24/09/2025
The 2nd hashtag Hackathon, Kenya Re’s insurance AI innovation challenge, has officially kicked off! 🎉
Our Acting Group Managing Director, Mr. Gekone Nicodemus, officially welcomed participants, highlighting how Kenya Re aims to spark innovation by bridging academia and industry, fostering creative AI and machine learning solutions. He emphasised that these advancements will elevate efficiency, accuracy, and security while strengthening the corporation’s competitive edge.
With the theme “Redefining Reinsurance Business Processes with AI,” students will collaborate with mentors to design practical solutions that drive efficiency, accuracy, and security across the industry. The Corporate Affairs Manager Ms. Gladys Some-HSC officially welcomed the students to the event and urged them to focus on the task upon them for the next 3days. Members of Management were also present during the opening ceremony. Samuel Ruugia, Head of ICT, R&D, introduced the University of Nairobi(UON) delegation led by Elisha Abade – Chair, Department of Computer Science & Informatics, Peter Waiganjo Wagacha – AI Lecturer, School of Computing and Informatics and Muchemi Lawrence – AI Lecturer, School of Computing and Informatics. They joined the Kenya Re management team in setting the stage for groundbreaking solutions.
Let’s innovate, create, and transform the future of (re)insurance together! 💡🔍
May the best minds win!
