Morning LINEUP:
8:00 - 12:00

  • Gathering and Networking

  • Session Type: Opening Welcome

    Opening welcome setting the tone for a day focused on product excellence, innovation, and the unique opportunities within African markets. Establishes the conference themes and prepares attendees for meaningful conversations ahead.

  • Session Type: Keynote Interview

    Rwanda's strategic initiatives and policy frameworks to foster a thriving product ecosystem, positioning the country as a hub for African innovation and technological advancement.

  • Session Type: Keynote

    Practical strategies from a global product expert on adapting proven methodologies to thrive in African market contexts. Real frameworks and actionable insights for accelerating innovation and achieving meaningful impact across diverse African environments.

  • Session Type: Fireside Chat

    Strategies for creating products and campaigns that drive meaningful social change and mobilize communities at scale, drawing on Global Citizen's campaign expertise and C4IR Rwanda's work in technology governance and policy frameworks that enable societal impact.

  • Continue connections and engage in informal discussions around morning insights.

  • Session Type: Keynote Discussion

    Two product leaders with deep product portfolios, share their experiences navigating rapid market expansion, talent challenges, and scaling decisions across African markets. A dynamic conversation covering the real decisions and trade-offs that define successful product leadership in fast-moving environments.

Afternoon LINEUP: 12:00 - 17:00

  • Lunch & Networking

  • Session Type: Keynote Discussion

    Two accomplished former chief product officers share real-world case studies and frameworks for building product teams that excel during transformative shifts like AI adoption.

  • Session Type: Founders Forum

    Raw, unfiltered conversation with battle-tested African founders who've crossed the PMF threshold. Real talk about scaling strategies, market expansion, and sustainable growth in African contexts.

  • Session Type: Lightning Talks

    Two transformative perspectives on how AI is reshaping African innovation and society.

  • Refresh and connect after the AI spotlight sessions.

  • Session Type: Case Study Breakdown

    Forensic analysis exploring why good products fail in African markets beyond obvious reasons. Deep dissection of systemic challenges, hidden costs, and the 'Ecosystem Tax' that impacts product survival and growth across African contexts.

  • Session Type: Deep-Dive Product Presentations

    Topic: A triumvirate of product veteran leaders demonstrate how global product operating models adapt to African market realities. Practical applications, efficiency gains, and innovation drivers across diverse continental contexts.

  • Session Type: Closing Comments

    Topic: Synthesis of the day's insights into actionable next steps for African product leaders. Announcement of key initiatives, partnerships formed, and the roadmap for continued ecosystem transformation.

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