Schedule — PyHo 2026 · Python Conference, Ho, Ghana

Three Days, One Community

PyHo 2026 runs across three days in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana — with three overlapping events for builders, learners, and the wider Python community.

Participant registration & welcome

Installation party — Python, VS Code, Git/GitHub setup...

Dev environment setup & troubleshooting

Introductions & networking

View Django Girls schedule ↓

Opening remarks & Keynote

Breakfast & networking breakout

Django Girls Ho Day 2

Builders Lab Sprint

Lunch

Workshop & sprint wrap ~5 PM GMT

View Oct 23 schedule ↓

Opening remarks

Breakfast & networking breakout

Talks

Panel - AI in Africa

Lightning talks

Closing remarks

View talks schedule ↓

October 22–23 · Ho, Ghana

Django Girls Ho

A free, beginner-friendly workshop for women who want to learn how to build their first website using Python and Django. No prior experience needed — just bring your curiosity.

📍 Ho, Volta Region ⏱ 2-day format

2:00 PM

Registration & Welcome

Participants arrive, collect name badges, and meet their coaches.

2:30 PM

Installation Party

Python, VS Code, and Git installed and verified on every laptop — coaches on hand to troubleshoot.

4:00 PM

Dev Environment Walkthrough

Introduction to the terminal, virtual environments, and the Django Girls tutorial structure.

5:30 PM

End of Day 1

Participants and coaches network before the full workshop day.

8:30 AM

Morning Check-in

Participants reconvene; coaches recap Day 1 and set goals for the build day.

9:00 AM

Shared Conference Kick-off

Opening Remarks/Keynote

10:30 AM

Django Girls Workshop Begins

Django Girls tutorial — building a blog from scratch with coach support.

1:00 PM

Lunch

All attendees — Django Girls, Builders Lab, and conference guests — share lunch together.

2:00 PM

Workshop Continues

Afternoon build session — deploying to the web, styling, and extending the Django blog project.

5:00 PM

Workshop Wrap & Celebration

Participants demo their sites, receive certificates, and celebrate completing the Django Girls Ho workshop.

New to Django Girls? The full tutorial is available free online — great to read ahead before the workshop day.

Django Girls Tutorial →

Friday · October 23 · Ho, Ghana

Builders Lab Sprint

A full-day open-source sprint where developers collaborate on real projects. Bring your ideas, your code, and your curiosity — sprints can run as late as the energy lasts.

Learn more →

9:00 AM

Shared Conference Kick-off

Opening Remarks/Keynote

10:00 AM

Breakfast & Networking Breakout

Fuel up and find your sprint collaborators before the day begins.

10:30 AM

Sprint Kick-off & Project Pitches

Teams form around project ideas. Sprint leads present their projects; contributors choose where to plug in.

Sprint starts

1:00 PM

Lunch

Lunch break and networking.

2:00 PM

Sprint Continues

Afternoon deep-work session.

Build time

~5:00 PM

Wrap & Commit Push

Teams wrap up their contributions, push final commits, and share a quick summary of what was built. Sprint can continue informally for those who want to keep going.

Saturday · October 24 · Ho, Ghana

Main Conference Day

Talks, Keynotes, Panel on AI in Africa, lightning talks, and a Builders Lab showcase — all on one day in Ho.

Opening & Keynote

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM GMT

Opening Remarks

Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM GMT

Breakfast & Networking Breakout

Fuel up, swap ideas, and find your people before the talk sessions begin.

Morning Session

10:30 AM GMT · 25 min

Fluent in Confusion

Barbara Asiamah LinkedIn

11:00 AM GMT · 25 min

More Than Code: Many Open Doors in Open Source

Benedict Kofi Amofah LinkedIn · X

11:30 AM GMT · 25 min

Python in the Age of AI: Ethical and Cultural Considerations

Adwoa Pokua Aboagye LinkedIn · X

12:00 PM GMT · 25 min

Getting Started with MCP, ADK and A2A

Gabriel Agbobli LinkedIn · X

12:30 PM GMT · 25 min

Your Language, Your Voice: Open-Source TTS for Ghanaian Languages

Gerhardt Datsomor LinkedIn · X

Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM GMT

Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

2:00 PM GMT · 25 min

From Monolith to Mess: How Microservices Go Wrong (and How to Fix Them)

Mike Attara LinkedIn · X

2:30 PM GMT · 25 min

Building Your First RESTful API

Anthony Addae

3:00 PM GMT · 25 min

Your Fired Employee Still Has Access. Here's Why.

Jesse Murah LinkedIn

3:30 PM GMT · 25 min

Building AI Agents That Solve Real Business Problems with Python

George Jabley LinkedIn · X

4:00 PM GMT · 25 min

Getting Started with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in Python

Manasseh Komla LinkedIn

Panel Discussion

4:30 PM GMT · ~45 min

AI in Africa: Building for Context, Not Just for Capability

A moderated conversation on what it means to build AI systems that work for African users and communities — addressing local languages, limited infrastructure, cultural nuance, and the ethics of deploying models trained on data that rarely reflects the continent.

Panellists TBA

Lightning Talks

5:20 PM GMT · 5 min each

Lightning Talks

Builders Lab Showcase

Sprint Team Showcases

🏗️

Closing Remarks

~6:30 PM GMT · Thank-yous, announcements, and see you next year.

Full Programme Schedule

Three Days, One Community

Django Girls Ho
Day 1

Conference Kick-off +
Sprint & Workshop