Opening Session and Keynote Speeches

Chair: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK

• Yehia Zaky, Head, Academic and Cultural Affairs Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
• Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Italy

Session 1: Status, Obstacles and Future of Innovative Scientific Research in Developing Countries

Chair: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

• Daniel Pagliano, Director, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Uruguay
• Maged El Sherbiny, President, The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt
• Susantha Goonatilake, President, Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka

Session 2: How to Promote Creativity and Innovation

Chair: Ramy Aziz, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

• Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, Coordinator of the International Cooperation, Executive Director of the RDI Programme, Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
• Amir Assadi, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
• Ramy Aziz, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt

Roundtable Discussion: Sharing Experiences, Multipurpose Hall

Moderator: Representatives of BioVisionAlexandria NXT participants

• Speakers: BioVisionAlexandria NXT Participants

Session 3: Importance and Ethics of Innovation

Chair: Sherif Kandil, Professor of Material Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Egypt
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

• 
  Hebatallah Gamal, Senior Manager, International Partnerships Europe/Middle East/Africa, TechSoup Global Network, Poland
• 
  Hassan Azzazy, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, American University in Cairo, Egypt
• 
  Tarek Khalil, President and Provost, Nile University, Egypt

Closing: Strategies to Facilitate the Creation and Marketing of New Innovative Products and Services in Promising Areas

Moderatror: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK
Rapporteur:
Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

• 
  Abdallah Daar, Chief Scientist, Grand Challenges Canada; Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
• 
  Sherif Kandil, Professor of Material Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Egypt
• 
  Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA