Keynote Presenters

Keynote presentations will focus on policy issues related to Research Cooperation.

IST-Africa 2008 will be officially opened by Honourable Nangolo Mbumba, Minister of Education on behalf of His Excellency, Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Republic of Namibia and closed by Dr. Libertina Amathila, Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia.

Other confirmed Keynote speakers to date include:

- Honourable Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information Communication and Technology, Namibia

- Honourable Dr Shukuru Kawambwa, Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania

- Honourable Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa

- Honourable Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda

- Honourable Dr. Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya (tbc)

- Senior Representative, African Union Commission

- Mr. Remigious Makumbe, Acting Chief Director and Director of Infrastructure & Services, SADC Secretariat

- Mr Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium

- Mr José Manuel Silva Rodríguez, Director General, DG Research, European Commission, Belgium

- Dr Hakim Elwaer, Director, HRST, African Union Commission

- Dr John Mugabe, Director, NEPAD S&T

- Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia

- Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

- Ms Magda Berhe, The Swedish Programme for ICT in Developing Regions