Programme

The programme for the Deep Learning Indaba 2026 is still under development. Here we provide a preview of the week to help you know what you might expect at the Indaba. Please note that the programme is subject to change and will be updated here regularly. 

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Day 1 - Sunday

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6:30am – 9:00am

Meal

Breakfast

+ Morning activity (Yoga / Run TBC)

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9:00am – 6:00pm

Registration

Registration

Registration desks open all day

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11:00AM – 12:00PM

Mentorship

Mentorship Sessions

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12:00PM – 1:30PM

Meal

Lunch

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1:30PM – 4:00PM

Parallel Tutorials

Tutorial 1

 

Speaker TBC

Tutorial 2

 

Speaker TBC

Tutorial 3

 

Speaker TBC

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4:00PM – 4:30PM

Break

Coffee Break & Networking

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4:30PM – 6:00PM

Parallel Skills Sessions

Skills Session 1

 

Speaker TBC

Skills Session 2

 

Speaker TBC

Skills Session 3

 

Speaker TBC

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6:00PM – 9:00PM

Event

Welcome Party

Day 2 - Monday

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6:30am – 8:30am

Meal

Breakfast

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7:00am – 8:00am

Mentorship

Breakfast Mentorship

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8:30am – 9:30am

Opening

Opening Ceremony

+ Hackathon launch

General Chairs; Dignitaries

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9:30am – 10:30am

Keynote

Keynote Talk

AI Fairness / Algorithmic Justice

Speaker TBC

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10:30am – 11:30am

Award

Award Ceremony

Maathai Impact & Anta Diop Community Hero

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11:30am – 12:00pm

break

Snack Break & Networking

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12:00PM – 1:00PM

Parallel Talks

Talk 1

 

Speaker TBC

Talk 2

 

Speaker TBC

Talk 3

 

Speaker TBC

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1:00pm – 1:30apm

Mentorship

Mentorship Sessions

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Meal

Lunch

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3:00PM – 5:30PM

Parallel Tutorials

Tutorial 1

 

Speaker TBC

Tutorial 2

 

Speaker TBC

Tutorial 3

 

Speaker TBC

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5:30pm – 6:00pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

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6:00PM – 7:00PM

Parallel Sessions

Sponsor Session / Fireside Chat 1

 

Speaker TBC

Sponsor Session / Fireside Chat 2

 

Speaker TBC

Sponsor Session / Fireside Chat 3

 

Speaker TBC

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7:00PM – 10:00PM

Evening Activities

Dinner

 

Sponsor Socials

 

By Invitation / Signup Required

Day 3 - Tuesday

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6:30am – 8:30am

Meal

Breakfast

+ Morning activity (Yoga / Run TBC)

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7:00am – 8:00am

Mentorship

Mentorship

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8:30am – 9:00am

Annoucements

Housekeeping

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9:00am – 10:00am

Keynote

Keynote 2

Efficient Computing / Low Resource

Speaker TBC

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10:00am – 11:00am

Award

Award Ceremony

Allele-Williams and Kambule Research Awards 

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11:00am – 12:00pm

photo

Group Photos

 

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12:00pm – 12:30pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

 

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12:30PM – 1:30PM

Showcases

Doctoral Showcase

Datasets Demo

Startups

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Meal

Lunch

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3:00pm – 4:00pm

Presentation

Ideathon Presentations

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

Mentorship

Mentorship

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5:00pm – 5:30pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

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5:30PM – 7:00PM

Presentations

African Datasets

African Startups

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7:00PM – 10:00PM

Evening Activities

Dinner

Sponsor Socials

By Invitation / Signup Required

Day 4 - Wednesday

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6:30am – 8:30am

Meal

Breakfast

+ Morning activity (Yoga / Run TBC)

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7:00am – 8:00am

Mentorship

Mentorship

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8:30am – 9:00am

Annoucements

Housekeeping

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9:00am – 10:00am

Keynote

Keynote 3

AI Scaling / Cost

Speaker TBC

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10:00am – 11:30am

Presentation

Indaba X & Publication Orals

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11:30am – 12:00pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

 

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12:00pm – 1:30pm

Posters

Poster Session

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Meal

Lunch

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3:00pm – 5:00pm

Posters

Poster Session

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5:00pm – 5:30pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

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5:30pm – 7:00pm

Community

Community Session

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7:00pm – 10:00pm

Evening Activity

Culture Dinner

Day 5 - Thursday

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6:30am – 8:30am

Meal

Breakfast

+ Morning activity (Yoga / Run TBC)

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7:00am – 8:00am

Mentorship

Mentorship

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8:30AM – 11:30AM

Workshops

Workshop

Workshop

Workshop

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11:30am – 12:00pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

 

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12:00PM – 1:30PM

Workshops

Workshop

Workshop

Workshop

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Meal

Lunch

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3:00PM – 4:00PM

Workshops

Workshop

Workshop

Workshop

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

Mentorship

Mentorship

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5:00pm – 5:30pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

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5:30PM – 7:00PM

Sessions

Faculty Session

Startup Pitches

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7:00PM – 10:00PM

Evening Activities

Dinner

Sponsor Socials

By Invitation / Signup Required

Day 5 - Friday

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6:30am – 8:30am

Meal

Breakfast

+ Morning activity (Yoga / Run TBC)

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7:00am – 8:00am

Mentorship

Mentorship

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8:30AM – 11:30AM

Workshops

Workshop

Workshop

Workshop

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11:30am – 12:00pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

 

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12:00PM – 1:30PM

Workshops

Workshop

Workshop

Workshop

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1:30pm – 3:00pm

Meal

Lunch

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3:00pm – 4:30pm

Keynote

Fireside Keynote / Panel

Sovereign Intelligence

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4:30pm – 5:00pm

Break

Snack Break & Networking

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5:00pm – 7:00pm

Closing

Closing Remarks & Award Ceremony

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7:00pm – 10:00pm

Evening Activities

Closing Party