2–5 June 2026 · Nairobi, Kenya

Event Programme

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

Day 3 — Thursday, 4 June 2026

26 sessions scheduled

Upcoming
Time (EAT) Sessions
08:00 to 09:30
7 parallel
Africa Climate and Health Capacity Accelerator Network (CAN) Day (Closed)
Data Systems at a Crossroads: Debating the Data Crisis
Power of Data Peer Exchange (Closed)
Scaling AI and Telehealth in Public Health: What Works, What Doesn’t work, and What’s Next
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
11:00 to 12:30
7 parallel
Lightning talks
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
From Data to Decisions: How Governments Are Using Agricultural Statistics for Policy Through the 50x2030 Initiative
Inside Gender Data Systems: A Hands-on Practitioner Exchange
Leave No One Uncounted: Demographic Data at the Nexus of Climate Vulnerability and Healthcare Equity
Using Afrobarometer Online Analysis Tool to Generate Actionable Insights for Sustainable Development
K
Kamal Yakubu
14:00 to 15:30
6 parallel
Sandboxing the Future: Experimentation for Inclusive Data Systems
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
16:00 to 17:30
6 parallel
Moving Targets: How Do We Measure AI Impact When the Tool Keeps Changing?
Data on the Ground: Lessons from Community-Led Data Initiatives in East Africa
R
Rachel Juma
A
Al Kags
From Data to Insight: Practical Pathways for National Statistical Offices to Leverage Mobile Phone Data in Official Statistics
Nationally Owned, Sustainably Financed: A New Path for Health and Demographic Statistics
Positioning Kenya as a Global Astro-Tourism Destination
What's Not Counted Doesn't Count: Gender Data, AI Bias, and the Fight for Equitable Power
A
Aminah Jasho
D
Dennis M. Njunge
Schedule updated