Tentative Schedule

Applying AI for Sustainable Development, Cultural Heritage, and Economic Growth in Cameroon

Day1: 07th April

• 07:00-08:00 : Arrival + Registration & Hackathon & Poster check-in

• 08:00-09:00: Welcome speech & Opening remarks

• 09:00-10:00: Keynote 1- AI for economic growth in Cameroon by  Dr Mboa Thomas Herve

• 10:00-10:15: Coffee break, Group Picture, interviews and Networking 

• 10:15-11:15: Panel discussion 1 - AI for economic growth in Cameroon (AI strategy and implication) {Panelist: Mr Ayuk Etta, Dr Thomas Herve, Ms Danielle Moukouri, Mrs Leonce Pidy, Dr Dongmo Zemgue Paul; Moderator:  Pr Mbama}

• 11:15-12:45: Parallel session (Workshop)

  • Room A: Session 1- Analyse de Texte Médical avec le NLP by Zindi

  • Room B: Session 2 -Utilisation de l'IA pour la préservation et la valorisation du patrimoine culturel au Cameroun by Ms Marie Makuate  

•  12:45-13:45: Lunch Break 

• 13:45-14:45: Keynote 2 - AI for cultural heritage in Cameroon by Prof Paulin Melatagia

• 14:45-15:45: Panel Discussion 2 - AI for cultural heritage in Cameroon {Panelist:  Mr Yannick Nkengne, Ms Chelsie Dongmo, Mr Denis Nkweteyim, Prof Paulin Melatagia, Dr Tadadjeu Ifriky; Moderator: Dr Rodrigue Djeumen}

• 15:45-16:05:  Et si ton prochain équipier  était une IA que tu as créée toi-même ? by Mr Habib Iya from Port  Autonome de Kribi

• 16:05-17:00: Sponsor sessions/Marketplace

Day2: 08th April

•  07:00-08:00: Arrival 

• 08:00-08:30: Recap day 1 and announcements 

• 08:30-09:30: Keynote 3 -IA au service de la croissance économique au Cameroun by Mr Steve Tchoumba

• 09:30-10:30: Panel discussion 3 - AI for economic growth in Cameroon (academic perspective) {Panelist: Dr Justin Moskolaï, Mr Steve Tchoumba, Ms Nidel Atsopna, Mrs Mureille Obaya, Mr Serge Ntamack; Moderator: Mr Yves Jonathan}

• 10:30-10:45: Coffee break 

• 10:45-12:15: Parallel session (Workshop)

  • Room A: Session 3- AI in Cybersecurity: Understanding the Evolved Threats, Building the Defense by Mr Ernest Mougoue 

  • Room B: Session 4- Web scraping: legally collecting data from websites by WIMLDS Yaounde

• 12:15-13:15: Lunch Break 

• 13:45-14:45: Panel Discussion 4- AI for cultural heritage in Cameroon {Panelist: Mr Steve Yonkeu, Ms Kana Azeuko Sherelle, Mr FOTSING JAURES BEINJAMIN, Mr ATANGANA ONGOLO MARTIN; Moderator: Mr Howard Lakougna}

• 14:45-15:45: Parallel session (Workshop)

  • Room A: Session 5 - Machine translation AI Models: Preserving African Languages and Cultures through Technology by Mr  Martin Rodrigue Ongolo

  • Room B: Session 6 - Développer des applications IA sans savoir coder by Mr Guillaume David Soto

• 15:45-16:15: Spotlight talks 

• 16:15-17:30: Poster presentation

Day3: 09th April

• 07:00-08:00: Arrival + Registration

• 08:00-08:30: Recap day 2 and announcements 

• 08:30-09:30: Keynote 4 - AI for Sustainable Development in Cameroon by Dr Moskolaï Waytehe Rose

• 09:30-10:30: Panel discussion 5 - AI for Sustainable Development in Cameroon

• {Panelist:   Mr Eya Essam Etienne Ernest, Mr Guillaume David Soto, Mr Henri  Kouam, Mr Valery Melou, Dr Moskolaï Waytehe Rose, Mr Kitio Voukeng Christian; Moderator: Dr Justin Moskolaï}

• 10:30-10:45: Coffee break 

• 10:45-12:15: Hackathon Final Presentations and Judging session 1

• 12:15-13:15: Lunch Break 

• 13:45-15:45: Hackathon Final Presentations and Judging session 2

• 15:45-16:00: Break & intermède musical 

• 16:00-17:00: Awards & Closing Ceremony