Kader Diagne founded Xpertim (www.xpertim.com), a company that provides consulting services in the area of Artificial Intelligence, New Product Development and Platform Business Strategy.

Before founding Xpertim he worked several years as a research scientist and senior software engineer at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI.de). Afterwards he founded a then leading AI startup that specialized in developing products using machine learning and NLP for advanced customer service, analytics and information management. Kader Diagne also provides consulting services for business development in Africa and is now focusing its effort toward tech start-ups, entrepreneurship and digitization initiatives with respect to African countries. He also teaches courses on innovation and helps his customers and students transform ideas into value.

Presentation topic: Artificial Intelligence – Overview and thoughts about AI in context of Africa  

AI is a growing field that is increasingly transforming businesses, industries and human experiences at a tremendous pace. This presentation is designed to give the audience a high-level overview of AI, its current state and potential and help understand other key aspects like

• The difference between AI hype and reality
• Why and how AI can be used to achieve business success
• Opportunities AI opens up to African countries to boost their development