All Times are in EST (New York Time)
November 3rd & 4th, 2021
Scaling African Research Innovations in Science, Engineering, Health and Development by Utilizing Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
Day 1 – Panels
8:00 am
Introduction
Nii Simmonds
Founder & CEO, eNubia
AAU Showcase
Association of African Universities (AAU)
8:15 am
Opening Remarks
Aly Ramji, Managing Director MediaPix
8:20 am
Keynote Address
African Union Ambassador, Fred Ngoga-Gateretse
Head of Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, Peace and Security Department, African Union Commission
8:30 am – 9:45 am
Scaling Research Development: Machine Learning and Computer Vision for Development in Africa
Nii Simmonds – Panel Moderator
CEO, eNubia
Stephen Moore
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Cape Coast
Dr. Nii Longdon
Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Ghana
Kate Kallot
Head of Geo DevRel & Emerging Areas, NVIDIA
Caroline Chibelushi
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Artificial Intelligence, KTN UK
Darlington Akogo
Founder & Director of Artificial Intelligence, GUDRA
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Health Ai Showcase – John Kamara, AfyaRekod / Adanianlabs, Patient Driven Health Data Platform Utilizing Ai and Blockchain in Africa
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Data Science & Ai Showcase – Dewey Murdick, Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
10:30 am – 11:45 am
African Research: Utilizing Data Science & Ai to Solve Challenges in Health, Industry, Disease Prevention and Development
Alice Liu – Panel Moderator
Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Capacity Development, I-DAIR
Fred Ato Armah
Director, Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast
Tiffani Lash
Program Director, Division of Health Informatics Technologies (DHIT), NIH
Wuraola Oyewusi
Research and Innovation Lead, Data Science Nigeria
Tomiwa Erinosho
Principal Investigator & Deputy Director, Project SAFE
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
The New Age of Ai Governance and Foreign Policy: The Future for Africa
Laud Ammah – Panel Moderator
Researcher, Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence, TUM University
Dewey Murdick
Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University
Hilary Sadler
Senior International Trade Specialist, Artificial Intelligence, Dept. of Commerce
Lofred Madzou
AI Project Lead, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Arthur Gwagwa
Researcher, Ai Governance, Utrecht University
Imane Bello
Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights – Lecturer & Researcher, Sciences Po
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
The Impact of Development: Climate Change, Green Innovations, Agribusiness and Environment
Ato Ulzen-Appiah – Panel Moderator
Program Officer, Kosmos Innovation Center Ghana
Ebenezer Arthur
Founder & CEO, Wangara Green Ventures
Bankole Oloruntoba
CEO, Nigeria Climate Innovation Center
Mary Aboagye
Co-Founder, aiScarecrow Technologies
Faheem Noor Ali
Trade Commissioner for Climate Finance, Global Affairs Canada
Kume Chibsa
Founder & CEO, Afrovalley
Day 1 Reflections and Closing Remarks
All Times are in EST (New York Time)
November 4th
Day 2 – Panels
8:00 am
Introduction
Nii Simmonds
Founder & CEO, eNubia
8:15 am
Keynote Address
John Kamara
Founder, Ada Labs & AI Centre for Excellence Africa
8:30 am – 9:45 am
State of Play for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Ai and Partnerships
Nii Simmonds – Panel Moderator
CEO, eNubia
Amir Banifatemi
GM & Chief Innovation & Growth Officer, XPRIZE
Ida Nganga
Regional Head, Emerging Technologies, UNESCO
Abraham Sam
Advisor, Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development, GIZ
Teki Akuetteh Falconer
Data Protection Consultant & IT Lawyer, Nsiah Akuetteh & Co.
Brandon McKee
Director Of Governmental Affairs, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Africa Ai Showcase – Nick Bradshaw, AI Expo Africa
10:30 am – 11:45 am
African Invention and Research Collaboration: Engineering, Science Prototyping and Invention
Toby Cumberbatch – Panel Moderator
President, SociaLite Lighting Systems
Mark Marino
Vice President, Growth Strategy & Development, VentureWell
Kojo Appiah
Private Sector & Diaspora Representative, Regional Steering Committee, World Bank ACE II Program
Jennifer Keller Jackson
Director, Business Development, Build Consulting
Grant Warner
Director of Innovation and Associate Professor, Howard University
Kenneth Karanja
Technology Licensing Officer, University of Minnesota
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Solving Challenges in Africa: Partnerships, Ai & Data Science, and Basic Scientific Research
Aisha Williams – Panel Moderator
Professor of English, Berkeley College
Faith Osier
Executive Director, Human Immunology Laboratory (HIL), Imperial College
Henry Nunoo-Mensah
Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Judy Omumbo
Senior Programme Manager, Science for Africa Foundation
Bayo Adekanmbi
Founder & Lead Consultant, Data Science Nigeria
Rebecca Ryakitimbo
Kiswahili Community Fellow, Mozilla
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Changing Lives: Ai, Responsible Technology, Philanthropy and Impact
Madeline Young – Panel Moderator
Senior Lecturer & Economics Module Leader, Anglia Ruskin University
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate professor, Director of the Digital Public Infrastructure Initiative at UMass, Amherst
Alex Tsado
Executive Director, Co Founder & Board Member, Alliance4ai
Katie Clancy
Program Officer, Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa program, IDRC
Khari Johnson
Senior Staff Writer, Artificial Intelligence, WIRED
Renata Afi Rawlings-Goss
Executive Director, The South Big Data Innovation Hub
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Diaspora Impact – Almaz Negash, Founder & Executive Director, African Diaspora Network
3:15 pm
Closing Keynote – Dennis Matanda, Staff Director – US Congress Subcommittee For Africa
Forum Ending: Closing Remarks