8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks + Welcome Address

Ashley + Silicon Xchange Team

9:10 AM – 9:25 AM

Keynote Address: Empowering Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

Amb Isaiya Kabira – Ministry of Diaspora Affairs

9:25 AM – 9:40 AM

Keynote Address: Sparring the innovation ecosystem in Africa: From paper to pavement

Dr. Tonny K. Omwansa,CEO, Kenya National Innovation Agency

9:40 AM – 9:45 AM

Lightning Talk – Silicon Savannah

John Paul Okwiri, CEO, Konza Technopolis

9:45 AM – 9:50 AM

MC Ashley on Stage Intro moderator

9:50 AM – 10:30 AM

Panel 1: Moving Beyond AI Hype

Dr. Shikoh Gitau – CEO, Qhala – Moderator

Prince Crenstil – Snr AI Engineer, Microsoft

Solomon Njorombe – Soft Engineer, Google Deep Mind (GDM)

Eric Mibuari – AI Postdoc Fellow, Harvard University

Adebayo Ajibade – Founder, Loubby AI

10:30 AM – 10:35 AM

MC Ashley on Stage Intro Second AI Panel

10:35 AM – 11:15 AM

Panel 2: AI In the era of Trump Fireside Chat

Moderator: Dr. Jane Munga – Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Panellists Arthur Nelson – Director, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Alex Krasodomski – Programme Director, Digital Society Programme, Chatham House UK (joining virtually)

June Okal – Legal Professional, Co-Founder Nairobi Legal Hackers

Encourage People to check out Demos

11:30 AM – 11:35 AM

MC Ashley on Stage intro Founders Panel

11:35 – 11:50 AM

Lightning Talk – Buidling for Africa

Rachel Steinberg, Group Product Manager, Google Africa

11:55 AM – 12:35 PM

Founders Panel 1 – Early Stage

Eston Kimani – CEO & Founder. ChatSasa – Moderator

Gatwiri Njogu – CEO & Co-Founder, VunaPay

Rama Afullo – CEO & Founder, Satlyt

Feyi Makinde – Founder, Reeka

Ngugi Karega – CEO, Skizaa AI

12:35 PM – 12:40 PM

MC Ashley on stage intro Investor panel 1

12:40 PM – 1:25 PM

Investor Panel 1

Yvonne Okafor – Co-Founder, A&A Collective – Moderator

Ricardo Lima – Head of Startups & investors – Web Summit

Nick Vilelle – Founder, NAIBAN

Rosemary Mburu – Senior VP, US Bank

1:25 PM – 1:30 PM

MC Ashley on stage to release folks for lunch

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

LUNCH – INVESTOR/FOUNDER

LUNCH – GENERAL

2:15 PM – 2:20 PM

MC Ashley on stage to welcome back for second half programming

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Investor Panel 2

Abeed Janmohamed – Director, Voland Global – Moderator

Mia von Koschitzky-Kimani – Partner, Future Africa

Tsendai Chagwedera – Principal, EchoVC

Philippe Griffiths – Snr Associate, TLcom

Sarah Wanjohi – Snr Associate, Atlantica Ventures

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Building Value Chains for High-Tech Manufacturing

Ben Roberts – Chair of ICT Board, KEPSA – Moderator

Felix Omwansa – CTO Geviton

Moris Mbetsa – CEO, Numeral IOT

Latiff Cherono – Electronics Manufacturing Manager, Gearbox

Anthony Muthungu – CEO, TotoSci Holding

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Tech Connect Africa: Ecosystem Builders Panel (Diaspora Dialogues)

Jem: Intro to Panel

Rachel E. Macauley – Principal, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation –

Michael Mbae – Head of French Tech, Embassy of France

Enos Weswa – United Kingdom High Commission

Nzisa Kiilu – Founder, Clutch Foundry

Yanique Campbell – ICT & Digital Economy Officer, US Embassy

June Okal – Senior Manager, Africa at ICANN

4:10 PM – 4:55PM

Founders Panel 2 – Scale-ups

Kosen Kenta – Prinicpal, Antler – Moderator

Kibet Martin – Co-Founder, Ramani

Hilda Moraa – Founder & CEO, Pezesha

Kamal – Kamal Budhabhatti, Founder, Little

4:55 PM – 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks + Photo Ops

5:20 PM – 6:00 PM

Demo / Speed-dating with Investors

5:20 PM – 6:00 PM

Happy Hour

7:00PM – 10:00PM

After-party