EIT Climate-KIC will be attending Sahara Sparks from 26-28 September in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sahara Sparks is the largest East and Central Africa event on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship. The event promotes an avenue for discussion on global trending technology and supports early-stage companies by providing them a platform to pitch and exhibit their businesses to access investors and partners.
This year’s theme is People, Skills, Future.
On 26 September, EIT Climate-KIC and Omdena are organising a side event Building skills for AI-driven climate change solutions. Explore how AI and data science can drive innovative solutions for climate change. Engage with experts, discover real-world applications, and collaborate with peers to ideate impactful climate strategies during this full day workshop. You can sign up here. https://saharasparks.com/climate
Representatives from EIT Climate-KIC attending the event include:
- Sophie White, Project lead Tanzania Adaptation Innovation Cluster
- Inès Mas de la Peňa, Project assistant Tanzania Adaptation Innovation Cluster
- Henriëtte de Wit, Communications lead Tanzania Adaptation Innovation Cluster