Palm University College in Accra hosted the FAST AI Summit: Quantum Computing Ghana 2025 on November 21, 2025, in collaboration with IBM, Flapmax, and Intel. According to TechAfrica News, the event was described as Ghana’s first quantum-AI summit and included industry keynotes, academic workshops, hands-on quantum computing sessions using IBM Qiskit, and a hybrid hackathon with challenge tracks in agriculture, energy, and healthcare.
IBM selected FAI Institute and Palm University College from a global applicant pool of more than 600 institutions for the Qiskit Fall Fest program, placing Ghana among the top 150 selections worldwide. Winners of the hackathon received access to Flapmax’s hybrid quantum-AI compute platform, and all attendees received official IBM participation certificates.
According to the FAI Institute, the summit also launched the Palm University Quantum Computing Club, creating an ongoing institutional base for quantum research and capacity building. Riche-Mike Wellington, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ghana Commission for UNESCO, participated as a speaker.