Ghana Ai Summit & Awards

8:30 AM

OPENING

Registration, Coffee and Speed Networking

9:00 AM

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome - Dr. Kwami Ahiabenu(Director Knowledge Innovations and Chair, Ghana AI Summit Organising Committee)

Remarks by Daniel Kwadwo Owusu(Country Managing Partner, Deloitte)

Introduction of Chair and Chair's Remark(Hon. Dr. Abed-Nego L. Bandim, MP, Bunkpurugu and Chair, The Committee on Information and Communications)

Edmond Moukala, Head of Office and Representative, UNESCO Accra Office

Special Guest of Honor - Kojo Boakye(Vice President, Public Policy Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET) - Meta)

Hon.Samuel Nartey George(MP Ningo-Prampram and Ghana's Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations)

Group Picture, Coffee and Speed Networking

10:15 AM

SESSION 1

Policy and Setting the Stage

Eugene Agben(Principal of Consumetrix)

Dr. David Boison(CEO Knowledge Web Centre) – Harnessing AI to Drive Ghana's 24-Hour Economy Agenda

Emmanuel Gbeve(Chief Technology Officer- AIDEC Digital) - Unlocking Ghana's Potential: The Call for an AI Strategy to Spearhead the 4th and 5th Industrial Revolutions

Maxwell Ababio(Head of Technology and Ethics- Data Protection Commission, Ghana)

Elikplim Sabblah(Technical Advisor, GIZ Ghana)

Sade Dada(Head of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa; and Connectivity and Innovation Policy Manager, Africa- Meta)

11:00 AM

KEYNOTE SESSION 2

Juliet Amoah

Bright Simons - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Hype or Reality?

Dr. E.K. Nartey(Ph.D, LLM, MSc, MCMI, BA - Legal and Business Consultant) - The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Legal Impact and Implementation Challenges

12:15 PM

SESSION 3

Fintech and AI

Arnold Kavaarpuo(CEO - StacAi)

Edem Quintin Dzorkpata(Lead Fintech Business - CalBank PLC)

Dr. Stephane Nwolley Jnr(CEO - Npontu Technologies)

Boadzie Daniel(Machine Learning Specialist at Hubtel)

Kwame Oppong(Head of Fintech and Innovation at Bank of Ghana)

SESSION 4

Climate & Agriculture

Nii Ayitey( IT Systems Auditor)

Eric Appiah(IT Sustainability Director at Global Volunteers Corps) - How to Leverage AI to Mitigate Climate Change

Kamal Yakub(Chief Visionary Officer- TROTRO Tractor) - Leveraging AI to Enhance Agricultural Productivity in Ghana

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

Dr. Kwami Ahiabenu

SESSION 5

AI in Education and Research

Mr. Yaw Benneh-Amponsah(Co-founder of Inngen AG)

Francis Val-Neboh(CEO, and Head of Growth,Dobande Technologies)

Douglas Aryeetey(Founder & CEO, The MakersPlace)

Elpedia J Arthur(Software Engineer, AI & Digital Personas Enthusiast, STEM Advocate)

1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 PM

SESSION 6

Ethical AI & Security

Dr. Aurelia Ayisi( Lecturer, Researcher, Gender & Digital Media Consultant, University of Ghana)

Blessing Mutiro(Data Protection Consultant, Castlebridge)

Modestha Mensah(Ph D Candidate, University of Ghana.)

2:45 PM

SESSION 7

AI Impact and Future

Fred Avornyo( Editor in Chief & Partner, High Street Journal)

Dr. Michael Abobor(Senior AI/ML Engineer) - Leveraging AI to Drive Africa's Future: Transforming Key Sectors for Sustainable Growth

Precious Darkwa(Data Scientist) - Bridging the Gender gap in Artificial Intelligence and Technology

Israel Olatunji Tijani(Founder of ChatVE) - Mentalverse: Revolutionising Mental Health Treatment in Metaverse with AI

3:30 PM

COFFEE BREAK & SPEED NETWORKING

4:00 PM

CLOSING PANEL

Optimizing Organizational Success: Developing and Leveraging AI Strategies for Productivity and Growth

Sade Dada(Head of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa; and Connectivity and Innovation Policy Manager, Africa- Meta

Ethel Cofie( Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting)

Deborah Asmah(Co-founder of Npontu Technologies Ltd)

Edwards Aikins(Senior Manager -Technology at Deloitte Ghana)

Ebo Richardson - Digital Transformation Expert

5:00 PM

CLOSING CEREMONY

Ghana AI Summit Awards and Networking Cocktail