5:00 – 5:15 pm – Arrival, Opening check-in & Breakout groups

5:15 – 5:25 pm  – 2023 Scholars Welcome & Induction

5:25 – 5:40 pm –  Networking Activity

5:40 – 5:45 pm  – Opening Remark

5:45 – 6:10 pm  – Presentation of AAN Strategy to Network Members

6:10 – 6:50 pm: Breakout Session 1

Members split into breakout groups to discuss the proposed network strategy. (what they think works, what can be improved, and what should be included) based on their selected workstream.

6:50 – 6:55  pm  General Debriefing & Group Presentations:

6:55 – 7:00  pm  One-word close

The layout of Day 2 is engaging and has a forward-looking approach. The three working groups would reconvene to develop road maps with timelines for 2024 and beyond. After this, we would split into thematic breakout rooms to discuss Ideas Changing the World and how we, as AAN, can also contribute our quota to these crucial topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean Energy, and The Creative Economy in Africa.

5:00 – 5:o5 PM – Arrival and Welcome

5:05 – 5:15 PM  – Thoughts and Observations

5:15 – 6:00 PM  – Breakout Session 2

6:00 – 6:20 PM        General debrief

6:20 – 6:50 PM        Breakout session 3

6:50 – 7:15 PM        Closing activity: Virtual Games & Music