Techpoint Inspired 2019 is just around the corner! It’s said to be West Africa’s largest tech conference scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 at the Pistis Conference Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.
And it promises to be different on this third edition of Techpoint Inspired. This year, the event will kick-off things with highly engaging keynote sessions and then break out into focused workshops.
The workshops will be centered around the Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.
Keynote sessions
[9:00 – 9:05 AM] Opening remarks
Adewale Yusuf
Founder & CEO, Techpoint Africa
[9:05 – 9:20 AM] Building Infrastructure to enable tech development in Africa
Funke Opeke
Founder & CEO, MainOne
[9:20 – 9:35 AM] Leveraging the potential and opportunities for 5G in Africa
Prof. Maziar Nekovee
Professor, Engineering & Design, Sussex University, UK
[9:35 – 9:50 AM] The future of the Banking Experience
Rolayo Akhigbe
Divisional Head, Transaction Banking, FCMB
[9:50 – 10:05 AM] A model for educating Africa’s future
Seni Sulymann
Vice President, Global Operations, Andela
DEMO
[10:15 – 10:30 AM] Nigeria’s off-grid energy revolution: Challenges & opportunities
Dr. Wiebe Boer
CEO, All On
DEMO
[10:40 – 10:55 AM] The Future: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property rights
Ngozi Aderibigbe
Sector Head, Technology, Media & Entertainment, Jackson, Etti & Edu
[10:55 – 11:10 AM] Combating Africa’s fake drug problem with Artificial Intelligence
Adebayo Alonge
Co-founder/CEO, RxAll Inc. USA
[11:10 – 11:25 AM] Design Thinking for Africa’s future
Bosun Tijani
Co-founder/CEO, Co-creation Hub
BREAK (45 minutes)
Workshops
Workshops are one of the most important components of Techpoint Inspired 2019. They are deep dives into some keynotes given at the main stage, involving mixed-format sessions i.e Q&A, fireside chats, presentations, debates.
The workshops at Techpoint Inspired are broken into 3 categories:
- The Future of Work
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
All 3 workshops will take place simultaneously
Workshop (The Future of Work)
PART 1
The Future of Work: Realities, misconceptions and doubts (12:00 – 12:15 PM)
Muyiwa Matuluko
Co-founder/Editor-in-Chief, Techpoint Africa.
What the future actually looks like (12:15 – 12:30 PM)
A compiled visual aggregation of futuristic jobs, new trends and shifts in current careers
Q&A (12:30 – 12:40 PM)
Panel Session: Technology and the 21st century work culture (12:40 – 1:20 PM)
Moderated by Lehlé Baldé, Editor, Business Day CEO magazine
Panelists:
- Remita representative
- Francesca Uriri, Head of Communications for West Africa, Uber
- Elizabeth Okonji, Chief People Officer, Renmoney
- Juliet Oshagbemi, Head of Dangote Academy
DEMO
BREAK (20 minutes)
PART 2
Skills and the jobs of the future: The blueprint for the inclusive growth of Africa’s youth(1:50 – 2:10 PM)
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji
CEO, Rise Networks
How the educational system can prepare African students for the Future of Work (2:10 – 2:20 PM)
Omotola Omolayo
Director of Communication, MCIU
DEMO
PART 3
“How I leveraged the future of work” (Live experiences) 2:30 – 3:25 PM
Confirmed speakers:
- Joshua Agboola, 9-year-old coder
- Ayomide Aregbede, Software Engineer and Founder, Yipcart
- Sisi Yemmie, Lifestyle YouTuber
Roundtable discussion/Q&A (3:25 – 4:00 PM)
Workshop (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics)
PART 1
AI, Robotics and Machine Learning: A foundational understanding (12:00 – 12:25 PM)
Bayo Adekanmbi
Convener, Data Science Nigeria/CTO, MTN Nigeria
How AI and Machine Learning can help security and verification (12:25 – 12:45 PM)
Wale Akanbi
CTO, Aella Credit
Q&A (12:45 – 12:55 PM)
DEMO
BREAK (20 minutes)
PART 2
Getting started with AI and ML: A beginner’s and career guide (1:25 – 2:00 PM)
Robert John
Data Science Officer, EnterFive/Google-certified Machine Learning expert
DEMO
PART 3
VIRTUAL SPEAKER CALL-INS (2:20 – 2:40 PM)
Roundtable discussion/Q&A (2:40 – 3:25 PM)
Workshop (Blockchain & Cryptocurrency)
PART 1
Misconceptions about blockchain and cryptocurrency (12:00 – 12:15 PM)
Samuel Benedict Ogbonnaya
CEO, Satowallet/Lead blockchain developer, Blockchain Tech Hub
Understanding blockchain: Leveraging a future technology (12:15 – 12:30 PM)
Daniel Bloch
Co-founder and CEO, Seso Global
Smart contracts and the law (12:30 – 12:45 PM)
Senator Iyere Ihenyen
Lead Partner, Infusion Lawyers
Blockchain and good governance (12:45 – 1:00 PM)
Paul Ezeafulukwe
President, Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN
Q&A (1:00 – 1:25 PM)
BREAK(20 minutes)
PART 2
Cryptocurrency 101 (1:45 – 2:00 PM)
Chris Ani
CEO, Digital Abundance
Cryptocurrency Trading (2:00 – 2:15 PM)
Owenize Odia
Country Manager (Nigeria), Luno
Crowdfunding (ICOs, IEO, ITO etc): Leveraging crypto for fundraising (2:15 – 2:30 PM)
Tega Abikure
Managing Partner & CEO, Kurefund
PART 3
“My cryptocurrency story” (Q&A session) 2:30 – 2:45 PM
Regulation of cryptocurrency in Africa (2:45 – 2:55 PM)
Lucky Uwakwe
Founder, SaBi/COO, Blockchain Solutions Limited
Roundtable discussion/Q&A (2:55 – 3:40 PM).
You can still register to attend by visiting inspired.techpoint.africa/register.
Source: Techpoint