Team Member Type Governing Council

Martin is currently a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Technology Management in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT. His research focus is systemic barriers to digital learning innovation in Africa within universities. Martin…

Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the East African Science and Technology Commission ((EASTECO); provides leadership in the promotion and coordination of the development, management and application of Science, Technology and Innovation for socio-economic development and regional integration in the…

Dr.-Ing. Calvin Onyango is the Director-General of KIRDI (Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute). He holds a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering from Institute of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Masters and Bachelor’s Degrees in Food Science…

Prof. Wandiga obtained his BSc from Howard University in 1967, M.Sc. in January 1972 from the University of Maryland and PhD in June 1972 from the Case Western Reserve University (USA). He is a Professor of Chemistry at the department…

Prof. Norman Clark is an expert in innovation systems and development and Emeritus Professor at The Open University and the University of Strathclyde, UK. His research interests include science and technology development in Africa and South Asia, a field in…

Dr. Christopher Onyango is the Director Trade and Customs at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) at COMESA Secretariat, Lusaka, Zambia. He was previously a Deputy Director and Head of Trade and Foreign Policy Department at the…

Gift A. Kadzamira is the Director of Documentation and Information services for the National Commission for Science and Technology since September, 2010 and is responsible for the management of STI information and knowledge through the acquisition, dissemination, utilization and archiving…

Professor Aggrey Ambali is a champion in Africa’s science and technology advancement and plays a key role in harnessing emerging technologies for development. He currently serves as Head of Science, Technology and Innovation Hub (NSTIH) at the New Partnership for…

Dr. Sangare is the Executive Secretary of the Programme d’Appui Stratégique à la Recherche Scientifique (PASRES), one of the main structures for supporting research and innovation in Côte d’Ivoire. Dr Sangare has expertise in two fields: materials science and organizational…

Catherine is the Country Director, Kenya and Regional Convener for East Africa at CIFOR-ICRAF. She holds a PhD in Plant Ecophysiology from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, under a split-site scholarship at Nottingham University, UK, an MSc…

Dr. Ståhl was Director of the International Foundation for Science (IFS), a position which he held from 2002 until his retirement in September 2010. As IFS Director he led the work to transform the IFS research grant scheme to focus…

Prof. G.B.A. Okelo holds qualifications from the Universities of Delhi, Calcutta, Edinburgh Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the University of Nairobi. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and…

Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah is a Professor in Plant Biology with special interest in taxonomy, systematics and vegetation studies and a strong advocate for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at the national and international levels. He was educated both…