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Day 1

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Day 1

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11:40 - 11:5010 mins
Chair’s Opening Remarks
  • Thecla Mbongue - Senior Research Analyst, Ovum
11:50 - 12:1020 mins
Digital Transformation (OXyGEN) and MTN’s ambitions on 5G
  • Chales Molapisi - GCTIO, MTN Group
12:10 - 12:3020 mins
5G is On, Bringing MBB to a New Horizon
  • Dong Zhang - Vice President 5G Marketing & Technical Sales Department, Huawei Technologies
12:30 - 12:5020 mins
Beyond 5G Bearer Services: practical implications of enabling Advanced 5G Services
  • Nicholas Naidu - Managing Executive: Technology Strategy, Architecture & Innovation, Vodacom
12:50 - 13:1020 mins
The role of 5G in the 4th industrial revolution (4IR)
  • Chafic Traboulsi - VP and Head of Networks, Ericsson Middle East and Africa
13:10 - 13:3020 mins
Connecting a Massive Digital Future with 5G
  • Paul Berriman - Group CTO, PCCW Global
13:30 - 13:5020 mins
Networking and refreshment break
    14:30 - 14:5020 mins
    Assessing the relative economic use cases for FWA in Africa
    • John Naylon - CTO and founder, Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL)
    14:50 - 15:1020 mins
    Smart Grid Automation
    • Siphesande Sonti - Head of Network, City of Cape Town
    15:10 - 15:4030 mins
    Panel: 5G killer applications in Africa
    • Thecla Mbongue - Senior Research Analyst, Ovum
    • Giovanni Chiarelli - Chief Technology & Information Officer, MTN
    • Arnauld Blondet - Chief Innovation Officer – Africa & Middle East, Orange
    • Mohamed Madkour - VP of Global Wireless Networks Marketing and Solutions, Huawei
    • Brian Jakins - Regional Vice President, Intelsat, Africa
    15:40 - 16:2040 mins
    Networking and refreshment break
      16:20 - 16:4020 mins
      Laying the foundations for the 5G era in Africa
      • Akinwale Goodluck - Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA
      16:40 - 17:0020 mins
      Fireside chat: Security and privacy in the 5G era
      • Thecla Mbongue - Senior Research Analyst, Ovum
      • Sami Said - Chief Security Officer, Tunisie Telecom
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