Building Capacity and Promoting Innovation in Africa - Session 1

Convener: Prof. Yaron Ziv, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

• H.E. Tesfaye Yetayeh Anteneh, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Israel, The Building Capacity and Promoting Innovation in the Past, Present and Future in Ethiopia
• Prof. Osnat Gillor, Ben Gurion University, INCiTiS-FOOD: Hydroponics–Aquaponics-Insects for Circular City-Region Food Systems in Africa
• Prof. Noam Weisbrod, Dean of the Desert Research Institutes and Director of the Sde Boker Campus, Rural Water Development Course – How Can Our Students Get Involved in the Water – Food Crisis in Africa
• Discussion: The Role of Academia in Building Capacity and Innovation in Africa