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ASP2026—ASP Forum Program at the 9th African School of Physics

Friday, 10 July 2026 - 08:00
University of Nairobi, Kenya

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10 Jul 2026
AM
08:00
Arrival & Registration (until 09:00)
09:00
Opening Session -Prof. Francis Wanjala Nyongesa (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 10:00)
09:00 Opening Session  
10:00 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30
The African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP) - Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg (ZA)) (until 12:00)
10:30 ASFAP Overview - Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg (ZA))  
11:00 ASFAP Strategy: Panel discussion - Mirjana Povic Ulrich Goerlach (Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)) Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)) Gihan Kamel  
PM
12:00 Discussion - Jim Virdee (Imperial College (GB))  
12:30 --- ASP2026 Lunch ---
14:00
The African School of Physics (ASP) -Ms Mary Simiyu (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 15:00)
14:00 ASP, Alignment, Sustainability & Impact - Mounia Laassiri (Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA))  
14:20 Feedback from an ASP Alumnus/Alumna - Gloria Katunge (University of Nairobi)  
14:40 Towards ASP2028 in Ghana - Dr Abdul Rahim Umar (University of South Florida, US)  
15:00
The need for cultural and structural change within the international physics community to open equitable access and success for Africa - Herman White (Fermilab, US) (until 16:40)
15:00 Partnership and cooperation with CERN on physics education and research - Martin Gastal (CERN)  
15:25 Africa-UK physics projects to drive collaboration and innovation - Dr Stephen Loader (UKRI STFC)  
15:50 Mission 300: Accelerating Access to Clean Energy to 300 Million People in Africa by 2030 - James Knuckles (World Bank)  
16:15 TBD: Talk by a Swiss Embassy Representative - Magdaline Morijoi (Swiss Embassy)  
16:40 --- Break Coffee Break/ Group Photos ---
17:10
Special talk: Physics for a Shared Future -Prof. Njeri Mburu (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 18:10)
17:10 Physics for a Shared Future - Nkem Khumbah (The African Academy of Sciences)  
17:55 Q&A  
18:10
Closing session -Prof. Zephania Birech (University of Nairobi, Kenya) (until 18:25)
18:10 Closing session  
18:25
End of Event (until 18:30)
20:00 ASP Dinner