My name is OC EFAQ of Mania, I am a senior lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Ghana. I do research in Biomedical Station Engineering and Engineering Design. I basically apply engineering design principles to solve problems in that local environment. I joined the Scientific Programs Committee of the NEOF because I realized that the NEOF had ideals that are aligned very much with what I do. I am very concerned about under-representation when it comes to scientific productivity on the African continent. I train engineering students mainly and then I also train science students to be able to actually add to the scientific productivity. I felt by joining and by contributing what I have I would be able to make a bigger impact. My hopes for the next global gathering is to see something truly amazing. The theme is already very exciting and I can just, I cannot really imagine what sort of speakers we are going to have and the impact of the discussions that will go on there. So I am looking forward to a wonderful experience for all the participants and I don't think anyone would want to miss it. I am very concerned also about the way we actually try to solve problems and then we don't quite finish doing that. So for example if you came to my office you would find half-finished projects. So you would find a home that a student prototypes that are sitting in my office they never get translated to useful products where people are actually using them. So I am looking forward to the discussions on how to move these projects forward so that we actually see commercial products out of the hardware for our students.