Africa in the World Festival Programme
*All dialogues are at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) except where stipulated.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day One: Wednesday, 4 Sept
| Day / Time | Description | Speaker / Performer |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30-2pm | Lunchtime Sessions: Music at Town Hall | |
| 6-9pm | Curtains | Neo Muyanga |
| Welcome: Town Hall | Dele Olojede | |
| Dinner & Opening Plenary: Politics As If People Mattered: Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Makes the Case For the Mother City | Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis with Francis Daniels | |
| 9-11pm | The Shebeen at Lanzerac |
Day Two: Thursday, 5 Sept
| Day / Time | Description | Speaker / Performer |
|---|---|---|
| 6-9:30am | Morning activities at leisure | |
| 9:55-10am | Welcome: Prof. Edward K. Kirumira, Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study | Prof. Edward K. Kirumira |
| 10-11:30am | Cracking the Malaria Code: Prof. Adrian Hill and Dr. Ally Olotu On Defeating An Old Enemy | Prof. Adrian Hill and Dr. Ally Olotu |
| 11:30-12:30pm | Forgotten But Not Gone: Two Epidemiologists – Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Tulio de Oliveira – On What To Do Now About TB and Other Mass Afflictions | Prof. Salim Abdool Karim and Prof. Tulio de Oliveira |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Frontiers of Innovation: Dare Okoudjou On Opening the Gates of Africa. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder and chairman of Access Bank Group, investor and philanthropist, on how to finance it. | Dare Okoudjou and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede |
| 2:30-3pm |
The Broken Bow String: The Oral Poets Nunke Kadhimo (in Kwedam) and Bonke Xakatha (in isiXhosa) Have A Jam Session with Antjie Krog (in English) |
Nunke Kadhimo, Bonke Xakatha, Antjie Krog |
| 3-3:15pm | Coffee | |
| 3:15-4:15pm | A New Growth Story: Karla Gonzalez Carvajal of the World Bank Figures It Out with Nonkululeko Nyembezi, chair of Standard Bank | Karla Gonzalez Carvajal and Nonkululeko Nyembezi, chair of Standard Bank |
| 4:15-5pm | The Wilderness: A Parable by Alan Storey | Alan Storey |
| 5-6pm | What We Leave Behind: Abdoulaye Gueye Discusses Transitions with John Simpkins | Prof. Abdoulaye Gueye and John Simpkins |
| 7-9pm | Dinner(s) | |
| 9-11pm | The Shebeen Sessions at Lanzerac |
Day Three: Friday, 6 Sept
| Day / Time | Description | Speaker / Performer |
|---|---|---|
| 6-9:30am | Morning activities (at leisure) | |
| 10-11:30am | ‘Like Gods Among Men’—What Artificial Intelligence Is and Isn’t: Dr. Abeba Birhane, with Alix Dunn, Separates the Signal From the Noise | Dr. Abeba Birhane, with Alix Dunn |
| 11:30-12:30pm | ‘Rethinking Philanthropy’ with Dr John Deasy, President of Bezos Family Foundation in conversation with Tokunboh Ishmael | Dr. John Deasy with Tokunboh Ishmael |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30-2:30pm | The Future Is Now: James Mwangi Makes The Case For An Immediate Energy Transition | James Mwangi |
| 2:30-3:30pm | The Revolution Will Be Tweeted: Kenya’s Young Rebels Confront the Old Guard—And A Continent of the Young Ruled By the Old (A Guided Tour With Christine Mungai) | Christine Mungai with Nozipho Tshabalala |
| 4-5:30pm | Africa And Opera: A Revelatory Journey With Neo Muyanga (accompanied by the soprano Tina Mene) at the Drostdy Theatre | Neo Muyanga and Tina Mene |
| 5:30-6:30pm | At Leisure | |
| 6:30-9pm | Closing Ceremonies: Town Hall | |
| 9-11pm | The Shebeen Sessions |
Day Four: Saturday, 7 Sept
| Day / Time | Description | Speaker / Performer |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00-10:00am | Departures |