Celebrating four years of BioFisa

The NEPAD Agency will hold a conference from September 3 to September 6 in South Africa, to evaluate the success of BioFISA, a programme designed to use biosciences to alleviate poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Senior government officials from the South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology, the Finnish Government, development partners, SADC member states and the NEPAD Agency are expected to attend the conference, which will be addressed by the Agency’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Ibrahim Mayaki at the opening on September 3.

Participants will include:

• NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki
• Director General of the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa, Dr. Phil Mjwara
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland,  Mr. Jan Koivu
• Chairman of the SANBio Steering Committee and & Pro-Vice Chancellor at University of Namibia, Prof Osmund Mwandemele
• SANBio Network Director, Prof Luke Mumba
• Members of the SANBio Steering Committee
• Senior government representatives from the SADC region and development partners present
• Members of the Diplomatic corps
• Senior managers at NEPAD
• Invited Plenary Speakers,
• Distinguished bioscientists,
• Distinguished invited Guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen