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James Conley is an inventor who serves as a faculty member in the Kellogg Center for Research in Technology & Innovation. He also serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Northwestern University Segal Design Institute. He is a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
In 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015 and 2016, he received the Professor of the Year award from the Master of Product Development program at Northwestern University. In 2011 and 2013 he received the Professor of the Year award from the Master of Science program at the WHU in Germany.
Gracian Chimwaza is the Executive Director and founding director of ITOCA (Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa) of South Africa. He is a development executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in capacity development, research and project management initiatives in many African countries focusing on information research, ICT’s, project monitoring & evaluation, knowledge management and exchange programmes working with Higher Education, CSO’s and research & development sectors.