State of Education in Africa 2017 – Thank You
Asante sana!
With all protocols observed, it has been a true pleasure and honor to be in our host city of Nairobi, Kenya, with our outstanding partners and sponsors who worked to make the State of Education in Africa 2017 a resounding success.
A special thank you to our sponsors the Ford Foundation, General Electric, Carnegie Mellon University and IE University, and to our higher education partners ESSA, Robert Bosch Stiftung and USIU. And we are deeply grateful to our student discussants, including AAI scholar Yaros Oyara from the Transformational Leadership Program. Every one of our speakers, panelists and guests contributed to the robust debate and stimulating dialogue that are the hallmarks of a successful convening.
The quality programming, meaningful networks created and strengthened, and the commitment to ongoing dialogue and engagement around the critical issues facing higher education in Africa and beyond was an affirmation of the AAI mission of promoting enlightened engagement related to Africa.
Please click here for a link to the SOE Africa 2017 photo gallery.
Stay tuned for information about the 2018 State of Education in Africa Conference. Further announcements will be forthcoming. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at jwilliams@aaionline.org
Thank you
Our esteemed panelists and speakers:
Dr. Atieno Adala – Manager, Research and Development, African Virtual University (AVU)
Dr. Tade Akin Aina – Executive Director, Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)
Dr. Ousseina Alidou – Professor, Africa American & African Studies, Rutgers University
Kofi Appenteng – CEO and President, The Africa-America Institute
Dr. Phillip Clay – Professor and Former Chancellor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Esther Eshiet – Faculty Lead, Afterschool Centre for Career Development (ACCD)
Luís Jorge António Ferrão – Vice Chancellor, Pedagogical University of Mozambique
Dr. Olaf Hahn – Senior Vice President, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Melissa Howell – Director of Global Programs, The Africa-America Institute
Santiago Iñiguez – Executive President, IE University
Anne Jason – GE Executive Global Commodity Leader, General Electric Africa
Patrick Karanja – Program Associate, The Rockefeller Foundation
Lydiah Kemunto Bosire – Founder, 8B
John Matogo – University Relations Leader for East Africa, IBM
Irene Mbari- Kirika – Executive Director, inAble
Brenda Mbathi – Director, Government Affairs & CSR, General Electric Africa
Maurice Makoloo – Director, Eastern Africa, Ford Foundation
Ivy Mwai – Program Manager, Education & Learning, The MasterCard Foundation
Sylvia Mwangi – Manager, Generation Kenya, McKinsey Social Initiative
Amos G. Njuguna – Associate Dean, United States International University, Nairobi
Nneka Okekearu – Deputy Director, Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University
Dr. Fredrick Ogenga – CEO, Peacemaker Corps Foundation, Head of Department, Communication, Journalism & Media Studies, Rongo University, Founding Director, Center for Media, Democracy, Peace & Security, Rongo University
Dr. Henrik Pedersen – Dean of School of Engineering, Rutgers University
Hilary Pennington – Vice President for Education, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation
Steve Pfeiffer – Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Chairman, The Africa-America Institute
Claude Ribbe – Author, Historian and Producer
Crystal Rugege – Director of Business Strategy & Operations, Carnegie Mellon University Africa
H.E. Carlos dos Santos – Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique to the United States
Femi Taiwo – Programme Manager, YouthLEAP, LEAP Africa
Angela Wachuka – Executive Director, Kwani Trust
Dr. Beth Waweru – General Manager, Climate Change, Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations, Equity Group Foundation
Vivienne Yeda – Director General, East African Development Bank
Dr. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza – Vice Chancellor and Professor of the Humanities and Social Sciences, United States International University-Africa (USIU