COSAA 2023
Speakers
#DAY 1 Thursday, 16th March 2023
Keynote Speaker
PROF. IZAEL DA SILVA
Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), Research and Innovation,
Strathmore University
DR. MELISSA OMINO
Acting Director,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
Panel 1: AI and Data: Privacy and surveillance concerns and mitigation measures
March 16th, 2023 at 9:30 am EAT
JOHN WALUBENGO
ICT Lecturer,
Data Privacy and Governance Society Kenya
MARIAM JAMAL
Digital Rights Program Officer,
Haki Na Sheria (Data Privacy and Governance Society Kenya)
WAMBUI NYAMBURA
Legal Technology Consultant,
Data Privacy and Governance Society Kenya
DIANA NYAKUNDI
Founder and AI Lead,
Ideate Tech Policy Africa(ITPA) /Research ICT Africa
Moderator
NAIMA RAJAB
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya,
Nubian Rights Forum
Panel 2: AI and Innovation: Infrastructure, capacity, and data
March 16th, 2023 at 11:30 am EAT
ERNEST MWEBAZE
Executive Director,
Sunbird AI
BRITONE MWASARU
Community Engagement Fellow,
Mozilla Foundation
DR. DEOGRATIAS MZURIKWAO
AI Sector Lead,
Villgro Africa
DR. JOHN OLUKURU
Head of Data Science and Analytics,
@iLabAfrica Centre, Strathmore University
Moderator
ARTHUR GWAGWA
Doctoral researcher,
Dutch Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies, Ethics Institute at Utrecht University
Presentation session: Supporting the enabling environment for data and AI in Uganda (UN Pulse Lab, Kampala)
March 16th, 2023 at 2:00 pm EAT
MORINE AMUTORINE
Data Associate,
United Nations Global Pulse, Kampala
MARTIN GORDON MUBANGIZI (PhD)
Data Scientist and Head of Office,
United Nations Global Pulse, Kampala
PIUS KAVUMA MUGAGGA
Data Engineer,
United Nations Global Pulse, Kampala
Panel 4: AI and Africa: Concerns, Policy Considerations, and Sustainable Strategies for AI for the African Continent
March 16th, 2023 at 3:45 pm EAT
FLORENCE OGONJO
Research Assistant,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
RACHEL ACHIENG ODHIAMBO
Research Assistant,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
JOSHUA KITILI
Research Assistant,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
NATASHA KARANJA
Research Assistant,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
Moderator
GRACE MUTUNG’U
Researcher,
Researcher on technology policies in Africa
#DAY 2 Friday, 17th March 2023
Keynote Speaker
KATHRYN TOURE (PhD)
IDRC Regional Director,
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
Panel 1: Practical AI: AI use and impact in the health, agriculture, legal, and creative fields in Africa.
March 17th, 2023 at 9:30 am EAT
DR. OLADIPUPO SENNAIKE
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Computer Science, University of Lagos
MUTEMBEI KARIUKI
Co-Founder and CEO,
Fastagger Inc.
LEONIDA MUTUKU
AI and Research Lead,
Local Development Research Institute
TIMOTHY KINYANJUI
Head of Data Science,
ABSA Bank
BARBARA AKELO
Customer Data Consultant,
Safaricom Plc.
ROSE DELILAH GESICHO
Data Science Community Coordinator,
Zindi
Moderator
ALFRED ONGERE
Founder, AI Kenya,
Managing director, Mind Intelligence Ltd
Panel 2: Responsible AI: Policies, laws, and frameworks.
March 17th, 2023 at 12.00pm EAT
ANGELINE R. WAIREGI (PhD)
AI Lead and Research Manager,
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
DR. SCOTT TIMCKE
Senior Research Associate,
Research ICT Africa (RIA)
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KAREN BETT
Senior Policy Manager,
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
DR. OLOLADE SHYLLON
Head of Privacy Policy, Africa, Middle East and Turkey,
Meta (Facebook)
Moderator
BETSY MURIITHI
Research Fellow,
@iLabAfrica Centre, Strathmore University
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