Totlesoft sets August 15 virtual AI summit for Africa’s workforce

Totlesoft will host the free ADLAS 2026 virtual summit on Aug. 15 to spotlight Africa’s role in AI data labeling, human feedback and digital workforce development. The event is aimed at helping students, professionals and businesses tap into the growing AI economy.

Why it matters: - ADLAS 2026 is designed to connect Africa’s talent pipeline to the fastest-growing parts of the AI economy, including data labeling, AI evaluation and human feedback. - The summit targets students, professionals, entrepreneurs, businesses, policymakers and institutions that want to understand where Africa fits in global AI work. - Organizers say the event aims to help build Africa’s human infrastructure for AI, not just discuss model development.

What happened: - Totlesoft announced the inaugural AI Data Labeling Africa Summit, or ADLAS 2026. - The free virtual summit is scheduled for Saturday, 15 August 2026, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM WAT. - The event will be held online and registration is open at the summit registration page. - Totlesoft says the summit will bring together founders, AI experts, startup leaders, researchers, educators and workforce development specialists from Africa and around the world.

The details: - The agenda will focus on AI data labeling and dataset creation. - Other sessions will cover human feedback for large language models, including RLHF. - Topics also include AI evaluation and quality assurance, responsible AI, trustworthy datasets, AI workforce development, AI entrepreneurship, building AI-ready SaaS products and digital skills for the future of work. - Confirmed speakers include Hazem Torab, founder and CEO of Day Off and Enozom. - Torab will present on how to make SaaS products agent-ready for a future where AI agents become customers. - Just Ibe, president of the Association of African Startups, will speak on building a thriving African startup ecosystem for the AI economy. - Tabitha Ngozi, founder of Goal Quest Academy, will deliver a keynote on preparing Africa’s workforce for careers in AI operations, prompt engineering, data labeling and AI literacy. - Totlesoft says more speakers, ecosystem partners and organizational leaders will be announced before the event. - Participation is free, and attendees who complete the summit will receive a digital participation certificate.

Between the lines: - The summit reflects a broader shift in AI, where demand is rising for skilled human labor around training data, evaluation and oversight. - The format suggests Totlesoft is positioning ADLAS as a practical workforce and business event, not a research conference focused only on building models. - Christotle Agholor, founder of Totlesoft and conference chair, said Africa’s opportunity in AI extends beyond model building and depends on connecting young talent to practical work. - Agholor also said collaboration among technology companies, schools, startups, governments and development partners will be critical for readiness.

What's next: - Totlesoft is inviting technology companies, universities, innovation hubs, startup ecosystems, government agencies, investors, media organizations and development partners to support the summit. - Registration remains open ahead of the Aug. 15 event. - The summit is planned as an annual virtual conference focused on workforce development, AI data creation, human feedback, responsible AI and digital skills.

The bottom line: - ADLAS 2026 is Totlesoft’s bet that Africa can compete in AI by supplying the people, processes and digital skills the industry needs now, not only the models it may build later.