Opening remarks and goodwill message

• Gaspard Banyankimbona (IUCEA)
• Mattthews Mtumbuka (Ubuntunet Alliance)

Introduction and setting the scene

Welcome Address - Open Access and Open Science

• Venansius Baryamureeba (The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA))

Building a global consensus on Open Science

• Ana Persic (Programme Specialist, UNESCO)

Q & A

Case Study Panel Presentations

• David Bukenya (Uganda Christian University)
• Conrad Omonhinmin (Covenant University, Nigeria)
• Reggie Raju (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
• Gitau Njoroge (Kenyatta University)
• Melkamu Beyene (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
• Rosemary Otando (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
• Felix Majawa (Mzuzu University, Malawi)

Case studies from across Africa followed by moderated Q&A of the panel members)

Open Science and Research Assessment

• Rhoda Wanyenze (Makerere University; DORA Advisory Board)

Plenary discussion and next steps