Their last three summits, in Amman, Cape Town and Victoria Falls, attracted over fifty ministers and deputies along with over 200 government officials.

Like all events organized by the Brains Network it is the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings that make participation essential and offer maximum return on the valuable time of the international delegates and partners.  The summit will include over 35 hosted roundtables. Prior to the start of the event, all industry partners and delegates will have access to an online scheduling system to personally choose their preferred meetings and create their own agenda for the event.

Ministerial Panel Discussions

Hon. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Botswana Minister for Education & Skills Development will make the opening welcome speech to Innovation Africa 2013. The morning agendas will be devoted entirely to Q & A panel discussions. The format will tackle key issues and ask tough questions of ministers and officials participating in the panels, with a strong focus on

• ICT for education, technologies, standards, eLearning, and m-learning
• curriculum development and teacher training
• communications infrastructure, broadband, and last-mile connectivity
• vocational skills and reforming higher education
• rural educational development, special needs, and community access
• early learning and innovative teaching models
• science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
• university research, African digital content, libraries, and learning resources
• technology innovation hubs, digital media®knowledge economy