Event
Official Opening Ceremony
08:30 - 09:00
Official Program & Schedule
Advancing Cyber Resilience and AI Governance Across East Africa
AI & Cybersecurity Summit · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Featured speakers
Featured Speakers.
July 2nd 2026 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Foundation & Vision
Time
Plenary
Main hall
Side events
Breakout rooms
08:30
09:00
Keynote
Keynote speech by the Organisers
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Keynote
Opening Keynote: AI and Cybersecurity in Africa's Digital Transformation
09:30 - 09:45
09:40
Event
Sponsor recognition
09:40 - 09:55
Break
Coffee break & networking
09:50 - 10:05
10:00
Session
Cyber Sovereignty, AI Governance & Regional Security
10:00 - 11:15
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Opening briefing & team formation
10:00 - 11:30
11:15
Session
Building Cybersecurity Talent Through Practical Education
11:15 - 11:30
11:30
Session
Fireside chat with Seyoum Damtew
11:30 - 12:30
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Hackathon training
11:30 - 12:30
Break
Lunch & networking
12:30 - 13:30
13:30
Session
Building Secure Digital Nations: From Strategy to Implementation
13:30 - 14:45
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Build session continues
13:30 - 16:30
CTF
Breakout Room 2
Opening briefing & team formation
13:30 - 14:30
CTF
Breakout Room 2
Training: Problem framing & threat modeling basics
14:30 - 14:45
Break
Coffee break
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
Session
Building Cyber Talent for the Digital Future: Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development
15:00 - 16:30
16:30
Event
Day 1 wrap-up
16:30 - 17:00
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Day 1 deliverable due: problem statement & system architecture
16:30 - 16:50
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Build session continues
16:30 - 17:30
Break
Networking
17:00 - 17:30
19:00
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Hackathon dinner
19:00 - 21:00
21:00
Hackathon
Breakout Room 1
Overnight build continues
21:00 - 00:00