Botswana - Deep Learning Indaba 2024

Botho University

08:30 - 09:10 Registration
09:10 - 09:15 Welcome remarks
09:15 – 10:15 Community Empowerment through Technology: Cultivating a Research Culture in Botswana
10:20 – 10:50 Catalyzing Innovation: Government Initiatives to Boost Technology Research in Botswana
10:55 - 11:15 Tea break
11:15 – 11:45 Topic -Guest presentation
11:50 – 12:20 Exploring the Intersection of AI and Industry: Prospects and Hurdles for Researchers and Startups
12:25 – 12:45 Advancing Frontiers: The State of Artificial Intelligence in Botswana's Higher Education
12:45 – 13:00 Hackathon starts
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK & GROUP PICS
14:00 – 16:00 Poster Session
16:05 – 16:15 AI in African Industries and Beyond: Bridging the Gap. Inspiring Data Science Enthusiasts Online: Becoming Heroes.
16:20 Closing remarks

08:30 - 09:05 Registration, Welcome Remarks & recap
09:05 - 10:05 From Concept to Reality: Showcasing Practical Projects in Botswana’s Technological Landscape (Practical to showcase project done/ Chosen during review)
10:10 - 11:10 Approaches for Your AI Expedition (second Invited Speaker)
11:15 - 11:45 TEA – BREAK
11:45 - 12:30 Exploring New Frontiers: Celebrating Excellence in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and NLP (The paper to be chosen during review)
12:35 - 13:00 Navigating Challenges: Industry Experts Discuss AI Implementation Hurdles(Industry expects )
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK & GROUP PICS
14:00 - 15:30 Connecting the Gap Between Data Science Exploration, Research, and Deployment (Practical Workshop)/ different rooms
15:40 - 16:15 Prizegiving (Poster winners and hackathon)
16:20 Vote of Thanks and Closing Remarks