DITREX-AFRICA 2020
Focus this year
The main articulations of DITREX-AFRICA 2021 are:
Digital Transformation Innovation Challenge Days
A student's innovation challenge and their universities in digital transformation around a specific SDG or topic of one of the action lines of DTA.
1Digital Transformation Experience & Exhibition
Fostering "created and made in Africa" by sharing, disseminating and co-creating aroung good practices, tools and solutions for a sustainable industrialization and transformation of Africa.
2Digital Transformation Industry Day
A day of workshops and Masterclass gathering industry leaders and transformational experts around the implementation of industry 4.0 tools & technologies for more competitiveness and sustainability.
3LISTEN TO THE
Event Speakers
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Speaker
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Speaker
Company: University of Ottawa
Role: Professor and Associate Researcher
Country: Canada
DITREX-AFRICA
- Â is a multisectorial technological innovation & experience platform
- combining Digitalization Technologies, Engineering and Business modeling with a Transformational Leadership mindset,
- that connects Industries, Universities, Administration, NGO’s, Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Startups, Tech Firms, Services, Business Agencies, and Policy Makers from various area
- in order to experience, share, co-create, demonstrate, show case Digital Transformation
- harnessing sustainable and inclusive development in African countries.
SCHEDULE DETAILS Information of Event Schedules
World is committed to making participation in the event a harassment free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression
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Onboarding and 3d design training completion
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Topics presentation and selections
the various topics thought will be presented and some will be selected for the challenge
Design & Simulation
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform?
Building prototypes & demonstrators, Pre-Pitch to select the 3 best projects
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
Pitch: The 3 best results during the conference and award during the gala evening
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform ?
Reception and registration of participants and onboarding
Inspirational Keynote
Digitalization technologies and their application in African industry landscape – Use cases
keynotes 1
User stories from Industry: Needs and visions
(Industry representatives)
Pause café
Module 1: Mastering the Challenges of Digital & Organizational Transformation
- What is the state of play of digital technology and its use in the world and by Regions?
- Where is the Technological Revolution in Africa? And what impact will disruptive technologies have on the the Enterprise of Tomorrow?
- What New Human Behaviors (Information Search, Consumption Consumption Habits, Social Influence, ATAWADAC Social Influence, ATAWADAC, SoLoMo, etc...) of its of its Customers and Collaborators? A New Economy? How does it work? how to make your company viable in the era of industry 4.0? What new economic models and trends of the global economy?
Module 2: Adopt the digital and innovation culture and draw inspiration from best practic
- What is Innovation? And what are its variants ?
- How is innovation perceived, apprehended and adopted by humans?
- What do companies need to do to integrate the Digital and Innovation culture?
- Why do some industries succeed best in the innovation and digital culture?
- What methods and practices characterize them (Lean Startup, Digital First Culture, Agility, Test & Learn, Design Thinking)? Test & Learn, Design Thinking)
- Innovation and operational challenges
Lunch
Atelier 1 (Design Thinking)
- Rethinking your business plan
Meeting starts in:
Rethinking your business plan (Industry Day)
Atelier 2 (Design Thinking)
- Agility to move from predictive to adaptive
Coffee Break
Module 3: Preparing, leading and managing your Digital & Technological Transformation
- What is Digital Transformation? And what are the are the Axes of Transformation?
- The Dimensions and Stages of Digital Transformation
- How does the Digital Transformation impact the
and the evolution of the different functions of the company? (Brand, Management, Marketing,
DevOps...). - What are the risks related to Digital Transformation?
- How to lead the Change/Transformation?
And which best practices? - What is the Digital readiness Index? How to evaluate it? And how to reach a higher a higher level of maturity (technological, organizational, perceived by users) ?
Module 4: required trades and training opportunities
- What is Digital Transformation? And what are the are the Axes of Transformation?
- The Dimensions and Stages of Digital Transformation
- How does the Digital Transformation impact the
and the evolution of the different functions of the company? (Brand, Management, Marketing,
DevOps...). - What are the risks related to Digital Transformation?
- How to lead the Change/Transformation?
And which best practices? - What is the Digital readiness Index? How to evaluate it? And how to reach a higher a higher level of maturity (technological, organizational, perceived by users) ?
Coffee Break
Atelier 3 (Challenge your peers session)
- Industry 4.0
Atelier 4 (Challenge your peers session)
- Prepare and plan its digital transformation
Plenum: Presentation of the results of the work, next steps
Business Networking Dinner
Registration, Onboarding
Introduction and welcome
Inspirational Keynote
The world in 2025: Science fiction or reality? Game Changing solutions for Industrialization & Economic Growth in Africa
Opening Keynotes 1
The Government Strategy for promoting sustainable Industrial & Economic Transformation Ministries (industries, SME/SMI, Economy, P&T)
Opening Keynotes 2
- Industrial reality, challenges, opportunities and visions for sustainable transformation
- User stories from the industry: What we needed and what we offer Minister of Economy; Industry associations (GICAM)
Break
Roundtable: Government meets private Industry & Experts: How might we leverage “Created & Made in Africa” for sustainable transformation: Concrete actions
Ministries, Industry Representatives; Digital Tech Experts
Recommendations and next steps
Lunch
The power of 3D Experience for innovation and operationalization
Dassault Systèmes
Introduction to World Café and Challenge Your Peers
Smart Industries & Logistics
How to overcome operational challenges and adopt digital transformation in industries
Smart Data & Security
Observatory of digital innovations and jurisdiction framework
Coffee Break
Smart City and Environment
How might we rethink, transform and design sustainable cities?
Smart Mobility
How might we design and create mobility solutions for social equity?
Plenary/Roundtable: Ecosystème entrepreneuriale et académique : Alliance d’innovation
Skills, investment, exchanges Diaspora representatives – Examples of contributions
Business Networking Dinner
Onboarding
Opening and Summary of Day 1
Plenary: Listening the experts / Keynote International cooperation to strengthen sustainable development
International institutions
Plenary: Digitalization technologies: Advances & Innovations
Tech firms, providers
Smart farming solutions
How might we reduce the deficit of local production and boost ransformation? Solutions, Innovations, Best Practices
Smart & Sustainable Energy
How might IoT and 3D help us creating sustainable mobile energy solutions? Solutions, Innovations, Best Practices.
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Smart Education
How might we innovate and provide innovative experience-based learning and training environment. Use cases, Best practices & Solutions.
Smart Health & Insurance
How might we create personalized health tools and devices and transform our health infrastructure? Use cases, Best practices & Solutions.
Lunch
World Coffee Smart Administration
Smart services & Interoperability
World Coffee How to leverage a collaborative alliance of incubators?
Cartography of a digital Transformation eco-systems
Coffee break
InnovATHON: The marathon of Innovations Show casing Africa innovations on IoT and 3D Technologies and Engineering
Startups, Innovation agencies, etc
Digital Innovation Challenge
Pitching best prototypes & demonstrators.
Plenary
Closing remarks, recommendations & next steps.
Gala Evening
Awards Ceremony