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Official Theme

Inclusive Engineering for Sustainable and Connected Societies

2nd – 4th September 2026 · Strathmore University, Nairobi

Day 1

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Ideas, Keynotes & Technical Tracks

08:00 – 08:30

Arrival Time

Name tags, swag and ambient energy

08:30 – 09:15

Official Opening Ceremony

IEEE welcome · Partners highlight · Theme reveal · Energiser

George · Co-Chair · Chair

09:15 – 09:35

Keynote 1 · Tied to the summer school theme

George Kibuku – Verst Carbon

09:35 – 10:00

Keynote 2 · Industry partner keynote

Amy Robinson & Evans Koskei – BasiGo

10:00 – 10:45

Tea Break

10:45 – 11:45

Design Thinking Workshop

Hosted by IBAFA

Robert

11:45 – 12:00

Transition · Ice breaker

12:00 – 13:00

Women in Engineering Panel

Hosted by Gearbox · three panellists

Moderator: Anthony Mwangi

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 16:00

Technical Tracks · Three parallel sessions

▸Renewable & Power Systems / Motion Control — Michael Omolo
▸AI & Machine Learning — Bethwel
▸IoT & Embedded Systems — Ubuntu WaterHub, Nicholas Kimali

16:00 – 16:30

Hackathon Briefing & Team Formation

Problem statements released · Judging criteria · Teams lock

Abigael Mwangi

Day 2

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Build, Pitch & Invest

08:30 – 08:45

Keynote 3

Samuel Ouko — Oracle

08:45 – 09:00

Keynote 4

Martin — Nokia

09:00 – 10:00

Concurrent Workshops

▸MTT-S Transmission Workshop — Dennis
▸APS Exclusive Workshop — Tangus

10:00 – 10:45

Tea Break

10:45 – 13:00

Hackathon Pitching

Judging Panel: Pauline Kiema · Bethwel · Michael Omolo

▸10:45 – 12:00 — Teams presenting working prototypes
▸12:00 – 13:00 — Judging & deliberation

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Pitching · Proposed ideas

Teams presenting concepts and proposals

15:15 – 16:00

Investment Talks

Pauline Kiema

16:00 – 17:00

Closing Ceremony

Awards, partner remarks and vote of thanks

Day 3

Friday, 4 September 2026

Industry Immersion

08:00 – 08:30

Meeting & Group Briefing

Groups confirmed, transport assigned, safety brief

09:00 – 12:30

Industry Visits · Four sites concurrently

Participants travel in assigned groups

▸Actom — 09:00 – 12:30
▸BasiGo — 10:00 – 11:00
▸Ubuntu WaterHub — 09:00 – 10:00
▸Octavia Carbon — 10:00 – 11:00

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

On site or en route

13:30 – 17:00

Social Activity

Volunteers and attendees only

Timings are indicative and may shift on the day. Session leads will confirm rooms at registration.