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🌍 Webinar Series on Artificial Intelligence in Tertiary Education

We are delighted to share the successful and insightful completion of the Webinar Series on Artificial Intelligence in Tertiary Education, jointly organized by Anadach and People to People (P2P).

The session brought together many participants from diverse institutions, making it an impressive learning experience filled with knowledge sharing and meaningful discussions.

During the closing session, Dr. Enawgaw Mehari, Founder and President of P2P, announced that this important webinar series will continue, highlighting P2P’s ongoing commitment to advancing innovation and technology in education.

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AI in Tertiary Education — Focus: Healthcare for Physicians & Nurses

Organized by Anadach Group & People to People (P2P). Join healthcare and education leaders from the USA, Africa, and Japan to discuss building a future-ready healthcare education ecosystem.

Program:

1.00pm – 1.15pm Welcome Remarks – People to People (P2P) & Anadach

Enawgaw Mehari, MD

President/Founder

Dr. Enawgaw Mehari has a distinguished reputation for leadership in healthcare, most notably as founder and president of People to People, Inc., which has been in existence for approximately twenty-five years. He is also internationally recognized as an expert in neurology, pain management, and Neuro-AIDS. He earned his medical degree from Comenius University in Czechoslovakia, completed his neurology residency at the University of Kentucky, finished his fellowship in pain management and neurophysiology at Case Western University in Cleveland, and completed a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, in Neuro-AIDS. Dr. Mehari has published in refereed journals, book chapters, Triangular Partnership the power of the diaspora (book), Introduction to Clinical Neurology and Manual of Ethiopian Medical History.
Dr. Mehari through his p2p leadership has been instrumental in the establishment of Neurology residency program, Emergency Medicine Residency program at Black Lion Hospital, and Social Work Master /PhD program at AAU. In 2005, He founded the People's Free Clinic in Morehead, Kentucky, to provide free healthcare for the working poor.

In 2006, Dr. Mehari won a distinguished service award from the Society of Ethiopians Established in the Diaspora (SEED), and in 2007, he was nominated as a CNN Hero— awarded by the cable network to everyday people around the globe who have made a major impact in the world. In addition, he was awarded a Humanitarian Award by the Black Hall of Fame, and the 2010 Patient Advocate award by the American Academy of Neurology. He has been granted the highest commendation by the Kentucky Governor’s office, Senate of the State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He has been commended by the US House of Congress and was awarded the Abebe Bikila Award by Bikila Organization for his working community service. Dr. Mehari is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry, a diplomate of Neurology, Inc., and a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. He is an adjunct Clinical Professor of Neurology at Meharry School of Medicine, PikeVille University, Bonga University ,AAU and Bahir Dar University. His other engagements include board director for both ARTS TV and Arif Pay Financial Institute.

Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu

Anadach Founding Partner

Dr. Egbe Dawodu, MBBS, MBA, MSc, MRCP is a founding partner of Anadach Group, leading management consulting and clinical service improvement. She has extensive experience in hospital restructuring, due diligence, and strategic implementation. Previously, Dr. Dawodu served as Adviser at the World Bank Institute’s Innovation Practice, helping establish the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) and managing capacity-building programs in health, education, and social protection. She has led health policy dialogues and private sector projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, including with the IFC and Booz Allen Hamilton. A qualified physician and member of the UK Royal College of Physicians, she holds degrees from Oxford University, Cranfield School of Management, and the University of Ibadan. Dr. Dawodu is also the lead author of Establishing Private Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries (World Bank, 2007) and serves on several advisory boards in global health and innovation.

Prof Angela Ine Frank-Briggs

Prof Angela Ine Frank-Briggs Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Development, University of Port Harcourt and Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee, Consortium of Medical Schools in Africa

Professor Angela Ine Frank-Briggs is a distinguished Medical Doctor and Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Port Harcourt. She has served the university and the health sector in various leadership capacities, including Head of Department, Director of a Centre, and Provost of the College of Health Sciences. She is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Development) of the University of Port Harcourt, where she champions research, innovation, and institutional growth. Beyond the university, Professor Frank-Briggs has held key leadership roles in the hospital system, advancing child health and clinical services. She is also a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, where she combines faith and service to inspire hope and transformation in her community. Widely respected for her scholarship, leadership, and impact, she continues to make outstanding contributions to child health, research, innovation and institutional growth. Her career reflects excellence, service, and impact in health, education and society.

1.20pm – 1.45pm Panel 1: Scaling AI capabilities in Tertiary Education

Dr. Kate Tulenko

Founder, Corvus Health; AI Change Management Expert, USA

Dr. Kate Tulenko is a globally recognized health workforce expert and the founder and CEO of Corvus Health, a health workforce firm that offers scalable services from education to employment and Appleseed Education, an EdTech platform to digitalize, expand, and improve health professional schools. Corvus Health is leading the way in Artificial Intelligence change management in healthcare and its clients include universities, private equity firms, pharmaceutical companies, donors, and governments. Corvus Health has been recognized for its innovation by the International Organization of Employers and Seedstars and Appleseed Education was a winner of the Center for Advancing Innovation’s Global Health Challenge. Dr. Tulenko previously served as the director of USAID’s global health workforce project, as the coordinator of the World Bank’s Africa health workforce program, and on President Biden’s President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. Dr. Tulenko teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She serves on the board of advisors for VaxSyna (plant-based vaccine platform), the Global Business School Network, and the Ras al Khaimah Center for Health Workforce Development (UAE). Her projects have given millions of people new access to health workers and saved governments hundreds of millions of dollars.

Dr. Achieng Ling

Healthcare Programs Director, African Leadership University

Dr. Achieng’ Aling’ is a clinician and global health specialist currently serving as Director of Healthcare Programs at the African Leadership University. She oversees initiatives that prepare the next generation of African health leaders (from policy shapers to health systems innovation). Her portfolio includes the ALU Health Collaborative, a pan-African program advancing African-led solutions in health employment, entrepreneurship, and ecosystems. Prior to this, she worked across health systems strengthening, Human Resources for Health, and policy spaces in Africa. She is passionate about bridging the gap between what the health sector needs and how we train for it.

Prof. Abu Girma

Associate Professor of Economics, Graduate School of International Public Policy, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Prof. Abu Girma teaches courses in microeconomics, international finance, and development economics. His research interests are wide and varied and include issues dealing with the interactions between economic theory and economic policy, poverty and inequality analysis, fiscal policy and decentralization, global population aging and policy, and African political economy.

1.45pm – 2.10pm Panel 2: Using AI in Healthcare Education

Prof. Michael Moneypenny

Regional Director (East Africa), Center of Innovation in Medical Education (CIME)

Professor Michael Moneypenny is the Regional Director (East Africa) at CIME. Professor Moneypenny has been involved in healthcare simulation since 2009 and has extensive experience in its operational and strategic aspects. He was an anaesthetist for 20 years and has had a number of roles in simulation-based learning, including Director of the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors (2012-2019), President of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) (2019-2021) and Associate Postgraduate Dean for Skills, NHS Education for Scotland (2021-2023). Michael is interested in human factors ergonomics as it applies to health and social care, optimising system performance and human wellbeing, as well as the acceleration of expertise, including the use of AI to meet those objectives

Ms. Carene Roxanne Umugwaneza

Health Collaborative Manager, African Leadership University

Carene Roxanne is a global health professional and educator passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to strengthen healthcare systems in Africa. She currently serves as Program Manager for the Health Collaborative at the African Leadership University, where she leads program strategy and implementation, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and reporting, and financial management. Alongside this role, she is the Mission Curator – Healthcare, where she teaches, mentors, and supports students working on digital health and health entrepreneurship projects, including the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare solutions. Carene has extensive experience in global health and research, with expertise spanning health education, women's health, and infectious and non-infectious diseases. She has worked with the Alliance for Healthy Communities, serving the Rwandan Defense Force on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, education, and psychosocial support. She also contributed to the National Technical Working Group for Key and Priority Populations at the Rwanda Biomedical Center and has advanced her expertise in women's sexual and reproductive health rights and justice issues through her involvement with the Rwandan Women's Network. She holds an MSc in Global Health Delivery from the University of Global Health Equity and a degree in Healthcare Management with a concentration in Global Perspectives from Southern New Hampshire University.