SA-CERN 15 Year Celebrations

Session

Morning Plenary Session

20 Jan 2025, 09:00

Auditorium (iThemba LABS)

Contribution list Timetable

1. Welcome from the Director of iThemba LABS and Chairperson of SA-CERN

Prof. Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)

20/01/2025, 09:00

2. Opening Remarks

Dr Mike Lamont (Director for Accelerators and Technology - CERN)

20/01/2025, 09:10

3. Congratulatory message from the Chair of the NRF board (pre-recorded)

Prof. Mosa Moshabela

20/01/2025, 09:30

5. Reflections on Fifteen Years of LHC Physics

Prof. John Ellis (King's College London and CERN)

20/01/2025, 09:40

6. Reflections on Fifteen Years of SA-CERN

Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (Nelson Mandela University)

20/01/2025, 10:25

35. Introduction of the Keynote Speaker

Dr Angus Paterson (DCEO - NRF)

20/01/2025, 11:10

7. Keynote Address from the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Ms Nomalungelo GINA (Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation)

20/01/2025, 11:15

26. Closing remarks

Dr Angus Paterson (Deputy Chief Executive Officer - NRF)

20/01/2025, 11:40

14. High Energy Physics Theory - Where are we now?

Prof. Urs Wiedemann (CERN)

21/01/2025, 09:00

The Zoom link for this talk is as follows:

https://zoom.us/j/96415182851?pwd=lXbrtuWXfMZcm6HAwNVBauwy0JImiP.1

Meeting ID: 964 1518 2851

Passcode: 213919

15. SA-THEORY - Where are we now?

Prof. Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg)

21/01/2025, 09:20

16. High-Performance Computing in South Africa

Dr Happy Sithole

21/01/2025, 09:40

17. CERN Knowledge Transfer

Dr Giovanni Anelli (CERN)

21/01/2025, 10:00

The Zoom link for this talk is as follows:

https://zoom.us/j/96415182851?pwd=lXbrtuWXfMZcm6HAwNVBauwy0JImiP.1

Meeting ID: 964 1518 2851

Passcode: 213919

18. SA-Technology Transfer

Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand)

21/01/2025, 10:20

19. CERN Outreach, Teacher Training, and Summer Student Programmes

Dr Sascha Schmeling (CERN)

21/01/2025, 10:40

The Zoom link for this talk is as follows:

https://zoom.us/j/96415182851?pwd=lXbrtuWXfMZcm6HAwNVBauwy0JImiP.1

Meeting ID: 964 1518 2851

Passcode: 213919

20. SA-CERN Outreach & Development

Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)

21/01/2025, 11:00

4. Message from the CEO of the NRF

Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo