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