Over 600 delegates and project professionals from around the world have gathered for the 8th annual Project Management Institute Africa Conference being held at the Emara Ole-Sereni Convention Center, Nairobi. Themed The Africa We Want: Together We Can,the conference will focus on the momentum of the region's project economy and the extraordinary work companies and governments across the continent are doing to ensure large-scale projects align with Agenda 2063 strategic goals.
According to PMI's Job Growth and Talent Gap report, employers will need 87.7 million individuals in project management-oriented roles by 2027. The demand for professionals with the necessary mix of competencies to execute mega projects across industries efficiently and effectively is critical for Africa's journey toward progress.
Artificial intelligence powered project management uses technology to advance products and outcome with stakeholders promising that AI is not going to replace humans but it's benefits cannot be ignored in industry growth especially in health sector to diagnose and treat diseases.
Kenya's critical sectors, such as education, infrastructure, climate change, and agriculture, require meticulous project planning and execution. However, a glaring gap in project management skills has become evident. It is imperative to strategise and implement approaches that will expedite the development of project management capabilities across Africa.
AI robots a new technology revolution can be used to collect data in the space, monitor crops in agriculture and in energy sector they can be trained to detect oil leaks in education they offer personalised training.However their use is a threat to human knowledge since the innovations tend to phase out human workforce a notion the conference seeks to demystify.
The three day conference will highlight critical topics, including transforming Africa into a global powerhouse with a key focus on project management cutting across all sectors. Africa stands at the cusp of a transformative era, with a projected population of 1.7 billion and consumer spending soaring to an estimated $6.7 trillion by 2030.This unprecedented growth will be fueled in part by the acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is set to create the world's largest free trade area for goods and services across member states while deepening economic integration.