African AI and Blockchain Policy Forum-15 & 16 November 2023

The Regional Centre of Excellence (“RCE”) of the Financial Services Commission, Mauritius (“FSC”) in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”), will host a 2-day hybrid Forum on “African AI & Blockchain Policy” on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 10.30 -15.15 hrs & Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 10.30-15.45 hrs (Mauritius Time).

Overview of the Forum

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and blockchain technology have attracted particular attention among African policymakers in recent years for their potential to contribute to economic development, drive regional connectivity, and support of multilateral initiatives like the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Africa 2063 agenda. The rapid advancement and adoption of these emerging technologies have been met with new policy approaches and governmental frameworks to guide responsible innovation. Crucially, because the uses and impacts of both AI and blockchain are inherently cross-border, international standards are playing an important role in informing domestic policy and driving consistency across countries.

The African AI and Blockchain Policy Forum connects policymakers from across the continent with the latest international analysis and key policy developments to support domestic and regional responses that guide responsible innovation within these two technologies, while mitigating key risks.

The Forum’s first day will focus on general technology-level governance, aimed at officials from across governmental and regulatory bodies.

The Forum’s second day will focus on financial market issues specifically, most relevant for economy and finance ministries, central banks, and financial regulatory, taxation and law enforcement agencies.

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• Speakers’ Biographies 

Highlights of the workshop

The RCE of the FSC Mauritius in collaboration with the OECD, thank you for attending the hybrid Forum on “African AI & Blockchain Policy” on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 & Thursday, 16 November 2023.

Please complete this 2-minute survey to provide us with your valuable opinions which will enable us to improve for our future events.

The feedback form can be accessed on your Hubilo profile: https://events.hubilo.com/African-AI-Blockchain-Policy-Forum

All data collected will be kept confidential.

Should you face any difficulty or have any query, please feel free to contact us on rce@fscmauritius.org or on (+230) 404 5652 or (+230) 403 7000 (Ext.7253). 

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You are invited to register for the Forum on the following link by latest Friday, 03 November 2023 at noon (Mauritius Time)

Link: https://events.hubilo.com/African-AI-Blockchain-Policy-Forum/register

Factsheet

Notes to physical participants

• Venue: Le Meridien, Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius

• Seats are limited and selection will be on a first come first serve basis.
• Lunch will be provided on both days.
• You will receive a confirmation email by latest Wednesday, 08 November 2023 if your physical participation has been booked.
• Only approved participants will be able to attend the Forum physically.
• It is mandatory to attend the Forum on both days fully to be eligible for the e-Certificate. You cannot attend one day physically and one day virtually.

Notes to virtual participants

• Kindly use the google chrome browser and a proper internet connection to have a seamless experience of the Forum.
• After logging in the platform, click on “Join session” to attend the event.
• If you have forgotten your password, please login using the event code: 1516
• A registration confirmation email will be sent to you following your registration.

For Technical assistance, please contact:

Ms. Zohra Imrit on rce@fscmauritius.org or Ms. Kirti Tohul, by phone on (230) 404 5652 or (230) 403 7000 Ext: 7253

e-Certificate of attendance:

An e-Certificate of attendance will be issued only to those who have attended the full event, that is, on both days physically/ virtually.

Notes on e-Certificate of attendance:

You are kindly requested to sign in for the event with your FULL NAME so as the RCE can issue the e-Certificate.  In case a group of participants will attend the event under one login, you are kindly requested to send the details of the participants on rce@fscmauritius.org by latest Monday, 20 November 2023 at 16:00 hrs.

Failure to provide the full name and details of the participants will result in non-issuance of e-Certificate.

The e-Certificate will be sent to you during the first week of December 2023.

We look forward to your active participation in this hybrid Forum. Please feel free to share the details of the event with your contacts who may be interested in this particular topic.

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