8.00 – 8.30am
All

Registration

Everyone to register at the gate

9.00am –5:00pm
Exhibitors & students

Festival Set up

Setting up of the exhibition booths

2:00 – 5.00pm
Students

Excursions at the partners' institutions

Excursions at the partners' institutions

8.00 – 8.30am
All

Registration

Everyone to register at the gate

9.00 – 10.30am
Students

Pre-festival opening plenary

Pre-festival opening plenary.

11.00am – 5.00pm
Government and Private Bodies

Talk shows, Education and Career pathways

Plenary meetings

8.00am – 5.00pm
All

Exhibitions and Displays

Display of exhibitions

8.00 – 8.30am
All

Registration

Registration at the Gate

9.00am – 1.00pm
All

Official Opening Ceremony

Official Opening Ceremony

2:00 – 3:15 pm
Open to All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Data analytics and Emerging Technologies for Research towards socioeconomic development.

3:15pm – 4:00 pm
Open to All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: The Art of Collaboration - Partnering across Sectors for Impactful Research (Quadruple Helix)

8.00am – 5.00pm
All

Exhibitions and Displays

Display of exhibitions

6:00 pm
Invite only

Gala Dinner

Celebrating the milestones

8.00 – 8.30am
All

Registration

Registration at the Gate

8.30am – 9.30am
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Glal Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

9.30am – 10.30am
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Building the blocks understanding the research ecosystem

11.10am – 12.00pm
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Show casing research impact in Kenya

12.00pm – 1.00pm
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: The Power of Storytelling in Science Communication

2.10pm – 3.20pm
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
Excursions to Research Facilities

3.20pm – 4.30pm
Open to All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion

Topic: Resilience and Adaptation in the Face of Environmental Change

8.00am – 5.00pm
All

Exhibitions and Displays

Display of exhibitions

8.00 – 8.30am
All

Registration

Registration at the Gate

9.15am – 10.30am
All

Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussions

Topic: Innovative Sustainable research funding in the global south

8:00 am – 12:30 pm
All

Exhibitions and Displays

Display of exhibitions

1.30pm - 4:30pm
All

Awards and closing ceremony.

YSK Awards

National Outstanding Research Awards (NORA)