EdTech Conference 2024
July 8 – 10, 2024
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference 2024, hosted in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, gathered innovators, leaders, and young people to drive transformative change in education across Africa. Over 3 days this past July in Abuja, Nigeria this high-level convening brought together stakeholders committed to accelerating quality and equitable education for young people through technology. Together, we explored cutting-edge ideas, forged strategic partnerships, and envisioned the future of education technology in Africa.
The goals for this conference include identifying and documenting young people’s learning challenges, aligning on the status of focus for action in the EdTech ecosystem in Africa, and raising awareness of EdTech’s potential to address challenges of access to learning. The conference will foster the sharing of best practices and demonstrate innovative EdTech solutions, identifying key challenges and opportunities for creating resilient education systems in Africa.
The conference will seek to establish a baseline for commitment to clear and measurable goals to be reached by 2026. Each represented country will identify and share 3 to 5 items it intends to progress on before the next conference in 2026. Progress will be reported during the 2026 conference as a means of holding governments accountable.
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There are the incredible speakers that joined us from across the globe:
Professor Tahir Mamman, OON, SAN
Honourable Minister of Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani
Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim
Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Prof. Peter Materu
Chief Program Officer, Mastercard Foundation
Tina Muparadzi
Executive Director, Education and Transitions, Mastercard Foundation
Joseph Nsengimana
Former Director, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Mastercard Foundation
Sophia Ashipala
Head of Education Division, African Union
Albert Nsengiyumva
Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).
Ms. Chido Mpemba
Special Envoy on Youth, African Union
Rosy Fynn
Country Director, Nigeria Programs, Mastercard Foundation
Suraj Shah
Head Strategic Partnerships and Thought Leadership, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Mastercard Foundation
Joyce Muchena
Head, Gender Mainstreaming, Mastercard Foundation
Eliud Chemweno
Head, EdTech Ecosystems, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Mastercard Foundation
Nathalie Niyonzima
Head, Programs Learning and Innovation, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Mastercard Foundation
Oluwaseun Kayode
Founder, Schoolinka
Dr. Martha R. L. Muhwezi
Executive Director, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)-Africa
Joseph E. Manirakiza
Youth Catalyst Portfolio Lead, UNDP Tanzania
Prof. Muhammed Olawale Hakeem AMUDA
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos
Dr. Yousif Asfour
Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer, American University of Beirut
Samuel Yalew Adela
Country Director, Ethiopia Programs, Mastercard Foundation
Prof. Robert Oboko
Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Nairobi
Dr. Philip Machoka
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and the Director of e-learning at United States International University - Africa
John Hall
Chief Product Technology Officer for African Leadership University Foundation.
Keelan Whiting
CEO and co-founder of Reflective Learning
Helinna Ayalew
Head of Innovation Partnerships Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Ethiopia
Rosemary Nduhiu
Executive Director, Country Programs, Mastercard Foundation.
Rica Rwigamba
Country Director, Ghana Programs, Mastercard Foundation
Obum Ekeke
Head of Education Partnerships, DeepMind.
Nonye Ujam
Government Affairs Lead, Nigeria, Microsoft
Mark Horner
Director of Learning & Impact, Siyavula
Dr. Amy Ogan
Professor of Learning Science, CMU
Evans Atis
Education-Economist, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
Rodwell Mangisi
Digital Economy Director, Mastercard Foundation
Titi Adewusi
Co-founder & CEO, 9ija Kids
Alex Twinomugisha
Senior Education Specialist, the World Bank
Ruth Jacob
EdTech Student, University of Lagos
Georgine Auma
Director, eKitabu
Muluneh Atinaf (PhD)
eLearning Coordinator, ICT & Digital Education, Ethiopia
Umar Kakumba (PhD)
Professor of Public Sector Management and the Deputy Vice Chancellor/ Vice President (Academic Affairs) at Makerere University
Gilbert Ngaira
CEO and Founder, Ntemata, Kenya
Dr. Adefunke Ekine
Deputy Director, Research and External Relations, Tai Solarin University of Education
Ojoma Ochai
Managing Director, CcHub
Tom Vandenbosch
Global Director of Programs, VVOB
Stijn De Lameillieure
Head of Private Sector & Foundations, GPE
Minu Limbu
Regional Lead for Innovation & Technology for Development, UNICEF
Professor Angela Owusu-Ansah
Provost, Ashesi University
Timothy Brown
Director of Research Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Adrian Bukenya
Country Director, Uganda Programs, Mastercard Foundation
Dawn Straw
Executive Director, University Design Institute, Arizona State University
Michael Jin Fung (DR)冯进能（博士）
Executive Director, Institute of Future of Education, Tec de Monterrey
Nissi Madu
Managing Partner, CcHub
Nana Gyamfi Adwabour
Executive Director, Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS), Ghana
Karen Muriuki
Neurodiversity Consultant, Ubongo International
Jennifer Otieno
Co-Founder and CEO of EdTech East Africa
The conference ended with recommendations for the Future of Learning in Africa, learn more in our press release
