Opening Ceremony

Registration -08:30 – 09:00

Participant Registration.

Official Welcoming Remarks - 09:00 – 09:10

Dr Erold Naomab: Vice- Chancellor, Namibia University of

Science and Technology (NUST).

Remarks - 09:10 – 09:15

Ms Kombada Mhopjeni: National Programme Officer for Natural Sciences (UNESCO Windhoek Office).

Remarks - 09:15 – 09:20

Mr Nawa Likando: Head of Digital Transformation and

Innovation (MTC).

The future of AI landscape in Namibia: A policy

perspective - 09:20 – 09:45

Dr Stanley Shanapinda: Chief Executive Officer (Telecom

Namibia Limited)

Vote of Thanks - 10:15 – 10:30

Dr Erling Kavita: Executive Director: ADS and Satellite Campuses,NUST.

Tea Break - 10:30 – 11:00

+15 Networking Break

Keynote – 11:00 – 11:30

Automatic radio galaxy classification and synthetic image

generation using a Variational Autoencoder

Dr Kushatha Ntwaetsile: Software and Data Processing Engineer (Botswana International University of Science & Technology).

Technical Talk – 11:30 -12:00

Introduction to AI/Machine Learning

Mr Venick Mashuna: Senior Data Scientist | RPA Developer, Bank of Namibia.

Panel Discussion – 12:00 – 13:00

Towards an AI Strategy for Namibia: Creating an enabling

environment for AI Advancement

Panellists:

• Mr Nawa Likando: Head of Digital Transformation

and Innovation (MTC)

• Dr Anna Matros-Goreses: Executive Director:

Directorate of Research, Innovation and

Partnership (NUST)

• Ms Kiito Shilongo: Senior Tech Fellow (Mozilla

Foundation)

• Mrs Anna Hanghome: Executive: Information

Systems (Methealth Namibia Administrators)

Moderator:

• Prof Attlee M. Gamundani : Associate Professor

(NUST)

Lunch – 13:00 -14:00

+30 Networking

Keynote– 14:00 – 14:30

Artificial Learning: From Machine Learning (ML) to Federated

Learning (FL)

Prof. B. Antoine Bagula | (University of the Western Cape)

Workshop 1– 14 :30 – 16 :30

Workshop on Robotics

Facilitators:

• Ms Anna Shipepe: Lecturer (UNAM)

• Mrs Josephina Muntuumo : Lecturer (UNAM)

Workshop 2 – 14:30 -16:30

Workshop on Robotics

Kitten coding software (CODEMAO) demo.

Facilitator:

Mr Ndaudika Mulundileni: CEO / Co-founder-Engenete

Investments cc (Mindsinaction)

Workshop 3 – 14:30 -16:30

Building Tech We Trust: Coming together to ensure digital

safety and responsible data collection & use in Namibia

Facilitators:

• Ms Kiito Shilongo: Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla Foundation

• Ms Hildegard Titus

Poster Sessions – 16:30 -17:00

IndabaX – Social – 18:00 -20:00

Village Market Restaurant