KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS
Opening Session
Harnessing the Power of Systems Analysis
Moderator: Aldo Stroebel, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and IIASA NMO Secretary
Gansen Pillay, Deputy CEO: RISA, Research and Innovation Support and Advancement, National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and Vice Chair of the IIASA Council
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Priscilla Baker, Director, SASAC and Senior Professor with SARChl, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Daan du Toit, Deputy Director General, Department for Science and Innovation (DSI) of South Africa
Keynote Presentation
The Power of Systems Analysis
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Keynote Presentation
A Regional Perspective of Systems Analysis
Ursula Scharler, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa
Panel Discussion
A Regional Application of Systems Analysis
Moderator: Thandi Mgwebi, Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
Panelist: Esther Boere, Research Scholar, Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Panelist: Hala Elkady, Supervisor of the Specialized Scientific Councils in ASRT, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Egypt
Panelist: Bongani Ncube, Researcher, Centre for Water and Sanitation Research, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Panelist: Coleen Vogel, Distinguished Professor, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa
Panel Discussion
Systems Analysis and South Africa
Moderator: Priscilla Mensah, Director of Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development, The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
Panelist: Corina du Toit, Program Manager, African Doctoral Accademy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Panelist: Brian Fath, Senior Research Scholar, YSSP Scientific Coordinator, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University, Maryland, USA
Panelist: Sepo Hachigonta, Director, Strategy, Planning and Partnerships (SPP), The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
Panelist: Ndoni Mcunu, SASAC PhD student, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa
Panelist: Andreas Roodt, Former SA-YSSP Dean, Outstanding Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa
Panelist: Mary Scholes, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa, Chair of the IIASA Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and holder of the Sarchi Chair in Systems Analysis
Panelist: Mercy Shoko, Principal Demographer, Statistics South Africa (STATSSA) and former SA-YSSP Participant
Keynote Presenations
Integrated Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals
Moderator: Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Barbara Willaarts, Research Scholar, Sustainability Nexus Research Cluster, Water Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Kiflu Gedeffe Molla, Senior Researcher, Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and Coordinator of the Trade Policy Research Center at PSI, Ethiopia
Panel Discussion
Global Research Networks
Moderator: Canisius Kanangire, Executive Secretary, African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), Nigeria
Panelist: Christian Acemah, Executive Secretary, Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS), Uganda
Panelist: Raya Muttarak, Research Scholar, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Panelist: Frans Swanepoel, Director: International Strategic Partnerships and Professor: Agricultural Transformation in Africa (ATA), University of Pretoria, South Africa
Panelist: Nelson Torto, Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences (AAS), Kenya
Audience Consultation
Future Strategy Planning: IIASA Strategy 2021-2030
Moderator: Iain Stewart, Head, External Relations, Communications and Library (ERCL), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Poster Blitz Session
Moderator: Mary Scholes, , School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa, Chair of the IIASA Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and holder of the Sarchi Chair in Systems Analysis
Closing Session
Summary and Closing Remarks
Gansen Pillay, Deputy CEO: RISA, Research and Innovation Support and Advancement, National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and Vice Chair of the IIASA Council
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
