Building the University-to-Venture Pipeline

Pathways to Opportunities Summit 2026 Panel Discussion 2 - Building the University-to-Venture Pipeline Drawing on institutional experiences, this panel examines how universities are designing structured pathways, from ideation to prototyping, validation, and commercialization, what has, and has not worked. Panelists: Yehea Ismail, Director of Center of Nanoelectronics, American University in Cairo Jennifer Batamuliza, IT Lecturer and Head of Data Driven Incubation Hub, University of Rwanda Jane Hanna, Deputy Director AAST Entrepreneurship Center Sunday Adebisi, Professor of Entrepreneurship Hub & Strategic Management, University of Lagos Moderator: Muhammad Aliyu, Founding President Africa Innovators Society CMU-Africa