Collaborative Innovation for Impact (Students and SMEs)

Pathways to Opportunities Summit 2026 Workshop 3 - Collaborative Innovation for Impact (Students and SMEs) This session shows how collaborative innovation between students and Startups turns skills into jobs, ventures, and solutions to real-world challenges. Speakers: Abiy Tadesse, Startup and Innovative Enterprise Development Senior Expert, Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia Micheal Odongo, CEO Angaza Center Samuel Njuguna Ruhiu, Lecturer Department of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi Facilitator: Surya Raghu, Professor, University of Witwatersrand