Africa Law Tech festival is about the confluence of Law and Technology in Africa.
The Lawyers Hub Kenya convened over 1200 delegates from 20+
countries, with 48 sessions over 6 days at the inaugural
version of the Festival. The
conference resulted in rapid tech solutions under the Global Legal Hackathon and policy briefs for
the African Continent on Artificial Intelligence, Digital Identity and Data Governance, Tech and
Migration, and Taxing the Digital Economy. Delegates left with fresh perspectives, experiences and
networks.
This year’s festival theme; Digital Policy for Economic Growth, is
inspired by the
rapid growth of the tech policy landscape on the continent and the desire to build back better
post-covid
6 summits with distinct
sub-themes:
Digital Access and Infrastructure
Internet Governance and Content Moderation
Startups and Digital Trade
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Digital Identity and Privacy
Blockchain and Digital Currencies
The sessions run from 2pm (Nairobi, GMT +3) or 12 Noon (Nigeria ) 1pm South
African
Time. This year's edition is Hybrid, with daytime Masterclasses taking place on zoom,
Evening Panels
on twitter spaces and After-work Fireside chats and Dance workout on Zoom, and virtual networking
sessions on Clubhouse. In-person networking sessions are scheduled in Ghana and Kenya.
Powered by Lawyers Hub, this year we welcome sponsoring partners that include; the
Kenya Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Omidyar Network, Safaricom, Amnesty
International Kenya, Mozilla, ICANN, International Commission of Jurists (Kenya), APC, Internews,
CIPESA and Tony Blair Institute. We expect 2000+ Lawyers and 200
technologists to attend the
festival from across the continent. Certificates will be issued to delegates who attend all the
masterclasses by the Africa Digital Policy Institute.
All festival updates and free registration is available on
www.africalawtech.com/festival After Registration, you
will receive a link to the schedule,
masterclasses and information on prizes for our various challenges.If you are a student on Instagram
or Tiktok, we have a reels challenge for you geared towards communicating inclusive digital policy
to your government or fellow citizens.
Digital Inclusion to make internet more affordable and accessible to spur economic growth
Open Internet to encourage freedom of expression online with no internet shutdowns that limit
democratic rights or promote digital authoritarianism
Ease of doing business for tech startups and new businesses, digital tax and any internet taxes
should be well thought through to promote innovation and small businesses.
Intellectual Property be beneficial for access to vaccines for Africa and have Artists and
creatives financially benefit from their craft.
Privacy for citizens, let people have the choice to keep or share their digital identities.
The Africa Law Tech Festival provides a one of a kind continental tech policy platform to scale policy conversations in this industrious and innovative ecosystem. Africa Law Tech Festival1-18 JUNE 2022