2. Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for its Delivery. Ridley, Robert - Director, WHO-TDR, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

3. The Global Strategy on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property. Renganathan, Elil - WHO, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

4. Theodor Bilharz Research Institute Research & Development. Botros, Sanaa - Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, EGYPT

5. IP and benefit-sharing arrangements in the development of drugs based on traditional knowledge. von der Ropp, Anja - World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

6. Discovery of An Orally Active Antimalarial Lead through a WHO/TDR Network of Partnerships. Chibale, Kelly - Dept of Chemistry & Institute of Infectious Diseases & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

7. Antiretroviral efficacy, tolerability and safety of irab in the treatment of HIV infection. Chijioke, Chioli - Dept of pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, NIGERIA

8. Research and Development of Phytopharmaceuticals at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Inyang, Uford - National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abuja, NIGERIA

9. Developing Herbal Medicines and New Chemical Entities from African Traditional Medicines: Applying new technologies to ancient knowledge. Meoni, Paolo - Council for Scientific and Industrial Development, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

10. Plants-based drug discovery in Madagascar: Achievements, challenges and new directions. Rasoanaivo, Philippe - Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquees, MADAGASCAR

11. Research & Development Innovation in East Africa: The case of Kenya Medical Research Institute. Ronoh, Wesley - Office of Marketing, IP and Technology Transfer, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, KENYA

12. Opportunities for Diagnostics and Entrepreneurship: US and Africa. Sia, Samuel - Columbia University, New York, USA
13. Compounding Factors to Collaborative Product Research and Development in Africa. Walubo Andrew & GM Matsabisa - University of the Free State, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA