Event Schedule
Activity
time
Resource Person
Activity type
Breakouts
Workshops
9:30 AM – 10:10AM
Eldad Nutakor
Joshua Cleopas
Francis Essel
Classes
Short Break
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM
Break
Masterclasses
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
Benn Arthur
James Badour
PK Woode
Classes
Main Auditorium
MC Welcome
10:50 AM – 10:55 AM
MC
Setting the stage
(About dEX)
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM
Daniel Ampofo
Talk
Design is Intelligence Made Visible: Reclaiming African Epistemologies in an AI World
11:10 AM – 11:45 AM
Eyetsa Lorraine
Classes
Reflections
11:45 PM – 11:50 PM
Break
Culture as Design System: Making African Brands That Mean Something
11:50 PM – 12:25 PM
Jordan Belonwu
Talk
How African Creative Studios are Shaping Global Narratives
12:25 PM – 1:05 PM
Kobby Dom
Maame Adjei
James Maxwellson
Clinton Nyarkoh
Panel
Ad Break
1:05 PM – 1:10 PM
Break
Main Break
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
Break
The Future of Work in an AI-Driven Africa
2:10 PM – 2:45 PM
Julian Owusu
Eli Boahen
Fireside Chat
Ad Break
2:45 PM – 2:50 PM
Designing for Africa and Beyond: Balancing Culture, Innovation & Global Standards
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Jean Quarcoopome
Ama Ofeibea Tetteh
Ekow Barnes
Dennis Gawuga
Panel
Reflections
3:30 PM – 3:35 PM
Break
Cultural Intelligence in the AI Era: What Today’s Design Students Need Most
3:35 PM – 4:10 PM
Sandra Adu
Talk
Reflections
4:10 PM – 4:15 PM
Break
Creative Futures: Where African Art, Fashion, Film & Photography Meet AI
4:15 PM – 4:55 PM
Bright Ackwerh
Harriet Ann Adjabeng
Lawrence Kayku
Meekah Jagun
Panel
Ad Break
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM
Break
Announce Winners
5:00 PM – 5:05 PM
MC
Closing Credits
5:05 PM – 5:10 PM
Afterparty
5:10 PM – 7:00 PM