Agenda 2023

Tuesday, 28th November

8:30 AM

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Networking Breakfast

9:30 AM

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Welcome Keynotes

  • MC: Kokui Selormey (Broadcaster & Entrepreneur)
  • Frank Ansong (Executive Assistant to the CEO & Head of Commerce Unit, Accra Digital Centre)
  • Akosua Annobil (Founder, Tech in Ghana)
  • Keith McMahon MBE (Deputy British High Commissioner to Ghana)
  • David Antwi Ofori (Director of Innovation, National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP))
  • Virginia E. Palmer (U.S. Ambassador to Ghana)

10:00 - 10:10 AM

Presentation:
The Year Ahead - Ghana’s 2024 Tech Trends

  • Kenechi Okeleke (GSMA)

10:10 - 10:15 AM

Keynote:
Telecel Group - Africa Startup Initiative Program

  • Eleanor Azar (Program Director, ASIP by Telecel Group)

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Presentation:
Digitising the Nation

  • Samuel Ampem-Asare (Director, Innovation and Business Strategy, Electricity Company of Ghana)

10:45 - 11:20 AM

Panel:
Creating an Enabling Environment for Digital Financial Services

  • Moderator: Samuel Amanor (BlueSPACE Africa)
  • Adoma Owusu (MTN Ghana)
  • Tenu Awoonor (Blu Penguin)
  • Abdul-Jaleel Hussein (Affinity Ghana)
  • Darryl Mawutor Abraham MBA (Taptap Send)

11:20 AM

11:20 - 11:40 AM

Washroom Break

11:40 AM

11:40 - 12:10 PM

Keynote:
Demystifying AI

  • Edmund Barwuah (MTN Group)

Panel:
How AI Can Close the Digital Divide in Africa -
The Role of ML Language Translator, Text-to-Speech, and Chatbots

  • Moderator: Daniel Abunu (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)
  • Kusum Appiah (Ministry of Communications & Digitalisation)
  • Fatima Tambajang (Nvidia)
  • Atsu Agbemabiase (GhanaNLP)
  • Rashida Musa (rAIma)

Presentations

12:10 - 12:20 PM

How Do We Secure Our Digital Future?

  • Dominic Curtis (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE))

12:20 - 12:40 PM

Developments in Ghana’s Fintech Landscape

  • Martin Kwame Awagah (Ghana Fintech and Payments Association)

12:40 - 12:50 PM

LawTech & Tech Law: Insights & Opportunities

  • Michel Nkansah (LawtechUK)

12:50 PM

12:50 - 2:15 PM

Lunch

2:15 PM

2:15 - 2:50 PM

Africa Tech: The Past, Present & Future

  • Herman Chinnery-Hesse (theSOFTtribe)

UK-Ghana Diaspora: Using Tech to Solve the Challenges of Tomorrow

  • Moderator: Pamela Bassah (British High Commission, Accra)
  • Julian Owusu (POYNT)
  • Valentina Giacobbe (Enroute 54)
  • Alex Darko (Menufinder Africa)

2:50 - 3:20 PM

Presentations:
Ones to Watch Showcase

  • Kojo Samuel Desu (On Point)
  • Kingsley Abrokwah (Verify Buy)
  • Cecilia Crentsil Afutu & Alfred Afutu (Konzoom)
  • Emmanuella Tordman (Drdogood)
  • Philip Gideon Aye-Darko (Tukwan)
  • Mantey Caleb Edem Komla (Relu Interactives)
  • Oluwatonilola Botchway (Kola Market)

3:30 PM

Breakout Sessions

3:30 - 4:45 PM

Roundtable:
Ghana’s Digital Economy Policy - Unlocking private sector growth and innovation

Breakout Room

  • Hosted by: Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
  • Daniel Busscher (Senior Advisor, Digital & Tech Transformation)
  • Kofi Dadzie (Tech Policy Advisor)
  • Cynthia Antwi (Digital & Tech Transformation)

Workshops for Startups

Main Room

1. Product Strategy Masterclass

  • Facilitator: Eli Daniel-Wilson (Pulse)

2. Sales Code for Tech Startup Founders: Finding and growing users/customers for your product

  • Facilitator: Daniel Sarpong (Arkad Consult & Exec Training)

Wednesday, 29th November

8:30 AM

8:30 - 9:45 AM

Networking Breakfast

9:45 AM

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Welcome

  • MC: Kokui Selormey (Broadcaster & Entrepreneur)

Kumasi Takeover

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Keynotes:
The Tech Ecosystem in Kumasi

  • Gideon Brefo (hapaSpace)
  • Nana Kwakwa Bene Ababio II (Elizka Relief Foundation)

10:15 - 10:50 AM

Kumasi Takeover Showcase

  • Dr Laud Anthony Basin (Incas Diagnostics)
  • Michael Avle (Farmerline)
  • Ofori Charles Antipem (Dext Technology)
  • Ike Agyei Mensah (DeafCanTalk)
  • Frank Anati (Google Developers Group, Kumasi)
  • Abena Agyeiwaa Obiri-Yeboah (Kumasi Technical University)

10:50 - 11:20 AM

Panel:
The Future of Tech in Kumasi

  • Moderator: Gideon Brefo (hapaSpace)
  • Ofori Charles Antipem (Dext Technology)
  • Ike Agyei Mensah (DeafCanTalk)
  • Albert Opoku (Hapaweb Solutions)
  • Dr Laud Anthony Basin (Incas Diagnostics)

11:20 AM

11:20 - 11:40 AM

Washroom Break

11:40 AM

11:40 - 12:10 PM

Panel:
Innovative Business Models in Food Delivery

  • Moderator: Antoine Mensah (New Media Consultant)
  • Marjorie Saint Lot (Uber)
  • Alex Darko (Menufinder Africa)
  • Anthony Owusu-Ansah (ShaQ Express)
  • Victor Bannerman-Chedid (Wahu Mobility)
  • Cecilia Crentsil Afutu (Konzoom)

12:10 - 12:40 PM

Panel:
Positioning Ghana on the Investment Map - Becoming Big 5

  • Moderator: Bernard Ghartey (Norrsken22)
  • Kingsley Otchere (Injaro Investments)
  • Naa Luisa Nelson (Black Star Group)
  • Mike Mompi (Enza Capital)

Rising Stars Showcase

12:40 - 12:50 PM

University of Energy and Natural Resources

  • Peter Appiahene (Head, Department of IT and Decision Sciences)

12:50 - 1:00 PM

African Science Academy

  • Jane Seyram Ocloo & Zakia Mahamudu Sisse

1:00 - 1:15 PM

Bluecrest University College

  • Eric Deku, Derrick Inkoom, James Abam Quarshie & Anna Saula Ame-Bruce

1:15 PM

1:15 - 2:20 PM

Lunch

2:20 PM

2:20 - 2:30 PM

Presentations:
Collaboration - A Key to Building a Tech Startup

  • Johnson Azumah Sebire & Stanley Commodore (Manifest Digital)

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Panel:
A Year On - Evolving Gaming Narratives
Gamers Association Ghana & eSports Association

  • Moderator: Selorm Sikanku (Esports Africa News)
  • Andy Korshie-Sherrie (NubianVR)
  • James Kwamena Bedu-Addo (Macula Studios)
  • Ajoa Yaale (Gamers Association Ghana)
  • Kane Mani (Gudu Studios)

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Panel:
Are CBDCs a Route to Crypto Adoption?

  • Moderator: Elisha /GhCryptoGuy/ (Cointelegraph)
  • Desmond Atsakpo (Yellow Card)
  • Vicentia Asilevi (Crypthority)
  • Norbert Dziwornu (StartOA)
  • Baiden Bryan (WEB3 Accra)

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Panel:
Influencer Marketing in Tech

  • Moderator: Eli Daniel-Wilson (Pulse)
  • Desmond Ofori Appiah (Dessy Ocean)
  • Emmanuel Fianko (Delppy)
  • Audrey Quist (Pulse)
  • Nunya Adoh (Pulse)

4:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Roundtable:
How to scale as an agritech in Africa

  • Hosted by: the International Trade Centre
  • Isaac Newton Acquah (National Project Coordinator, Ghana Tech Netherlands Trust Fund V (NTF V))

Workshop for Startups:
Leveraging technology to improve workforce productivity

  • Facilitator: Kristin Wilson (Spurt!)