• Focus on sustainable and biomass derived materials for Future Energy in Africa

• Prof Maria Magdalena Titirici, Imperial College London, London UK,
• Prof Ncholu Manyala, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

• Theoretical study of the electronic structures of materials and their surface adsorbates

• Dr Oumar Faye, UCAD, Dakar
• Dr El Hadji Oumar Gueye, UCAD, Dakar

• Plasma Based Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications

• Prof Chaker from INRS, Montreal, Canada

Promoting Electrospinning in Africa

• Dr Samuel Chigome, BITRI, Botswana
• Dr Ipe Mavunkal, BITRI, Botswana

• Value Chain Entrepreneurship for Materials Scientists from Africa

• Prof Aboubaker Chedikh BEYE, UCAD, Dakar

• Education and Vocational Training for Materials Scientists from Africa

• Prof Aboubaker Chedikh BEYE