2–5 June 2026 · Nairobi, Kenya

Event Programme

Full schedule of sessions, keynotes, panels, and showcases.

Day 3 — Thursday, 4 June 2026

49 sessions scheduled

Upcoming
Time (EAT) Sessions
07:30 to 08:00
Arrival of Guests and Registration
08:00 to 09:30
9 parallel
Bridging the 'Double Exclusion' with Inclusive AI
M
Milka Katende
The Builders Reality Room — Where Ecosystems Talk
The Youth Early Warning Lab: Designing Data Systems that Anticipate Crisis Before It Escalates
Africa Climate and Health Capacity Accelerator Network (CAN) Day (Closed)
Scaling AI and Telehealth in Public Health: What Works, What Doesn’t work, and What’s Next
Developing Africa’s Space Workforce for a Competitive Global Industry
The role of SATCOM to enhance connectivity
Data Systems at a Crossroads: Debating the Data Crisis
Power of Data Peer Exchange (Closed)
09:30 to 10:30
2 parallel
Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies for Data Driven Societies
AI and Emerging Technologies: Opportunities, Risks and Realities
10:30 to 11:00
Health Break
11:00 to 12:30
11 parallel
Enhancing Data Sharing for Impact
AI-Based Processes Applied to Satellite Imagery for Strengthening Geo-Statistical Frames
Bridging the Divide: Global South–North Cooperation for Inclusive Data Democracy and Governance
B
Bipana Dhakal
Mohammed Bayero Yayandi
Mohammed Bayero Yayandi
Using Afrobarometer Online Analysis Tool to Generate Actionable Insights for Sustainable Development
K
Kamal Yakubu
Inside Gender Data Systems: A Hands-on Practitioner Exchange
Leave No One Uncounted: Demographic Data at the Nexus of Climate Vulnerability and Healthcare Equity
Lightning talks
Harnessing Data and Space-Based Technologies for Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction
International Collaborations in Space Projects: Opportunities and Challenges
From Data to Decisions: How Governments Are Using Agricultural Statistics for Policy Through the 50x2030 Initiative
Multilateral collaboration in Space projects challenge and opportunities
12:30 to 14:00
Networking/ Lunch break
14:00 to 15:30
12 parallel
Women Driving Resilience, Innovation and Partnerships in Data and Space (WISK)
Enhancing Access & Governance of Space Data
AI opportunities for enhanced climate change data - A Global South perspective
Balancing Health Data Access, Privacy and Interoperability
From Satellite to Startup: Unlocking Earth Observation Data for AI in Africa
Lightning talks: Transparency
S
Sarah Neumann
M
Meriem Ait Ouyahia
M
Miraal Kabir
Making Data and Evidence Use Stick: Bridging the Data and Evidence Communities
Sandboxing the Future: Experimentation for Inclusive Data Systems
Practical Approaches to SSA capability development in Africa
Africa Business Innovation Lab (ABIL):Unlocking innovation in space and EO sectors
Stefano Carosio
Stefano Carosio
Mr. Charles Mwangi
Mr. Charles Mwangi
John Kamara
John Kamara
Enhancing Access and Governance of Space Derived Data
Practical Approaches to SSA capability development in Africa
15:30 to 16:00
Health Break
16:00 to 17:30
11 parallel
Building Impact with Data: A Collaborative Lab for Building and Showcasing Data Science Solutions
The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating 'Blind' Governance in East Africa's Emerging Cities
From Data to Insight: Practical Pathways for National Statistical Offices to Leverage Mobile Phone Data in Official Statistics
Data on the Ground: Lessons from Community-Led Data Initiatives in East Africa
R
Rachel Juma
A
Al Kags
Harnessing Data and Space Technologies for Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction
Moving Targets: How Do We Measure AI Impact When the Tool Keeps Changing?
Unlocking Innovation in the EO sector (ABIL)
Positioning Kenya as an Astro-Tourism Destination
Nationally Owned, Sustainably Financed: A New Path for Health and Demographic Statistics
What's Not Counted Doesn't Count: Gender Data, AI Bias, and the Fight for Equitable Power
A
Aminah Jasho
D
Dennis M. Njunge
Positioning Kenya as a Global Astro-Tourism Destination
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