BOP Advisory Board meeting - Kenya 24-25 October 2011

[Peter Kuria Githinji]

Hello and good day!

For your information, the next BOP meeting will be held in Kenya on the 24-25 of October 2011.

The venue is yet to be confirmed but it would be very good if one of the members of the network can host the event. Please write to me if you feel you would be able to host the event (Kefri, SACDEP, KU?, Narok University). 

In tune with the theme for the BOP, the accommodation should be basic but comfortable.  It would actually work very well if it is a service run by a local group as opposed to a high class hotel in Nairobi or Nairobi Metropolitan

BOP Service "Sustainable and User-driven Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid market" Advisory Board meeting which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on October 24th. A preliminary meeting agenda is attached.

Themes:

* Learning from local innovations and entrepreneurs,

* Visits to grass-root innovation communities,

* Introduction to local BOP opportunities and discussions on selected topics

External stakeholders will be invited (you can suggest people to be invited).  A detailed program and venue for the meetings will be communicated to you soon.

This will include The Hon Minister Robinson Njeru Githae (Nairobi Metropolitan) who has agreed to support the initiative in whatever form we request. 

Meanwhile, the foreign guests who will participate in the event are:

MOST Vietnam:

Mr. Lung Van Thang, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Science and Technology,

STIFIMO Mozambique:
Dr. Antonio Jose Leao, STIFIMO National Coordinator,
TU Delft, Netherlands:
Dr. Prabhu Kandachar, Professor – Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology,  Chairman
Center for Design Innovation and Entrepreneurship, India
Dr. Vikram Parmar, Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreunership
Mr. Suresh Bartlett, National Director, World Vision Lanka
Private sector representatives:
Diagnostics: Mr. Ismo Råman, Medix Biochemica, Finland
Energy: Mr. Mika Turpeinen, Swan Management Plc, Ethiopia
Dr. Sari Stenfors, Radical Inclusion Inc, Innovation Democracy Inc, California
Management team:
Dr. Halme, Minna, Professor, Aalto University School of Economics
Ms. Teija Lehtonen, Development Director, Aalto University, BOP Service project
Dr. Mikko Koria, Professor, International Design Business Management (IDBM), Aalto University
Ms. Paula Linna, PhD candidate (BOP Research in Kenya), Aalto University School of Economics

The Tentative Programme:

The first day will include the introduction to BOP - Advisory body and internal discussions.  This will include the hosting organisation.

The afternoon will be an open session which will discuss among other things: BOP opportunities for collaboration with Nairobi metropolitan and other partners:

Presentation of opportunities on

* Affordable Housing

* Water and Sanitation

* Waste Management

* Energy

* Health

* Food Security

* Education

* Communication

I hope for your input in this programme.  I hope it will be useful for you plus introduce new contacts for your ongoing work.

Good day to you all


Peter
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