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Opening keynote: Innovation with intent

Name: Horizon Innovation Summit
Start: 2026-09-14T06:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-16T14:30:00.000Z
Location: Aurora Convention Centre, Nairobi

About this session

Dr. Okafor sets the tone for the summit: how research institutions and startups can build technology that serves the many, not the few.

Speakers

Dr. Amara Okafor

Director of Research · Nairobi Institute of Technology

Amara leads applied AI research across East Africa and has published extensively on machine learning for public health. She opens the summit with a keynote on responsible innovation.