Schedule

Day 1 Schedule

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Arrival, Registration, and Setting up

Registration Desk
General

10.30 AM - 12:45 PM

Hackathon/Info Session

Jitume Lab
Workshop 1

Partners:

  • Meta
  • Swahilipot Hub Foundation

10.30 AM - 12:45 PM

Design Thinking for Social Change: Developing Innovative Solutions to Address Pwani's Social Challenges

Mekatilili Hall
Workshop 2

Partners:

  • Proportion Global/Nairobits
  • Safaricom
  • Huawei
  • Communication Authority

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break; Innovation Showcase 1

Swahilipot Hub
General

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Achieving Inclusive Growth in Pwani: Leading for Equitable Community Development

Amphitheater
Plenary Session 1

Partners:

  • Tanga Yetu
  • Swahilipot Hub Foundation
  • Academia (TUM, Pwani University)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Power of Storytelling for Social Change: Addressing Issues and Building Global Peace (for innovation and investment)

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 2

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Belgium Embassy / French Embassy / German Embassy
  • Mama Shamsah
  • Youth Delegate - 2
  • Thelesi Trust
  • NCCK

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Art Performance

Amphitheater
Performances

Day 2 Schedule

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Arrival and Registration

Registration Desk
General

9.00 AM - 10:20 AM

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address

Amphitheatre
Opening Ceremony; Keynote Address

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Mahmoud Noor - Chief Mentor, Swahilipot Hub Foundation (Welcome Remarks)
  • Kalkidan (Welcome Remarks)
  • Youth Innovator - 2 (Welcome Remarks)
  • Belgian Embassy (Keynote Address)
  • French Embassy (Keynote Address)
  • German Embassy (Keynote Address)
  • Communication Authority
  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
  • National Museums of Kenya / Heritage State Department
  • Huawei
  • Tanga

11.00 AM - 11:20 AM

Health break; Innovation Showcase 2

11:20 AM - 12:45 PM

Leveraging Innovation for a Thriving Pwani Region: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Governance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Development. (Opportunities, Technology and Gen Z)

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 3

Moderator:

  • SPH

Partners:

  • Technology - Philip Thigo (with a Keynote on Future on work and AI)
  • Government
  • Academia
  • Youth/Gen Z
  • US Embassy - Amb. Meg Whitman
  • Belgian Embassy Ambassador

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break; Innovation Showcase 3

Swahilipot Hub

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Orange Economy: The Art of Monetization using Platforms (Digital & Offline)

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 4

Partners:

  • Heva Fund
  • KFC
  • Sanaa Kama Biashara
  • Docubox
  • Nia Ventures
  • AR Films
  • IP Garage

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Smart Cities

TBA
Plenary Session 5

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Kenya Green Building Society (KGB)

3:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Metropolis of Tomorrow: Resilience and Heritage in Mombasa? Towards WUF 12 - Localizing the SDGs (SDG-11)

TBA
Breakout Session 1

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • MTC
  • SPH
  • NMK
  • KGBS
  • UNESCO
  • Heritopolis
  • National Housing Corporation
  • Swahili Heritage Trust

3:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Bonyeza Upate Dollar

Amphitheatre
Breakout Session 2

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Konza Technopolis
  • KEPSA
  • GIG Workers

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Official Opening of the Belgium Consulate

TBA

Day 3 Schedule

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Arrival and Registration

Registration Desk
General

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Address

Amphitheatre
Keynote Address

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
  • SMACHS Foundation

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Launch Event: EDIC (Economic Development Initiative Council)

TBA
Launch Event

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • GDI
  • SPH
  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

10:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Mastering the Job Market: CVs and Applications

Ali Mazrui Hall
Workshop 1

Moderator:

  • HR (Brighter Monday)

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Mastering interviews for Entrepreneurs and Mentees Seeking Job Opportunities

Ali Mazrui Hall
Workshop 2

Moderator:

  • HR (AGL)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break; Innovation Showcase 5

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Case Management Success Stories

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session

Moderator:

  • TBA

Partners:

  • Mentees
  • Young Placed in Jobs in Hospitality
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Back to Education, Behavioural Change, etc
  • Datacamp Beneficiaries - 2
  • Creative - 1

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Case Management Annual Awards and Launch

TBA
Awarding

Partners:

  • SPH
  • Conrad Hilton Foundation
  • AGL
  • GDI
  • Guardians and Parents

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gala Dinner

TBA

Day 4 Schedule

8:30AM - 9:00AM

Arrival and Registration

Registration Desk
General

9:00AM - 9:30AM

Keynote Address

Amphitheatre
Keynote Address

Partners:

  • KIEP SKIES
  • 54Collective (formerly Founders Factory Africa)
  • ABSA

9:30AM - 9:35AM

Innovative Showcase 6

TBA
Showcase

10:35 PM - 12:00 PM

Peacebuilding, Inclusivity and cohesion through participatory governance

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 6

Partners:

  • Joshua Samson - Takataka ni Mali

10:45AM - 11:00AM

State of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Pwani Region by GDI and Swahilipot Hub Foundation

TBA
Presentation

11:30PM - 12:00PM

Strengthening the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Pwani Region

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 7

Moderator:

  • Swahilipot Hub Foundation

Partners:

  • KIEP SKIES Management Firm
  • 54Collective (formerly Founders Factory Africa)
  • GDI
  • Sam Gichuru - Kidato
  • Growth Stage Entrepreneur - 2
  • ASSEK

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for Enhanced Food Security in Coastal Regions

Ali Mazrui Hall
Breakout Session 7

Moderator:

  • TBC

Partners:

  • SMACHS Foundation

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Blue Economy Innovations: A Sustainable Development Framework for the Pwani Coast

TBA
Breakout Session 8

Moderator:

  • TBC

Partners:

  • Sote Hub
  • Technoserve
  • Techbridge

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Deals Den featuring 15 innovators/entrepreneurs

Amphitheatre
Plenary Session 8

Moderator:

  • Michael Onyango

Partners:

  • 54Collective
  • Close the Gap
  • Techbridge (MTI investment)
  • YGAP
  • KIEP SKIES
  • Technoserve
  • Mastercard Foundation

4:30PM - 5:30PM

Official Closing Ceremony

Amphitheatre

Moderator:

  • Atrash - PIW outputs, key highlights, commitments, fun moments, etc

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Art Performance

Day 5 Schedule

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Creative Economy

Amphitheatre
Workshop 3

5:00PM - Till late

Art Performances - Pwani Gat Talent

Amphitheatre

Hackathons Schedule

TBA

Tabiya.org Hackathon

Mekatilili Hall

TBA

KRSC Hackathon

Mekatilili Hall

Partners

Swahilipot Hub
Konza Technopolis
SMACHS Foundation
Swahilipot FM