Speaker Profile: Dr Sheila OCHUGBOJU |
Operational Director, Science & Innovation, Global Women Investors & Innovators Network (GWIIN) Title: ‘A vision for emerging markets in developing countries’ The presentation gives some examples of increasing robust models for sustainable development in developing countries. Culturally competent guidelines for corporate, social and environmental responsibility in various business sectors are gathering consensus as they are imaginatively applied on the African and Asian continents. New global partnerships are changing traditional UK markets as China and the US continue the drive to boost innovation, enterprise and commerce About the Speaker: Dr Sheila Ochugboju is uniquely competent at balancing the social, economic and political imperatives, which drive profits through the innovation in science, engineering and technology in new African enterprises. She is a member of PANel UK (Pan African Network of Emerging Leaders) - the alumni association of participants on the British Council InterAction programme whose aim is " To learn from Africa to transform the UK". She has worked with schools and science communicators in South Africa since 1999 and recently launched the African Science Cafes for the British Council at the Grahamstown Sasol SciFest in March 2007. This growing network provides a creative new model for public engagement with science and technology in South Africa, Kenya and Lesotho. She is leading the African Women of Essence International (AWEI) initiative for GWIIN. This involves the launch of an innovation centre for African women, called the Centre of Innovation, Enterprise and Technology (CIET) at Doregos Univerisity in Lagos, Nigeria, which opens in December 2007. She was the Daphne Jackson Fellow at St Hilda's College, Oxford - 1998 to 2000. Her Post-Doctoral research at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, focused on genetically modified baculoviruses for pesticide control, which involved opportunities for engaging the public in the application of science for social and commercial benefits. This academic work led to Management Consultancy projects in international health and development in the UK. Working for clients such as such as the EU, World bank, DFID, the Department of Health, and private charities, she managed projects in education, public health, rural development and HIV/Aids in Europe and West Africa. As a Senior Executive for the Education Policy and Innovation team at the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB), she was responsible for putting the needs of business and industry at the heart of policy initiatives to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the UK. The ETB works with the Engineering Council and the 32 engineering institutions in the UK to regulate the activities of this profession which is strategically important to the continual growth of the British Economy. |
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