Speakers

CSIR@80 | G-STIC Conference

8 - 10 October 2025

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

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Thulani Dlamini

Thulani Dlamini

CEO

CSIR

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Tom Ogada

Tom Ogada

Executive Director

ACTS

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Alexandra Bech Gjørv

Alexandra Bech Gjørv

CEO

SINTEF

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Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim

President & former UN Undersecretary General, former Minister of Environment & International Development, Norway

Europe - Asia Center

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Manuel Heitor

Manuel Heitor

Director of Technology Policy Lab

IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon – Instituto Superior Técnico

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Heide Hackmann

Dr Heide Hackmann

Chair in Science Futures

Centre for Research in Evaluation, Science and Technology, University of Stellenbosch

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Inge Neven

Inge Neven

CEO

VITO

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Paulo Gadelha

Paulo Gadelha

Coordinator of the Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda

Fiocruz

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Vibha Dhawan

Vibha Dhawan

Director General

TERI

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Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

Senior Vice-President, Research Networks

Elsevier

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Kurt Vandenberghe

Kurt Vandenberghe

Director General

European Commission - Directorate-General Climate Action

Confirmed Top experts

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Alexander D'Hooghe

Alexander D'Hooghe

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

ORG Permanent Modernity

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Stephen Su

Stephen Su

Senior Vice President & Advisor, Office of AI Applications Strategy

ITRI

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Ruchi Gupta

Ruchi Gupta

Senior R&D Energy and Climate Strategy

VITO

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Joris Valée

Joris Valée

VITO

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Yves Plees

Yves Plees

VITO

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Tim Op't Eyndt

Tim Op't Eyndt

VITO

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Danielly Magalhães

Danielly Magalhães

Fiocruz

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Yiran Lyu

Yiran Lyu

Officer of International Cooperation

GIEC

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Chisala C. Bwalya

Chisala C. Bwalya

Director for Research and Development

ZRDC

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Paul	Campling

Paul Campling

International Business Development Manager

VITO

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Anshuman

Anshuman

Director Water Resources

TERI

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Jean Van Wetter

Jean Van Wetter

CEO

ENABEL

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Kim Hyung-Ju

Ir Kim Hyung-Ju

Green Technology Policy Expert

National Institute of Green Technology Korea

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Rômulo Paes de Sousa

Dr Rômulo Paes de Sousa

Coordinator of the “Antonio Ivo” Center for Strategic Studies

Fiocruz

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Richard Silumbe

Dr Richard Silumbe

Board Chairman

ZRDC

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Kaven Naidoo

Kaven Naidoo

Group Executive for Business Excellence and Integration

CSIR

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Henk Jan Vink

Henk Jan Vink

Managing Director

TNO

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Jesús Valero

Jesús Valero Congil

Managing Director

TECNALIA