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Day 2 - Virtual AfricaCom 2021
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09:00 - 09:055 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
InformaTech Welcome
09:05 - 09:2520 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Keynote: Telco 2.0 - A consumer-focussed business model for pan-African growth
09:25 - 09:4520 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Keynote
09:45 - 10:3550 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Panel: Paving the road to a 5G-enabled Africa
- Paula Gilbert - Editor, Connecting Africa
- Charley Lewis - Councillor, ICASA
- Angela Wamola - Acting Head of Sub Saharan Africa, GSMA
10:35 - 11:0025 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Fireside chat: Exploring solutions for Africa’s spectrum headache
11:00 - 11:2525 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Fireside chat: Paper to Practice - Unleashing the continent-changing potential of the AfCFTA
11:25 - 11:305 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Chair's Closing Remarks
11:30 - 11:4010 mins
Africa Tech Festival Headline Keynote
Virtual AfricaCom Awards Part I
11:30 - 11:5020 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Opening Keynote
11:50 - 12:1525 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Creating new markets by democratizing access to affordable broadband
12:15 - 13:0045 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Panel: Africa’s evolving connectivity models in 2021 and beyond
- Temidayo Oniosun - Founder & Managing Director, Space in Africa
- Miriam Altman - Professor of Practice 4IR, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg & Commissioner, National Planning Commission, South African Presidency
- Albert Lysko - Principal Researcher, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
13:00 - 13:4545 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
NETWORKING LUNCH
13:45 - 14:3045 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Panel: None Left Behind: Why connectivity remains the foundation of Africa’s digital economies
- Kalvin Bahia - Principal Economist, GSMA
- Mercy Wanjau - Acting Director General, Communications Authority of Kenya
14:30 - 15:1545 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Panel: Why authentic African stories are a critical piece of the 4IR
- Alex Okosi - Managing Director - EMEA Emerging Markets, YouTube
- Olutomi Olutola - Regional Connectivity and Digital Advisor - Bureau of Development, Democracy and Innovation, USAID
- Chérine Magora - Director of Distribution Partnerships - Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, TikTok - ByteDance
15:15 - 15:4530 mins
Connecting the Next Billion
Fireside chat: Connecting off-grid markets to bring Africa’s next billion online
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