Description
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2015.
Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa
The Nelson Mandela
African Institution of Science and Technology
(NM-AIST)
21
th
-25
th
Sept 2015
Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers inEast Africa
NM AIST, Tanzania, 21
th
-25
th
September, 2015
VENUE AND OBJECTIVES
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and the
Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2015 workshop
"Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa" to be held at NM-
AIST from 2 1
t h
- 2 5
t h
.Sept.2015.
Th is one-week intensive workshop is designed for scientists and engineers from
different parts of East Africa who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to
commercialise their scientific inventions. Participants will benefit from the
international perspective and profitable insights of leading experts and fellow
delegates from the East African region and the rest of the world.
PURPOSES AND NATURE
The purpose of this workshop is to introduce scientists and engineers in the
region to the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual
property, technology transfer and commercialisation of inventions. The workshop
will consist of lectures by invited speakers, case studies, group discussions
and role-playing sessions related to the commercialisation of products.
TOPICS COVERED
Scientists and Engineers as entrepreneurs; Opportunity and Value Assessment;
Intellectual Property (IP); Basics of Patenting; IP Management and Globai iP
Protection; Business Plan Fundamentals, Technology Readiness Levels,
Invention to Product:Timelines and Processes; Case Studies and Group Projects.
PARTICIPATION
Scientists and students throughout the East African region are welcome to attend the
workshop. All sessions and talks will be conducted in English, so participants should
have a good working knowledge of the language. Although the main purpose of
the workshop is to help young scientists and engineers, aspiring students are
also welcome to apply. The organising committee will cover costs related to
accommodation, meals, training and shuttle services to and from hotels only.
Transport to and from Arusha will be covered by participants.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
? For an expression of interest, please contact
o Dr. Liliane Pasape ( [email protected]) and
o Dr. Bukaza Chachage ([email protected])
? Special consideration will be given to the applicants working in the
area of renewable energy sector as there is an opportunity to win 2000
USD seed funding for a potentially marketable invention or idea by
OSA – for e.g. solar energy, solar cooker and others
? Institutions will then be approached and invited by the organisers to attend.
„
SPONSERS
? The Nelson Mandela African Institution
of Science and Technology
? African Institute for Mathematical
Sciences in Tanzania (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Institute of Physics (lOP)
International Centre for
Theoretical Physic (ICTP)
? Academy of Sciences for the Developing
World (TWAS)
? The Optical Society (OSA)
CO-ORGANISERS
? Dr. Liliane Pasape, (NM-AIST Tanzania)
? Dr. Bukaza Chachage(NM-AIST Tanzania)
? Dr. Kithongo King?ondu (NM AIST-Tanzania)
? Prof. Mark Robert (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Dr. William Mahela (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Dr. Dugushilu Mafunda .(COSTECH-
? Tanzania)
? Dr. Dipali-Bhatt-Chauhan (lOP)
Dr. Surya -Raghu (US)
SPEAKERS
? Dr. Surya -Raghu (US)
? Prof. David Secher (UK)
? Dr. Richard Brooks (UK)
? Ms. Yumiko Hamano (Geneva)
? Dr. Dipali-Bhatt-Chauhan (lOP
? Prof. David Sacher (UK)
? Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha (Tanzania )
? Eng. George Mulamula(Tanzania)
? Dr. Nyamagere Gladys SospeterArdhi
University(Tanzania)
? Ms. Leonila Kishebuka, BRELA (Tanzania)
? Dr. Hassani Mshinda(Tanzania)
? Dr. Askwar Hilonga NM-AIST-Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
The Nelson Mandela
African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)-
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha (NM AIST-Arusha) is
one in a network of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Technology located across the continent.
These institutes, which are the proud brainchild of Nelson Mandela, envision training and
developing the next generation of African scientists and engineers with a view to impacting
profoundly on the continents development through the application of science, engineering and
technology (SET).
The NM AIST-Arusha, which is accredited by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is being
developed into a world class research intensive institution for postgraduate and post-docs studies
and research in SET. The training in SET, however, incorporates appreciable doses of relevant
humanities and business studies ingredients. Life sciences and bio-engineering is being
developed to become one of the niche areas of the NM AIST-Arusha, taking advantage of the
immense bio-diversity in the region. The institution thus, seeks to stimulate, catalyze and promote
intensification of agricultural production, and value addition to the various natural products
(agricultural, mineral, etc) produced in Tanzania and the Eastern African region. Other main
thematic areas to be covered by NM AIST-Arusha include Energy, ICT, Mining, Environment and
Water. Emphasis will be placed on linkage to society and the local industry, and scientific and
technological response to local needs. Thus the training curricular also incorporate strong
innovation and entrepreneurship features, viz. strong academia-industry relations are part of NM
AIST-Arusha’s development agenda. NM AIST- Arusha’s curricular also seek to accommodate,
enable, stimulate and catalyze the innovation and entrepreneurship qualities inherent in the Y-
generation for the benefit of SSA?s sustainable development.
The specific objectives of NM AIST-Arusha are to:
? Increase the number and improve the quality of science and engineering graduates;
? Catalyze the development of world class SET in Tanzania, Eastern Africa and Sub-
Saharan Africa, generally;
? Provide best possible facilities for Masters, PhD and post-doc studies and research;
? Bridge the gap between research and industrial development through:
? strong link with industry for technology transfer;
? the establishment of a technology park within its premises for seeding innovations, with
technology-
? cum-business incubators and innovation centers for spinning-off competitive
technological firms.
? Improve the relevance and quality of SET research to industry and society; and
? Develop linkages with the private sector, to utilize research to improve quality,
productivity, competitiveness, and hence promote growth.
The Nelson Mandela
Africa Institution of Science and Technology
lOP Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a leading scientific society promoting physic and bringing physicists
together for the benefit of all.
It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000 comprising physicists from all sectors, as well
as those with an interest in physics. It works to advance physics research, application and
education; and engages with policy makers and the public to develop awareness and
understanding of physics. Its publishing company, lOP Publishing, is a world leader in
professional scientific communications.
For further information please visit:
http://www.iop.org.
The institute of Physics, London
IOP Institute of Physics
For more than 45 years, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP) h a s b e e n a d ri v i n g force b e h i n d global efforts to advance scientific expertise in
the developing world.
Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish
its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education
and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major
force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world.
ICTP alumni serve as professors at major universities, chairpersons of academic
departments, directors of research centers and ministers of science and technology in
nations throughout the developing world. Many of them have been recognized in their own
countries and internationally for their contributions to science and science policy. The
impact of ICTP extends well beyond the Centre's facilities to virtually every corner of the
Earth.
Cutting edge research,. education and training
American physical Society
The American Physical Society (www.aps.org) is a non-profit membership organization working to
advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific
meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and i nt er nat i onal a c t i v i t i e s . APS
r e p r e s e n t s over 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and
industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College
Pa r k , MD (Headquarters), Ridge, N"' and Washington, DC.
For further information please visit:http://www.aps.oral
American Physical Society
IOP Institute of Physics
A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world’s largest professi onal associ at i on dedicated
to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. It is
designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of t h e electrical, electronic and
computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern
civilization. The IEEE name was original lly an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so
many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters 1-E-E-E (pronounced Eye-triple-E).
The association is chartered under this name and it is the full legal name. IEEE and its
members inspire a global community through its highly cited publications, conferences,
technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
IEEE Ghana Section
The purpose of the IEEE Ghana Section shall be the dissemination of knowledge of the
theory and practice of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, information
technology, computer science, radio communications, education, allied Sections of
engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the
professional development of its members. The IEEE-Ghana shall not compete, but, where
necessary, co-operate with other professional bodies in Ghana. IEEE Ghana Section has
the following student branches at various universities. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science &
Technology, Kumasi, Regional Maritime University, Accra, Pentecost University College,
Accra, Methodist University College, Accra, All Nations University College, Koforidua and
Sikkim Manipal University Ghana .
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Advancing Technology for humanity
The Optical Society
The Optical Society's (OSA) mission is to promote the generation, application and archiving
of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide. The
purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational. OSA's commitment to
excellence and long- term learning is the driving force behind all its initiatives.
Since 1916, OSA has been the world's leading champion for optics and photonics, uniting
and educating scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders worldwide
to foster and promote technical and professional development. Through publications, events
and services, the Optical Society is helping to advance the science of light by addressing the
on-going need for shared knowledge and innovation.
OSA was founded more than 90 years ago as The Optical Society of America and has
evolved into a global enterprise serving a worldwide constituency. In recognition of its global
reach and focus, since 2008 the Society has been known as OSA- The Optical Society.
World’s leading champion for optics and photonics
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers
Final Program
September 21-25
Program Directors: Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan and Dr. Surya Raghu
DATE: 9/21/2015
Day 1: Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Afternoon: Yumiko H
Time Subject Speaker
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30
All to be seated
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Burton Mwamila
Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
Dr. Surya Raghu
9:30-10:00 Brief introduction of speakers, organizers and
participants - self introduction (20 second
each) (20 minutes)
Workshop Expectations and intro to group
projects
“Speed-Networking” Exercise
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
Dipali/Raghu
Raghu/Dipali/Yumiko
10:00 – 10:30
Tools for Financial Estimations
Sales price and market demand
Costs of sales for products and services
Gross margin
Examples of costs of sales for product and
service, range for different sectors
Fixed overheads
Richard Brooks
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30
Nuclear technology for social and economic
development
Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha -Tanzania
Atomic Energy.(TAEC)
11:30 – 12:30
Identify10 selected problems related to
Tanzania and generate list of skills and
resources needed to invent, innovate and
implement solutions to the problems
Richard Brooks/Dipali
Group Activity
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-3:00
Tools for Opportunity Assessment and
Feasibility Analysis
S. Raghu
Group Activity
3:00 – 3:15
Coffee break
3:15 – 5:00
Gathering the talent pool in the class for
developing solutions to the problems
Technical skills
Other skills related to business
What are you willing to learn to get the job
done?
Example of a good team to execute a solution to
a typical problem
Richard/Raghu
with support from all speakers
Participant-intensive session
5:00-6:00
Brainstorming for projects and Wrap-up
Raghu/Dipali
Date: 9/22/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 2: Afternoon: David Secher
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:30 Down-selecting high-impact projects
and Resource Mapping and teaming the
talent pool for working on specific ideas
– team formations
Project planning and setting up
timelines
Group Project Part 1
David/Dipali/Richard
Group Activity
10:30-11:30 Teaming and Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Competition, entry barrier and market
analysis
Raghu
12:30 – 2:00
Lunch Break, Group Photo
2:00-3:00 “Developing Scientists and Engineers
into entrepreneurship: The role of
Universities
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter-Ardhi
University-Tanzania
3:00-4:00 Tools for protecting Intellectual Property
Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade
secrets, etc.
Yumiko Hamano
4:00 – 4:15 Coffee
4:15 – 5:15
Tanzania Patent Office Information Ms. Leonila Kishebuka, BRELA
5:15 – 6:15
Group Project Part 2
Technology Road mapping and
opportunity assessment
Market analysis
Preliminary costs and margins
IP strategy
All Speakers
6:15 – 6:30 Wrap-up for the Day 2
Raghu/Dipali
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Date: 9/23/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 3: Afternoon: Raghu S
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:30 FDS App for financial estimate Richard Brooks
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee
11:00 – 12:00 Taking the inventions to market –
Evaluating the Technology Readiness
Level (TRL) of an invention for
commercialization, processes involved
and estimates of time required to
develop a product from an invention.
Surya Raghu
12:00 – 1:00 Pitching for cash: Equity issues, share
dilution
Valuation at various stages of
development.
Funding needs at different stages
David Secher
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:00
Role of Dar Teknohama Business
Incubator (DTBi) in promoting
entrepreneurship
George Mulamula
3:00-4:30
Classroom Exercise on taking an idea to
market
David/Yumiko
4:30-4:45
Coffee Break
4:45 – 6:45
Group Project Part 3
Forecasting costs and cash requirement
Stage of your product/service and time to
market
Valuations and Return on Investment
Collaborations/ partnerships/ Strategic
Relationships
Competition Analysis
Barriers to Entry
All speakers and participants
6:45-7:00
Wrap-up for the Day 3
Raghu/Dipali
Date: 9/24/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 4: Afternoon: Richard B
Date: 9/25/2015
Day 5:
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:00 Legal Contracts and Agreements in
Start-ups
Yumiko Hamano
10:00 – 11:00
Communication and Presentation Skills
David Secher
11:00– 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 –12:30
Local Entrepreneurs/Innovators
Entrepreneurship Curriculum Module
1. Dr. Askwar Hilonga NM-AIST
2. Dipali B-C and Raghu S
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30-2:30
Start, stumble and succeed
Raghu
2:30 – 6:45
Project trouble shooting
Q&A for speakers
Group Project Part 4 - Complete the 10-
minute pitch and practice for the
presentation using guidelines provided.
All Speakers
3:30 – 3:45
Coffee Break
3:45 – 6:45
Group Project (contd.) and Business
Pitch
6:45 – 7:00
Wrap-up for the Day 4 and
announcements
Dipali/Raghu
Time Subject Speaker
09:00 –
10:00
Upload business-pitch presentations
Determine order of presentations
Introduction to rules of presentations
Introduction to the panel of judges
Panel: All Speakers, (TBD)
Richard Brooks
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
10:00 –
11.00
Session 1, Groups 1, 2, 3 Timekeeping Official:
11:00 –
11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 –12:15
Session 2, Groups 4, 5, 6 Timekeeping Official
12:15 –14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 –15:00
Feedback to the participants on their
presentations
Feedback from participants to the
organizers (written and informal)
All panelists:
Moderator: David Secher
All participants
Moderator: Raghu
15:00-15:15
Follow-up Support from IOP
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
15:30
Concluding Remarks
Distribution of Certificates after handing out
the written evaluations.
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
NM-AIST
S. Raghu
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Directors and Speakers:
Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
International Relations
Manager The Institute of
Physics (lOP)
Portland Place London W1B
1NT, UK E- mail: dipali .bhatt-
[email protected]
Dipali is currently responsible for a wide range of lOP's international
activities, with particular experience in enhancing educational opportunities in
developing countries and Africa such as Ghana, Gambia, Ethiopia and
Rwanda, and providing professional development opportunities for practicing
scientists in countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, The Philippines and Brazil.
Dipali manages lOP's school program, lOP for Africa, and has established nine
lOP Resource and Teacher Training Centers to promote hands-on physics
education throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and also to provide low-cost equipment
and training for teachers in developing countries.
Alongside her educational work, Dipali designs and organizes training
programs for scientists and engineers from developing countries on
"Entrepreneurial Skills".
The Entrepreneurship Workshops are designed to introduce key concept s t o
scientists and engineers, from technology transfer to t h e commercialization of
research and the generation and protection of intellectual property.
She also manages the Institution's relations with other physics-related learned
societies outside the UK.
She did her PhD in Molecular Electronics from The University of Sheffield, UK,
following which she gained professional experience working i n bot h the
semiconductor industry and academia in the UK. She is a member of
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP): Commission C13
Physics for Development and Member of European Physical Society (EPS) -
Interdivisional Group of Physics for Development (IGPD).
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Surya Raghu
President
Advanced Fluidics LLC
4217 Red Bandana Way
Ellicott City, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Surya Raghu has been a co-director and speaker in workshops on Entrepreneurship for
Scientists and Engineers in Argentina, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon,
Mexico, Philippines and South Africa, a member of the missions to Morocco and Pakistan
on Tech Transfer and Research Commercialization. His recently developed Entrepreneurship
Course Module has been implemented in several universities in the developing countries
for training university students in the basics of entrepreneurship.
He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University in 1987
and is the founder president of Advanced Fluidics LLC since 2001. His earlier
affiliations were with Yale University, Technical University of Berlin, SUNY Stony
Brook, and Bowles Fluidics Corporation. He has also been a visiting scientist at NIST
and AFOSR Laboratories and a guest lecturer at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.
Dr. Raghu has inventions related to aerospace, automotive, consumer and
biotechnology applications and has been awarded 12 US patents and has over 10
pending patents/invention disclosures as an inventor or co-inventor. He has experience
in the development of products from inventions related to physiological monitoring,
DNA testing, wireless corrosion sensors, aerodynamic flow control and spray technology
and has active research collaborations with many institutions in the US and Europe.
Dr. Raghu is a recipient of Alexander von Humboldt award from Germany arnd an
Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He has served as an invited member of the Special
Review Panels on Micro and Nanotechnology at the National Institutes of Health.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Yumiko Hamano
IP and Business Consultant,
ET Cube International
E-mail: [email protected]
Yumiko Hamano,a national of Japan, has extensive experience in the field of Intellectual
Property (IP), in particular, patents, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System, University
Intellectual Property Management, University Intellectual Property Policies, technology
transfer, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and technology-lbased business
strategies.
Until April 2013, she had worked as senior official for over 27 years at World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva based United Nations' specialized
agency, responsible for the promotion of intellectual property systems and prot ect i on of
intellectual property rights worldwide.
Together with two other partners, she has now founded a consulting and training company
'ET Cube International' providing training and consulting services on intellectual property
policies, intellectual property management, technology transfer, intellectual property
commercialization and technology based entrepreneurship in collaboration with various
international organizations including government institutions. She is a frequent speaker and
lecturer in international conferences and professional training.
In addition to her technical expertise she has solid diplomatic skills built over her long
experience in working with the United Nations Organization and organizing more than 150
international conferences and workshops through negotiation and coordination with
governments and inter-governmental organizations, in particular, major and middle size
Intellectual Property Offices and Ministries in charge of Science, Technology, and
Innovation.
LLM Intellectual Property Law: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, MBA
specialized in Management in International Organizations: University of Geneva,
Switzerland. Languages:
Fluent: Japanese, English and French (UN language proficiency certificate)
Good command: Chinese (UN language proficiency certificate).
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Richard M. Q. Brooks Director
FDSolutions
London, UK
Website: www.fdsolutios.uk.cm
E-mail: [email protected]
Since co-founding FD Solutions in the early 1990s, Richard has been integral to the firm
becoming the leading provider of flexible Finance Director services.
Some of Richard’s many highlights include helping:
? an entrepreneur turnaround his manufacturing business from a loss-making operation to £35m
turnover in four years
? establish a VC-backed invoice discounting operation with turnover of £100m and a back
office of only 30, designing and implementing the systems on Systems Union Sun
? an NHS organisation to treble in size by negotiating an outsourcing contract with the
Department of Health
Since 2008 Richard has presented at Entrepreneurship workshop for physicists and engineers in
Italy, Argentina, Jordan, Philippines, Lebanon, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Ghana, Ethiopia,
South Africa, Kenya, Guatemala and the UK. Richard’s focus is on business planning and
funding.
His specialist sectors include technology start-ups, food, retail, manufacturing, and not-for-profit
organisations.
Richard, who qualified with Ernst & Young in 1984 is also:
Vice-chairman of PraxisUnico, the educational not-for-profit organisation supporting innovation
and commercialisation of public sector and charity research for social and economic impact,
director since 2010http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/
Member of the advisory board of the London Chamber Orchestra since 2009
http://www.lco.co.uk/home/about-us/#trusteesadvisers
Member of the Audit Committee of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Innhttp://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/
? Former member of the Bio Industry Association Finance and Taxation Committee
.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr David Secher RTTP
is an independent consultant- in the UK and internationally
The then Chief Executive of the N8 Research Partnership-Uk.
David Secher is an independent consultant in the areas of research commercialisation, intellectual
property and technology transfer – in the UK and internationally. Recent assignments include work in
Japan, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Chile, Lebanon, Jordan, Mexico and Europe. He is based in the
University of Cambridge and is a Life Fellow and Senior Bursar of Gonville and Caius College. In
2002, together with Lita Nelsen of MIT, he founded Praxis (now PraxisUnico), the leading UK
technology transfer training organisation. He served as chairman or as a director of that company until
2014 and is now Patron. For his contributions to “creating environments that favour enterprise,
specialising in the practical aspects of commercialising the results of academic research”, he received
the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2007.
Previous roles include Chief Executive of the N8 Research Partnership (a collaboration of the eight
most research-intensive universities in the North of England); Director of Research Services,
University of Cambridge; Director of Drug Development, Cancer Research Campaign (now Cancer
Research UK); and Director of Monoclonal Therapeutics, Celltech Ltd. As a consultant, he has
advised universities, governments and individuals on commercialisation of intellectual property, as
well as acting as a non-executive director of high technology and investment companies. He is a
non-executive director of Crossword Cybersecurity plc and an angel investor.
Secher graduated from the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) with first class honours in
biochemistry. His PhD work at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular
Biology was with the late César Milstein (Nobel Prize-winner for discovery of monoclonal
antibodies). Together with Derek Burke, Secher made and patented the first monoclonal antibody to
human interferon.
17 September 2015
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter
Lecturer at Ardhi University.
The head of Gender Unit
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter obtained a PhD in Business Administration
(Entrepreneurship) in 2014 and Master of Business Administration (MBA) both from the
University of Dar es Salaam and Bachelor of Science in B. Economics from the University of Dar
es Salaam, College of Lands and Architectural studies in year 2004. She is currently a member
of staff at the Ardhi University (ARU) where she acts as the head of Gender Unit. She is also a
member of Tanzania Institute of Quantity Surveyors (TIQS).
Her professional competences are in the areas of entrepreneurship, business and management,
and Quantity surveying. As part of her PhD study, Dr. Nyamagere spent time in various parts of
the world studying issues related to entrepreneurship including Germany, South Africa and the
USA. As consequence, she has developed particular interest in the area of women
entrepreneurship as a sound strategy for women empowerment and poverty alleviation in
developing contexts.
She is currently researching typologies of entrepreneurship and motivations with particular
attention on exploring such notions as necessity versus opportunity driven entrepreneurship and
implications for national policies. She is also working as expert in guiding the process for
development of the proposal for establishing entrepreneurship center at Ardhi University.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha
Director General – Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) &
Associate Professor of UDSM),
P.O. Box 743, Arusha, Tanzania or University of Dar es Salaan,
College of Engineering, P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
B.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), (University of Dar es Salaam M. Eng. (Energy Eng and Dr. Eng. (Energy and
Environment), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Iddi Mkilaha is currently the Director General of Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) and
actually involved with planning, management and directing the Regulation and Promotion of Safe and
Peaceful application of Nuclear Technology and Atomic Energy for Sustainable development. He is also
lecturing and conducting research on Conventional and Renewable Energy at the University of Dar es
Salaam (UDSM) while carrying out research and development in hydropower, solar energy, wind energy,
biomass and biogas systems in particular. Further to this, he was involved in the development of Masters
in Renewable Energy Engineering (M.Sc. (RE) at the University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with
Makerere University (Uganda), Eduardo Mndlane University (Mozambique), Addis Ababa University
(Ethiopia), Mekele University (Ethiopia) and NTNU (Norway) through the NOMA sponsorship. He is
serving as an external examiner of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya and
sits in a number of Boards including being the current Chairman of the SUMATRA Board. Besides he
has participated in a number of energy and related programmes including:
? Small hydropower development through private partnership.
? Wind power resources assessment
? Sustainable energy resources development through public-private partnership
? Energy Planning and Management
? Renewable energy exchange programme (URT-US students)
? Lighting the Rural (Rural Energy Agency)
? Biofuel demonstration program in Tanzania (Japanese Government)
? Solar energy application for rural electrification (Entrepreneurship approach to business
development
? Member of Tanzania Solar Energy Association
? Member of Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japan
? Registered Professional Engineer (Tanzania)
Prof. Mkilaha is a trained Mechanical Engineer, specializing in Sustainable Energy and Environment at
Postgraduate levels. Besides been an academician, Professor Mkilaha has developed wider knowledge in
Sustainable Development and Private Partnership Building and Entrepreneurship. He has vast experiences
in Strategic Management and Leadership as well as Human Resource Development.
He has published widely in these areas and supervised more than 5 Doctorate degrees and more that 20
Masters degrees. Prof. Mkilaha is married to Tasiana and have been blessed with two daughters (Toyomi
& Ayumi) and a son (Herry) and a granddaughter (Giovanna).
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Speaker contact info:
Ms Leonila Kishebuka (instead of Mr. Kanyusi)
Deputy Registrar Intellectual Property
BRELA
P.O. Box 9393
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
Office Tel: +255 22 2180139
Cellphone: +255 713 328249
Fax: +255 22 2180371
E-mail: [email protected]
Eng. George Mulamula
Chief Executive Officer & Senior Government Advisor (ICT, Innovation & Tech
Entrepreneurship)
Dar Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi)
COSTECH Building, 3rd Floor
Box 4302, Kijitonyama
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-655-805-381
Web: www.teknohama.or.tz / www.costech.or.tz
[email protected]
[email protected]
Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha -Tanzania Atomic Energy.(TAEC)
[email protected],
[email protected]
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter
Ardhi University(Tanzania)
P. O. Box 35176
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
[email protected]
Dr. Askwar Hilonga
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
Box 447 Tengeru
Arusha, Tanzania
[email protected]
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
doc_992826393.pdf
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2015.
Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa
The Nelson Mandela
African Institution of Science and Technology
(NM-AIST)
21
th
-25
th
Sept 2015
Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers inEast Africa
NM AIST, Tanzania, 21
th
-25
th
September, 2015
VENUE AND OBJECTIVES
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and the
Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2015 workshop
"Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa" to be held at NM-
AIST from 2 1
t h
- 2 5
t h
.Sept.2015.
Th is one-week intensive workshop is designed for scientists and engineers from
different parts of East Africa who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to
commercialise their scientific inventions. Participants will benefit from the
international perspective and profitable insights of leading experts and fellow
delegates from the East African region and the rest of the world.
PURPOSES AND NATURE
The purpose of this workshop is to introduce scientists and engineers in the
region to the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual
property, technology transfer and commercialisation of inventions. The workshop
will consist of lectures by invited speakers, case studies, group discussions
and role-playing sessions related to the commercialisation of products.
TOPICS COVERED
Scientists and Engineers as entrepreneurs; Opportunity and Value Assessment;
Intellectual Property (IP); Basics of Patenting; IP Management and Globai iP
Protection; Business Plan Fundamentals, Technology Readiness Levels,
Invention to Product:Timelines and Processes; Case Studies and Group Projects.
PARTICIPATION
Scientists and students throughout the East African region are welcome to attend the
workshop. All sessions and talks will be conducted in English, so participants should
have a good working knowledge of the language. Although the main purpose of
the workshop is to help young scientists and engineers, aspiring students are
also welcome to apply. The organising committee will cover costs related to
accommodation, meals, training and shuttle services to and from hotels only.
Transport to and from Arusha will be covered by participants.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
? For an expression of interest, please contact
o Dr. Liliane Pasape ( [email protected]) and
o Dr. Bukaza Chachage ([email protected])
? Special consideration will be given to the applicants working in the
area of renewable energy sector as there is an opportunity to win 2000
USD seed funding for a potentially marketable invention or idea by
OSA – for e.g. solar energy, solar cooker and others
? Institutions will then be approached and invited by the organisers to attend.
„
SPONSERS
? The Nelson Mandela African Institution
of Science and Technology
? African Institute for Mathematical
Sciences in Tanzania (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Institute of Physics (lOP)
International Centre for
Theoretical Physic (ICTP)
? Academy of Sciences for the Developing
World (TWAS)
? The Optical Society (OSA)
CO-ORGANISERS
? Dr. Liliane Pasape, (NM-AIST Tanzania)
? Dr. Bukaza Chachage(NM-AIST Tanzania)
? Dr. Kithongo King?ondu (NM AIST-Tanzania)
? Prof. Mark Robert (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Dr. William Mahela (AIMS-Tanzania)
? Dr. Dugushilu Mafunda .(COSTECH-
? Tanzania)
? Dr. Dipali-Bhatt-Chauhan (lOP)
Dr. Surya -Raghu (US)
SPEAKERS
? Dr. Surya -Raghu (US)
? Prof. David Secher (UK)
? Dr. Richard Brooks (UK)
? Ms. Yumiko Hamano (Geneva)
? Dr. Dipali-Bhatt-Chauhan (lOP
? Prof. David Sacher (UK)
? Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha (Tanzania )
? Eng. George Mulamula(Tanzania)
? Dr. Nyamagere Gladys SospeterArdhi
University(Tanzania)
? Ms. Leonila Kishebuka, BRELA (Tanzania)
? Dr. Hassani Mshinda(Tanzania)
? Dr. Askwar Hilonga NM-AIST-Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
The Nelson Mandela
African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)-
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha (NM AIST-Arusha) is
one in a network of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Technology located across the continent.
These institutes, which are the proud brainchild of Nelson Mandela, envision training and
developing the next generation of African scientists and engineers with a view to impacting
profoundly on the continents development through the application of science, engineering and
technology (SET).
The NM AIST-Arusha, which is accredited by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is being
developed into a world class research intensive institution for postgraduate and post-docs studies
and research in SET. The training in SET, however, incorporates appreciable doses of relevant
humanities and business studies ingredients. Life sciences and bio-engineering is being
developed to become one of the niche areas of the NM AIST-Arusha, taking advantage of the
immense bio-diversity in the region. The institution thus, seeks to stimulate, catalyze and promote
intensification of agricultural production, and value addition to the various natural products
(agricultural, mineral, etc) produced in Tanzania and the Eastern African region. Other main
thematic areas to be covered by NM AIST-Arusha include Energy, ICT, Mining, Environment and
Water. Emphasis will be placed on linkage to society and the local industry, and scientific and
technological response to local needs. Thus the training curricular also incorporate strong
innovation and entrepreneurship features, viz. strong academia-industry relations are part of NM
AIST-Arusha’s development agenda. NM AIST- Arusha’s curricular also seek to accommodate,
enable, stimulate and catalyze the innovation and entrepreneurship qualities inherent in the Y-
generation for the benefit of SSA?s sustainable development.
The specific objectives of NM AIST-Arusha are to:
? Increase the number and improve the quality of science and engineering graduates;
? Catalyze the development of world class SET in Tanzania, Eastern Africa and Sub-
Saharan Africa, generally;
? Provide best possible facilities for Masters, PhD and post-doc studies and research;
? Bridge the gap between research and industrial development through:
? strong link with industry for technology transfer;
? the establishment of a technology park within its premises for seeding innovations, with
technology-
? cum-business incubators and innovation centers for spinning-off competitive
technological firms.
? Improve the relevance and quality of SET research to industry and society; and
? Develop linkages with the private sector, to utilize research to improve quality,
productivity, competitiveness, and hence promote growth.
The Nelson Mandela
Africa Institution of Science and Technology
lOP Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a leading scientific society promoting physic and bringing physicists
together for the benefit of all.
It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000 comprising physicists from all sectors, as well
as those with an interest in physics. It works to advance physics research, application and
education; and engages with policy makers and the public to develop awareness and
understanding of physics. Its publishing company, lOP Publishing, is a world leader in
professional scientific communications.
For further information please visit:
http://www.iop.org.
The institute of Physics, London
IOP Institute of Physics
For more than 45 years, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP) h a s b e e n a d ri v i n g force b e h i n d global efforts to advance scientific expertise in
the developing world.
Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish
its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education
and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major
force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world.
ICTP alumni serve as professors at major universities, chairpersons of academic
departments, directors of research centers and ministers of science and technology in
nations throughout the developing world. Many of them have been recognized in their own
countries and internationally for their contributions to science and science policy. The
impact of ICTP extends well beyond the Centre's facilities to virtually every corner of the
Earth.
Cutting edge research,. education and training
American physical Society
The American Physical Society (www.aps.org) is a non-profit membership organization working to
advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific
meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and i nt er nat i onal a c t i v i t i e s . APS
r e p r e s e n t s over 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and
industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College
Pa r k , MD (Headquarters), Ridge, N"' and Washington, DC.
For further information please visit:http://www.aps.oral
American Physical Society
IOP Institute of Physics
A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world’s largest professi onal associ at i on dedicated
to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. It is
designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of t h e electrical, electronic and
computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern
civilization. The IEEE name was original lly an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so
many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters 1-E-E-E (pronounced Eye-triple-E).
The association is chartered under this name and it is the full legal name. IEEE and its
members inspire a global community through its highly cited publications, conferences,
technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
IEEE Ghana Section
The purpose of the IEEE Ghana Section shall be the dissemination of knowledge of the
theory and practice of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, information
technology, computer science, radio communications, education, allied Sections of
engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the
professional development of its members. The IEEE-Ghana shall not compete, but, where
necessary, co-operate with other professional bodies in Ghana. IEEE Ghana Section has
the following student branches at various universities. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science &
Technology, Kumasi, Regional Maritime University, Accra, Pentecost University College,
Accra, Methodist University College, Accra, All Nations University College, Koforidua and
Sikkim Manipal University Ghana .
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Advancing Technology for humanity
The Optical Society
The Optical Society's (OSA) mission is to promote the generation, application and archiving
of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide. The
purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational. OSA's commitment to
excellence and long- term learning is the driving force behind all its initiatives.
Since 1916, OSA has been the world's leading champion for optics and photonics, uniting
and educating scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders worldwide
to foster and promote technical and professional development. Through publications, events
and services, the Optical Society is helping to advance the science of light by addressing the
on-going need for shared knowledge and innovation.
OSA was founded more than 90 years ago as The Optical Society of America and has
evolved into a global enterprise serving a worldwide constituency. In recognition of its global
reach and focus, since 2008 the Society has been known as OSA- The Optical Society.
World’s leading champion for optics and photonics
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers
Final Program
September 21-25
Program Directors: Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan and Dr. Surya Raghu
DATE: 9/21/2015
Day 1: Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Afternoon: Yumiko H
Time Subject Speaker
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30
All to be seated
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Burton Mwamila
Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
Dr. Surya Raghu
9:30-10:00 Brief introduction of speakers, organizers and
participants - self introduction (20 second
each) (20 minutes)
Workshop Expectations and intro to group
projects
“Speed-Networking” Exercise
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
Dipali/Raghu
Raghu/Dipali/Yumiko
10:00 – 10:30
Tools for Financial Estimations
Sales price and market demand
Costs of sales for products and services
Gross margin
Examples of costs of sales for product and
service, range for different sectors
Fixed overheads
Richard Brooks
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30
Nuclear technology for social and economic
development
Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha -Tanzania
Atomic Energy.(TAEC)
11:30 – 12:30
Identify10 selected problems related to
Tanzania and generate list of skills and
resources needed to invent, innovate and
implement solutions to the problems
Richard Brooks/Dipali
Group Activity
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-3:00
Tools for Opportunity Assessment and
Feasibility Analysis
S. Raghu
Group Activity
3:00 – 3:15
Coffee break
3:15 – 5:00
Gathering the talent pool in the class for
developing solutions to the problems
Technical skills
Other skills related to business
What are you willing to learn to get the job
done?
Example of a good team to execute a solution to
a typical problem
Richard/Raghu
with support from all speakers
Participant-intensive session
5:00-6:00
Brainstorming for projects and Wrap-up
Raghu/Dipali
Date: 9/22/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 2: Afternoon: David Secher
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:30 Down-selecting high-impact projects
and Resource Mapping and teaming the
talent pool for working on specific ideas
– team formations
Project planning and setting up
timelines
Group Project Part 1
David/Dipali/Richard
Group Activity
10:30-11:30 Teaming and Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Competition, entry barrier and market
analysis
Raghu
12:30 – 2:00
Lunch Break, Group Photo
2:00-3:00 “Developing Scientists and Engineers
into entrepreneurship: The role of
Universities
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter-Ardhi
University-Tanzania
3:00-4:00 Tools for protecting Intellectual Property
Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade
secrets, etc.
Yumiko Hamano
4:00 – 4:15 Coffee
4:15 – 5:15
Tanzania Patent Office Information Ms. Leonila Kishebuka, BRELA
5:15 – 6:15
Group Project Part 2
Technology Road mapping and
opportunity assessment
Market analysis
Preliminary costs and margins
IP strategy
All Speakers
6:15 – 6:30 Wrap-up for the Day 2
Raghu/Dipali
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Date: 9/23/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 3: Afternoon: Raghu S
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:30 FDS App for financial estimate Richard Brooks
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee
11:00 – 12:00 Taking the inventions to market –
Evaluating the Technology Readiness
Level (TRL) of an invention for
commercialization, processes involved
and estimates of time required to
develop a product from an invention.
Surya Raghu
12:00 – 1:00 Pitching for cash: Equity issues, share
dilution
Valuation at various stages of
development.
Funding needs at different stages
David Secher
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:00
Role of Dar Teknohama Business
Incubator (DTBi) in promoting
entrepreneurship
George Mulamula
3:00-4:30
Classroom Exercise on taking an idea to
market
David/Yumiko
4:30-4:45
Coffee Break
4:45 – 6:45
Group Project Part 3
Forecasting costs and cash requirement
Stage of your product/service and time to
market
Valuations and Return on Investment
Collaborations/ partnerships/ Strategic
Relationships
Competition Analysis
Barriers to Entry
All speakers and participants
6:45-7:00
Wrap-up for the Day 3
Raghu/Dipali
Date: 9/24/2015 Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali B-C
Day 4: Afternoon: Richard B
Date: 9/25/2015
Day 5:
Time Subject Speaker
9:00 – 10:00 Legal Contracts and Agreements in
Start-ups
Yumiko Hamano
10:00 – 11:00
Communication and Presentation Skills
David Secher
11:00– 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 –12:30
Local Entrepreneurs/Innovators
Entrepreneurship Curriculum Module
1. Dr. Askwar Hilonga NM-AIST
2. Dipali B-C and Raghu S
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30-2:30
Start, stumble and succeed
Raghu
2:30 – 6:45
Project trouble shooting
Q&A for speakers
Group Project Part 4 - Complete the 10-
minute pitch and practice for the
presentation using guidelines provided.
All Speakers
3:30 – 3:45
Coffee Break
3:45 – 6:45
Group Project (contd.) and Business
Pitch
6:45 – 7:00
Wrap-up for the Day 4 and
announcements
Dipali/Raghu
Time Subject Speaker
09:00 –
10:00
Upload business-pitch presentations
Determine order of presentations
Introduction to rules of presentations
Introduction to the panel of judges
Panel: All Speakers, (TBD)
Richard Brooks
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
10:00 –
11.00
Session 1, Groups 1, 2, 3 Timekeeping Official:
11:00 –
11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 –12:15
Session 2, Groups 4, 5, 6 Timekeeping Official
12:15 –14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 –15:00
Feedback to the participants on their
presentations
Feedback from participants to the
organizers (written and informal)
All panelists:
Moderator: David Secher
All participants
Moderator: Raghu
15:00-15:15
Follow-up Support from IOP
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
15:30
Concluding Remarks
Distribution of Certificates after handing out
the written evaluations.
Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
NM-AIST
S. Raghu
IOP Institute of Physics
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Directors and Speakers:
Dr. Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan
International Relations
Manager The Institute of
Physics (lOP)
Portland Place London W1B
1NT, UK E- mail: dipali .bhatt-
[email protected]
Dipali is currently responsible for a wide range of lOP's international
activities, with particular experience in enhancing educational opportunities in
developing countries and Africa such as Ghana, Gambia, Ethiopia and
Rwanda, and providing professional development opportunities for practicing
scientists in countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, The Philippines and Brazil.
Dipali manages lOP's school program, lOP for Africa, and has established nine
lOP Resource and Teacher Training Centers to promote hands-on physics
education throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and also to provide low-cost equipment
and training for teachers in developing countries.
Alongside her educational work, Dipali designs and organizes training
programs for scientists and engineers from developing countries on
"Entrepreneurial Skills".
The Entrepreneurship Workshops are designed to introduce key concept s t o
scientists and engineers, from technology transfer to t h e commercialization of
research and the generation and protection of intellectual property.
She also manages the Institution's relations with other physics-related learned
societies outside the UK.
She did her PhD in Molecular Electronics from The University of Sheffield, UK,
following which she gained professional experience working i n bot h the
semiconductor industry and academia in the UK. She is a member of
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP): Commission C13
Physics for Development and Member of European Physical Society (EPS) -
Interdivisional Group of Physics for Development (IGPD).
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Surya Raghu
President
Advanced Fluidics LLC
4217 Red Bandana Way
Ellicott City, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Surya Raghu has been a co-director and speaker in workshops on Entrepreneurship for
Scientists and Engineers in Argentina, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon,
Mexico, Philippines and South Africa, a member of the missions to Morocco and Pakistan
on Tech Transfer and Research Commercialization. His recently developed Entrepreneurship
Course Module has been implemented in several universities in the developing countries
for training university students in the basics of entrepreneurship.
He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University in 1987
and is the founder president of Advanced Fluidics LLC since 2001. His earlier
affiliations were with Yale University, Technical University of Berlin, SUNY Stony
Brook, and Bowles Fluidics Corporation. He has also been a visiting scientist at NIST
and AFOSR Laboratories and a guest lecturer at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.
Dr. Raghu has inventions related to aerospace, automotive, consumer and
biotechnology applications and has been awarded 12 US patents and has over 10
pending patents/invention disclosures as an inventor or co-inventor. He has experience
in the development of products from inventions related to physiological monitoring,
DNA testing, wireless corrosion sensors, aerodynamic flow control and spray technology
and has active research collaborations with many institutions in the US and Europe.
Dr. Raghu is a recipient of Alexander von Humboldt award from Germany arnd an
Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He has served as an invited member of the Special
Review Panels on Micro and Nanotechnology at the National Institutes of Health.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Yumiko Hamano
IP and Business Consultant,
ET Cube International
E-mail: [email protected]
Yumiko Hamano,a national of Japan, has extensive experience in the field of Intellectual
Property (IP), in particular, patents, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System, University
Intellectual Property Management, University Intellectual Property Policies, technology
transfer, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and technology-lbased business
strategies.
Until April 2013, she had worked as senior official for over 27 years at World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva based United Nations' specialized
agency, responsible for the promotion of intellectual property systems and prot ect i on of
intellectual property rights worldwide.
Together with two other partners, she has now founded a consulting and training company
'ET Cube International' providing training and consulting services on intellectual property
policies, intellectual property management, technology transfer, intellectual property
commercialization and technology based entrepreneurship in collaboration with various
international organizations including government institutions. She is a frequent speaker and
lecturer in international conferences and professional training.
In addition to her technical expertise she has solid diplomatic skills built over her long
experience in working with the United Nations Organization and organizing more than 150
international conferences and workshops through negotiation and coordination with
governments and inter-governmental organizations, in particular, major and middle size
Intellectual Property Offices and Ministries in charge of Science, Technology, and
Innovation.
LLM Intellectual Property Law: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, MBA
specialized in Management in International Organizations: University of Geneva,
Switzerland. Languages:
Fluent: Japanese, English and French (UN language proficiency certificate)
Good command: Chinese (UN language proficiency certificate).
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Richard M. Q. Brooks Director
FDSolutions
London, UK
Website: www.fdsolutios.uk.cm
E-mail: [email protected]
Since co-founding FD Solutions in the early 1990s, Richard has been integral to the firm
becoming the leading provider of flexible Finance Director services.
Some of Richard’s many highlights include helping:
? an entrepreneur turnaround his manufacturing business from a loss-making operation to £35m
turnover in four years
? establish a VC-backed invoice discounting operation with turnover of £100m and a back
office of only 30, designing and implementing the systems on Systems Union Sun
? an NHS organisation to treble in size by negotiating an outsourcing contract with the
Department of Health
Since 2008 Richard has presented at Entrepreneurship workshop for physicists and engineers in
Italy, Argentina, Jordan, Philippines, Lebanon, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Ghana, Ethiopia,
South Africa, Kenya, Guatemala and the UK. Richard’s focus is on business planning and
funding.
His specialist sectors include technology start-ups, food, retail, manufacturing, and not-for-profit
organisations.
Richard, who qualified with Ernst & Young in 1984 is also:
Vice-chairman of PraxisUnico, the educational not-for-profit organisation supporting innovation
and commercialisation of public sector and charity research for social and economic impact,
director since 2010http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/
Member of the advisory board of the London Chamber Orchestra since 2009
http://www.lco.co.uk/home/about-us/#trusteesadvisers
Member of the Audit Committee of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Innhttp://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/
? Former member of the Bio Industry Association Finance and Taxation Committee
.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr David Secher RTTP
is an independent consultant- in the UK and internationally
The then Chief Executive of the N8 Research Partnership-Uk.
David Secher is an independent consultant in the areas of research commercialisation, intellectual
property and technology transfer – in the UK and internationally. Recent assignments include work in
Japan, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Chile, Lebanon, Jordan, Mexico and Europe. He is based in the
University of Cambridge and is a Life Fellow and Senior Bursar of Gonville and Caius College. In
2002, together with Lita Nelsen of MIT, he founded Praxis (now PraxisUnico), the leading UK
technology transfer training organisation. He served as chairman or as a director of that company until
2014 and is now Patron. For his contributions to “creating environments that favour enterprise,
specialising in the practical aspects of commercialising the results of academic research”, he received
the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2007.
Previous roles include Chief Executive of the N8 Research Partnership (a collaboration of the eight
most research-intensive universities in the North of England); Director of Research Services,
University of Cambridge; Director of Drug Development, Cancer Research Campaign (now Cancer
Research UK); and Director of Monoclonal Therapeutics, Celltech Ltd. As a consultant, he has
advised universities, governments and individuals on commercialisation of intellectual property, as
well as acting as a non-executive director of high technology and investment companies. He is a
non-executive director of Crossword Cybersecurity plc and an angel investor.
Secher graduated from the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) with first class honours in
biochemistry. His PhD work at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular
Biology was with the late César Milstein (Nobel Prize-winner for discovery of monoclonal
antibodies). Together with Derek Burke, Secher made and patented the first monoclonal antibody to
human interferon.
17 September 2015
IOP Institute of Physics
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter
Lecturer at Ardhi University.
The head of Gender Unit
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter obtained a PhD in Business Administration
(Entrepreneurship) in 2014 and Master of Business Administration (MBA) both from the
University of Dar es Salaam and Bachelor of Science in B. Economics from the University of Dar
es Salaam, College of Lands and Architectural studies in year 2004. She is currently a member
of staff at the Ardhi University (ARU) where she acts as the head of Gender Unit. She is also a
member of Tanzania Institute of Quantity Surveyors (TIQS).
Her professional competences are in the areas of entrepreneurship, business and management,
and Quantity surveying. As part of her PhD study, Dr. Nyamagere spent time in various parts of
the world studying issues related to entrepreneurship including Germany, South Africa and the
USA. As consequence, she has developed particular interest in the area of women
entrepreneurship as a sound strategy for women empowerment and poverty alleviation in
developing contexts.
She is currently researching typologies of entrepreneurship and motivations with particular
attention on exploring such notions as necessity versus opportunity driven entrepreneurship and
implications for national policies. She is also working as expert in guiding the process for
development of the proposal for establishing entrepreneurship center at Ardhi University.
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
IOP Institute of Physics
Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha
Director General – Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) &
Associate Professor of UDSM),
P.O. Box 743, Arusha, Tanzania or University of Dar es Salaan,
College of Engineering, P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
B.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), (University of Dar es Salaam M. Eng. (Energy Eng and Dr. Eng. (Energy and
Environment), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Iddi Mkilaha is currently the Director General of Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) and
actually involved with planning, management and directing the Regulation and Promotion of Safe and
Peaceful application of Nuclear Technology and Atomic Energy for Sustainable development. He is also
lecturing and conducting research on Conventional and Renewable Energy at the University of Dar es
Salaam (UDSM) while carrying out research and development in hydropower, solar energy, wind energy,
biomass and biogas systems in particular. Further to this, he was involved in the development of Masters
in Renewable Energy Engineering (M.Sc. (RE) at the University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with
Makerere University (Uganda), Eduardo Mndlane University (Mozambique), Addis Ababa University
(Ethiopia), Mekele University (Ethiopia) and NTNU (Norway) through the NOMA sponsorship. He is
serving as an external examiner of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya and
sits in a number of Boards including being the current Chairman of the SUMATRA Board. Besides he
has participated in a number of energy and related programmes including:
? Small hydropower development through private partnership.
? Wind power resources assessment
? Sustainable energy resources development through public-private partnership
? Energy Planning and Management
? Renewable energy exchange programme (URT-US students)
? Lighting the Rural (Rural Energy Agency)
? Biofuel demonstration program in Tanzania (Japanese Government)
? Solar energy application for rural electrification (Entrepreneurship approach to business
development
? Member of Tanzania Solar Energy Association
? Member of Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japan
? Registered Professional Engineer (Tanzania)
Prof. Mkilaha is a trained Mechanical Engineer, specializing in Sustainable Energy and Environment at
Postgraduate levels. Besides been an academician, Professor Mkilaha has developed wider knowledge in
Sustainable Development and Private Partnership Building and Entrepreneurship. He has vast experiences
in Strategic Management and Leadership as well as Human Resource Development.
He has published widely in these areas and supervised more than 5 Doctorate degrees and more that 20
Masters degrees. Prof. Mkilaha is married to Tasiana and have been blessed with two daughters (Toyomi
& Ayumi) and a son (Herry) and a granddaughter (Giovanna).
NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
Speaker contact info:
Ms Leonila Kishebuka (instead of Mr. Kanyusi)
Deputy Registrar Intellectual Property
BRELA
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Office Tel: +255 22 2180139
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Eng. George Mulamula
Chief Executive Officer & Senior Government Advisor (ICT, Innovation & Tech
Entrepreneurship)
Dar Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi)
COSTECH Building, 3rd Floor
Box 4302, Kijitonyama
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-655-805-381
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Prof. Iddi S.N. Mkilaha -Tanzania Atomic Energy.(TAEC)
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Dr. Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter
Ardhi University(Tanzania)
P. O. Box 35176
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
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Dr. Askwar Hilonga
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
Box 447 Tengeru
Arusha, Tanzania
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NM-AIST-Arusha, Tanzania
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