SCHEDULE DETAILS Event Schedules

 
9:00–9:30

Welcome & Introduction

Beakal Fasil | WRI Africa
Naomi Mwaura | Flone Initiative
Haileselassie Medhin| Country Director, Ethiopia, WRI Africa

speaker-1

Naomi Mwaura

speaker-2

Haileselassie Medhin

speaker-3

Beakal Fasil

9:30–10:00

Keynote Speech

Her Excellency Minister Dagmawit Moges,
Ministry of Transport

speaker-1

H.E. Dagmawit Moges

10:00–11:00

Accessibility & Safety, Employability and Environment

Exploring conference themes –Accessibility & Safety, Employability, Environment -through stories
Iman Abubaker | WRI Africa
Nahungu Lionjanga | Transport Truths

 

speaker-1

Iman Abdulwassi

speaker-2

Nahungu Lionjanga

11:00–11:30

Group Photo & Tea Break

11:30–13:00

Plenary Session: Accessibility

Understanding Accessibility Challenges in Public Transport
Naomi Mwaura| Flone Initiative
Crystal Asige | Open Institute
Jeff Turner | DFID-Funded High-Volume Transport Research Programme

 

speaker-1

Naomi Mwaura

speaker-2

Crystal Asige

speaker-3

Jeff Turner

13:00–14:00

Lunchbreak

14:00 –16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

What is "Sustainable Public Transport?"
Moderator: Jeff Turner & Heather Allen
What are the sustainability challenges facing public transport in African cities

 

speaker-1

Jeff Turner

speaker-2

Heather Allen

14:00 –16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

Walking as an Intersectional tool to Fight Exclusion
Moderator: Deyala Tarawneh & Ronja Schiffer
What are the sustainability challenges facing public transport in African cities

 

speaker-1

Deyala Tarawneh

speaker-2

Ronja Schiffer

14:00 –16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

Women Working in Transport: Issues & Opportunities
Moderator: Susan Goodwillie
Women’s employment in transportation jobs is low in African cities.

 

speaker-1

Susan Goodwillie

16:00–17:00

Recap & Afternoon Tea

9:00 – 9:40

Welcome & Screening

Welcome & Screening of "Msupa wa Nganya"
Beakal Fasil | WRI Africa
Mary Mwangi| Flone Initiative

speaker-1

Beakal Fasil

speaker-2

Mary Mwangi

9:40 –11:00

Plenary Session: Employment

Experiences of Women Working in Transportation

 

speaker-1

Anna KARUME

11:00–11:30

Tea Break

11:30–13:00

Plenary Session: Environment

Creating Gender Responsive Urban Mobility: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator: Elleni Ashebir  WRI | Africa

 

speaker-1

Elleni Ashebir

13:00 –14:00

Lunchbreak

14:00 – 16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

What is "Socially Just" Public Transport

Moderator: Ann Kamau, University of Nairobi

 

speaker-1

Dr. Anne Wairimu Kamau

14:00 – 16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

Interventions to Create safe walking & cycling spaces

Moderator: Jeff Turner

 

speaker-1

Jeff Turner

14:00 – 16:00

Parallel Research Sessions

Interventions on Inclusive Employment

Moderator: Mary Mwangi Flone Initiative

 

speaker-1

Mary Mwangi

16:00–17:00

Recap & Afternoon Tea

9:30 –10:00

Introduction to Seminar Day

Introduction to Seminar Day

Paul Wafula| Flone Initiative
Jeff Turner | DFID-Funded High-Volume Transport Research Programme
Segundo Lopez | WRI

speaker-1

Paul Wafula

speaker-2

Jeff Turner

speaker-3

Segundo López

11:00 -11:30

Tea Break

10:00 – 13:00

Paralle Seminars

Women In transport Seminar

Moderator: Paul Wafula | Flone Initiative

Location: Lower Deck

speaker-1

Paul Wafula

10:00 – 13:00

Research Seminar

Research Seminar

Moderator: Jeff Turner | DFID

Location: Main Hall

speaker-1

Jeff Turner

10:00 – 13:00

Road Safety Seminar

Road Safety Seminar

Moderator: Segundo Lopez | WRI

Location: Oval Room

speaker-1

Segundo López

13:00 -14:00

Lunch & Depart