Prof. Friday Okonofua
President, AAS
A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians
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Steering Committee
Steering Committee
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Our Mission
Programme Director
Nkem Khumbah, Director, AAS STI
The Steering Committee provides strategic direction and governance to the AAS Executive Education Programme, ensuring its quality, relevance, and impact across the continent.
Key Responsibilities
Provide overall programmatic oversight to the structure, quality and relevance for an Executive Education program on the Frontiers of Africa Policy Leadership.
Review and select courses proposed by FAAS and affiliated experts
Meet twice a year (once virtually to review and approve courses and once in person at an AAS convening on: The Frontiers of Africa Policy Leadership in an increasingly Science and Technology-led world).
Serve as advocates and ambassadors of the program within and outside Africa leadership institutions and partners
Assist the AAS Executive Education Secretariat to seek contractual arrangements with African Ministries, Parliaments, Regional development Institutions (RECs, NEPAD and AU Institutions) and Industrial Corporations to offer Executive Education training to their leadership and management.
Members
Distinguished leaders and experts driving Africa’s transformation through science, technology, and innovation.
Steering Committee
Receive programmatic oversight from top-tier leadership who are currently advising heads of state and Fortune 500 boards across the world.
Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak
FAAS, Agricultural Sciences
Professor Shaukat Abdulrazak is the Principal Secretary (Minister) for Science, Research and Innovation, Kenya.
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Prof. Sylvester Gates
FAAS, Physical Science
Professor Sylvester James Gates Jr. served from 2009 to 2017 on the White House Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under President Barack Obama
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Haja Wurie
FAAS, Medical Sciences
Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie is a distinguished academic, researcher, and visionary leader, currently serving as Sierra Leone’s Minister of Technical and Higher Education.
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Nkem Khumbah
AAS, Director for STI Policy
Professor Nkem Khumbah is the Director for STI Policy, Governance and Partnerships at the African Academy of Science, and Convener/Director of the AAS Executive Education program.
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Timothy Rebbeck
Professor of Cancer Prevention, Harvard
He serves as the director for the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
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Jaymie Durnan
Andrew Marshall Foundation, USA
Jaymie serves as a consultant to the Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
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Robert Lisinge
Director ECA Technology, Thiopia
Robert has been actively involved in all major infrastructure development initiatives in Africa
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