PANEL 1 - STRATEGIC CHALLENGES OF AI IN AFRICA

Pr Jean-Emmanuel PONDI

Political scientist / Internationalist

Dr Barnabé TANG AHANDA

Special Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office

Guy SHE ETOUNDI Eng.

Directeur Général Adjoint de l’Institut National de la Statistique (Cameroun)

Jacques BONJAWO

Founder of Genesis Telecare

Dr Paulin MELATAGIA YONTA

Lecturer and researcher in computer science at the University of Yaoundé I

"AI at the service of the African public sector: better planning and decision-making"

Mustapha MELOUI

President of the Moroccan Observatory of Digital Sovereignty

"Public Policies on Artificial Intelligence in Africa: The Case of Morocco"

Mohamed BACHA

Former Minister of Industry (Algeria)

"Definition and Monitoring of Public Policies"

Dr Jean NDOUMBE

Head of the Information Systems Division at the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development (Cameroon)

"AI in the African Public Sector: Transparency and Efficiency of Public Services"

Emmanuel TAIDJARE

Logistics chain coordinator for Huawei Technologies

"The supremacy of code is law and the contribution of AI to Africa's development"