(09.30-10:00) Registration and Networking
(10.00-11.30) Session 1
Diaspora as agents of change for sustainable development
Moderator: Dr. Tamador El Hassan, Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation NHS Trust, UK
- Welcome Remarks by the conference chair
- Lessons learned from the UK/Jamaica Diaspora Involvement Policy Model
Rudi Page, Making Connections Work Ltd, UK - What role can professionals play in the future of Sudan
Dr. Amr S. Yassin, University of St Andrews, UK - Building urban resilience in fragile settings: the context of climate change, conflict and displacement, Khartoum – Sudan
Nuha Eltinay, London South Bank University, UK and Arab Urban Development Institute, Saudi Arabia
(11.30-11.45) Tea/Coffee Break and Networking
(11.45-13.00) Session 2
ICT, technology and industry
Moderator: Dr. Ali Elbireer, International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), UK
- ICT Applications and Digital Transformation
Mohamed Kamal, Huawei Technologies, Kuwait - Benchmarking Sudan’s ICT ecosystem- towards developing an ICT vision
Dr. Hassan Hamdoun, British Telecom, UK - The role of the industrial sector in the future of Sudan
Dr. Adil Ahmed Dafa’Alla, Airbus UK Ltd, UK
(13.0-13.45) Lunch Break and Networking
(13.45-15.00) Sessions 3
Constitution, law and democratic transition
Moderator: Abobaker Adam, Sudanese Lawyers & Legal Practitioners in the UK
- Establishing an impartial state in Sudan: a constitutional perspective
Nasredeen Abdulbari, Georgetown University, USA - Legal framework for Sudan
Abdul Salam Seid Ahmed, Freeman Notary Public, UK
(15.00-15.15) Tea/Coffee Break and Networking
(15.15-16.15) Sessions 4
Human capital, youth engagement, women empowerment and the role of media
Moderator: Dr. Sara Taha, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCL Hospitals, UK
- Human resources in Sudan: from personnel management to people management
Reem Faysal, British Petroleum, UK - Transformation of the Sudanese government media to public media
Khalid Abuali, Mediacast International, UK
End of Conference