IndabaX Zimbabwe 2026
📅 Thursday, 4 June 2026 → Friday, 5 June 2026 in 1 days
The Zimbabwe chapter of the Deep Learning IndabaX, at Arrupe Jesuit University, Harare — two days of talks, tutorials and networking under the theme 'Preparing Zimbabwe's workforce for an AI-driven future.'
IndabaX Zimbabwe is the Zimbabwean chapter of the pan-African Deep Learning IndabaX network, held over two days at Arrupe Jesuit University in Harare. Its 2026 theme — "Preparing Zimbabwe's workforce for an AI-driven future" — frames a programme of talks, tutorials and networking aimed at building local machine-learning capacity.
On the programme
The event combines keynote talks, hands-on tutorial sessions and community networking. Featured speakers are drawn from across Zimbabwe's and the region's AI community — including Dr Nancy Kwangwa (Women's University in Africa), Dr Chipo Zidana (Botswana International University of Science and Technology), Dr Kennedy Chengeta (KaribuTech AI), Clive Chikuku (Monash University), and practitioners from health-AI startups Dawa Health and Vambo AI. Tutorial facilitators come from industry and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) network.
Where it sits in today's AI
IndabaX Zimbabwe is a grassroots expression of one of the most important stories in global AI: the building of homegrown machine-learning communities across Africa, so the continent helps create the technology rather than only consuming it. Its focus on workforce readiness and applied AI — in health, in particular — reflects how African chapters tie cutting-edge ML to local problems and talent development, and it puts Zimbabwe firmly on the map of the worldwide AI community.
