About IndabaX Rwanda

IndabaX Rwanda is a 2-day AI and Machine Learning conference that aims to build the AI and ML community in Rwanda. It is a local version of the Deep Learning Indaba aiming to connect the local community with the wider African AI community and to bring international expertise and speakers to the community.

The mission of IndabaX Rwanda is multifaceted: to elevate AI and machine learning capabilities across Rwanda, to showcase Rwanda as a beacon of innovation in the AI landscape, and to attract top talent and investment to the region. By hosting this event in Kigali, IndabaX Rwanda aims to provide a platform for learning, networking, and collaboration that will fuel the growth and impact of AI in Africa.

2024
June 21-22

Norrsken House
Kigali

250+
Attendees

11
Speakers

Speakers

Abdoulaye Diack

Research Program Manager, AI and Machine Learning
Google

Darlignton Akogo

Founder & CEO,
minoHealth AI

Mary-Anne Hartley

Professor
Yale School of Medicine & EPFL School of Computer Science

Catherine Wanjiru

Machine Learning Engineer
IBM

Joris Cyizere

Strategy Lead
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Rwanda

Esther Kunda

Director General, Innovation & Emerging Technologies
Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Government of Rwanda

Ridwan Oloyede

Associate Director, Professional Development
CERTA Foundation

Alain Ndayishimiye

Project Lead AI/ML
C4IR Rwanda

Damien Hanyurwimfura

Associate Professor and Acting Director
ACEIoT, University of Rwanda

Antoine Nzeyimana

PhD Candidate in ECE, AI & Embedded Systems
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jeremiah Chienda

Mobile & AI Engineering Lead
Irembo

Samuel Rutunda

CTO
Digital Umuganda

Ibrahim Yusuf

AI Research Engineer
Instadeep

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DLI website

Event Schedule

Day 1 - Friday

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Registration and Morning Coffee

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Event launch and opening remarks

Paragola

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African AI for Social Good

Catherine Wanjiru

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Panel discussion: State of AI in Rwanda

Alain Ndayishimiye , Dr. Damien Hanyurwimfura , Jeremiah Chienda , Samuel Rutunda

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Hackathon Launch

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Generative AI Project Showcase

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Lunch Break

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Building Affordable AI diagnostics tools for helathcare in SSA

Darlington Akogo

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Kinyarwanda NLP

Antoine Nzeyimana

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Day 1 Closing

Town Hall

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Introduction to Geospatial AI (Practical)

Ibrahim Yusuf

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ML4EO project Showcase

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Lunch Break

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Panel Discussion: Generative AI in Rwanda

Sammy Gasana, Yonas Chanie, Moïse Ganza

Day 2 - Saturday

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Project Presentation of Hackathon, RAG Presentation and Deliberation

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Poster presentations

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Coffee Break

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Building AI startups in Africa

Darlignton Akogo , Abdoulaye Diack

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Lunch + Posters

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Impact project exhibition

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IndabaX Retrospective

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Panel discussion: AI Policies relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa

Joris Cyizere , Esther Kunda , Ridwan Oloyede, Darlignton Akogo , Abdoulaye Diack

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Invited talk: LLM in health

Professor Mary-Anne Hartley

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Guest of honor speech

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Award Winners Presentations and closing ceremony

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IndabaX Rwanda Picture

Event Sponsors

Volunteer with IndabaX

Every year we are joined by an amazing group of Volunteers that assist in many aspect of running and organizing the event. You can register your interest in volunteering with IndabaX Rwanda in the futuer here.

Register Interest

Event Location

Norrsken House


1 KN 78 St, Kigali