
Keynote
- Vaughan Turekian, US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Panel 1 | Active International Research Collaborations
- Enock Matovu – Makarere University
- Desiré Tshala – INRB Kinshasa, OHSU
- Eric Vilain – Children’s National, GWU, CNRS
- D’Andre Spencer – Children’s National
Panel 2 | Facilitating Partnerships in Science and Technology
- Peter Kilmarx – U.S NIH FIC
- Ambassador Marcia Bernicat – State Dept
- Sylvette Tourmente – CNRS
- Jennifer Troyer – U.S NIH NHGRI
- Jonathan LoTempio, Jr – Children’s National, GWU
Panel 3 | Capacity Building and Training the Trainers
- Kathy Ferrer – Children’s National, GWU
- Louis Kenda – Dikembe Mutombo Fdn
- Craig Sable – Children’s National, GWU
- Laura A. Guay – GWU, Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fdn
- Eric Vilain – Children’s National, GWU, CNRS
Panel 4 | Building a Culture of Science Diplomacy
- Michel Dubois – CNRS
- Laura Shreeg – USDA, OCS
- Graham Harrison – World Bank Group
- Ambassador Reuben Brigety – GW, Elliott School
- Julia MacKenzie – AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy
- Jennifer Cooke – Institute for African Studies
* Reception to Follow
*Sponsored by the Elliott IAfS, CNRS-EPIDAPO, and GWU OVPR