What each lacks is a way into the room where Africa’s AI future is being decided. On data, it means AI that speaks our languages and understands our contexts, built by people who live in them. The Pan African AI Summit is a statement about who belongs in the conversation. That is the bet we made in building the Pan African AI & Summit, and it is why the summit is complimentary. The Pan African AI Summit (PAAIS) is returning for its second edition on 22–23 September 2026 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra.