Day 1
Monday, 12 May 2026
Monday, 12 May 2026
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Arrival and Registration | Ushers – Tag Team |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Poster Session | Andre-Pascal Kengne / Sheena Kayira |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | ☕ Health Break | All |
| Time (EAT) | Activity | Lead Person(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Arrival and Registration | Ushers – Tag Team |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Poster Session | Andre-Pascal Kengne / Sheena Kayira |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | ☕ Health Break | All |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Welcome of Guests & Briefing of the Event | MC |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Opening Remarks A Reflection of APHRC’s Journey | Joseph Gichuru |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Programmatic & Operations Showcase Research: Advancing relevant African-led research to inform program and policy RRCS: Building Africa’s next generation of research leaders PEC: Driving change through policy influence and science communication Operations: Enabling systems that power excellence | APHRC Team Leads |
| 12:30 – 1:00 pm | Q&A | MC |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | 🍽 Lunch Break | All |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | APHRC Down Memory Lane | Alex Ezeh |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Individual Showcase — Flash Talks 1Building Capacity through Internships — Alice Ritho 2Building Capacity through the VLA — Bernard Ondieki 3Building Capacity: Field Interviewer to PhD — Henry Owoko 4Policy-Relevant Research: Biobanking — Patrice Mawa 5Policy Engagement — SRS in Nigeria — Gaye Agesa | Facilitator |
| 3:15 – 3:45 pm | Q&A | Facilitator |
| 3:45 – 4:00 pm | 🏆 Awarding of Poster Winners | Board Members |
| 4:00 – 4:15 pm | Reflection of the APHRC Showcase | Board Chair |
| 4:15 – 4:30 pm | Vote of Thanks & Close | Executive Director |
Day 2
Tuesday, 13 May 2026
Tuesday, 13 May 2026
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Guests’ arrival, registration & gift packs | Ushers |
| 9:00 – 9:20 am | Digital Tunnel — APHRC’s journey on screens | Open to all |
| 9:20 – 9:40 am | Welcome of guests & briefing on the event | MC |
| Time (EAT) | Activity | Lead Person(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Guests’ arrival, registration & picking of gift packs | Ushers |
| 9:00 – 9:20 am | Digital Tunnel — APHRC’s journey on screens | Open to all |
| 9:20 – 9:40 am | Welcome of guests & briefing on the event | MC |
| 9:40 – 10:00 am | Cultural Entertainment | MC |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Introduction of guests and partners | MC |
| 10:15 – 10:25 am | Voices of APHRC Partners (video format) | Visibility |
| 10:25 – 11:15 am | APHRC Impact Showcase — Flash Talks 1Building Capacity through Internships — Caliph Kirui 2Building Capacity: Field Interviewer to PhD — Linda Oloo 3Research Spotlight App — Tatenda Kavu 4Policy Impact: Food Labeling — Shukri Mohamed 5Research — Countdown 2030 — Martin Kavao | Facilitator |
| 11:15 am – 1:10 pm | Speeches Staff Caroline Kabiru, Hiram Ndichu & Diama Diop WARO Sokhna Thiam — 5 Years of Growth Partner Prof. Dickson Andala, CEO · NRF Funder Dr. Paulin Basinga, Director Africa · Gates Foundation Prof. Alex Ezeh — Former Executive Director, APHRC Entertainment interlude Dr. Joseph Gichuru — Deputy Executive Director Bunmi Makinwa — Board Chair Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi — Executive Director, APHRC Chief Guest | MC |
| 1:10 – 1:15 pm | Digital tour of the Ulwazi II facility | MC |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pm | Ulwazi II Launch Ribbon cutting · High-level tour · Photo session | Joseph, Catherine, Bunmi & Guest of Honor |
| 1:45 – 3:45 pm | 🍽 Lunch & Networking | All |
| 3:45 – 6:00 pm | Entertainment & Cocktail 🎂 Cake Cutting & Toasting Vote of Thanks | Committee Anthony Mveyange |