Meet our Team

John Bagiliko is the president and co-founder of AI Ghana. He is also a Ph.D. student at the University of Rwanda. He is passionate about using data, statistics, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to help African rainfed farmers. His current research is around improving satellite rainfall estimates in the African rainfed setting. John is also passionate about community development, and served as the country ambassador of Zindi in Ghana from 2020 to 2022 and helped in building vibrant data science and AI communities in Ghana including AI Ghana. 

Deborah Arthur is a vibrant lady with experience in data analysis, project management and community building. Deborah works with Cloud School as a Data Analyst and is the Co-founder and Vice President of AI Ghana. She is a strong believer of women who can and had inspired several young women in field of technology. Deborah loves to volunteer and has impacted and contributed to the growth of several tech communities which is one of the several things she enjoys doing. She is a member of the Djangcon USA volunteering team and African Women In GIS.

 Joshua Kobina Obeng is the Programs Committee Lead of AI Ghana. He is passionate about data engineering and machine learning. Joshua holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Economics and a master's degree in economics. Joshua has over eight years of experience in business development and project management and three years of experience as a data engineer. He currently works as a data engineer with Monterosa and enjoys spending time on a problem until he can figure out a solution. 

Bernice Perpetua Quarshie is  AI Ghana's Sponsorship Committee Lead. She is a banker at Access Bank PLC Ghana. She has a great passion for technology and how to utilize its existence. She is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and  Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics. She is a Data Science, AI and Software engineering enthusiast with skills in Microsoft suite, Python, SQL, Flutter and Dart. She loves to draw and dance.

Benedicta Frema Boamah is a member of the Programs Committee of AI Ghana. She is a social entrepreneur and podcaster who is passionate about technology, poverty interventions, economic growth, and social equity. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry (2019) from the University of Development Studies and has completed an Entrepreneur in Training Program (Class of 2022) at MEST Africa where she majored in business, communications, and technology. Currently, Frema is the co-founder and marketing lead at Trober, a mobility startup that allows you to book and pay for public transportation by connecting riders to independent bus service providers. Trober is digitalizing mass transportation in Ghana for hassle-free commutes. Frema is also a BeChangemaker Finalist and GEDA Fellow on a mission to build a social enterprise, Lotus Foundation, to provide technology and livelihood empowerment training for people in underserved communities to have dignified jobs. At her core is an individual who is impact driven and always wants to show up in service of humanity.

Priscilla leads marketing and media relations at AI Ghana.