Part 2: Bringing AI Innovation to Africa - African Startups & Hackathons
Description
EpochZero and Bilic join Tony to discuss their experience last year in the Intel Liftoff Hackathon for African AI Startups. They talk about how to get the most out of a hackathon as well as the benefits they got from participating in this particular hackathon.
Intel supports startups through a variety of program. Hear about how Intel Liftoff Hackathon for AI Startups is supporting innovation on the African Continent. Also learn about a variety of programs, initiatives and collations driving deep tech in Africa.
Guests:
Mayowa Abejirin is an impact-driven techpreneur whose main interests are in building robotics systems and engineering AI (computer vision and language) algorithms to solve some of Africa's most pressing issues.
Dr. Kenneth Aguh is a medical doctor and radiologist and data scientist who is passionate about bring technology advancements into healthcare.
Saminu Salisu is a Certified Software Developer and the technical founder of Bilic. He is a PhD candidate at TU Wien with a research focus in Data Engineering and holds a master's degree in Electronic Security and Digital Forensics.
Mayowa Abejirin
Dr. Kenneth Aguh
Saminu Salisu
Resources:
EpochZero
Bilic
Intel® Liftoff Hackathon for African AI Startups
https://airtable.com/apphzz2omOZhalJDw/pagjhWl13D0jE2hnU/form
ModusAfrica
Intel® Tiber™ Developer Cloud
United States
