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09:45 - 10:1530 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Widening Access to Technology for More Women in Africa
- Baratang Miya - Founder and CEO, GirlHype
11:00 - 11:1515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Microsoft AI for Good
11:15 - 11:3015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Microsoft Global Skilling Initiative
11:20 - 11:3010 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Opening Remarks
- Laura Stebbing - Co-CEO, accelerateHER
- Poppy Gaye - Co-Founder & Co-CEO, accelerateHER / Founders Forum
11:30 - 11:5020 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Powering business applications with IBM Cloud
- Onur Bucukoglu - Director, IBM Cloud & Data Platform, Middle East & Africa, IBM
11:30 - 11:355 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
Chair's Opening Remarks
- Dr Jacques Ludik - Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman, Cortex Group; Founder & President, Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa
11:30 - 12:1040 mins
Fintech Africa
Fintech as the digital transformation accelerator
- Daniel Guasco - CEO, Click2Sure
- Emma Wade-Smith - Her Majesty's TRade Commissioner for Africa, Department for International Trade
- Mark Young - CEO, Finclusion South Africa
- Edmund Higenbottam - Managing Director, Verdant Capital
- Ian Merrington - CEO, Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative
11:30 - 12:0030 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Ministerial Address
- Pinky Kekana - Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Republic of South Africa
11:35 - 11:4510 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
Prioritising healthcare in Africa’s AI journey
- Darlington Akogo - Founder, Executive Director, IT & WHO Focus Group on AI for Health, karaAgro AI, minoHealth AI Labs
11:45 - 12:2035 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
Fireside chat: Smart Agriculture: can AI power a new agricultural revolution?
- Aditya Kaul - Research Director, AI & Intelligent Automation, Omdia
- Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo - Professor and Director of Bioinformatics Lab UQAM; Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer, My Intelligent Machines
- Asif Valley - National Technology Officer, Microsoft
11:50 - 12:1525 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Data-driven decision making in an era of technology disruption
- Toyosi Odukoya - Head of Digital Transformation, West Africa, The Coca-Cola Company
12:00 - 12:3030 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Accelerating Digital Skills Development for Girls & Women
- Tsitsi Masiyiwa - Co-Founder, Higherlife Foundation
- Laura Stebbing - Co-CEO, accelerateHER
12:15 - 13:0045 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Bob Skinstad: Resilience, leadership and tech investment in the COVID-19 era
- Bob Skinstad - Former Springbok Captain and World Cup Winner, Partner, Draper|Gain Investments, Knife Capital
- Toby Shapshak - Editor-in-Chief, Stuff
12:20 - 13:3070 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
NETWORKING LUNCH
12:30 - 12:5020 mins
Fintech Africa
From medical app to healthcare platform: unlocking value in the African pharmaceutical and healthcare ecosystem
- Yaseen Khan - CEO and Co Founder, Emerging Medical Guidance
12:30 - 13:0030 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Undoing the Digital Gender Divide
- Nomso Kana - Governor, Nuclear Energy Foundation Agency
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka - Executive Director, UN Women
13:00 - 13:4040 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Seeing around corners: Positioning your business for future waves of technology disruption
- Herman Singh - CEO, Future Advisory
- Toyosi Odukoya - Head of Digital Transformation, West Africa, The Coca-Cola Company
- Thabo Mashegoane - President, IITPSA
- Nenzeni Babs Duma - WesBank CIO at FirstRand, WesBank
- Asif Valley - National Technology Officer, Microsoft
13:00 - 13:3030 mins
accelerateHER Africa
A Gender Lens on FinTech
- Lebo Mokgabudi - Country Manager, Catalyst Fund
- Yolanda Cuba - Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer, MTN
- Bilha Ndirangu - CEO, Africa's Talking
13:00 - 13:1515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
In data we trust, or do we?
13:15 - 13:3015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
AI in building a decentralised Governance Model
13:30 - 14:2050 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
Fireside chat: Addressing hurdles to AI adoption in Africa
- Dr Jacques Ludik - Founder, CEO & Executive Chairman, Cortex Group; Founder & President, Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa
- Otilia Phiri - Lead Attorney, Emerging Markets, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft
- Aretha Mare - Policy & Ethics Chair, Alliance for Africa's Intelligence
13:30 - 13:4515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Azure Machine Learning
13:45 - 14:0015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Responsible ML: Protect Privacy and Confidentiality with ML
14:00 - 14:055 mins
Future of Work Africa
Chair’s Opening Remarks
- Femi Longe - Co-Founder & CEO, Qiesto Learning
14:00 - 14:2020 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Accelerated transformation: How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the CIO role?
- Nenzeni Babs Duma - WesBank CIO at FirstRand, WesBank
14:00 - 14:4545 mins
Fintech Africa
Inside the fintech investor's mind
- Andile Maseko - Head of Ecosystem Development, Alphacode
- Clive Butkow - CEO, Kalon Venture Partners
- Philip Kiracofe - CEO and Co Founder, Startupbootcamp
- Oumar Basse - Founder, Yobante Express
14:00 - 14:3030 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Investing to Drive Systemic Change
- Baratang Miya - Founder and CEO, GirlHype
- Andia Chakava - Investment Director, Graca Machel Trust
- Stacey Brewer - Co-Founder & CEO, SPARK Schools
14:05 - 14:3025 mins
Future of Work Africa
Secure remote work - Manage endpoints, protect your data on any device, anywhere
- Darryn O'Brien - Cybersecurity Lead, Microsoft South Africa
14:20 - 14:4525 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Building trust in Africa’s rapidly expanding digital economy
- Charl van der Walt - Head of Security Research, Orange Cyberdefense
14:20 - 15:0040 mins
Artificial Intelligence Africa
Question Time: ‘Seizing the vision of an AI-enabled Africa’
14:30 - 14:5020 mins
Future of Work Africa
Fireside chat: Is office design still fit for purpose?
- Femi Longe - Co-Founder & CEO, Qiesto Learning
- Mathieu Proust - General Manager, UK, Ireland and Emerging Markets, WeWork
14:30 - 14:4515 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Mental Health and Microsteps
- Reeva Misra - Founder & CEO, Walking on Earth
- Arianna Huffington - Founder & CEO, Thrive Global
14:45 - 15:2540 minsFree
AfricaTech Centre Stage
Exploring the future of cyber risk in an increasingly connected world
- Maxine Holt - Senior Research Director, Omdia
- Joylynn Kirui - Principal Cyber Security Assurance Officer, Safaricom
- Charl van der Walt - Head of Security Research, Orange Cyberdefense
- Ritasha Kalidas - Director: IT Security, Risk and Governance, Tiger Brands
- Daniel O. Adaramola - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Unity Bank Plc, Nigeria
- Yousuf Karrim - Governance Risk and Compliance Lead, Puleng Technologies
14:45 - 15:2540 mins
Fintech Africa
Choosing the UK as a destination for Africa tech firms with global growth ambitions
- Stephen Mooney - GEP Dealmaker, UK Government- Department for International Trade -Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP)
- Andrew Elwick - Head of Technology and Creative, UK Department for International Trade
- Terence Naidu - Managing Director & Founder, EnvisionIT and Truzo
- Paul Webster - Business & Banking specialist, Department for International Trade
14:45 - 15:1530 mins
accelerateHER Africa
Driving Entrepreneurship Among More Women
- Linda Rottenberg - Co-Founder & CEO, Endeavor
- Ankiti Bose - Co-Founder & CEO, Zilingo
14:50 - 15:4050 mins
Future of Work Africa
Panel Discussion: Preparing Africa for the Workplace of the Future
- Femi Longe - Co-Founder & CEO, Qiesto Learning
- Professor Tawana Kupe - Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria
- Dorothy Tunde-Ajala - CEO & Lead Consultant, Accelerate Leadership Ltd
- Alex Tsado - Co-Founder, Alliance for AI
- Rudolph Ampofo - Senior Regional Partnerships Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Wikimedia Foundation
15:00 - 15:1515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Azure Cognitive Search
15:15 - 15:3015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
NetCampus
15:30 - 15:4515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Phakamo
15:45 - 16:0015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Phakamo
16:00 - 16:1515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Ceeno Solutions
16:15 - 16:3015 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
Deviare
16:30 - 16:4515 mins
Microsoft Learning Labs
SourceWorx
18:00 - 19:3090 mins
accelerateHER Africa
The Inspiring 50 Award Ceremony
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