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Day 1 - 26th February
09:00 Am - 10:00 AM
Keynote
Topic: Keynote Address
Speakers:
1. Davis Adieno – Global Partnership For Sustainable Data.
2. Edna Kasozi – Personal Data Protection Office
3. Ms Immaculate Kassait – Office of The Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)
Venue: Tembo Hall
10:00 Am - 11:00 AM
Keynote Panel
TOPIC: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DATA GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS IN ADVANCING SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EAST AFRICA
Speakers:
1. Ms Immaculate Kassait – Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)
2. Edna Kasozi – Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO)
3. Dr. Emmanuel Mkilia – Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
4. Viola Ochola – Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ)
5. Ms. Loice Ochanda – International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Moderator: Mr. Irungu Houghton
Venue: Tembo Room
11:00 Am - 11:30 AM
Break
11:30 Am - 13:00 PM
Breakout Session 1
Track 1: Data sharing and collaboration
Topic: Governance by Design for Impact: Putting society at the center of digital public infrastructure and data exchange
Type: Panel
Convener: Caribou Digital
Venue: Kiboko Hall
Track 1: Data sharing and collaboration
Topic: Data x Migration
Perspectives of Africans on Data & Migration
Type: Roundtable
Convener: Lawyers Hub
Venue: Tembo Hall
Track 2: Data governance for sustainable development
Topic: Ijue Data Yako: Youth Led Activism for Digital Rights & Data Protection
Type: Round Table
Convener: Icon Data Learning (IDL)
Venue: Kiboko Hall
13:00 PM - 14:00 PM
Lunch
14:00 PM - 15:00 PM
Poster & Abstract Presentation
Presentation 1
Topic: Improving Data Collaboration among CSOs in Kisumu County
Speakers: Ongati Gloria & Zeddy Misiga
Venue: Tembo
Presentation 2
Topic: Community Networks, Internet Connectivity, and Data Governance in Kenya
Speakers: Rapudo Hawi
Venue: Tembo
Presentation 3
Topic: Launch of the Report: Africa Sandboxes Outlook: Thinking outside the box for responsible innovation in the age of AI, support community building of data governance experts interested in sandboxes
Speakers: Morine Amutorine
Venue: Tembo
15:10 PM - 16:30 PM
Breakout Session 2
Track 1: Data sharing and collaboration
Topic: Beyond Data Protection: Data Governance in a Research Institution.
Experiences of the African Population and Health Research Centre
Convener: African Population & Health Research Center (APHRC)
Venue: Tembo Hall
Track 3: Data governance for regional integration
Topic: The Role of Data Protection Practitioner Societies in East Africa in Ensuring Organizational Compliance with Data Privacy Laws and Safeguarding Human Rights
Type: Panel
Convener: Data Protection & Governance Society of Kenya (DPGSK)
Venue: Kiboko Hall
Track 4: Data governance for innovation
Topic: Product Privacy – Demonstrating Practical Privacy-by-Design leveraging a client’s project use case in healthtech
Convener: Technical Privacy Advocate
Venue: Twiga Hall
16:40 PM - 17:00 PM
Plenary
Topic: Open Discussion and Wrap-up
Moderator: Philip Kisaka & Irungu Houghton
Venue: Tembo Hall
Day 2 - 27th February
Day 2 - 27th February
09:00 Am - 10:00 AM
Keynote
Keynote Speech: Bridging Heritage and Innovation: Data Governance as a Catalyst for Africa’s AI Future
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Omino, Director – Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CPIT)
Venue: Tembo Hall
10:00 Am - 11:00 AM
Keynote Panel
TOPIC: ADVANCING BOTH ACCESS TO DATA AND DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY CONCERNS IN EAST AFRICA
Speakers:
1. Dr. Melissa Omino – Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
2. Diana Mwanzia – Transparency International Kenya
3. Kipkorir Biegon – Bajeti Hub
4. Asha D. Abinallah – Tech & Media Convergency (TMC)
Moderator: Al Kags
Venue: Tembo Hall
11:00 Am - 11:30 AM
Break
11:30 Am - 13:00 PM
Breakout Session 3
Track 1: Data sharing and collaboration
Topic: Launch of the Report: Africa Sandboxes Outlook: Thinking outside the box for responsible innovation in the age of AI, support community building of data governance experts interested in sandboxes
Type: Panel
Convener: Datasphere Initiative
Venue: Twiga Hall
Track 2: Data governance for sustainable development
Topic: Building Bridges: Harmonizing Data Governance Frameworks for Regional Integration in East Africa
Type: Rountables
Convener: KICTANET
Venue: Tembo Hall
13:00 PM - 14:00 PM
Lunch
14:00 PM - 15:00 AM
Panel
Topic: Tensions between access to information; data privacy/protection
KNBS, Counties, CSOS
Speakers:
1. Ms. Glory Nkatha – the Local Development Research Institute
2. Ms. Serah M. Ndunda – Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
3. Ms. Karen Bett – the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)
4. Mr. Wilfred Kazungu – Kilifi County Government
5. Mr. Robbert Kipngetich Kirui – Nandi County Government
6. Ms. Florence Syevuo – SDG Kenya Forum
Moderator: Benjamin Charagu
Venue: Tembo Hall
15:10 PM - 16:30 PM
Breakout Session 4
Track 5: Data governance for the future of work
Topic: Fair Digital Kazi: A Manifesto on the Future of African Tech and Data Work(ers)
Type: Workshop
Convener: POLLICY
Venue: Tembo Hall
Track 4: Data governance for innovation
Topic: Data Governance for AI development in the EAC
Convener: Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
Type: Workshop
Venue: Kiboko Hall
16:40 PM - 17:00 PM
Plenary
Topic: Open Discussion and Wrap-up
Moderator: Philip Kisaka and Al Kags
Venue: Tembo Hall