Day 2 - Virtual AfricaCom 2020Wednesday, 11 November 2020

09:00 - 09:055 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Chair's Opening Remarks

Aubrey Hruby - Senior Fellow, Africa Center. Co-founder, Africa Expert Network

09:05 - 09:2520 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Smarter networks accelerating Africa’s digital agenda

Lucky La Riccia - Head of Digital Services, Ericsson Middle East and Africa

09:25 - 10:0540 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

accelerateHER Africa Take-Over: Widening Access to Technology for More Women in Africa

Baratang Miya - Founder and CEO, GirlHype
Hon. Paula Ingabire - Minister of ICT & Innovation,, Republic of Rwanda
Elizabeth Rossiello - CEO & Founder, AZA
Tracey Turner - Founder & CEO, Copia Global

10:05 - 10:3025 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Intelligently navigating the COVID outbreak: striving for societal benefit over profit

Aubrey Hruby - Senior Fellow, Africa Center. Co-founder, Africa Expert Network
Shameel Joosub - CEO & Executive Director, Vodacom Group

10:30 - 10:5020 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Accelerating Africa’s journey towards the 4IR

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Deputy Chair, Presidential 4IR Commission

10:30 - 11:3060 mins

Huawei Forums

Home Broadband Forum

Dean Yu - Vice President, Southern Africa Region, Huawei
Charles Qiu - Vice Director, Access Network Marketing & Solution Sales Dept., Huawei
Sunil Piyarlall - Technical Lifecycle Executive, South Africa Telkom
Franklin Ocharo - HOD of Home business Dept., Kenya Safaricom
Dikah Sylvester - GM of Fixed Network, Ghana Vodafone

10:50 - 10:555 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Chair's Closing Remarks

Aubrey Hruby - Senior Fellow, Africa Center. Co-founder, Africa Expert Network

11:10 - 11:2010 mins

Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote

Virtual AfricaCom Awards Part I

11:30 - 11:5525 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

Fireside chat: Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural and Emerging Markets

Aniel Jhingoeri - Head of Platforms and Devices, Radisys
Nathan Smith - VP Product/Business Development, Reliance Jio

11:30 - 11:355 mins

5G Africa

5G Africa Chair’s welcome and introductory remarks

Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia

11:30 - 12:3060 mins

Huawei Forums

Cloud&AI Forum

Stone He - President, Africa Cloud & AI Business Group, Huawei
Guy Zibi - Founder and Principal, Xalam Analytics
Marcus Tay - Chief Tech Director, Huawei Cloud - Africa Region
Lulu Wood - Co-Founded and CMO, Afrishop
James Maina - Expert Intelligent Collaboration Sales Dept., Huawei

11:35 - 11:5520 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Telecom Infra Project: Breaking The Mould! - Going Open

Mark Walker - Associate Vice President, IDC
Pieter van der Westhuizen - Group Technology Executive, MTN
Razvan Ungureanu - Chief Technology Officer, Airtel Africa

11:35 - 11:5520 mins

5G Africa

Service Provider Interview: 5G launches in small African island nations

Shoaib Khan - CTO, Cable & Wireless (Seychelles)
Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia

11:35 - 11:5520 mins

Telecom Infra Project

Telecom Infra Project: Breaking The Mould! - Going Open

Mark Walker - Associate Vice President, IDC
Pieter van der Westhuizen - Group Technology Executive, MTN
Razvan Ungureanu - Chief Technology Officer, Airtel Africa

11:55 - 12:2025 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

The value of connectivity in poor, marginalised and remote areas

Mike Jensen - Managing Director, Independent ICT Consulting
Patrick Byamungu - Co-founder and Director, La Difference

11:55 - 12:1520 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Telecom Infra Project: Setting The Pace Towards Open and Disaggregated Transport Networks

Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
Hussain Nabee - Technology Executive, Vodacom
Abdou Dia - CEO, VTS

11:55 - 12:3540 mins

Service Provider Technology

Panel: Protecting profit in a landscape of changing operator models

Saint Doe-Tamakloe - CCO, MTN South Sudan
Matt Reed - Practice Leader - Middle East and Africa, Omdia
Raul Martinez - Chief Commercial Officer, Upstream
Simo Mkhize - CCO, Cell C
Dobek Pater - Business Development Director, Africa Analysis

11:55 - 12:1015 mins

5G Africa

Applying AI Automation Across the Entire Lifecycle of Network Operations

Eva Andren - VP and Head of Managed Services, Market Area Middle East and Africa, Ericsson

11:55 - 12:1520 mins

Telecom Infra Project

Telecom Infra Project: Setting The Pace Towards Open and Disaggregated Transport Networks

Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
Hussain Nabee - Technology Executive, Vodacom
Abdou Dia - CEO, VTS

12:10 - 12:5040 mins

5G Africa

Panel Discussion: Spectrum management for 5G

Akinwale Goodluck - Head of Africa, GSMA
Themba Phiri - Executive Head: Regulatory, Cell C
Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
Hugo van Zyl - Managing Executive for Mobile Network in Consumer, Telkom

12:15 - 12:3520 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Telecom Infra Project: OpenWi-Fi - Filling The Connectivity Gaps

Philipp Zindler - Director: Africa, Deloitte
Leanne Da Cerca - Senior Manager - Group Enterprise Unit, MTN
Khetan Gajjar - Executive Head: Fixed & Mobile (Technical & Commercial) Lead, Vodacom

12:15 - 12:3520 mins

Telecom Infra Project

Telecom Infra Project: OpenWi-Fi - Filling The Connectivity Gaps

Philipp Zindler - Director: Africa, Deloitte
Leanne Da Cerca - Senior Manager - Group Enterprise Unit, MTN
Khetan Gajjar - Executive Head: Fixed & Mobile (Technical & Commercial) Lead, Vodacom

12:20 - 13:0040 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

Panel: Universal ICT access by 2030: Africa’s Digital Moonshot Initiative

Dion Jerling - Managing Director, Connect Earth
Sonia Jorge - Executive Director - Alliance for Affordable Internet & Head of Digital Inclusion Program, The World Wide Web Foundation
Nomso Kana - Commissioner for 4IR & Governor, Nuclear Energy Foundation Agency
Katherine Getao - CEO, ICT Authority, Kenya

12:35 - 12:5520 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Software-defined everything - managing complexity from core to edge

Mark Shuttleworth - Founder & CEO, Canonical

12:35 - 12:5520 mins

Service Provider Technology

Reshaping organizations and talent to enable carriers' digital transformation

Wang Yifan - President - Service & Software Marketing & Solution Sales Dept., Huawei

12:50 - 12:555 mins

5G Africa

Sevice Provider Address: Telma Madagascar’s 5G launch experience

Joel Randrianasolo - CTO, Telma Madagascar

12:55 - 13:4550 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:55 - 13:4045 mins

Service Provider Technology

Networking Lunch

12:55 - 13:0510 mins

5G Africa

5G Africa Speaker Q&A Session

Joel Randrianasolo - CTO, Telma Madagascar
Shoaib Khan - CTO, Cable & Wireless (Seychelles)
Themba Phiri - Executive Head: Regulatory, Cell C
Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
Akinwale Goodluck - Head of Africa, GSMA
Eva Andren - VP and Head of Managed Services, Market Area Middle East and Africa, Ericsson

13:00 - 13:5050 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

NETWORKING LUNCH

13:05 - 14:0055 mins

5G Africa

Break

13:40 - 14:2545 mins

Service Provider Technology

Panel: OpenRAN: The journey from market potential to network deployment

George Debbo - Independent Telecommunications Consultant, George Debbo Telecom
Alex Botting - Director, International Programs, Open RAN Policy Coalition
Amrit Heer - Head of Business for Europe & Middle East, Parallel Wireless

13:45 - 14:0520 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

PowerX 2025 Digitized Facility: New Era, New Power

Dr Fang Liangzhou - CMO - Digital Power, Huawei

13:50 - 14:2030 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

Fireside Chat: Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan 2020-2025

Funke Opeke - CEO, MainOne
Olusola Teniola - President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)

14:00 - 14:2020 mins

5G Africa

Private Networks in Manufacturing Interview: Ford’s Experiences with Private Networks

Chris White - Electrification Manager - Europe, Ford
Tony Sceales - Head of Programme Development for the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, DCMS (UK Department for Culture, Ministry and Sports)

14:00 - 15:0060 mins

Huawei Forums

Digital Transformation Forum

Wang Yifan - President - Service & Software Marketing & Solution Sales Dept., Huawei
Sitoyo Lopokoiyit - Chief Finance Service Officer, MPESA Africa CEO, Kenya Safaricom
James Matai - Network Director, Kenya Safaricom
Lu Baoqiang - Vice President Delivery & Service of Southern Africa Carrier Business, Huawei

14:05 - 14:4540 mins

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Panel: What is the future of satellite broadband investment in Africa?

Temidayo Oniosun - Managing Director, Space in Africa
Abimbola Alale - Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited
Jean-Claude Tshipama - Business Development Director, Konnect Africa
Riad Hartani - Co-Founding Partner, Xona Partners

14:20 - 15:0040 mins

Connecting the Next Billion

Fireside chat: Public-private partnerships are key to connecting Africa

Dion Jerling - Managing Director, Connect Earth
Tunde Fafunwa - Lead Advisor, Digital Centre for Excellence at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Onica Makwakwa - Head of Africa, Alliance for Affordable Internet

14:20 - 14:5030 mins

5G Africa

Panel Discussion: Debating the Viability and Opportunity for Private Networks in Africa

Pablo Tomasi - Principal Analyst, Omdia
Paul Hjul - Managing Executive, Hjul Consulting
Alexey Vedin - Director, Nexign

14:25 - 14:5025 mins

Service Provider Technology

BSS transformation dilemma: balancing quick wins with long-term strategy

Maxim Nartov - Business Development Director, Nexign

14:50 - 14:555 mins

Service Provider Technology

Chair's Closing Remarks

Dobek Pater - Business Development Director, Africa Analysis

14:50 - 15:1525 mins

5G Africa

Service Provider Keynote: Practical considerations for 5G

Hugo van Zyl - Managing Executive for Mobile Network in Consumer, Telkom

15:20 - 15:4020 mins

5G Africa

Open RAN

Rabih Dabboussi - Global Sales and Marketing Director, Rakuten Mobile

15:40 - 15:5010 mins

5G Africa

5G Africa Speaker Q&A Session

Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
Alexey Vedin - Director, Nexign
Paul Hjul - Managing Executive, Hjul Consulting
Hugo van Zyl - Managing Executive for Mobile Network in Consumer, Telkom