A Joint Initiative Of
PALI · The UWI Global Campus · KNUST
AI & Leadership Lecture Series: Building AI-Ready Institutions
The Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI), the University of the West Indies Global Campus and KNUST present a free, three-day AI Leadership Learning Week for senior leaders across Africa and the Diaspora: “Preparing Humans to Lead Machines Where They Want Them to Go.” Featuring Dr. Kofi Osei-Kusi, President of PALI.
Series 1: AI Leadership in the Education & Training Sector
“Preparing Humans to Lead Machines Where They Want Them to Go”
November Tue 17 to Thu 19, 2026
12:00 noon Jamaica | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Caribbean | 5:00 p.m. GMT
Event details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dates | Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 November 2026 |
| Time | 12:00 noon Jamaica · 1:00 pm Eastern Caribbean · 5:00 pm GMT |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Free (registration required) |
Programme
| Day | Perspective | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1, 17 Nov | UWI Global Campus | Dr. Craig Ramlal |
| Day 2, 18 Nov | PALI, Pan-African Leadership Institute | Dr. David Noye |
| Day 3, 19 Nov | KNUST, plus synthesis panel | Prof. Eric Appau Asante |
The Learning Week
What to Expect
Welcome remarks from senior leaders of the two lead collaborating institutions, plus a short orientation to the Learning Week format: what's live, what's recorded, and how registration works.
Dr. Kofi Osei-Kusi
President & Member of the Governing Council, Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI)
Dr. Francis O. Severin
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of the West Indies Global Campus
Prof. Eric Appau Asante
Associate Professor of Educational Innovations & Coordinator, AI Courses, KNUST & Head, Department of Teacher Education
Why This Series
Global South Collaborative 4 Part Lecture Series
The Global South has too often been positioned in the global AI conversation as a consumer of tools built elsewhere, not as a co-designer of the products, systems, and governance frameworks that will define how AI is adopted.
This series pairs Caribbean and African institutions as peers, building a durable, cross-regional body of AI leadership knowledge together. It is anchored on two executed partnership agreements between The UWI Global Campus, PALI, and KNUST.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African proverb, the principle behind the Global South Collaborative
The Shared Focus
Building AI-Ready Institutions: Preparing People to Lead and Adopt AI in Education & Training
One institution leads each day with a 35-minute presentation and Q&A, all at the same time. You hear three Global South perspectives on the same questions, then a synthesis panel with all three presenters on Day 3.
Speakers
Speakers
Welcome remarks from the two lead institutions, then three institutional presenters carry the Learning Week from day to day.
Welcome remarks
Welcome Remarks · PALI
Dr. Kofi Osei-Kusi
President & Member of the Governing Council, Pan-African Leadership Institute
Award-winning senior leader, philanthropist, social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and TV personality, with over 25 years of leadership experience.
Welcome Remarks · The UWI
Dr. Francis O. Severin
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Global Campus
Presenters
Webinar 1 · The UWI
Dr. Craig Ramlal
Executive Director, AI Innovation Centre, The UWI · Chair, CTU Caribbean AI Task Force
Appointed in 2023 to the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI; contributed to Singapore's National AI R&D Plan and ECLAC's AI agendas for Small Island Developing States.
Webinar 2 · PALI
Dr. David Noye, BSc, PG.Dip, MSc, DIT
Founder & CEO, AtiFixia AI LLC · Facilitator, Pan-African Leadership Institute
Researcher, engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose doctoral work moved from early AI applications into nanotechnology. Technology development supported by U.S. federal agencies including NSF, NASA, and DOE. Leads AtiFixia AI's “AI-in-a-Box™” SaaS platforms for engineering, education, government, and business.
Webinar 3 · KNUST
Prof. Eric Appau Asante
Associate Professor of Educational Innovations · Founding Director, E-Learning Center, KNUST
Immediate past Director of E-Learning for KNUST and its affiliates; Star Ambassador, Association of Commonwealth Universities; Project Lead, Partnership for Enhanced and Blended Learning. PhD, KNUST. Author of Maximizing E-Learning in a Constrained Ecosystem.
Who Should Attend
- Tertiary education and training institutions across the Caribbean and continental Africa
- Teachers' colleges, Faculties of Humanities and Education, and HEI staff generally
- Executive-level learners (35 to 60) with leadership responsibility, navigating how AI affects their organisation
- Administrators, faculty, principals, and lecturers at all levels
What You Will Walk Away With
- A shared framework for institutional AI readiness, covering policy and governance together
- Three institutional perspectives from UWI, PALI, and KNUST in direct comparative dialogue
- Leadership competencies for AI adoption: strategic judgement, ethical leadership, organisational change, role redesign
What's Next
A Growing Program: More to Come in 2027
Series 1 is the pilot for a four-part program. Three more Learning Weeks follow in 2027, alongside a paid Continuing Professional Education course.
CPE Course · 2027
A deeper, paid follow-on course builds on each Learning Week once all four have run. Details and pricing to follow.
Series 2
AI Leadership in Business & Global Markets
April 2027
Series 3
Afro-Caribbean Approaches to Automated Decision-Making in Jurisprudence & Welfare
June 2027
Series 4
Innovation Partnerships & Enterprise Financing
August 2027
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Learning Week free to attend?
Yes. All three sessions are free and open to registrants.
What time zone are sessions in?
12:00 noon Jamaica | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Caribbean | 5:00 p.m. GMT, each day, 17 to 19 November 2026.
Is there a cost for the follow-on course?
A paid Continuing Professional Education (CPE) course is planned for 2027. Details and pricing to follow. Join the Learning Week to be notified first.
17 to 19 November 2026
Reserve your free place
Three days, three Global South perspectives on building AI-ready institutions.
Register free on the UWI Global Campus site