Africa Summit - Launch & Exhibition

We open with an introduction from Director of the IAS, Professor Ksenia Chmutina & Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Professor Daniel Parsons. Following this, Summit Co-Leads Dr Oluwasola (Sola) Afolabi (ABCE) & Dr Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi (SSEHS), give an overview of the week and also introduce two of our four IAS Visiting Fellows - Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, University of Ghana and Professor Cheryl Potgieter, Durban University of Technology Our other two IAS Visiting Fellows join us later in the week - Dr Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha, The Commonwealth Secretariat and Dr Janet Febisola Adeyemi, Women In Mining Nigeria To close this session we have an African Culture and Artistic Exhibition, curated by Dr Kerri Akiwowo, Senior Lecturer in Textiles - A cultural display showcases collection of visuals and artefacts linked to Loughborough University’s three strategic themes: Sport, Health and Wellbeing, Climate Change and Net-Zero; and Vibrant and Inclusive Communities. The exhibition features items loaned from members of the Loughborough community. Exhibits have their origins in African heritage, identity, people and place. Diversity in African culture is represented by objects, artworks, textiles, images and text. For more information about the IAS, please visit - https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias