Tuesday 3 December
09:00 - 10:00
Harnessing the Power of Systems Analysis
Moderator
Aldo Stroebel, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, National Research Foundation (NRF) and IIASA NMO Secretary
- 09:00 - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gansen Pillay, Deputy CEO: RISA, National Research Foundation (NRF) and Vice-Chair of the IIASA Council
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASAPriscilla Baker, University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Director, Southern African Systems Analysis Centre (SASAC)
Daan du Toit, Deputy Director General, Department of Science and Innovation of the Republic of South Africa (DSI) - To be confirmed
09:15 - Keynote Presentation
Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASA
- The power of Systems Analysis
- Why systems analysis? - Addressing global challenges using systems analysis
09:35 - Keynote Presentation
Ursula Scharler, Lecturer School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Chair of the IIASA-South African NMO Committee
- A Regional Perspective of Systems Analysis
10:00 - 11:15
Panel Discussion: A Regional Application of Systems Analysis
- Panel members will present practical applications of systems analysis in addressing regional and international challenges followed by an interactive discussion on future research directions for systems analysis in the region.
Moderator
Thandi Mgwebi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Engagement, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Panelists
Esther Boere, Research Scholar, Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Hala Elkady, Supervisor of the Specialized Scientific Councils in ASRT, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Egypt
Bongani Ncube, Researcher, Centre for Water and Sanitation Research, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Coleen Vogel, Distinguished Professor, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
11:15 - Coffee break
