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Past Maseno University AI Summit

IndabaX Kenya 2025

18–20 June 2025 Maseno, Kisumu County, Kenya, Maseno University

About this Event

IndabaX Kenya 2025 — the Maseno University AI Summit — was held from 18th to 20th June 2025 at Maseno University, hosted with the Maseno Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (MCAAI). The hybrid three-day summit brought together students, researchers, academics, tech professionals, and entrepreneurs from across Kenya and beyond for keynote talks, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, project showcases, and networking. Highlights: • 20+ speakers from Microsoft Research Africa, IBM Research Africa, Mozilla, Jacaranda Health, CIPIT, and leading universities • Talks spanning LLMs for African languages, AI in healthcare, governance and policy, climate action, and cybersecurity • Hands-on workshops on building AI agents and speech technologies Thank you to every speaker, sponsor, volunteer, and attendee who made IndabaX Kenya 2025 a success!

Event Details

Date

18–20 June 2025

Location

Maseno, Kisumu County, Kenya

Maseno University

Speakers

Dr. Mildred Ayere

Dr. Mildred Ayere

Director, eCampus — Maseno University

Jay Patel

Jay Patel

Director of Technology, Jacaranda Health

Aisha Nur

Aisha Nur

AI/ML Engineer, Tech Innovators Network (THiNK)

Millicent Ochieng

Millicent Ochieng

Research Scientist, Microsoft Research Africa

Dr. Andrew Kipkebut

Dr. Andrew Kipkebut

Lecturer & Innovation Coordinator, Kabarak University

Dr. Melissa Omino

Dr. Melissa Omino

Director, CIPIT — Strathmore University

Muthuri Kathure

Muthuri Kathure

Advocacy Lead, East & Southern Africa — Mozilla

Kavengi Kitonga

Kavengi Kitonga

AI Policy Researcher, University of Nairobi

Isheanesu Misi

Isheanesu Misi

Chief Technology Officer, Vambo AI

Dr. Joseph Muguro

Dr. Joseph Muguro

Lecturer, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Leonida Mutuku

Leonida Mutuku

AI Research Director, Local Development Research Institute

Dr. Njeri Ngaruiya

Dr. Njeri Ngaruiya

Lecturer, Strathmore University

Victor Akinode

Victor Akinode

Co-founder, Telneting

Andrew Njiyo

Andrew Njiyo

Data Scientist & CAN Data Fellow

Carringtone Kinyanjui

Carringtone Kinyanjui

Chief Technology Officer, Songhai

Ephraim Mwereza

Ephraim Mwereza

Founder, Alpha-Twin

Risper Joy

Risper Joy

Data Scientist, Kabarak University

Catherine Wanjiru

Catherine Wanjiru

AI Research Engineer, IBM Research Africa

Brian Kipkoech

Brian Kipkoech

Machine Learning Engineer, Agrotrader

Salomon Metre

Salomon Metre

Strathmore University

Alfred Kondoro

Alfred Kondoro

Researcher, IMC Lab

Walter Buyu

Walter Buyu

Cybersecurity Researcher, DSEC Consulting

John Kituyi

John Kituyi

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

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