Program Lineup

Thursday, 27th March 2025

8:30 AM

OPENING
  • Registration, Coffee and Speed Networking

9:00 AM

OPENING
  • Welcome - Dr. Kwami Ahiabenu(Director Knowledge Innovations and Chair, Ghana AI Summit Organising Committee)
  • Remarks by Daniel Kwadwo Owusu(Country Managing Partner, Deloitte)
  • Introduction of Chair and Chair's Remark(Hon. Dr. Abed-Nego L. Bandim, MP, Bunkpurugu and Chair, The Committee on Information and Communications)
  • Edmond Moukala, Head of Office and Representative, UNESCO Accra Office
  • Special Guest of Honor - Kojo Boakye(Vice President, Public Policy Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET) - Meta)
  • Hon.Samuel Nartey George(MP Ningo-Prampram and Ghana's Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations)
  • Group Picture, Coffee and Speed Networking

10:15 AM

Policy and Setting the stage

MAIN CONFERENCE - SESSION 1

Policy and Setting the Stage
  • Moderator: Eugene Agben(Principal of Consumetrix)
  • Dr. David Boison(CEO Knowledge Web Centre) – Harnessing AI to Drive Ghana's 24-Hour Economy Agenda
  • Emmanuel Gbeve(Chief Technology Officer- AIDEC Digital) - Unlocking Ghana's Potential: The Call for an AI Strategy to Spearhead the 4th and 5th Industrial Revolutions
  • Maxwell Ababio(Head of Technology and Ethics- Data Protection Commission, Ghana)
  • Elikplim Sabblah(Technical Advisor, GIZ Ghana)
  • Sade Dada(Head of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa; and Connectivity and Innovation Policy Manager, Africa- Meta)

11:00 AM

Keynote

MAIN CONFERENCE - SESSION 2

  • Moderators: Juliet Amoah
  • Bright Simons - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Hype or Reality?
  • Dr. E.K. Nartey(Ph.D, LLM, MSc, MCMI, BA - Legal and Business Consultant) - The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Legal Impact and Implementation Challenges

12:15 PM

Thematic Areas and AI Applications

MAIN CONFERENCE - SESSION 3

Fintech and AI
  • Moderator: Arnold Kavaarpuo(CEO - StacAi)
  • Edem Quintin Dzorkpata(Lead Fintech Business - CalBank PLC)
  • Dr. Stephane Nwolley Jnr(CEO - Npontu Technologies)
  • Boadzie Daniel(Machine Learning Specialist at Hubtel)
  • Kwame Oppong(Head of Fintech and Innovation at Bank of Ghana)
Main Conference Parallel Session 4
  • Moderator: Nii Ayitey( IT Systems Auditor)
  • Eric Appiah(IT Sustainability Director at Global Volunteers Corps) - How to Leverage AI to Mitigate Climate Change
  • Kamal Yakub(Chief Visionary Officer- TROTRO Tractor) - Leveraging AI to Enhance Agricultural Productivity in Ghana
Academic Conference
  • Moderator: Dr. Kwami Ahiabenu
Main Conference Parallel Session 5
  • Moderator: Mr. Yaw Benneh-Amponsah(Co-founder of Inngen AG)
  • AI in Education and Research
  • Francis Val-Neboh(CEO, and Head of Growth,Dobande Technologies)
  • Douglas Aryeetey(Founder & CEO, The MakersPlace)
  • Elpedia J Arthur(Software Engineer, AI & Digital Personas Enthusiast, STEM Advocate)

1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 PM

Ethical AI & Security

MAIN CONFERENCE - SESSION 6

Ethical AI & Security
  • Moderator: Dr. Aurelia Ayisi( Lecturer, Researcher, Gender & Digital Media Consultant, University of Ghana)
  • Blessing Mutiro(Data Protection Consultant, Castlebridge)
  • Modestha Mensah(Ph D Candidate, University of Ghana.)

2:45 PM

Thematic Areas and AI Applications

MAIN CONFERENCE - SESSION 7

Ethical AI & Security
  • Moderator: Fred Avornyo( Editor in Chief & Partner, High Street Journal)
  • Dr. Michael Abobor(Senior AI/ML Engineer) - Leveraging AI to Drive Africa's Future: Transforming Key Sectors for Sustainable Growth
  • Precious Darkwa(Data Scientist) - Bridging the Gender gap in Artificial Intelligence and Technology
  • Israel Olatunji Tijani(Founder of ChatVE) - Mentalverse: Revolutionising Mental Health Treatment in Metaverse with AI

3:30 PM

COFFEE BREAK & SPEED NETWORKING

4:00 PM

MAIN CONFERENCE - CLOSING PANEL

Optimizing Organizational Success: Developing and Leveraging AI Strategies for Productivity and Growth
  • Moderator - Sade Dada(Head of Public Policy, Anglophone West Africa; and Connectivity and Innovation Policy Manager, Africa- Meta
  • Ethel Cofie( Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting)
  • Deborah Asmah(Co-founder of Npontu Technologies Ltd)
  • Edwards Aikins(Senior Manager -Technology at Deloitte Ghana)
  • Ebo Richardson - Digital Transformation Expert

5:00 PM

CLOSING CEREMONY

  • Ghana AI Summit Awards and Networking Cocktail