AfricaCWIC 2024: Program

Venue: The Auditorium, USIU-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya and online.

Zoom details are in the downloadable program.

See our amazing speakers here.

Morning:

• 8:30 – 8:45: Registration
• 8:45 – 9:00: Welcome address and opening remarks 
• 9:00 – 9:45: Keynote speech: “Feminine Digital Excellence” by Dr. Katherine Getao, former ICT Secretary, former CEO of the ICT Authority, Kenya
• 9:45 – 10:15: Workshop: What is the ACM & ACM-W?
• 10:15 – 10:30: Tea break
• 10:30 – 11:30: Panel discussion I: “Breaking Barriers: Challenges and Triumphs of Women in African Tech”
  • Moderator: Jennifer Gachukia
  • Panelists:
    • Increasing women’s representation in cybersecurity (Dr. Paula Musuva, USIU-Africa)
    • Promoting STEM education for girls (Prof. Vivian Nwaocha, National Open University of Nigeria)
    • Women in Geospatial Science  (Dr. Carolyne Kabaria, Research Scientist, African Population & Health Research Centre)
    • Strengthening computing research by women (Dr. Njeri Ngaruiya, Strathmore University)
    • Reflections on Women’s Role in the Data Science Revolution (Dr. Agnes Kiragga, African Population & Health Research Centre)
• 11:30 – 13:30 PM: Panel discussion II: “Strategies for Bridging the Gap in African Language Resources and Technologies (ALRT)”
  • Moderator: Dr. Verrah Otiende
  • Panelists:
    • Prof. Luci Abrahams, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Dr. Audrey Mbogho, USIU-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
    • Dr. Esther Oduntan, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria
    • Dr. Edward Ombui, USIU-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

Afternoon:

• 13:30 – 14:30: Lunch and networking with speakers and panelists
• 14:30 – 16:30: Poster session (in-person and online)
• 16:30 – 16:45: Tea break and networking
• 16:45 – 17:00: Closing ceremony