible platform to position one s organization as organization a leading supporter as a leading of supporter science and of knowledge-based science and knowledge-based enterprise in enterprise Africa. The in NEF seeks Africa. innovative The NEF seeks partnerships innovative that partnerships will help drive that Africa s will help scientific drive Africa s and innovation scientific agenda. and innovation Through agenda. the NEF, Through supporting the NEF, organizations supporting can organizations launch solidify can launch their or African growth solidify their strategy. African Particularly, growth the strategy. NEF Particularly, Global Gatherings NEF offer Global an especially Gatherings visible offer opportunity. an especially The visible NEF opportunity. Global Gathering The NEF 2016 GG2016 was attended was attended by more by more 1000 leading 1000 thinkers leading thinkers and organizations and organizations working working science, in science, society, industry society, industry and policy and representing policy over representing 400 unique over organizations. 400 unique organizations. We expect this We number expect to this reach number 1500 to for reach the NEF Global 1500 for Gathering NEF Global For Gathering more information, For more please information, contact Nathalie please Munyampenda: contact nmunyampenda@nef.org Nathalie Munyampenda: nmunyampenda@nef.org and Irene Tamajong: itamajong@nexteinstein.org. Expected outcomes across Africa selected as NEF Fellows The NEF will support the Fellows by providing them with resources and networks to do impactful scientific work from across Africa develop a community of NEF ambassadors. 200 in the diaspora facilitated to return and play a meaningful role in Africa s scientific renaissance. 100 brought to Africa to inspire and mentor Africa s young and upcoming scientists through NEF projects. 15 Science-Industry-Policy where science, industry, policy makers meet to work on concrete questions. $100 million raised towards scientific research and public engagement. 100 million engaged through NEF media campaigns and online talks www w..nef.org

org Irene Tamajong Director, AIMS UK & Student and Alumni Relations

13 F A W E Contact For more information, contact: Nathalie Munyampenda Associate Director,, Partnerships and Public Engagement nmunyampenda@nef.org Irene Tamajong Director, AIMS UK & Student and Alumni Relations itamajong@nexteinstein.org nef.orgg Our dream is that the next Einstein will be African Rwanda Senegal South Africa German Research Foundation FA WE

Supporter Package. June 2017 I Kigali, Rwanda

Supporter Package. June 2017 I Kigali, Rwanda NEF Fundraising bro 2017.qxp_Layout 1 2017-06-14 6:02 PM Page 1 Supporter Package June 2017 I Kigali, Rwanda Africa s Global Forum for Science, Policy and Society Connecting Science to Humanity The Next