Agenda

View the schedule of events for DataFest Africa 2024.

Nairobi

Day One

Track 1: Society for Afro-Feminist Data Futures

(Wednesday July 17, 2024)

8:30 - 9:30

* All times EAT

Arrival and Registration

9:30 - 10:00

Partner Remarks

10:00 - 10:15

Lightning Talk 1:

10:15 - 11:30

Lightning Talk 2:

10:40 - 11:00

Lightning Talk 3:

Unlocking the power in gender data towards Africa’s transformation

11:00 - 11:30

Tea Break

11:30 - 12:00

Keynote Address

12:00 - 12 :45

Main Panel Discussion

12:45 - 13:00

Pollicy @ 7 : Strategic Plan

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:30

Breakaway 1:

Innovation Academic Conference Day 1 (Closed Breakout)

14:30 - 15:30

Breakaway 2:

Digital Economy Platform worker convening (Closed Breakout)

15:30 - 17:30

Breakaway 3:

15:30 - 17:30

Breakaway 4:

Day Two

Track 2 : Society for Innovation

(Thursday July 18, 2024)

8:30 - 9:30

All Times EAT

Opening, Check-in and Recap of day one All Times

9:30 - 10:30

Lightning Talk :

Use of EHR data for population health/ research

9:30 - 10:30

Panel Discussion :

Amnesty International : Data Protection Panel

10:30 - 11:00

Launch :

Shaping Equitable Futures: Afro-Feminist Score card and Internet Awards

11:00 - 11:30

Tea Break

11:30 - 13:00

Breakway 3 :

Building Stronger Data Governance Networks: Insights from The Africa Data Governance Hub

11:30 - 13:00

Breakway 4 :

Unveiling the Shadows: Harnessing Social Media Analytics to Combat Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TGBV)

11:30 - 13:00

Breakway 6 :

Taking stock of respect for digital rights in Africa: 10 years of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms

11:30 - 13:00

Breakway 7 :

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:30

Breakway 8:

Innovation Academic Conference Day 2

14:30 - 15:30

Breakway 9 :

ACT Tech Institutional Strengthening Session (Closed Training)

15:30 - 17:30

Breakway 10 :

15:30 - 17:30

DataFest Tech Garden Innovators Talk (Exhibition)

17:30 - 18:30

DataFest Tech Garden (Exhibition), Innovation Speed Dating Exchange

Day Three

Track 3: Society for Digital Resilience

(Friday July 19, 2024)

8:30 - 9:30

All Times EAT

Afro-Feminist Data Museum Launch

Afro-Feminist Futures - Creat-athon Sphere Collective Exhibition

Health Break

Pan African Roundtable: Voices of African Women Leaders

Launch of the Data Leadership Curriculum

Women in the Digital Economy: Opportunities For All

Wellness Chats and activity

Sip and Paint: Funders Meet Up

Game Night