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Awa NIANG CONFERENCIERE A AFCHIX TECH-WOMEN SUMMIT DAKAR 2018

Prof Awa NIANG est Directrice de l’Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement Professionnel (ISEP) de Richard-Toll. Professeur Titulaire en Electronique elle a dirigé le Département Génie Mécanique de l’Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP) de l’UCAD de 2011 à 2013.

Elle mène ses recherches en collaboration avec différents laboratoires de recherche en France. Elle a été  chercheur contractuel du CNRS en France et responsable de plusieurs programmes internationaux de recherche  de l’International Foundation for Science et de l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRD.

Prof Awa Niang a dirigé et co-dirigé plusieurs thèses de doctorat unique et est auteur de plusieurs publications scientifiques. Elle est également membre de plusieurs comités scientifiques internationaux  et  Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Lion.

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Dorcas Muthoni SPEAKER OF AIS 2018 IN DAKAR

Ms. Dorcas Muthoni,  Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa (Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)-Barcelona) | World Economic Forum Global Council Member on Technology Values and Policy | Internet Hall of Fame Inductee | World Economic Forum Young Global Leader| Top 40 Under 40 Women 2014 in Kenya | Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology’s Change Agent award winner | Women’s Forum Rising Talent |

Ms. Dorcas Muthoni, an entrepreneur and computer scientist, is the CEO and founder of OPENWORLD LTD (www.openworld.co.ke), a software company she started at the age of 24 years.

 

OPENWORLD is now a leading e-Government and Business Software Services firm in the Eastern Africa region. OPENWORLD has been involved in the delivery of some most widely used web and cloud applications in Africa such as ARIS, an African Union reporting application used by all the 54 member states, Performance Management System for the Government of Kenya automating performance contracting in the public sector and OpenBusiness, a revolutionary cloud/mobile SME onmichannel retail trade platform.

 

Muthoni is also the founder of a mentorship and capacity building initiative for women in computing across Africa, AfChix,. Since the year 2004, in Kenya and across other countries, AfChix activities have included, organizing annual Computing Career Conferences with a special emphasis on encouraging the uptake of computing careers amongst young women and high school girls; continuous career development for technical women as well role modeling to upcoming women in computer science.

 

This passion and involvement has christened her as a role model for the women and girl folk in the African community. Muthoni has been on the board of directors several global tech companies including Ushahidi and Enset. Through her day to day work as an entrepreneur and computer scientist, Muthoni seeks to see technology positively transforming the lives of the African society, governments and enterprises. She is married to Joseph, with two daughters Miranda and Veronica.