Brandon T Bande
Tech Community Lead | Speaker | Design Thinking and Innovation
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
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Since 2020 Brandon has been actively engaging with and speaking to the developer community on tech and non-tech related issues. Having presented to mixed and diverse audiences , Brandon delivers electrifying talks that aim to inspire , inform and engage audiences. He is flexible with Python and JavaScript and has been using them in the design of tools that helps to break social inequities.
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Easy as A, B, See : Integrating Gemini Pro model to Python for Computer Vision
It used to take years of learning to build computer vision applications but AI makes it simple. In less than 30 minutes I will build a CCTV system that is manned by AI to show how AI makes it easy to build and implement ideas. Using Python and AI Studio I will show how easy it is to utilize Gemini and share a few tips on building using Gemini.
Contextualising AI to Africas needs : Designing for remote and underpriviledged communities
In Africa we already have the digital divide and with AI coming we are now having an AI divide which is even worse due to reliance on existing network infrastructure and hardware that can support AI needs. In this talk, I will talk about how my team is using open-source LLMs to create an e-learning solution that works offline and utilises AI. The talk goes beyond my work and discusses how we can ensure an inclusive and equitable AI future that caters to all as we attempt to achieve the SDGs. The talk is less techie and utilises day-to-day language and examples to explain how and why we could utilise quantized models to bridge the AI divide and tries to point out why that is essential that we do so now.
AI : Savior of the poor or Champion of the rich?
We live in the age of AI and as much as AI is there to help make things better overally, like every fancy tool out there it is being powered by the chase for the buck and the divide and inequality within the society is widened. In my session, I will focus on the importance of prioritizing accessibility of AI for more than 30% of the population wallowing in poverty instead of prioritizing it's advancement for the benefit of a few. As much as I understand the business and economics behind I would like to offer a CTA appealing for the AI industry to assist in breaking the social divide and for governments to embrace the new tech for the good and benefit of their people
Embracing AI to break down walls.
AI has been a buzz lately. As a techie how can you leverage on it to make yourself better.
Inspiring Inclusion - Empowering her to be in power
How can communities help the girl child reach peak potential? How can we help the women already in, find their voice? In my session I will dive into what inclusion really means and share stories from my past on how I have managed to help and mentor other women find their ground within the tech space. I will also wrap up with a powerful CTA on why inclusion is the best way to go in the tech space and how we can make the small steps to achieving it
Fitting into tech communities
Sharing information about one can find their place in tech communities and how best they can use such opportunities to grow professionally and as an individual.
Tech Communities for career growth
A call to action that is asking for involvement from attendees in tech events. This will share my journey from volunteering for GDSC to eventually leading it and graduating into GDG. I will also share how being active in tech has opened doors for me on both a personal and professional level.
Devfest Lusaka 2024 Sessionize Event Upcoming
11th International Conference on Communication and Information Science
Research Paper Presentor
Deep Learning Indabax Zimbabwe
Panel Speaker on AI Governance and Ethics
Women Tech Makers (WTM) Onitsha Virtual Bootcamp Sessionize Event
DevFest Zambia 2023 Sessionize Event
DevFest Zimbabwe 2023 Sessionize Event
DevFest Zimbabwe 2022 Sessionize Event
Brandon T Bande
Tech Community Lead | Speaker | Design Thinking and Innovation
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
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