The Nairobi World AI Show to Feature Prominent Kenyan Blockchain Speakers

Meet Sofia the Robot at the World AI Show, Nairobi Edition
Meet Sofia the Robot at the World AI Show, Nairobi Edition

The World AI Show, Nairobi Edition, scheduled for March 21-22nd, 2019 will feature some prominent Kenyan personalities in the blockchain and crypto space.

The World AI Show, organized by Trescon Global, will take pace at Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi, and will gather minds in the artificial intelligence (AI) space from Kenya and other African countries.

AI is expected to boost a staggering 14% increase in global GDP by 2030. That’s nearly US$16 trillion!

Some of the expected highlights at the show will be a demonstration of the world popular robots Sofia and Cruzr.

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According to Trescon, the show seeks to ‘connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – all under one roof.’

Some of the speakers at the event will include:

Bitange Ndemo – Chairman, Kenya Blockchain and AI Taskforce, Government of Kenya

Hon. Michael Onyango – Member, Kenya Blockchain and AI Taskforce, Ministry of ICT

Jason Eisen – Founder, Utu House, Home of Blockchain & AI, Nairobi, Kenya

Chris Orwa – Lead Data Scientist, I&M Bank, Kenya

Fernando Wangila – Deputy Director, Head of ICT, NTSA

Hon. Pravind Kumar – Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, Mauritius

Ho. Yogida Sawmynaden – Minister of Technology, Mauritius

John Tanui – CEO, Konza Technopolis, Nairobi, Kenya

 

You can register for the event using this link.

 

BitcoinKE will be on location to cover the event and provide key highlights in both video and on our blog and excited to be a media partner at the Trescon Global AI Show – Nairobi Edition.