Speakers

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  Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga

  Professor of Science, Technology & Society

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  Mekka Okereke

  GM, Google Play Apps

  Google

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  Chike Nwoffiah

  Founder & Executive Director

  Silicon Valley African Film Festival

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  Marita Golden

  Novelist, Creative Writing Coach

  Hurston/Wright Foundation

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  Christopher Patnoe

  Head, Accessibility & Disability Innovation

  EMEA, Google

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  Frank Melis

  Founder & CEO

  SMRT.bio

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  Valerie Ehimhen

  Technical Program Manager, Google

  Co-Founder, PETGA

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  Adekunle Adeyemo

  Systems Reliability Engineer

  Google

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  Jude Bela

  Nigerian Independent Film Maker

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  Prof. Alice Njuguna

  Deputy Vice Chancellor

  Zetech University

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  Ernest Holmes

  Technical Program Manager. Google

  President/Co-founder, CodeHouse

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  Sekou Remy

  Senior Research Scientist

  Google Research Africa

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  Harold Nyikal

  Senior Software Engineer Manager

  Google

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  Kagonya Awori

  Staff UX Researcher

  Google Africa

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  Felix Essuman-Nelson

  Data Scientist/Quant UX Researcher

  Google

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  Sodiq Akinjobi

  Developer Community Manager

  Sub-Saharan Africa, Google

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  Jemmimah Kavyu

  Program Manager, Zindua School

  Women Techmakers Lead, WTM Pwani

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  Grace Kihumba

  Technical Program Manager

  Google

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  Chidube Ezeozue

  Senior Staff Software Engineer

  Google

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  James Ndiga

  Technical Recruiter

  Google

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  Brayan Kai Mwanyumba

  Data Scientist & Technical Writer

  GDG Nairobi, CHAOSS Africa

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  Eugene Oyier

  GDSC Alumni & Android Enthusiast

  GDG Nairobi

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  Julius Olajumoke

  Co-founder & COO

  MeekFi

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  Eva Watiri

  Software Engineer

  Android, Google

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  Linda Kyalo

  Technology Risk Assuarance

  PwC

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  Charles Mwaura

  Software Engineer

  Android, Google

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  Jerry Ochieng

  Web & AI Developer

  FanciedStoryNetwork

Goals and Objectives

The convergence of AI, Android, and languages presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. As AI technology becomes increasingly accessible, understanding its application in various real-world scenarios is crucial for aspiring tech professionals. With over 90% of mobile phone users in Africa using Android, the demand for skilled Android developers has never been higher, and thousands of languages spoken across the continent, there is a critical need for applications and AI models that reflect Camp aims to equip university students across Africa with essential knowledge and skills necessary to build for this exciting space where generative AI, mobile technology, and linguistic diversity intersect.

Objectives:

• Product Innovation: Equip underserved students with in-demand tech skills for a better future, and foster AI and Android expertise to drive innovation and economic growth.
• Exposure and Inspiration:Unleash the students’ entrepreneurial potentials and inspire AI-powered solutions for Africa’s societal and economic challenges.
• Talent Acquisition: Identify and engage promising students and young developers in Africa, and build a program to connect them to opportunities in the tech industry
• Diversity and Inclusion: Encourage the development of Africa-tailored applications and culturally relevant technology that reflects the continent’s rich linguistic diversity

Speakers

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  Jason Hickey

  Director

  Google AI Lab, Accra

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  Ndubuisi Ekekwe

  Founder

  Tekedia Institute

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  Ugo Eze

  Founder

  Atlantis Research Center, Enugu

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  Philip Duku Osei

  Vice Chancelor

  SDD UBIDS, Ghana

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  Rama Afullo

  Global Investor Program Manager

  Google

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  Valerie Ehimhen

  Technical Program Manager, Google

  Co-founder, PETGA

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  Jeminatu Alabi-isama

  Account Manager, Google Education

  Co-founder, Tech Connect Africa

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  Abdoulaye Diack

  Program Manager, AI

  Google Africa

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  Nana Akyaa Amoah

  Global Director

  Meta

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  Ernest Holmes

  Technical Program Manager, Google

  President/Co-founder, CodeHouse

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  M.E. MohamedKhair

  Research Scientist

  Google AI

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  Sodiq Akinjobi

  Developer Community Manager

  Google

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  Juliana Marcos

  Research Scientist

  Google AI

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  Ebuka Ufere

  Strategy & Operations Manager

  Emerging Markets, Google

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  Mekka Okereke

  GM, Google Play Apps

  Google

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  Sekou Remy

  Senior Research Scientist

  Google Africa

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  Julius Olajumoke

  Cloud/DevOps Engineer

  COO, MeekFi

Goal

• Expose the students to opportunities in Google Africa and the African tech industry, including Google tools and services such as Google Students Developer Club, Google Design Thinking and Google Africa Research.
• Provide the students with hands-on training on on-demand technical and soft skills required to thrive as professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs in the 21st century tech world.
• Create a pipeline for connecting the best talents in African universities with tech employers on the African continent with the aim of fostering economic opportunity and a strong workforce for Africa.

Participation

• 34 students attended in-person, and over 100 students participated virtually from over 15 universities across 4 African countries.
• Over 8 university faculties, including the VC of SDD-UBIDS, Ghana, 5 thought leaders and startup founders from Africa
• Over 12 tech professionals from Google, Meta and Africa-based startups delivered talks and trainings

Impact

• 2 students secured internship jobs at tech startups
• 1 student launched a startup focusing on design and filming
• 1 student secured a national award
• More than half of the students completed different certification courses in Al and software development and joined the Google Developer Students Club

Highlights

• Watch the video highlights of the summit on YouTube
• Watch selected talks
• Read the Summit Report
• Read comments/feedback from the participating students on LinkedIn

Pictures