Rwanda | Women in STEM “Pitch & Protect” Conference

Mar 26
1 min read

Originally published in the WIPO | FIT/Japan IP Global: News Women Innovators Take the Lead:

Pitch & Protect STEM Conference Empowers the Next Generation. 26 March 2026

Dr Fenet Belay from the Jimma University was selected by the Ethiopian Ministry of Technology and Innovation to attend a three day workshop on intellectual property.

Organised by WIPO’s Division for Africa, in cooperation with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and supported by FIT/Japan IP Global, the Women in STEM Conference in Kigali, Rwanda (17–19 March 2026) strengthened IP skills and innovation capacity across the region. The participants included early-career researchers, PhD students, entrepreneurs, and founders of women-led start-ups working in sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), green technology, health technology, agritech, and climate solutions.

**Dr Fenet Belay receiving her certificate of participation.**

Read here: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/fit-japan/w/news/2026/women-innovators-take-the-lead-pitch-protect-stem-conference-empowers-the-next-generation

Compiled by Leti Kleyn with photographs supplied by Dr Belay.

Rwanda | Women in STEM “Pitch & Protect” Conference

Recent Posts

FUTURE AFRICA

RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP

The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists who have the skills to apply transdisciplinary approaches and to collaborate to address complex challenges in the human well-being and environment nexus in Africa.