Program
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All Day
Exhibition
Exhibition
All Delegates.
7:30 AM
Networking
Registration & Networking
MICDE
8:30 AM
Setting the Tone & Official Opening
Other
Cultural Entertainment
Other
National Anthem & Prayer
State Functions
Other
Prayers
Other
Salutations
State Functions
Keynote
Remarks: Building a National Software Ecosystem: Policy, Regulation & Infrastructure
Keynote
Remarks: The Global Software Economy: Trends, Risks & Opportunities
Keynote
Remarks
Goodwill remarks from partner and regional organisations.
Keynote
Remarks
Keynote
Remarks: Cabinet Secretary
Keynote
Official Opening Speech
Other
Photo Session
11:30 AM
Break
Tea Break
12:00 PM
Setting the Tone
Keynote
Plenary Session
Keynote
Remarks: What it take to make a Champion
Keynote
Remarks: Creating a Software Champion
Panel Discussion
High Level Panel Discussion
1:00 PM
Break
Lunch Break
2:00 PM
Software Ecosystem Landscape
Panel Discussion
Plenary Session and Panel Discussion: Software as a Catalyst for Inclusive Growth, Jobs & Competitiveness
Keynote
How Innovation & Emerging Technologies is driving Economic growth
Keynote
AI for Industry
Keynote
Role of Data Adequacy in Software Trade
Keynote
From Code to Catalyst: Powering Kenya's Digital Economy
Keynote
Leading in the Age of AI Transformation
Other
Q&A Discussion
Q&A on: Software as a Catalyst for Inclusive Growth, Jobs & Competitiveness.
Evening
Networking
Business Networking
Huawei
All Day
Exhibition
Exhibition
All Delegates.
8:00 AM
Networking
Registration & Networking
MICDE
8:30 AM
Keynote
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
Digital Skilling, Talent acquisition & Retention
Keynote
Plenary Session
Keynote
Presentation: Talent of the future: Strategies and Opportunities for Software Talent and Faculty Reskilling
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Digital Skills, Gaps, opportunities and everything in between
10:00 AM
Break
Tea Break
10:30 AM
Digital Work/ Remote Work
Keynote
Plenary Session
Moderator
TBC
Keynote
Keynote Address: Digital work Landscape
Keynote
Keynote Address: Positioning Kenya as a Global Talent Hub
Keynote
Keynote Address: Role of Diaspora Affairs in facilitating Remote Work and Digital Jobs
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Kenyans digital workers
11:30 AM
Keynote
Plenary Session
Moderator
TBC
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Women Coders
12:30 PM
Hackathon
AI Hackathon Pitch
1:00 PM
Break
Lunch Break
Breakout Sessions (parallel)
Opportunities for Software Innovation
Workshop
Breakout Session 1: Fintech, Web3 & Beyond: Bridging Gaps and Unlocking Opportunities through Virtual Assets in Kenya
Workshop
Breakout Session 2: AI for Impact: Harnessing Intelligence for Africa's Sustainable Future - impact of AI on Agritech
Includes presentation: 'AI Meets IoT: Advancing Sustainable Development and Citizen Wellbeing'.
Workshop
Breakout Session 3: DevSecOps and Cybersecurity in the Global Software Economy
Workshop
Breakout Session 4: Future of Personal Identification
Workshop
Breakout Session 5: Intellectual Property Rights and Open Source
Other
Plenary Q&A
Closing Q&A for the breakout session block.
Moderator
TBC
Tech Labs (parallel)
demystify the technology
Workshop
Blockchain TechLab Session
Virtual Asset Chambers - Web3Clubs
Workshop
Cyber Drills
Silensec/CyberRanges
Workshop
Software Programming Tools
KoTDA
Workshop
Engineering at Scale: Daraja API; Govconnect (KRA etc); Digital Identity embed in any solution; develop a portal - plug & play
Safaricom PLC
All Day
Exhibition
Exhibition
All Delegates.
7:30 AM
Other
Software Advisory Council Breakfast Meeting
Promoting Software Industry - Charting a way forward.
MICDE
Networking
Registration & Networking
MICDE
8:30 AM
Other
Recap Plenary Session
Keynote
Digital Transformation in Murang'a County
Breakout Sessions (parallel)
Opportunities for Software Innovation
Workshop
Breakout Session 6: Inclusive Future and Digital Accessibility
Workshop
Breakout Session 7: Software for the Creative Economy: Gaming, Film, and Digital Media Innovation
Workshop
Breakout Session 8: Digital Health
Workshop
Breakout Session 9: Infrastructure for Software Ecosystem
Covers hardware assembly and funding for infrastructure.
Workshop
Breakout Session 10: Powering Kenya's Digital Transformation: AI Models, Cloud, and the Future of Code
10:30 AM
Break
Tea Break
11:00 AM
Start-Up Support
Keynote
Plenary Session
Keynote
Keynote Address: Unlocking Kenya's Next Generation of Developers & Startups
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Funding the Software Ecosystem - TBC Investors, accelerators, DFIs
12:00 PM
Software Global Export
Keynote
Plenary Session
Moderator
TBC
Keynote
Keynote Address: From Nairobi to Global Stage: Building Software for Export
Keynote
Powered by Innovation, Exported to the World
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: Creating an enabling environment for software export
1:00 PM
Break
Lunch Break
2:00 PM
Startup Showcase Finals
Keynote
Plenary Session
Moderator
TBC
Hackathon
AI Hackathon Finals - Winner Announcement
2:30 PM
Closing Plenary and Call for Action Communique
Closing
Closing Keynote: Global Outlook - What's Next for Software? How do we leapfrog as a country?
Closing
Conference Summary and Reading the Call to Action
Closing
Signing Call to Action
TBC
Closing
Speeches
TBC
Closing
Closing Ceremony
Chief Guest
Closing
Press Conference
Media
4:00 PM
Break