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Welcome to the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77)

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Pradeep Kumar

University of the Witwatersrand
Personal Professor
Johannesburg, South Africa
Websitehttps://wits.ac.za/
Pradeep Kumar is currently a Personal Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Wits University, South Africa, and is affiliated with the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) Research Unit. Prof. Kumar has an experience of over 12 years in academic teaching and research with pharmaceutics as the core subject along with biomaterial design, tissue engineering, and nanomedicine.
Thursday, September 15
 

10:00am EDT

(REF 15099) Young and Global - A perspective on today's challenges in science - convened by the Global Young Academy OnlineEncieh Erfani • Anindita Bhadra • Yensi Flores Bueso • Natasha Gownaris • Carlo D Ippoliti • Pradeep Kumar • Robert Lepenies • Ibrahim Sidi Zakari • Saja Al Zoubi • Felix Moronta • André Xuereb • Yoko Shimpuku • Priscilla Kolibea Mante • Markus J. Prutsch • Monika Kędra • Jennifer Plaul
 
Monday, September 19
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 19046) Chronic diseases in underserved populations: Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance - The Hidden Pandemic OnlineProf. Lucio Criado • Prof. Dr. Luis Alberto Camera • María Eugenia Fandiño • Zulma Benitez Camacho • Mara López Wortzman • Prof. Lucio Criado
 
Tuesday, September 20
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 20057) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Health - Convened by the University of the Free State, South Africa HybridOssy KASILO • Xuekai Zhang • Sri Fatmawati • Pulok Mukherjee • Hlupheka Chabalala • Fernão Castro Braga • Minke Tang • Motlalepula Matsabisa
 
Thursday, September 22
 

7:00am EDT

(REF 22537) CSIR, India: An Innovation Hub for Global Sustainable Development - Day 1 OnlineN. Kalaiselvi • Ram Vishwakarma • Sridevi Annapurna Singh • SK Barik • D. Srinivasa Reddy, • Vinay Nandicoori • Kannan Srinivasan • Atul Vaidya • Sunil Kumar • Rama Swami Bansal • Co-convenor: Anand Mohit
 
Monday, September 26
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 26162) Part 1 - Financial Sector: A call for high-quality, harmonized, reliable, and comparable climate-related data with standardized guidance to boost investor confidence and generate financial investment... OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Olufunso Somorin • Joy Aguele • Clensy Appavoo • Edgar Isingoma • Robert Rubinstein
 
Tuesday, September 27
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 26162) Part 2 - Project Entities / Agencies: A call for high-quality, harmonized, reliable, and comparable climate-related data with standardized guidance to boost investor confidence and generate financial... OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Thandie Bubala Hamaimbo • Mercy Kimani • Jesse Nyokabi

12:00pm EDT

(REF 27217) Scaling up adaptation finance ahead of COP27 - Convened by the Africa Europe Foundation UN Headquarters, Senegalese Mission, Room 8, New YorkKandeh Yumkella • Dymphna van der Lans • Romy Andrianarisoa • Vhalinavho Khavhagali • Marc van Heukelen • Barbara Creecy

3:00pm EDT

(REF 27222) Responsible AI for Africa’s Development: Convened by Africa-Europe Foundation Consulate General of France, New YorkSteve Rochlin • Yankhoba Diatara • Sanda Ojiambo • Joris Cyizere • Tracey Li • Rebecca Distler

4:00pm EDT

(REF 27103) Building Resilient Societal/Communal Responses to Environmental Changes OnlineAaron Rose • John Francis, PhD • Madeline Haas • Kathryn Laskey, PhD • Tonya Thornton, PhD • Linton Wells II, PhD
 
Wednesday, September 28
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 28235) Advancing self-sufficiency in biological medicines manufacturing for broadened access in Africa to achieve SDGs – Convened by CSIR, South Africa OnlineRachel Chikwamba • Kerry Love • Natasa Skoko • Caryn Fenner • Petro Terblanche • Andre Germishuizen • Tsepo Tsekoa

2:00pm EDT

(REF 28245) Non-profit organizations as drivers of Science Outreach and Citizen Empowerment - Convened by Lecturers without Borders OnlineEugenia Covernton • Anastasia Mityagina • Vimlendu Jha • Bastian Greshake Tzovaras • Stephanie Okeyo • Joana Moscoso • Alice Motion • Cecilia Di Prinzio • Emma O'Brien (REF 28244) Synthetic Biology Meets Precision Medicine - Convened by the Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South AfricaDeepak Balaji Thimiri Govindaraj
 
Thursday, September 29
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 22112) Using Assistive Technology to Promote Social Inclusion for People with Disability through Collaboration and Partnership between Africa, America, Asia and Europe Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations & Video ConferenceConnie SUNG • Geraldine Leader • Sheryl Burgstahler • June Chen • Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf • Binta Koita • Dr. Cynthia Lai • Boitumelo MANGOPE • Christiana OKYERE • Laurie Penfold • Ambumulire Phiri • Gerard Quinn • rahma rachdi • Dr. Marcia Scherer • Jo Sinha (REF 29257) CSIR’s Biomanufacturing Strategy, a catalyst for Bio-Entrepreneurship and building a sustainable Bio-economy – Convened by CSIR, South Africa OnlineDusty Gardiner • Lara Kotze-Jacob • Lucia Steenkamp • Santosh Ramchuran • Viren Chunilall • Tsepo Tsekoa
 
Friday, September 30
 

11:00am EDT

(REF 30501) Setting a Science Agenda for UNGA78 and the UN Summit of the Future 2024 OnlineDeclan Kirrane • Triona McCormack • Sandrine Dixson-Declève • Eric Daimler • Intisar Soghayroun • George Owusu Essegbey • Martina Desole • Anna Stewart-Ibarra

2:00pm EDT

(REF 30280 - hybrid) Three Institutions Supporting Science and the SDGs TBAAaron Rose • Dr. David A. Bray • Sharron McPherson • Eric Rasmussen, MD • Linton Wells II, PhD