Innovation Africa Summit 2012 Speakers & Presentations

Click on the highlighted names below to view videos and to download pdf presentations & speeches from the Innovation Africa Summit 2012.

There is no video footage from Friday 5th October – only videos from Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October are available.

Friday 5th October 2012 – University of the Western Cape Partners Day

Prof Brian O’Connell – Rector & Vice-Chancellor, University of the Western Cape
Hon. Dina Pule – Minister of Communications, South Africa
Prof Luc Rukingama – Director, UNESCO Office, Zimbabwe – Keynote Address

HP Social Innovation Education Programs & HP Education Solutions

Mr Martin Rist – Education Business Manager, HP, Middle East & Africa

Saturday 6th October 2012

Opening Session – Welcome

Mr Donald Grant – Minister of Education, Government of the Western Cape
Hon. Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize – Deputy Minister of Economic Development, South Africa

Education for Employment, Developing Skills for Vocation

Hon. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi – Minister of Education & Skills Development, Botswana
Hon. Senator David Coltart – Minister of Education, Sport, Arts & Culture, Zimbabwe
Hon. Philipo Augustino Mulugo – Deputy Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Tanzania
Mr Horst Weinert – Managing Director, Festo Didactic

ICT for Education

Hon. David Mabumba MP – Deputy Minister of Education, Zambia
Mr Johan van Wyk – Deputy Director, Head of IT, Ministry of Education, Namibia
Prof. Crispus Kiamba – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Kenya
Dr Sibongile Mtshali – Director of Education, Swaziland

Sunday 7th October 2012

Changing Pedagogy, Curriculum Development and Education Management Systems

Firoz Y Patel – Deputy Director – General System Planning, South Africa
Hon. Makabelo Mosothoane – Minister of Education & Training, Lesotho
Mr Alan Curry – Director sub-Saharan Africa, British Council
Mr Walid Tahabsem – CEO, Integrated Technology Group – EMIS AFRICA

Partnerships in Learning

Mr Simon Lee – Information and Technology Manager, Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA)
Dr Frank Boahene – Education Director, Southern African Region, African Development Bank

Improving Communications, E-Skills & Developing the Knowledge Economy

Orfhlaith Ni Chorcora – Senior Director, Business Development, Oracle, Africa & Middle East
Moses Zungu – Project Manager, Information, Communications and Technology, Swaziland
George Mulamula – Senior Advisor to Government of Tanzania
Dr Harold Wesso – Director General, E-Skills Institute, Ministry of Communications, South Africa

Investing in Research, Promoting a Scientific Culture

Hon. Dr Julien Nimubona – Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Burundi
Hon. Chikumbutso Hiwa – Deputy Minister of Education, Science & Technology, Malawi
Mr Richard Addey – Regional Director Africa, SMART Technologies