African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) – 5th International Conference, Ethiopia — 2016
Dates: 23–26 September 2016
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (In-person)
Role: Conference Participant / Research Contributor
Focus: Agricultural economics, food security, climate, and market participation in Africa
Institutional Significance: The 2016 conference marked the beginning of Dr. Edward Mabaya’s presidency (2016–2019) of the AAAE and coincided with the induction of new AAAE Honorary Fellows, underscoring the event’s importance in shaping leadership and scholarly recognition within the field of African agricultural economics.
Key Themes: Agricultural economics, climate and food security, smallholder market participation, research-to-policy dialogue, African agricultural transformation
Summary: Participated in the Fifth International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), a major continental convening bringing together researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners to discuss African agricultural challenges and opportunities. The conference featured extensive research presentations on topics including climate variability and food security, smallholder market participation, and agricultural transformation across African contexts.
International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference - Rwanda — 2025
Date: 13-17 July 2025
Location: Rwanda (In-person)
- Role: Side Event Presenter / Conference Participant
- Focus: HIV, health systems, digital health, and rights-based approaches
Summary: Participated in the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference, a leading global platform for HIV science, policy, and practice. Engagement focused on sharing and discussing emerging evidence on health systems strengthening, the role of digital health interventions, and rights-based approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, and care, particularly in low- and middle-income country contexts.
- Key Themes: HIV science and policy, digital health innovation, equity and human rights, health systems strengthening, evidence-to-policy translation
Institutional Significance: The IAS Conference convenes global researchers, policymakers, implementers, and advocates, shaping international HIV research agendas and informing policy and programmatic responses worldwide.
International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) - Ghana — 2025
Dates: 3–8 December 2025
Location: Ghana (In-person)
Role: Conference Participant/Booth
Focus: HIV, STIs, public health systems, and African-led policy responses
Summary: Participated in the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), the continent’s largest and most influential HIV and STI conference. Engagement centered on presenting and exchanging evidence on HIV and STI prevention, treatment, and health systems strengthening, with a strong emphasis on African contexts, leadership, and policy-relevant research.
Institutional Significance: ICASA serves as a key African-led platform for shaping regional HIV and STI agendas, fostering collaboration among governments, researchers, civil society, and development partners, and advancing evidence-informed and rights-based public health responses.
Key Themes: HIV and STI response in Africa, public health systems, African leadership, policy translation, accountability and equity
7th Privacy Symposium Africa (PSA 2025)
Dates: 26–28 November 2025
Location: Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria (Virtual)
Role: Best Abstract Presenter
Theme: Redefining Privacy, Power, and Trust in Africa’s Digital Future
Focus: Data protection, digital governance, privacy, and media in Africa’s digital transformation
Key Themes: Privacy and data protection, surveillance and digital rights, digital governance, policy innovation, media and misinformation, inclusive digital transformation
Summary: Participated in the 7th edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa (PSA 2025), a leading continental platform convening experts, regulators, policymakers, legal professionals, industry leaders, and civil society actors to advance rights-based digital governance in Africa. Discussions addressed the evolving balance between privacy, power, and trust in rapidly digitizing African societies.
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Highlights: The symposium featured in-depth debates on surveillance, digital rights, misinformation and the role of media, digital economy legislation, and data breach management. Notable participation included representatives from regulatory bodies such as the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, alongside privacy advocates and experts from across Africa, including Nigeria and Uganda.
Digital Health Week 2025
Dates: 5–7 November 2025
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Format: Hybrid (In-person and Virtual)
Role: Presenter / Contributor
Organizers: Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) — KCAT from the Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP), in collaboration with Transform Health Kenya
Focus: Digital health systems, access, inclusion, and rights-based governance
Summary: Participated in Digital Health Week 2025 in Nairobi through presentations and structured discussions examining how digital technologies are reshaping access to health information and services in Kenya and comparable contexts. Engagements emphasized the governance and rights implications of digital health scale-up, including affordability, unequal access, digital literacy gaps, and the need to safeguard privacy, data protection, and community trust.
Institutional Significance: The convening brought together civil society organizations, researchers, policymakers, technologists, and advocates to advance a rights-based digital health agenda in Kenya. Led by KELIN and Transform Health Kenya, the forum strengthened dialogue between legal, policy, and health system actors on accountable and inclusive digital transformation.
Key Discussion Areas: Digital health governance and accountability; access and equity in digital service delivery; digital literacy and community engagement; data protection, privacy, and trust; civil society’s role in shaping digital health policy.
Key Themes: Digital health systems, equity and access, governance and accountability, innovation with safeguards, rights-based approaches to digital health