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Pre-Day - Virtual AfricaCom 2020

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Pre-Day - Virtual AfricaCom 2020

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11:30 - 11:4010 mins
Chair’s opening remarks
  • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
11:40 - 12:1030 mins
Panel: New models for monetisation in Africa’s content landscape
  • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
  • Amman Fissehazion - Chairman at Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters & CEO, EBS TV
  • Paolo Rizzardini - Chief Commerical Officer and Executive Board Member, Mondia
  • Clare Kandola - Founder and CEO, The Vidya Collective
12:10 - 12:2515 mins
Streaming media on the continent
  • Izu Osuigwe - CEO, Forest Digital TV
12:25 - 12:5530 mins
Panel: Partnering for greater reach: where are African viewers to be found?
  • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
  • Merlin Naicker - Group Executive: SABC Television, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
  • Craig Kelly - CEO, AfricaXP
  • Joe Munene - Managing Director, Broadcast Division, The Standard Group PLC
13:00 - 13:4545 mins
Combating Internet Misinformation in Africa’s Tech Ecosystem
  • Tomiwa Aladekomo - CEO, Big Cabal Media
  • Emmanuel Lubanzadio - Head of Public Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa, Twitter
  • Daniel Kimmage - Principal Deputy Coordinator - Global Engagement Center, U.S. Department of State
  • John Marshall - CEO, World Ethical Data Forum & Executive Director, World Ethical Data Foundation
14:00 - 14:4545 mins
One by One – Tackling Inequality and Empowering the Underrepresented
  • Joel Smith - COO, The Kolisi Foundation
  • Rachel Kolisi - Co-Founder, The Kolisi Foundation
  • Siya Kolisi - Co-Founder, The Kolisi Foundation
  • Mahlatse Mashua - CEO, The Kolisi Foundation
14:40 - 14:5515 mins
Orange POESAM Awards Ceremony
  • Alioune Ndiaye - CEO - Middle East and Africa, Orange
  • Elizabeth Tchoungui - Executive Director CSR, Diversity and Philanthropy, Orange. Deputy Chair for the Orange Foundation, Orange
15:00 - 15:4545 mins
Road to Return: The role of public-private partnerships in navigating a safe route back to business
  • Miriam Altman - Professor of Practice 4IR, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg & Commissioner, National Planning Commission, South African Presidency
  • Gaurang Tanna - Head, Policy Coordination and Integrated Planning, National Department of Health, South Africa
  • Paul Meyer - CEO, The Commons Project
  • Jean Philbert Nsengimana - Former Minister of Youth and ICT, Rwanda & Managing Director-Africa, The Commons Project
  • Ronald Whelan - Chief Commercial Officer, Discovery Health
  • Eldrid Jordaan - Founder & CEO, GovChat.Org
16:00 - 17:0060 mins
Roundtable: Digital connectivity for schools and learners
  • Fida Kibbi - Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications, Ericsson Middle East & Africa
  • Heather Johnson - Vice President for Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Ericsson
  • Chris Fabian - Co-Founder, Giga; Senior Adviser, UNICEF Innovation; Co-Lead, UNICEF Ventures
  • Alex Wong - Senior Strategy Advisor and Lead, Giga, ITU
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