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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
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