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About the Conference

The Multisectoral Conference and Exhibition on Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (MS-CEORSTI) is an yearly conference which aims to facilitate a multifaceted forum of national and international discourse to deliberate, network, partner, share experiences and resolve on how best to infuse or deploy Science, Technology and Innovation for prosperity of humanity as well as for […]

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Chief Guests

Speakers

Prof. Kindiki Kithure
Cabinet Secretary, Interior & National Administration
Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u
Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury & Economic Planning
Dr. James Mwangi
CBS MD, Group and Equity Group Holdings
Peter Ndegwa
CEO, Safaricom
General Charles Kahariri
Chief of Defence Forces
H.E Anne Mumbi Waiguru
Chairperson, CoG & Gov. Kirinyaga County
Nakhumicha S. Wafula
Cabinet Secretary, Health
Mr. Simon  Chelugui
Cabinet Secretary, Co-operatives and MSMEs Development
Hon. Mithika Linturi
Cabinet Secretary, Agriculture and Livestock Development
Hon. Aisha Jumwa
Cabinet Secretary, Gender culture the arts and heritage
Hon. Gladys Wanga
Governor, Homabay County
Eng. John Tanui
PS, ICT and Digital Economy, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy
Dr. Esther T. Muoria
PS, TVET, Ministry of Education
Dr. Belio Kipsang
PS, Basic Education, Ministry of Education
Dr. Juma Mukhwana
PS, State Department for Industry, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry
Hon. Charles Hinga
PS, Housing & Urban Development, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development
Prof. Raphael Munavu
Board Member, NACOSTI
Prof. Emmanuel Mustisya
Chairman, Kenya-AIST Council
Hon. Peter Weru Kinyua
Chairperson, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
Ms. Rachel Shibalira
Board Member, NACOSTI
Prof. Francis Muregi
Board Member, NACOSTI
Dr. Indeje Wanyama
Board Member, NACOSTI
Dr. Gideon Kivengea
Board Member, NACOSTI
Dr. James Micah Onsando
Chairman, JKUAT Council
Prof. Crispus Kiamba
Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
Prof. Olive Mugenda
Chairperson KUTRRH and Former VC, Kenyatta University
Prof. Mabel Imbuga
Former VC, JKUAT
Prof. David Some
Former VC, Moi University, Former CEO, CUE and Former Chairman, TAHEST
Prof. Rose A. Mwonya
Former VC, Egerton University
Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak
Director, Division for Africa Technical Cooperation Department, IAEA and Former CEO, NACOSTI
Dr. Eliud Kireger
Director General | KALRO
Josephine Gauld
Deputy High Commissioner and Permanent Representative to the UN Environment Programme and UN Habitat
Meg Whitman
US Ambassador to Kenya
Amb. OKANIWA Ken
Japanese Ambassador to Kenya
Prof. Sir Peter Gluckman
President | International Science Council
Eng. Erastus Mwongera, CE, FIEK, CBS
Chairperson, Engineers Board of Kenya
Dr. Danica Ramljak
Senior Science and Innovation Consultant | World Bank
Prof. Fredrick Chite Asirwa
CEO, International Cancer Institute
Mr. Philip o. Thigo
Special Envoy On Technology | Kenya
H.E. Namgya C. Khampa
India High Commissioner to Kenya
Dr. Kipkirui Langat
Director General | TVETA
Maj Gen Bernard Waliaula
Director General | National Defence Industries, KDF
Lawrence Banks
Director General | ICGEB
Alexandros Makarigakis
Regional Director and Representative (ai) | UNESCO
Prof. Elijah Songok
Director General, KEMRI
Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng
Executive Director | AAS
Dr. Salvatore Aricò
CEO | International Science Council (ISC)
Dr. Amos Nungu
CEO | COSTECH - Tanzania
Dr. Martin  Ongol
CEO | UNCST - Uganda
Dr. Eugene Mutimura
Executive Secretary | NSCT Rwanda
Dr Chris Tyler  Associate
Professor, University College London
Prof. Vasey Mwaja
Editor-in-Chief, Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS)
Prof. Njenga Munene J.
Vice Chancellor, Zetech University
Prof. Daniel Mugendi
Chairman | Vice Chancellors' Committee
David Gosney
Mission Director | USAID

Conference Conveners

Prof. Walter O. Oyawa
Prof. Walter O. Oyawa

Director General, National Commission For Science, Technology and Innovation

Prof. Dickson Andala
Prof. Dickson Andala

CEO, National Research Fund

Dr. Tonny Omwansa
Dr. Tonny Omwansa

CEO, Kenya National Innovation Agency

Eng. Margaret Ogai
Eng. Margaret Ogai

CEO, Engineers Board of Kenya

Dr. Kevit Desai
Dr. Kevit Desai

Managing Director, Centurion Systems

Mr. John Paul Okwiri
Mr. John Paul Okwiri

CEO,Konza Technopolis

Lt. Gen. Jimson Longiro
Lt. Gen. Jimson Longiro

Vice Chancellor, National Defence University, Kenya

Mr. John Onyango
Mr. John Onyango

Managing Director, Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI)

Prof. Isaac Kibwage
Prof. Isaac Kibwage

Vice Chancellor, Egerton University

Mr. Kenneth Mwige
Mr. Kenneth Mwige

Director General, Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat

Mr. Anthony Mwangi
Mr. Anthony Mwangi

CEO, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)

Prof. Elijah Omwenga
Prof. Elijah Omwenga

Vice Chancellor The Open University of Kenya

Prof. J.W. Khamasi
Prof. J.W. Khamasi

Ag. Principal, Kenya-AIST

Dr. Rosalind Nyawira
Dr. Rosalind Nyawira

Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre

Conference Program

The 3rd Multisectoral Conference and Exhibition program is scheduled for four days and will focus on the thematic areas based on the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Priority Areas.
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration Desk

All Participants

8:30 am - 9:40 am Conference

Welcome Remarks by Prof. Water O. Oyawa, Director General, NACOSTI Reading of joint goodwill message by members of the Conference and Exhibition Consortium, viz: Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, DG, NACOSTI, Prof. Dickson Andala, CEO NRF; Dr. Tony Omwansa, CEO KENIA; Dr. Rosalind Nyawira, Director National Counter Terrosim Centre; Dr. Kevit Desai, MD Centurion Systems; Mr. […]

Prof. Raphael Munavu Board Member, NACOSTI
9:00 am - 5:30 pm Exhibition Stand

10:30 am - 11:00 am Hotel/Restaurant

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Conference

Hon. Prof. Njuguna Ndungu, Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury & Economic Planning Hon. Prof. Kindiki Kithure, Cabinet Secretary, Interior & National Administration H.E. Johnson Sakaja, Governor of Nairobi County General Charles Kahariri, Chief of Defence Forces, Ministry of Defence Prof. Ratemo Michieka, Chairperson, National Research Fund Dr. Indeje Wanyama, Board Member, NACOSTI

Prof. David Some Former VC, Moi University, Former CEO, CUE and Former Chairman, TAHEST
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Conference

Mr. John Paul Okwiri, CEO, KOTDA: A new generation of Smart Science and Technology parks/cities to inspire the realization of Kenya’s Vision 2030 Dr. Robert Kagiri, Wanjiru Karanja, and Martin Kangiri, Kiambu County: Building Thika Industrial Smart City – A Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Development Through Science, Technology, and Innovation H.E. Ms. Josephine Gauld (LVO), […]

Prof. David Some Former VC, Moi University, Former CEO, CUE and Former Chairman, TAHEST
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Conference

Major General Bernard Waliaula, DG, National Defense Industries, KDF: Emerging technologies, and innovative solutions for enhanced National Security and Protective Security Prof. J.W. Khamasi, Principal, Kenya-AIST: A Mission to Foster the Next-generation Scientists and Engineers to Strengthen Kenya’s Economic Security and Global Competitiveness

Prof. David Some Former VC, Moi University, Former CEO, CUE and Former Chairman, TAHEST
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hotel/Restaurant

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Conference

Mr. Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology: Data Governance in the wake of the Fifth Industrial revolution Dr. Chris Tyler, Professor, University College London, UK: Artificial Intelligence in Government and Policy Making: Opportunities and Challenges Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, DG, NACOSTI: Impacts of Dual use Research of Concern and Technological Advances on Public Safety and […]

Prof. David Some Former VC, Moi University, Former CEO, CUE and Former Chairman, TAHEST
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Hotel/Restaurant

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Conference

Prof. Florence Indede Chair, TVETA
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Conference

Prof. Vasey Mwaja Editor-in-Chief, Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS)
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration Desk

All Participants

9:00 am - 10:00 am Conference

Hon. Nakhumicha S. Wafula, Cabinet Secretary, Health Mr. Charles Hinga, PS Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development Dr. Esther Muoria, PS TVET, Ministry of Education Prof. Emmanuel Mutisya, Chairman of Council, Kenya-AIST, Konza Prof. Tom Migun Ogada, CEO, ACTS, Chairman KENIA H.E. Anne Waiguru, Governor Kirinyaga County, and […]

Prof. Olive Mugenda Chairperson KUTRRH and Former VC, Kenyatta University
10:00 am - 10:40 am Conference

Prof. Chite Asirwa, CEO ICI: The importance of cancer clinical trials in growth of innovative medications and improvement in survival for cancer patients in Kenya Dr. Rosalind Nyawira, Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre: Countering Terrorists use of emerging technological advances for destructive purposes. Prof. Elijah Songok, Director General, KEMRI: Communicating Health Research outcomes to intensify […]

Prof. Olive Mugenda Chairperson KUTRRH and Former VC, Kenyatta University
10:40 am - 11:00 am Hotel/Restaurant

11:00 am - 11:30 am Conference

Mr. Michael Gumo, Chief officer ICT Infrastructure, County Government of Nairobi: The role of County Governments in promoting the entrenchment of science, technology and innovation in national productions systems Mr. Abdi Korane, National Intelligence Research University College: Re-imagining the national security Science, Technology and Innovation enterprise in the wake of global challenges Mr. Ken Mwige, […]

Prof. Rose A. Mwonya Former VC, Egerton University
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Conference

H.E. Amb. Meg Whitman, US Ambassador: Science, technology and innovation diplomacy in the wake of modern disruptions Dr. Kipkurui Langat, DG TVETA: Gender mainstreaming in science, technology and innovation in tertiary institutions Prof. Isaiah I.C. Wakindiki, Vice Chancellor, KCA University: Championing Grassroots Culture of Technology Practice and Modernization

Prof. Rose A. Mwonya Former VC, Egerton University
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Conference

Dr. Salvatore Arico, CEO ISC: Strengthening global South-South and South-North collaborations and partnerships to promote inclusive sustainable growth Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng, Executive Director AAS: Multilateral cooperation in Science and Technology for Development Prof. Daniel Mugendi, Chairman, VCs Committee, VC University of Embu: Strategies for Partnerships and Collaborations for the delivery of Sustainable Higher Education Lt. […]

Prof. Olive Mugenda Chairperson KUTRRH and Former VC, Kenyatta University
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hotel/Restaurant

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Conference

Hon. Mithika Linturi, Cabinet Secretary, Agriculture and Livestock Development Hon. Simon Chelegui, Cabinet Secretary, Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Dr. Juma Mukhwana, Principal Secretary, State Department for Industry, Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry Hon. Peter Weru Kinyua, Chairman of Board, KALRO Ms. Rachel Shibalira, Board Member, NACOSTI Prof. Florence Indede, […]

Prof. Rose A. Mwonya Former VC, Egerton University
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Hotel/Restaurant

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Conference

Prof. Ratemo Michieka Chair, NRF
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Conference

Prof. Francis Muregi Board Member, NACOSTI
8:00 am - 9:00 am Conference

All Participants

9:00 am - 10:00 am Conference

Hon. Aisha Jumwa, Cabinet Secretary, Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, PS State Department for Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Education Eng. John Tanui, PS ICT and the Digital Economy, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy Dr. Belio Kipsang, PS Basic Education, Ministry of Education Dr. Gideon Kivengea, Board […]

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
10:00 am - 10:30 am Conference

Prof. Dickson Andala, CEO NRF: Opportunities and set-backs in the quest for Research funding and financing Prof. Mike Kuria, CEO, CUE: Changing Research, Technology and Innovation landscape: The need for universities to transform from Teaching universities to Research and Technology Universities

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
10:30 am - 11:00 am Hotel/Restaurant

11:00 am - 11:30 am Conference

Prof. Njenga Munene, Vice Chancellor, Zetech University: Measuring Research and Innovation impacts on national development Prof. Vassey Mwaja, KNAS: Lessons learnt in the sharing of research infrastructures and outcomes

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Conference

H.E. Amb. Okaniwa Ken, Ambassador of Japan to Kenya: Opportunities for deepening partnerships in the mentoring of the Next Generation Workforce for Science, technology and innovation H.E. Namgya Khampa, High Commissioner of India to Kenya: Bolstering open science infrastructures and communication frameworks Eng. Margaret Ogai, CEO, Engineers Board of Kenya: Next Generation Engineering Professionals will […]

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hotel/Restaurant

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Conference

Dr. Eliud Kireger, DG/CEO, KALRO: Adaptation of food systems to environmental changes to increase agricultural yields Dr. Alexandros Makarigakis, UNESCO Regional Director and Representative(AI): Harnessing Indigenous knowledge for sustainable food systems and Creative Industries

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Conference

Dr. David Ngigi, Director ASL, NACOSTI: Securing Indigenous SMEs through Strategic Intellectual Property Frameworks Dr. Tonny Omwansa, CEO KENIA: Implementing innovation cycle in MSMEs: Challenges and missing links

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Hotel/Restaurant

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Conference

Dr. Danica Ramljak, Senior Science and Innovation Consultant, World bank: Promoting STI interventions in local communities to mitigate vulnerability to climate change Dr. David Gikungu, Director, KMD: Climate Change impacts and mitigation in the Kenyan Context Mr. Anthony Mwangi, CEO, Kenya Association of Manufactures: Blue Economy industries and shipyards hold the next frontier for national […]

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
4:59 pm - 5:30 pm Conference

Prof. Crispus Kiamba Chairperson ATPS and Former PS, Former VC, UoN
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration Desk

All Participants

9:30 am - 10:30 am Conference

Dr. Lawerence Banks, DG ICGEB: Opportunities under ICGEB for transforming Higher Education Postgraduate Programmes Dr. Kevit Desai, MD Centurion Systems: Strategies for Private Sector Involvement in Research Funding for Evidence-based Policy Development Prof. Isaac Kibwage, VC Egerton University: Enhancing Higher Education Competitiveness through the establishment of Regional Research Centres Prof. Elijah Omwenga, VC Open University […]

Prof. Mabel Imbuga Former VC, JKUAT
10:30 am - 11:00 am Hotel/Restaurant

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Conference

Prof. Mabel Imbuga Former VC, JKUAT
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Conference

Remarks by Dr. Rosalind Nyawira, Director, National Counter Terrorism Centre Remarks by Prof. Dickson Andala, CEO, NRF on behalf of Consortium members Remarks by Dr. Lawerence Banks, Director General, ICGEB on ICGEB Programmes and Support Conference Resolutions by Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, Director General, NACOSTI Remarks by Prof. Raphael Munavu, Chairman KoTDA, & Chairman Presidential […]

Yet another reason to attend

The multi-faceted Conference forum will comprise an inter-ministerial High-Level Dialogue on “Infusion of STI into National Production and Security Systems”, a scientific and technological discourse on “STI in leadership, advocacy and Diplomacy in transformational Digital Economy”, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Exhibitions on “practical solutions to current challenges

60
Speakers
30
Exhibitions
13
Sponsors
1000
Participants

Venue

The Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

The Safari Park Hotel & Casino is located along Thika Road, outside of Nairobi city center.