​Programme

​​​17th April 2024​
Registrations & Morning Tea​​​​​

Welcome 
Gitonga M'mbijjewe, Nusra Gathoni​​​
Tilawat and Prayer

Introduction of Summit Partners, Sponsors, and Agenda
Shaukat ​Al​i Khan, ​Global CIO, Aga Khan University​
Welcome by AKU Leadership​
Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President and Vice-Chancellor, Aga Khan University
Opening Remarks by AKDN Representative
Can Digitalization Drive Development: A View From
the Global South

Amin Mawji, Diplomatic Representative, Aga Khan Development Network
Opening Keynote 
Vint Cerf, A Father of the Internet, VP & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google​
​Keynote 
Dastan Dogoev, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic
Keynote 
Toomas Ilves, Former Presid​ent, Republic of Estonia
Keynote 
Tamar Kitiashvilli, Director General, Skills Agency Georgia
Official Opening Remarks​​
Eliud Owalo, FIHRM, EGH​, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Republic of Kenya​​
Panel Discussion 
Moderator 
Nancy Booker, Dean, Graduate School of Media and Communications, Aga Khan University

Panel Members
John Walubengo, Member, National ICT Working Group, Republic of Kenya​
Dastan Dogoev, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic
Tamar Kitiashvilli, Director General, Skills Agency Georgia
Khulood Al Sayegh, Head of Clinical Standards and Guidelines, Dubai Health Authority
Emmanuel Manasseh, Regional Director for Africa, International Telecommunication Union
Keynote 
Kelvin Mugambi, Cybersecurity Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco
Keynote 
Miriam Kugele, Global Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability, Aga Khan University
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Farhana Alarakhiya, Chief Data Innovation Officer, Aga Khan University​​

Panel Members
Jack Ngare, Technical Director, Office of the CTO, Google
Irene Mwendwa​​, Executive Director, Poll​​icy
Edwin W​anjogu, Senior Product Manager
Catherine Muraga, Managing Director, African Development Center, Mi​crosoft
Shiko Gitau, Founder and CEO, Qhala
Keynote
Looking Beyond the Hype to Drive Innovations in AI and Healthcare
Charlotte Jackson, CEO, Meditech
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Sayed Karar, Lead EHR Physician, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi​​

Panel Members

Sushant Pillai, Managing Director, Meditech South Africa
Harrison Muiru, CEO, Smart Applications International
Nawab Shafi ul Mulk, President, Mulk Med Healthcare​
George Patsis, CEO, Obrela​​
Keynote
Emmanuel Ma​​​nasseh, Regional Director for Africa, International Telecommunication Union
Keynote
Tracy Blake, Head of Infor​​mation Technology, Aga Kha​n Development Network​
Thank You Note
Eunice Nd​irangu-Mugo, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Aga Khan University​​​
Closing Remarks​
Gitonga M'mbijjewe, Nusra Gathoni



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​​​18th April 2024​
Registrations & Morning Tea​​​​​

Welcome & Agenda
Gitonga M'mbijjewe,​ Nusra Gathoni​
Tilawat and Prayer

Welcome by AKU Leadership
Rashid Khalani, CEO, Aga Khan Univers​ity Hospital, Nairobi
Keynote
Khulood Al Sayegh, Head of Clinical Standards and Guidelines, Dubai Health Authority
Keynote
Opportunities for AI in Higher Education
Klara Jelinkova, VP & CIO, Harvard University

​Keynote
Charting the Course: GenAI/XAI in Healthcare - Navigating the Future of Medicine​

Arshad Fahad, Healthcare CTO &​ Practice Lead – Dell Technologies, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

​Keynote
Generative AI – A Force for Positive Disruption

Ravi Pendse, VP & CIO, University of Michigan
Panel Discussion 

Moderator
​​Shaukat ​Al​i Khan, Global CIO, Aga Khan University​

Panel Members
Arshad Fahad, Healthcare CTO & Practice Lead – Dell Technologies, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Klara Jelinkova, VP & CIO, Harvard University
Ravi Pendse, VP & CIO, University of Michigan
Ignacio Vallines, Head of Scientific Partnerships for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Siemens Healthineers​
Keynote 
Stuart Madnick, Founding Director of Cybersecurity, MIT
Keynote 
George Patsis, CEO, Obrela
Keynote ​
Cybersecurity in Healthcare​​
Imran Chaudhrey, Country Manager for For​tinet, East Africa
Keynote 
The New Security Dilemma: Challenges & Opportunities
Naz​li Choucri, Professor, Political Science, MIT​
Keynote
Powering Africa’s Digital Transformation: Building Inclusive Futures​​
Alpheus Mangale, CEO, SEACOM
Keynote
Digital Transformation
​​George Njuguna, Acting Chief Technology Information Officer, Safaricom PLC
Panel Discussion 
Moderator
Pet​​er Gatiti, Associate Vice-Provost & University Librarian, Aga Khan University

Panel Members​​
Joseph Karumba, HOD, Digital Transformation, Safaricom PLC
Angela Ng’ang’a​​, Education Industry Director, Microsoft
Julius Kipng’etich, Group CEO, Jubilee Holdings Limited
Ali R. Zaidi, CEO, Prim​ero Group 
Alpheus Mangale, CEO, SEACOM
Abdul Haseeb, Managing Director, TallyMarks Consulting
High-Profile Session
Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President and Vice-Chancellor​, Aga Khan University
Klara Jelinkov​​​a, VP & CIO, Harvard University
Ravi Pendse, VP & CIO, University of ​​​Michigan
Khulood Al Sayegh, H​​ead of Clinical Standards and Guidelines, Dubai Health Authority
Dastan Dogoev, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic
​​Charlotte Jackson, CEO, Meditech
Shaukat Ali Khan, Global CIO, Aga Khan University
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Chief Guest
H.E. Hon. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, EGH, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya​


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Official Remarks
Aurelia Rono, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Parliamentary Affairs
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Conference Summary and Outcomes​​​
Shaukat Ali Khan, Global CIO, Aga Khan University
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