ST symposium/agenda

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Draft Programme

Monday, 03/09
13:00 - Pre-registration begins for early arrivers
18:00 - 20:00 Evening cocktail at Lake View Hotel sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation

Tuesday 04/09
07:30 - Breakfast and registration
08:30 - Session 1: Chairperson's Opening remarks, words of welcome, presentations from Symposium Special Guests and Hosts
10:00 - Morning break
10:30 - Session 2: Keynote speaker #1 (2 speakers)
11:30 - Session 3: Panel 1: Theme: "The centrality of ST&I to societal and economic transformation"
13:00 - Lunch break
14:00 - Session 4: Keynote Speaker #2 (1 speaker)
14:30 - Session 5: Panel 2: Theme: "Best practices in Knowledge, Skills And Technology tranfer from centres of generation to areas of application and use for societal transformation"
16:15 - Afternoon Break
16:30 - Session 6: Panel 3: Theme: "The Science & Technology Education Continuum"
18:30 - End of Day 1
19:30 - Symposium Dinner sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation

Wednesday 05/09
07:00 - Breakfast
08:00 - Session 7: Keynote Speaker #3 (1 speaker)
08:30 - Session 8: Panel 4: Theme "Institutional arrangements for ST&I "
10:30 - Morning break
11:00 - Session 9: Panel 5: Theme "HEI communication of S&T, engagement with society, community outreach"
13:00 - Lunch break
14:00 - Session 10: Panel 6: Theme "Engagement between the tertiary education sector and the private sector in S&T: articulation of supply and demand"
16:00 - Afternoon Break
16:30 - Session 11: Panel 7: Theme "Industry perspectives"
18:30 - Session 12: Draft Resolution Discussion & Announcement
19:30 - Session 13: Closing Keynote speaker #4 (1 speaker) & closing of the symposium


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