OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Nexus Science and Diplomacy:
8H00 – 8H30 - Reception, registration and installation of participants
Stakeholders:
National Organizing Committee
8H30 – 8H45 - Setting up completed. Arrival of the guests of honor
Stakeholders:
National Organizing Committee
8H45 – 8H55 - Arrival of the governmental authorities. Reception of H.E. the President of Faso
Stakeholders:
State Protocol
9H00 – 9H05 - Start of the ceremony. Program announcement
Stakeholders:
Master of Ceremonies
9H05 – 9H15 - Speech by the President of the National Organizing Committee
Stakeholders:
Mr. Bissiri SIRIMA, Special Advisor to HE the President of Faso
9H15 – 9H45 - Keynote Speakers / Dr Zerbo
Stakeholders:
Nancy LINDBORG, CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, former CEO of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Dr. Lacina ZERBO
9H45 – 9H50 - Entertainment (Slam on the concept "Science and diplomacy")
Stakeholders:
Artists
9H50 – 10H00 - Official opening speech of the conference
Stakeholders:
H.E. the President of Faso
10H00 – 11H00 - Suspension - Official photo - Opening of the exhibition followed by the visit of the villages - Break for the participants
Stakeholders:
National Organizing Committee
11H00 – 12H00 - Presidential Panel Register
Stakeholders:
Heads of State present: Niger, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Rwanda, RCI, Benin, DRC, South Africa, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Qatar
12H00 – 13H00 - Panel 2 Register
What role can Burkina Faso and Africa play in promoting technological innovation for development?
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13H30 – 14H30 - Lunch offered
Stakeholders:
15H00 – 16H00 - Panel 3 (Hybrid) Register
How can science and technology diplomacy and innovation strengthen the international presence of a country and its image in the world?
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16H00 – 17H00 - Panel 4 (Hybrid) Register
Role of science, technology and innovation in strengthening security in Africa
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17H00 – 17H30 - Summary of the day - Suspension
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8H30 – 8H55 - Reception and installation of participants - Opening of the exhibition villages to the public
Stakeholders:
National Organizing Committee
9H00 – 10H00 - Panel 5 Register
New technologies require us to rethink ethics
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Presidents of the National Assembly, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, minister, experts
10H00 – 11H00 - Panel 6 Register
Space and Sustainable Development in Africa
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Astronaut, Head of international organization, experts
11H00 – 12H00 - Panel 7 Register
How to protect sensitive public infrastructures against cyber-attacks?
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Experts
12H00 – 13H00 - Lunch offered
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National Organizing Committee
15H15 – 16H15 - Panel 10 Register
Technology for a sustainable and competitive agriculture
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Experts, CEO
16H15 – 17H15 - Panel 11 Register
Technology for Development: Trends and Future Development
Stakeholders:
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Experts, CEO
17H15 – 18H00 - Summary of the day - Suspension
Stakeholders:
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National Organizing Committee
8H30 – 8H50 - Reception and installation of the participants - Opening of the exhibition villages to the public
Stakeholders:
National Organizing Committee
9H00 – 10H00 - Panel 12 Register
Water diplomacy and geopolitical issues for water security
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Ambassadors, experts
10H15 – 11H15 - Panel 13 Register
Workforce and Skills for the 21st Century
Stakeholders:
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Experts, CEO
12H00 – 13H00 - Lunch offered
Stakeholders:
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National Organizing Committee
15H00 – 16H00 - Closing Ceremony
• Entertainment
• Reading of the summary report
• Official closing speech
• Official group photo
• Interviews
Stakeholders:
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National Organizing Committee