Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2025 Africa Satellite Event

As a direct follow up to last year's African Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Annual Meeting, these engagements at the SRI2025 Africa Satellite Event represent a strategic opportunity to deepen collaboration with key regional partners, including the National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya and the National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa. Additionally, a bilateral meeting with the CEO of NRF Kenya is planned to further strengthen institutional ties and explore future cooperation.

IIASA participants:

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
11:00-12:30 Kenya Time, SRI Parallel Sessions, Room 2
Interactive training: bringing evidence into policy and society.
Monika Bauer (Lead Organizer)

Thursday, 4 June 2025
10:05-11:35 Kenya Time, Plenary 3
Navigating the Nexus: Towards Justice in Planning and Resource Dynamics
Karen Lips 

14:15-15:45 Kenya Time, SRI Parallel Session, Room 6 – Early Career Researchers (ECR) Workshops 
Science Shaping Society: Perspectives from Leaders in Research and Innovation
Monika Bauer (Lead Organizer)

Collaborators:

• The Future Earth Africa Hub and its Leadership Center
• NRF Kenya
• The Future Earth East Africa Node at Maseno University, and
• NRF South Africa

About SRI:

The Africa Satellite Event will provide an opportunity to engage on African sustainability issues, opportunities, and solutions. It will offer a platform for engagement and collaboration, creating opportunities for early-career researchers, established researchers, research managers, policymakers, and industry experts to share their ideas, relevant knowledge, and information. This will help strengthen the next generation of researchers in Africa.