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Gaidi Faraj, Lofred Madzou | Nurturing Africa’s AI Leaders through Math Olympiad

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Date
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM PST/PDT
Location
353 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305 | Room 119
Topics
Education, Skills
Ethics, Equity, Inclusion
Workforce, Labor
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The African Olympiad Academy is a world-class high school dedicated to training Africa’s most promising students in mathematics, science, and artificial intelligence through olympiad-based pedagogy.

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Olympiads are globally recognized competitions for top high-school students that emphasize deep inquiry and rigorous problem solving.

There is growing evidence that olympiad education is a powerful pipeline for exceptional AI talent. Notable olympiad alumni include Mira Murati (former CTO of OpenAI), Alexandr Wang (CEO of Scale AI), and Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity AI), among many others.

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Speakers
Gaidi Faraj
Head of School at the African Olympiad Academy
Lofred Madzou
Director of Partnerships at the African Olympiad Academy
Arun Shanmuganathan
Executive Director at the African Olympiad Academy