IDM Seminar Program 2025
Hosted by the IDM Social Accountability Working Group

22 October 2025 | 13:00 - 14:00
Wolfson Pavilion Lecture Theatre, IDM Building

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Speakers are part of the Social Accountability Workshop
 
Phillip Dambisya
As an EdTech advisor, he hopes to create empowered educational spaces for staff and students that serve to bridge the digital divide and discomfort that can come with blended/online teaching; by helping to ensure that Universal Design for Learning guides good academic practice. He draws on learnings and experience in Public Health, Audiology, Health Professional Education, Linguistics and Psychology (to name but a few) for his multidimensional perspective to education.
 
Kelvin Vollenhoven

Kelvin Vollenhoven is Manager of Communications, Marketing, and Community Engagement at the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town.
With over 30 years of experience in public health, government, and civil society, he leads strategic communications and advocacy to support TB vaccine research.

He holds an MA in Journalism (Science Communication) from Stellenbosch University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, a BA degree, as well as a Higher Diploma in Education.
Kelvin was a participant in the 2016 UCT Engaged Scholarship program, a participant in the 2017 TB Vaccine Advocacy program of the Stop TB Partnership, currently serves as steering committee member of SAHTAC, and has coordinated the documentation of SATVI’s social responsiveness work over 11 years. His work blends science engagement, multimedia storytelling, and community-driven advocacy.