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Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

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ISC and its partners organised the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

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2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa (RHISSA) with DLR-PT, Germany (121402) ONLINEProf. Dr. Adamu Addissie • Prof Dr. Damalie Nakanjako • Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando • Prof. Dr. Dr. Till Bärnighausen • Prof. Dr. Eva J. Kantelhardt • Dr. Shevin Jacob • Prof. Dr. Achim M. Hörauf • Prof. Dr. Alexander Yaw Debrah • Prof. Dr. Salome Charalambous • Dr. Andrea Rachow • Prof Dr. Uwe Truyen • Prof. Dr. Torsten Feldt • Co-Convenor: Dr. Theresa Köbe • Convenor: Dr. Manuela Rehtanz

8:45am EDT

[VIRTUAL] One Health Research: addressing the complex health challenges facing our society, such as ecosystem degradation, food system failures, infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (130801) ONLINEMagdalena Skipper • Ghada Trotabas • Natasha’s Sunderjee • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Prof Dr. Damalie Nakanjako • Prof. Dr. Salome Charalambous • Irene Norstedt • Prof Dr. Uwe Truyen • Mosoka Fallah • Dr. Sanjeev Khosla • Kurt Zatloukal • Marleen Temmerman • Michael Makanga • Marcel Tanner • Brian O'Connor • Litha Magingxa • Carlos Américo Pacheco • Mark Jackson • Seema Kumar • Sharif Muhammad • Petra Jantzer • declan kirrane

12:15pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] IRELAND DAY. Health Collaboration in a Post Conflict Era – the Island of Ireland Story (131201) ONLINEJim McLaughlin • Sir Michael McBride • Triona McCormack • Brian O'Connor • Mark Lawler • Caitriona O'Leary

5:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Networks (SDSN) (131701)FULL ONLINELaura Helmuth • Alice Wu • Amy Myers Jaffe • Jennifer Russell • Kathleen J. Hancock • Naaborle Sackeyfio • Jennifer Stotts • Maeve Dunne • Jennifer Stotts

8:25am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Pandemic Preparedness: defining the UN-level strategy for the Summit of the Future 2024 - with the National Research Foundation, South Africa (140905) ONLINEVinay K. Nandicoori • Triona McCormack • Kurt Zatloukal • declan kirrane • Michael Makanga • Magdalena Skipper • Josef Glössl • Thomas John • Hervé RAOUL • Mónica Martín-Lanuza Olmeda • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Dr Eugene A. Lottering • Stefano Bertuzzi • Carlos Américo Pacheco • Nicola Mulder • Zisis Kozlakidis • Dr. Shevin Jacob • Irene Norstedt • Seema Kumar • Osamu Kunii • Petra Jantzer • Vinay K. Nandicoori • Mosoka Fallah • Alison Derbenwick Miller • Hillel Lehmann • Rick Bright • Ruxandra Draghia-Akli • Shingai Machingaidze • Victor Dzau • Johan Aubert • Robert R Goodwin • Thomas Kariuki • Jinal Bhiman • declan kirrane

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] AI for Impact: Reaching the SDGs Through Bottom-Up Driven Collaboration (140904) ONLINEKathryn M. Clifton • Branka Panic • Guneet Singh Kohli • Michael Burkhardt [VIRTUAL] Investing in research and development of innovative digital health solutions for Africa with the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) (140902) ONLINESantiago Martinez • Michael Makanga • Rosanne Rotondo • Marcel Tanner • John Gyapong • Harleen Grewal • Jakob Zinsstag • Kwame Shanaube • Gadi Lachman • Irene Norstedt • Jean Philbert Nsengimana • Lindiwe Makubalo • Nderu, Michelle • Co-convenor: Daniela Pereira [VIRTUAL] Transformative digital diagnostic technologies with Imperial College London (140901) ONLINEChimhuya Simbarashe • Msandeni Chiume • Julie Makani • Mari da Veiga • Jean Philbert Nsengimana • Kasia Szostak Lipowicz • Michelle Heys • Darlington Akogo • Jonathan Cooper • James Seddon • Aubrey Cunnington • Emmanuel Milimo • Harriet Mpairwe • Francesca Piffer [VIRTUAL] Evolution of Science Policy in Africa: How is African Regulation and Policy Synced with the Rest of the World? (140906) ONLINEMarleen Temmerman • Rose Mosero • Dr Uzma Alam • Michelle Angwenyi

8:45am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Agenda setting for the Genomics Centres of Excellence in Africa including Research Cooperation and Capacity Building (150804) ONLINECecil Lynch • Harold Varmus • Rizwana Mia • Padmashree Gehl Sampath • Yenew Kebede Tebeje • Agnes Binagwaho • Christiane Hertz-Fowler • Geoffrey Ginsburg • Paulina Tindana • Olufunmilayo Olopade • David Blazes • Victoria Gray • Elmar Nimmesgern • Christian Happi • Ambroise Wonkam • Nicola Mulder • Francis Collins • Dr Mark McCarthy • Dr Charles Rotimi • Raheel Qamar • Sabin Nsanzimana • declan kirrane

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Pitfalls of AI (151005) ONLINEDeshen Moodley • Sioux McKenna • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Anish Kurien • Jansie Niehaus [VIRTUAL] Empowering Youth as Changemakers for Digital Well-Being: A Discussion on Emerging Technology in Teen Social Media Use (151004) ONLINEGemma Galdon Clavell • Maddie Freeman • Yoelle Gulko • Justin Thomas • Bailey Parnell • Marx Wang • Marx Wang [VIRTUAL] Youth Changemakers in STEM and Advocacy: Empowering Youth Leaders Globally to Achieve the SDGs (151003) ONLINESahil Sood • Shreen Shavkani • Nilay Ersoy • Bautista Martinez • Ashmit Singh • Ahmed Piracha • Aritro Chatterjee • Dashel Myers • Michelle Bok • Héctor Martínez • Tony He • Sahil Sood

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Amazon Day - Panel 3: Bioeconomy as a Policy for Economic Development (151401) ONLINEMárcio de Castro Silva Filho • Francisco de Assis • Salo Coslovsky • André Baniwa • Carina Pimenta • Rafael Andery • João Arthur da Silva Reis

3:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Impact of Data Protection and AI on Health Research (151501) ONLINEKailash Swarma • declan kirrane • Rita Lawlor • Michael Makanga • Rose Mosero • Thomas John • Julie Makani • George Owusu Essegbey • declan kirrane • Rita Lawlor

6:30am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Citizen Science for Digital Health and AI Research (180601) ONLINETariro Kutadza • Serge Stinckwich • Peiling Yap • Haidee Bell • Ricardo Baptistia Leite • Dilek Fraisl • Dinesh Kumar • Sylvia Muyingo • Oleksandr Zaitsev • Sameer Pujari • Mamello Thinyane • Lidia Arthur Brito • Yi-Roe Tan • Co-convenor Anna Volbrecht

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Advancing diagnostics in developing regions/bridging the diagnostic divide (250902) ONLINEBelinda Shaw • Kamal Salasa • Essa Suleman • Lusisizwe Kwezi • Manfred Scriba • Andrew De Pao • Carla Urbani • Co-convenors: Maabo Moralo • Priyen Pillay

12:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Responsible AI = AI of the future (251201) ONLINEGemma Galdon Clavell • Gemma Galdon Clavell

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science capacity building for the future: defining the Skills Agenda (251402) ONLINEPetter Næss • Larisa Schelkin • Laila Sandroni • Tshiamiso Makwela • Charles Takalana • Rebecca Barnes • Ismahan Soukeyna DIOP • Andres Villalba • Imac Zambrana

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] One Health: A feasible approach to control of many emerging and re-emerging diseases (260801) ONLINEIrene Naigaga • Misheck Mulumba • Wanda Markotter • Jacqueline Weyer • Wayne Ramkrishna • Alicia Cloete • Abednego Baker • William Kiprotich Tonui • Prof Serge T. Nnzietchueng • Mirinda van Kleef

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The ECHAlliance Global Health Connector Event - DATA & DIGITAL (260905) ONLINETobias Silberzahn • Seema Kumar • Dr. Amit Thakker • Oleksii Iaremenko • Jon Warner • Brian O'Connor • Bleddyn Rees • Dr Santiago Miriuka • Joe Kvedar • Dr Marius Geantă • Rear Admiral Aisha Mix • Ya-Ting Chen • Heather Smith

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Biobanking in low-middle income countries: Bangladesh-a case study for public health imperative (271003) ONLINEKurt Zatloukal • Dr. Sonam Chhoden R • Sailesh Prdhan • Jae Youl Cho • Sajal Krishna Banerjee • declan kirrane • Arman Rahman • Sharfuddin Ahmed • Sayedur Rahman • Laila Anjuman Banu • Arman Rahman

12:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income Countries (HIC) (271201) ONLINEMitra Sadigh • DUY KHOA DUONG • Tendai Machingaidze • Shalote Chipamaunga • Co-convenor: Swapnil Parve • Majid Sadigh

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The Role of ICT, e-Science, and Scientific Multistakeholder Cooperation in Advancing Sustainable Development (290903) ONLINECyril Ritchie • Mei Lin Fung • Vladimir Stankovic • Michael Hodin • Bhanu Neupane • Dhwani Trivedi • Vladimir Stankovic

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Advisory Group of the Science Summit at UNGA (291001)FULL ONLINE