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

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George Owusu Essegbey

CEO/ Chief Research Scientist, CSIR Technology Development and Transfer Centre, Ghana
Chief Research Scientist
Accra
Dr. GEORGE OWUSU ESSEGBEY, is the CEO/Chief Research Scientist of the CSIR-Technology Development and Transfer Centre. I was the former Director of the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of Ghana, in Accra. I was Director for more than ten years spearheading the institute’s development of research projects and partnerships. I have several years of experience in Science and Technology (S&T) policy research, innovation studies, climate change and sustainable agriculture. Over the years, I served various national and international organisations with my expertise including FAO, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNEP, WIPO and the World Bank. I was a member of the 10-Member Group supporting the United Nations Technology Facilitation Mechanism with the UN Inter-agency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the SDGs.I am currently the President of African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (AfricaLics).

My Speakers Sessions

Tuesday, September 13
 

11:00am EDT

(REF 13001) Science Summit at UNGA77 Opening Session OnlineFadeke Ayoola • Encieh Erfani • rahma rachdi • Intisar Soghayroun • Dasapta Erwin Irawan • Frank Dixon Mugyenyi • Julie Makani • Sampson Kofi Adotey • Dr. Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad • Ramin Sedehi • George Owusu Essegbey • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Martina Desole • Solomon Benor • Shaikha AlSanad • Yolanda Moyo • Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora • Iqbal Choudhary • Marleen Temmerman • Per Espen Stoknes • Declan Kiranne • Anna Stewart-Ibarra
 
Friday, September 16
 

9:30am EDT

(REF 16032 - Hybrid) Biodiversity Plenary: Convened by LifeWatch ERIC/ Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) HybridEsther Chacon • Declan Kiranne • Ward Appeltans • Joe Miller • Jose Manuel Avila • Javier Castroviejo • Christos Arvanitidis • Milind Pimprikar • Inmaculada Figueroa • Nicole Arbour • Magter. Arq. L. B. Viviana Rovira • George Owusu Essegbey • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Anna Stewart-Ibarra • Ronnie Phuthego • Nahid Osman • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora • Enrique Alonso • Kyriazis Athanasios • Aidin Niamir • Libby Ellwood • Sudesh Kumar Yadav • Andrés Ponce • Benjamin Marticorena • Frédéric Quattara • Ali Abo Sena • Jaime Lobo Dominguez-Roqueta • Claudia Romano • Alvaro Ramos • Mario Leon Frutos • Lloyd C. Day • Arturo Luis Luna Tapia. • Hang Choun Naron • Pedro Beja • Kristian Meissner
 
Monday, September 19
 

8:30am EDT

(REF 19048) Science Capacity Building Globally - Convened by Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and ISC OnlineTriona McCormack • Declan Kiranne • Kristyn Noren • Bamidele Ademola Olateju • Clara Santato • Convenor: Yousef Torman • Christos Arvanitidis • Veronika von Messling • George Owusu Essegbey • Alice Liu • Irene Minja • Doon Gibbs • Asmeret Asefaw Berhe • Esther Takeuchi • Allison McComiskey • John Hill • Chuck Black • Maria Leptin • Daniel Adams • Anjan Ray • Kenneth Evans-Lutterodt • Kerstin Kleese van Dam • Sean McSweeney • Michelle Holko
 
Thursday, September 22
 

9:00am EDT

(REF 22115 - Hybrid) Ghana Science Day: This is to present Ghana’s STI Roadmap for SDGs and the Action Plan for the 2017 UNESCO RSSR and solicit collaboration and partnership for implementation. HybridHoly Ranaivozanany • Wilhemina Quaye • Cynthia Asare Bediako • George Owusu Essegbey • Abdourahamane Diallo
 
Friday, September 30
 

11:00am EDT

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