Leaderboard | Africa AI Future Awards

AI Champions & Leaders 5 categories ▾

Young AI Innovator (Under 30)

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Eugene Mutembei Kenya · Developing machine learning infrastructure focused on transferable skills to combat youth unemployment in East Africa.

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Raphael Kamau Founder, AI Glide

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Darlington Ahiale Akogo Founder & CEO, minoHealth AI Labs | Age: 29 — Ghana

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African AI CEO of the Year

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Dr. Shikoh Gitau CEO of Qhala

20

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Fred Kithinzi Founder and Group CEO, Belva Digital

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Amadou Daffe CEO and Co-founder, Gebeya

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AI Influencers

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Chilufya Theresa Mulenga Bridging the gender gap in technology through empowerment and education.

11

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Ayman Elhassi Educating Libya's Tech Community on Generative AI.

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Reem Elmahdi Advancing Data Science and AI Education Across Sudan.

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AI Executive Leader of the Year

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NELe courier services They operate primarily through the Neno Sacco/Imani Shuttles network.

11

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Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga Director General, Tanzania ICT Commission

0

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Strive Masiyiwa Founder & Executive Chairman, Cassava Technologies

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AI Founder of the Year

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Paul Ndegwa Founder - Everything AI Kenya

7

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Chidinma Iwueke Founder & CEO, ClimatrixAI

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Chika Nwobi Founder, L5Lab / AI Venture Builder

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AI Emerging Ventures 1 categories ▾

Best Predictive Analytics Company

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Datawise Africa Datawise Africa: Building Africa’s Data Future

20

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Predictive Analytical Resources Limited (PARL) Delivers predictive and data mining solutions

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Praelexis AI | South Africa Specialized machine learning and predictive analytics

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Technical AI Experts 2 categories ▾

AI Developer of the Year

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Kelvin Kamami Building AI for African brands that puts people first.

157

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Meshack Kagona

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George Waithaka Samson Serving Kenyan secondary schools with TPAD compliance tools assisted by AI through the web system smarteacher.co.ke

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AI Researcher of the Year

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Blessing Alice Alao-Olatunji Researcher, University of Greater Manchester

10

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Damien Hanyurwimfura Professor and Principal Investigator of the Transformative Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Lab at the University of Rwanda

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Prasenjit Mitra Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Africa

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Responsible AI & Ethics 3 categories ▾

Responsible AI & Ethics Award

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Vincent Rioba Sagwe AI Transformation Strategist | Economic Systems Architect | AI Governance Advisor

208

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Paula Ingabire Minister of ICT and Innovation

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Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Rwanda National partner of the World Economic Forum network for technology governance

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Best Ethical AI Research Contribution

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CIPIT — Strathmore University Organization · Kenya

6

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Fredonastic Peterson Magash Music and comedy

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Prof. Timothy Waema Individual · Kenya

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AI Cybersecurity Professional of the Year

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George Njuguna Architect of Responsible AI Governance and Cyber Resilience Across Africa’s Digital Economy

5

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Dr. Nadine Nibigira Trailblazing Researcher in AI Adoption for Cyber Defense, System Auditing, and Regional Capacity

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Dr. Eric Adja International Advocate and Strategist for Responsible AI, Governance, and Cyber Resilience in Africa

0

AI in Learning & Education 2 categories ▾

Africa AI University Lecturer of the Year

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Prof. Delali Kwasi Dake Associate Professor and Head of ICT Education, University of Education, Winneba

50

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Dr. Mohamedi M. Mjahidi Lecturer, University of Dodoma

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North African Olympiad in Informatics organizers National AI and informatics education organizers

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Best AI Research Lab