Keynote speakers
Selected international keynote speakers provided comprehensive overviews of recent developments in fields of civil engineering, architecture, materials technology, environment, sustainability, education, politics, and social sciences.
- Dr. Wolfram Schmidt, BAM, Berlin
Introduction to ISEE - Dr. Andreas Rogge, BAM, Germany
Future challenges of construction engineering and perspectives for Africa - Namata Serumaga-Musisi, The Griot Introspect, Ghana
Democratisation of form - Prof. Karen Scrivener, EPFL, Switzerland
The future of materials technologies and how these can be communicated - Prof. John Provis, University of Sheffield, UK
The right material for each job – the need for a toolkit of cements - Dr. Wolfram Schmidt, BAM, Germany
Engineering skill requirements to cope with the local and global challenges of the future - Prof. Ghada Bassioni, Ain Shams University, Egypt
The blue-sky research – applied science and engineering interrelationship in an African context - Prof. Mark Alexander, University of Cape Town, South Africa
International research networking and the role of Africa within the international research community - Prof. Daman Panesar, University of Toronto, Canada
Engineering design: an approach towards sustainable site-specific solutions with global considerations - Murray Metcalfe and Nadine Ibrahim, University of Toronto, Canada
Crossroads: sustainable infrastructure + entrepreneurship + online Engineering education in 21st Century Africa - Tina Nyamache, Freelancer, Kenya
The discipline to pursue less (but better) - Busisiwe Legodi, Former CIMERWA Ltd CEO, South Africa
Laid back mentality - Prof. Yunus Ballim, Sol Plaatje University, South Africa
Reflections on the civil engineering curriculum for engaged social development in the 21st century - Dr. Kolawole Adisa Olonade, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Fostering innovation through research and education for infrastructure development: a call for synergy between town and gown - Prof. Ole Mejlhede Jensen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Knowledge transfer from universities: to students and to practice - Prof. Funso Falade, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Educational Tools and Curricula Development for the Advancement of Engineering Education in Africa - Prof. Robert Tchitnga, Université de Dschang, Cameroon
Appropriate high level physics solutions in developing countries – a cooperative approach to bridge scientific education and engineering - Prof. Mammo Muchie, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Networked and unified innovation system roadmap for African smart, green and integrated development in the 4th Industrial Revolution