Session 13B: AI in Action:  Towards an African Union AI Strategy Implementation

This session is designed to present African Union in action via AUDA-NEPAD in relation to the implementation of the AU AI Continental Strategy. Participants will receive insights about the different initiatives led by AUDA-NEPAD and on the continent, to implement the AU AI continental strategy. Attendees will depart with a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities brought by AI implementation in Africa, the challenges and potential solutions for AI implementation across African Countries.

Moderator: Mr. Talla Kebe, Coordinator United Nations System Task Force on Africa – Digital Transformation & Innovation, UN

Speakers:

• Dr Barbara Glover, APET Secretariat, AUDA-NEPAD
• Girma Taye, Deputy Director General Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute
• Dr William Wasswa, Head of Department, CEO & Cofounder, Global Auto Systems
• Dr Eric Ndoumba, General coordinator of the African Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (CARIA)
• Mr Pierre-Christophe Gam, Researcher

Online:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GIzd_eurTJ2KobSPG4eP4g