The impact Africa Summit 2025 presents a spring board for all clinical trial stakeholders – regulatory, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical bodies, trial sponsors and experts to engage on designs and systems that delivers transformational healthcare solutions for Africa.
Director-General/Chief Executive Officer,
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)
Vice ChairmanNational Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC)
Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics, and Director of
Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria.
President & Principal Consultant, LisBio Research, LLC
Global Drug Development Leader | Sickle Cell Disease Expertise | Phase 1–3 Strategist
Vice Chancellor, European University of Nigeria (EUN) Abuja
Chairman, University of Nigeria Drug Manufacturing Company (Lion Pharmaceuticals Ltd)
Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon
Head, Clinical Trials Unit
University of Global Health Equity, Kigali
Professor of Pharmacokinetics/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry &
Centre for Drug Discovery Development & Production (CDDDP)
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan
Provost, College of Medical Sciences
University of Lagos
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Head of the University of Buea Center for Drug Discovery (UB-CeDD)
Faculty of Science, University of Buea
ProfessorPharmaceuticals & Pharmaceutical TechnologyFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos
CEO & Co-Founder of BioVana Research, leads African genomics and pharmacogenomics initiatives, bridging science, equity, and innovation in global pharmaceutical
R&D.
Research Fellow, Drug Innovation Group
University of Ghana
Head, Clinical Trials Service
Senegalese Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP)
Head of Consulting Africa Health Business
Consultant Nephrologist
University College Hospital, Ibadan
(PhD; Dipl. Research Ethics)Professor & Head Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Toxicology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences,College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Consultant Haematologist
Oxford University Hospital
Professor of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology,
Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Toxicology,
Lagos State University College of Medicine
Head, Patient Programs-SSA
Novartis
Quality Assurance Consultant/Auditor (GCP, & ISO 15189)
Professor/Head Department of Medical Lab Science
Chrisland University, Abeokuta
HaematologistImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
President Elect, African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN)VC, Federal University of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Abeokuta
Paediatric NephrologistUniversity College Hospital (UCH, Ibadan)
President, Global Life Sciences Advisory and ConsultingCrest Meridian Limited.
FCTHead, Clinical Trials & Pharmacovigilance Unit,Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA)
Bioethicist,Director, National Research Ethics Board (NREB)Liberia.
Regulatory Affairs Officer Kenya Pharmacy & Poisons Board (KPPB)
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