30 April to 3 may 2024
INGSA2024: THE TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVE
Expanded Evidence for Inclusive Policies in Diverse Contexts
5th International Conference
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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Venue - Kigali Convention Centre
Registration | 07:30 - 18:30
SATELLITE EVENTS
FMSTAN Meeting | 08:30 - 17:00 | Invite only | INGSA | AD12
International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) Roundtable | 10:00-12:00 | Invite only| IPPO/UCL/INGSA | AD10
INGSA Chapter Meetings | 14:00-17:00 | Invite only | INGSA | AD10
INGSA2024 Welcome Cocktail | 17:30 – 19:30 | Evening
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Venue - Kigali Convention Centre
Registration | All Day
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM :
|Cultural Troupe
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM:
| High-Level Opening Ceremony and Plenary Address – INGSA
| Welcome Remarks
• Hon. Gaspard Twagirayezu, Rwandan Minister of Education
| INGSA on a Global Stage
• Rémi Quirion: President INGSA and Québec Chief Scientist – Canada
| Fireside Chat:
• Romain Murenzi: Professor of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and former Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries (TWAS) – Rwanda/USA
• Adeline Cyuzuzo: Environmentalist and Coordinator of Storytelling Working Group, Loss and Damage Youth Coalition – Rwanda
• Moderated by: Kristian Allen: Executive Secretary -INGSA
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: MORNING PARALLEL SESSIONS
1.1. FISHBOWL Session-AI for Evidence-Informed Policymaking: Developing a Framework | George Mason University
1.2 City-led Science Diplomacy: Leveraging Evidence and Cooperation for More Resilient Cities | SciTech Diplo Hub
1.3 Science granting councils and innovation agencies as advocates for strong national STI systems | IDRC and FCDO
1.4 Towards a Global Definition of Excellence in Research | CIE and GYA
13:00 – 14:15 | LUNCH including side events
13:15 – 14:00
| SATELLITE EVENT: Unlocking solutions through transformational science: outlooks for Africa
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM: AFTERNOON PARALLEL SESSIONS
2.1 FISHBOWL Session - Push and Pull: Science Advice for Legislatures | UCL STEaPP
2.2 Connecting Science Diplomacy Agendas in a Fragmented World | European Commission
2.3 Unleashing the Transformative Potential of African Science Advice: Towards an Africa Science Leaders Forum | Future Africa and ISC
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM:
| Afternoon tea /coffee break
| GDN Award Ceremony – Presenting:
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development Award
Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM | Closing plenary:
The Transformation Imperative - Science and Shaping the Transformations We Want to See | INGSA
| Networking activities
5:45 PM – 7:15 PM:
| Réception de réseautage pour les francophones | Invite only| RFICS
7:30 PM- 9:30 PM:
| Conference Official Dinner | Evening | Host: University of Rwanda
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Venue - Kigali Convention Centre
Registration | All Day
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM : Morning Networking
MORNING:
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM:
Welcome and Recap | INGSA
| 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM:
High-Level Address: Jeremy Farrar – Chief Scientist at World Health Organisation-UK
| 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM :
Plenary Panel: Expanded Evidence: New Wisdom for Complex Problems | INGSA
| 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM :
MORNING PARALLEL SESSIONS
3.1 Science Advice in the Multi-lateral System: Emerging Challenges and Innovative Solutions | ISC
3.2 Institutional Development/Mapping: From Mechanisms to Ecosystems | Aalborg Universitet
3.3 Evidence for Science Advice and Diplomacy: Considering Quality, Equity, and Diversity of Sources | RFICS, Georgia Tech and Global Commission on Evidence
3.4 Skills for Transformation - Training the Next Generation of Experts at the Interfaces | UNESCO Chair on Science Communication for the Public Good
| 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM | LUNCH including side events
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
AFTERNOON PARALLEL SESSIONS
4.1 Anticipatory Science Diplomacy and Disruptive Tech: Towards Renewed Multilateralism | GESDA
4.2 Systemic Institutional Innovations: Creating better conditions for transformative evidence-informed policy-making | European Commission
4.3 Disruptive Technologies: Impact and Leadership from Africa | FRQ
4.4. Advances in capability development for Science Advice – Frameworks and Tools | INGSA
| 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM
High-level address | Sujatha Raman, UNESCO Chair in Science Communication for the Public Good
| 4:30 PM- 6:00 PM
Closing plenary: Plenary Panel — Inclusive Policies for Diverse Contexts | INGSA
Close of Day 2
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Venue - Kigali Convention Centre
Registration | All Day
MORNING
High-Level Dialogue on the Future of Science Diplomacy | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Places Limited - click here to find out how to apply | AAAS, European Commission, GESDA, The Royal Society
Bridging Worlds of Knowledge – Promoting Endogenous Knowledge Development | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM| Organisation for Southern Cooperation | Find out more and Apply
INGSA Board meeting | Invite Only | INGSA | 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Translating Research into Policy and Practice: Insights from COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Africa and Plans for the EPSILON Initiative | 11:30AM - 1:00PM | Science for Africa Foundation, University of Oxford Pandemic Sciences Institute
AFTERNOON
INGSA/GESDA/AIMS World Build Simulation Training – Quantum Technology | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Places Limited – Apply now| Hands-on and immersive science diplomacy training on emerging technologies
INGSA2024 Public lecture – Science of the infinitely small to the infinitely large – what are the impacts on society | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Rwanda University and INGSA
INGSA2024 will be a low-waste conference: INGSA and Rwanda are environmentally conscious and INGSA2024 will be aiming to be a low-waste conference. We will be keeping printing to a minimum, meaning that the conference programme will be accessible online – should you wish to have a printed version of the programme, please print these before heading to Kigali.