Charles Ruranga

Director of the African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, Rwanda

Prof. Ruranga has been working in the education sector since 2002. He has over 19 years of experience in academia, research, grants development and management and consultancy. Prof. Ruranga is Associate Professor of Econometrics in the Department of Applied Statistics and Director of African Center of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda. He is also the President of the Board of Directors and Legal Representative of Economic Policy Research Network. Prof. Ruranga currently serves as the Director of African Center of Excellence in Data Science.

14:30 - 15:30

Parallel sessions

Academia session: Biotechnology - How is it shaping our future?

Moderator and chair of the session: Dr. Jelena Begović, Director of Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE) and Full Research Professor

Dr. Charles Ruranga, Director of the African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, Rwanda
Dr. Claudia Vickers, Chief Scientific Officer at Eden Brew, Australia
Kiren Naidoo, CEO of Zdravlje A.D. and Founder of Frontier Pharma, UK
Martin Mössler, Managing Director of Science Park Graz, Austria
Dr. Nataša Skoko, Head of Biotechnology Development Unit at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Italy

Business session: Accelerating innovation

Moderator and chair of the session: Prof. Robert C. Wolcott, Co-Founder and Chairman of The World Innovation Network (TWIN) and Adjunct Professor of Innovation at Booth School of Business at University of Chicago & Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Dan Vahdat, CEO of Huma, UK
Gloria Seibert, Founder & CEO at Temedica, Germany
Dr. Milan Obradović, Senior Global Scientific Director Integrated Healthcare Solutions, Global Medical Affairs at Roche, Switzerland
Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz, Vice President Innovation in Merck, Germany
William Moss, CEO of Seven Bridges Genomics, USA