Kenya to host Innovation Africa 2016 summit
Credits Techmoran
Kenya is set to host the Innovation Africa 2016 summit which will see a gathering of ministers and government officials drawn from over 30 Africa countries engage leaders and investors in the industry.
The annual education and ICT forum will take place from 20th to 22nd September 2016 at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya and so far Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria & Zimbabwe have confirmed attendance.
Now in its 6th year, the summit will be a hive of activity as 200 government officials comprising of ministers, secretaries of state, deputy ministers, permanent secretaries and director generals are joined by board level members from some of the world’s leading education & tech companies including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle, Bi-Bright, JP – inspiring knowledge, Positivo BGH, Teachers Media International, Pearson & Wiley amongst others.
Innovation Africa was conceived and is organised by AfricanBrains, a division of the international Brains Network Group who are dedicated to attracting investment into education and technology in Africa through building public-private partnerships. Previous events have taken place in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Rwanda and last year in Uganda.
This year the summit is held under the official patronage of the Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science & Technology and hosted by Cabinet Secretary Hon Fred Matiang’i. In his patronage letter addressed to John Glassey, MD of AfricanBrains, Cabinet Secretary Hon Fred Matiang’i stated, “This will be the main education and ICT summit held under the patronage of the ministry in 2016.”
