About

Victor Konde is a Scientific Affairs Officer with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Technology and Innovations Section. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry (United Kingdom) and is a Post-Doctoral alumnus of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the founder of the African Technology Development Forum (ATDF, Geneva/Switzerland), Managing Partner of ATDF Entrepreneurship Hub (Lusaka, Zambia) and co-founder of the Zambian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science, a reviewer of the several multi-million dollar innovators and enterprise support funds in Africa, technical advisor and trainers on innovation policies and innovation governance and served as the managing editor of the ATDF Journal for 9 years.

2001-2002 Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Science, Technology, Innovation and Globalization Policy) Belfer Center for Science, and Research Fellow, Center for International Development, Harvard University, USA

1997-2000 Ph.D (Biochemistry), Brunel University, United Kingdom
Thesis Title: “Molecular Genetics Aspects of Isometamidium Resistance in Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) Congolense”

1995-1996 MSc. (Biochemistry), University of Zambia, Zambia
Thesis Title: “Purification and Comparison of the Activity of Cysteine Proteases for T. brucei and T. congolense.”

1987-1991 Bachelor of Science with Education (Chemistry), University of Zambia, Zambia

2010 – To date, Scientific Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2002-2009, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, Switzerland

1996-2002, Lecturer, University of Zambia, Zambia

1994-1996, Staff Development Fellow, University of Zambia, Zambia

1991-1994, Assistant Production Manager, Soy Nutrients Limited, Lusaka, Zambia

  • UNECA@60 Innovation Challenge Award (2018)
  • Resource person/trainer on innovation policies and governance (2016-2019)
  • Invited reviewers of SANBio innovation commercialization projects -nutrition (2016-2019)
  • Technical Advisory Committee member of Bio-Innovate, ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya (2010 to 2015)
  • Leader of NEPAD’s ASTII Work Package 3: Improving innovation measurement in Africa (2013 to 2019)
  • Member of the Technical Committee for the Review of the African Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (2011-2012).
  • Member of the Technical Committee tasked to develop the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA 2024) adopted by Heads of States in 2015.
  • Requested by the Government of Tanzania to train of Heads of Institutions and R&D Managers on technology development, transfer and commercialization (2012).
  • Expert advisor to the Broad-based Economic Empowerment Initiative of ILO, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Zambia Development Agency (on Business Incubators and Vendor Development) (2008-2009).
  • Fellow of The World Academy of Art and Science (since 2006).
  • Member of the International Advisory Panel of the Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium (CDPC, Ireland – 2008 – 13).
  • Included in “Who is Who in the World, 2007 to date” a collection of selected biographies of accomplished individuals.
  • Chair of the research and graduate committee for the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Zambia (2000).