Africa AI Village is coming to India | India AI Impact Summit 2026 - Dr. Shikoh Gitau (CEO, Qhala)

Описание: Africa is showing up in India — not as a spectator, but as a co-creator of the global AI future.

In this video, Dr. Shikoh Gitau, CEO of Qhala, invites innovators, researchers, policymakers, and funders to join a week-long programme at the India AI Impact Summit (16–20 February), anchored in South–South collaboration and grounded, applied AI.

Across three flagship convenings, Africa and India come together to move from visibility to collaboration, co-creation, and long-term impact:

Africa AI Village Expo | 16–20 February
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (Main Summit Venue)
A showcase of 20 African AI innovations, models, datasets, and real-world deployments across health, climate, agriculture, education, and governance.
Register: [https://luma.com/jcndy1ff](https://luma.com/jcndy1ff)

Global South AI Research Colloquium | 17 February
JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi
A focused convening of AI researchers from Africa, India, and the wider Global South to strengthen publishable, policy-relevant research.
Register: [https://luma.com/avni4bth](https://luma.com/avni4bth)

South–South Collaboration Dialogue | 18 February
Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi (Invite only)
A systems-level workshop co-designing shared frameworks for data, governance, talent, compute, and priority AI use cases.

This is about positioning Africa as an active contributor to models, data, infrastructure, and policy, building AI that works for our realities and scales for the world.

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