Media owners, chief executives, editors and other categories of journalists are converging on Nairobi, Kenya for the biggest AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit (AMLS).
Organised by AllAfrica Global Media, the launch of a new convening platform: the AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit is focusing on African Economic Transformation, AI, Technology and Digitization, Regional Integration and Peacebuilding, Misinformation and Disinformation, Governance, Standards, and Capacity Building, and Creating Sustainable Business Models.
The summit will take place May 8-10, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: “Re-engineering African Media in Times of Critical Transformation.”
As part of this year’s edition, AllAfrica will also present the 2024 Media Excellence Awards.
According to the organisers, the 2024 edition of the AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit, will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media landscape revolutionized by emerging technologies like a digital approach to public debate, innovations from the Newsroom Innovation Youth Challenge, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and a specialized metaverse from Ubuntu Tribe.
A statement from the All Africa Media Summit organisers and released by Sisa Sibanda, said during this pivotal event, AllAfrica and technology pioneer Ubuntu Tribe will introduce the “Ubuntuverse,” a state-of-the-art metaverse platform designed to bridge cultures and accelerate educational and technological engagement across Africa.
