Speakers

Peter Ndegwa

CEO

Safaricom

Alioune Ndiaye

CEO - Middle East and Africa

Orange

Juliet Mhango

Chief Human Capital Development & Transformation Officer

Cell C

Razvan Ungureanu

Chief Technology Officer

Airtel Africa

Siya Kolisi

Co-Founder

The Kolisi Foundation

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Deputy Chair

Presidential 4IR Commission

Kuseni Dlamini

Chairman

Massmart

Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Executive Director

International Trade Centre

Chris Bertish

Adventurer

Mavericks Big Wave Champion, SUP Trans Atlantic Paddler

Funke Opeke

CEO

MainOne

Moustapha Cisse

Head of AI Centre

Google

Rapelang Rabana

‎Founder & CEO

Rekindle Learning

Sonia Jorge

Executive Director - Alliance for Affordable Internet & Head of Digital Inclusion Program

The World Wide Web Foundation

Kris Senanu

Managing Director - Telkom Digital

Telkom Kenya

George Njuguna

CIO

Safaricom

German Cufre

Global Head, Digital Infrastructure Investments

International Finance Corporation

Steve Chege

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Safaricom

Dejan Kastelic

Chief Technology Officer

Vodacom Group

Chales Molapisi

GCTIO

MTN Group

Miriam Altman

Professor of Practice 4IR & School of Economics, University of Johannesburg & Commissioner

National Planning Commission, South African Presidency

Olusola Teniola

President

Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)

Daniel Adaramola

Chief Information Security Officer

Unity Bank

Tunde Fafunwa

Lead Advisor

Digital Centre for Excellence at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Themba Phiri

Executive Head: Regulatory

Cell C

Karen Smit

Principal Specialist: Specific Needs

Vodacom

Siyabonga Mahlangu

Group Executive: Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations

Telkom

Herman Singh

CEO

Future Advisory

Jorge Mendes

Chief Officer: Consumer Business Unit

Vodacom Group

Malik Melamu

CEO

MTN Sudan

Joel Randrianasolo

CTO

Telma Madagascar

Eleanor Sarpong

Deputy Director and Policy Lead

Alliance for Affordable Internet

Kojo Boakye

Director, Africa Public Policy

Facebook

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Head of Public Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa

Twitter

Aubrey Hruby

Senior Fellow, Africa Center. Co-founder

Africa Expert Network

Dr. Bitange Ndemo

Chairman of the Blockchain and Artificial intelligence Taskforce

Government of Kenya

Lerato Mbele

Presenter - Business

BBC World News

Carlo Maria Rossotto

Principal Investment Officer, Global Head - Upstream Telecom, Media &Technology; Global Infrastructure & Natural Resources

International Finance Corporation

Katherine Getao

CEO

ICT Authority, Kenya

Stafford Masie

General Manager

WeWork South Africa

Onica Makwakwa

Head of Africa

Alliance for Affordable Internet

Hossam Elgamal

Chairman

Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance & iken

Ronald Chagoury Jr

Vice Chairman, Eko Atlantic City

Eko Atlantic City

Temidayo Oniosun

Managing Director

Space in Africa

Abimbola Alale

Managing Director

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited

Emma Wade-Smith

Her Majesty's TRade Commissioner for Africa

Department for International Trade

Unathi Mtya

Chief Technology Officer

Grindrod Bank

Tunde Fafunwa

Lead Advisor

Digital Centre for Excellence, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Nomso Kana

Commissioner for 4IR & Governor

Nuclear Energy Foundation Agency

Shoaib Khan

CTO

Cable & Wireless (Seychelles)

Abe Wakama

CEO

IT News Africa

Jimmy Nguyen

Founding President

Bitcoin Association

Dorothy Tembo

Executive Director

The International Trade Centre

Jake Bright

Writer, Author and TechCrunch Africa Contributor

TechCrunch Africa

Thabo Mashegoane

President

IITPSA

Muhumbulo Mmbwenga

General Manager, Digital Radio

TransNet Freight Rail

Selorm Adadevoh

CEO

MTN Ghana

Linda Munyengeterwa

Director for Infrastructure for Africa and the Middle East

International Finance Corporation

Atsushi Yamanaka

Chief Advisor

Rwanda ICT Innovation Ecosystem Strengthening Project

Mark Shuttleworth

Founder & CEO

Canonical

Joel Smith

COO

The Kolisi Foundation

Rachel Kolisi

Co-Founder

The Kolisi Foundation

Mahlatse Mashua

CEO

The Kolisi Foundation

Caecilia Nyamustwa

Director of Legal Services

Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe

Richard Ullenius

VP & Head of Global Solutioning

CSG

Aniel Jhingoeri

Head of Platforms and Devices

Radisys

Patrick Byamungu

Co-founder and Director

La Difference

Jane Coffin

Senior Vice President - Internet Growth

The Internet Society

Alderman James Vos

Mayoral Committee Member, Economic Opportunities and Asset Management

City of Cape Town

Riad Hartani

Co-Founding Partner

Xona Partners

Lawrence Boya

Smart City Leader, City of Johannesburg

City of Johannesburg

Saint Doe-Tamakloe

CCO

MTN South Sudan

Deemah Alyahya

Digital Economy & Innovation Advisor, Founder

WomenSpark

Stephen Song

Fellow

Mozilla Foundation

Leanne Da Cerca

Senior Manager - Group Enterprise Unit

MTN

Abdou Dia

CEO

VTS

Khetan Gajjar

Executive Head: Fixed & Mobile (Technical & Commercial) Lead

Vodacom

Dion Jerling

Managing Director

Connect Earth

Hussain Nabee

Technology Executive

Vodacom

Sterling Perrin

Principal Analyst

Heavy Reading

Nitesh Singh

Managing Director for Communications, Media & Technology (CMT)

Accenture South Africa

Alex Botting

Director, International Programs

Open RAN Policy Coalition

Nathan Smith

VP Product/Business Development

Reliance Jio

Amrit Heer

Head of Business for Europe & Middle East

Parallel Wireless

Ian Schnetler

Chief Fire Officer

City of Cape Town

Pieter van der Westhuizen

Group Technology Executive

MTN

Mark Walker

Associate Vice President

IDC

Philipp Zindler

Director: Africa

Deloitte

James Vos

Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities

Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities

Omeshnee Naidoo

Director of Information Systems

City of Cape Town

Mark Angel

Founder

Mark Angel Comedy

Sigal Barda

VP Product, Head of 5G Portfolio

Ribbon

Cherie Blair QC

Founder

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Clint Brown

Vice President, Sales and Market Development

SES Video

Colin Bryce

Director, Mobile Network Engineering

Commscope

Bernard Chiira

Director, Innovate Now

Global Disability Innovation Hub

Grégoire de Padirac

Principal

Orange Ventures Africa

George Debbo

Independent Telecommunications Consultant

George Debbo Telecom

Pierre DeWet

Group Health and Safety Officer

Digicall Group (Contractor managing the Transport Information Centre for the City of Cape Town)

Amman Fissehazion

Chairman at Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters & CEO

EBS TV

Zachariah George

Partner and Chief Investment Officer

Startupbootcamp Africa

Paul Hjul

Managing Executive

Hjul Consulting

Adrian Ho

Practice Leader

Omdia

Stephen Horn

Director & Producer, Politically Aweh

Bouncing Biscuit Studios

Dr Amanat Hussain

Executive Chairman

Issured

Gavin Kandier

Digital Transformation Officer

Netcare

Clare Kandola

Founder and CEO

The Vidya Collective

Joylynn Kirui

Principal Cyber Security Assurance Officer

Safaricom

Dr Jinshan Liu

Senior Director, 5G Marketing and Solutions

Huawei

Thecla Mbongue

Senior Research Analyst

Omdia

Baratang Miya

Founder and CEO

GirlHype

Amos Mwongera Mutiga

Co-Founder and Director

Red Brick Africa

Paola Audrey Ndengue

Founder & Producer

Pannelle & Company

Danson Njue

Senior Research Analyst

Omdia

Temitope Okupe

Project Management Officer

Community Development Links Initiative

Eric Osiakwan

Managing Partner

Chanzo Capital

Carl Raccah

CEO

Pineapple TV

Alvin Rapea

Secretary for Police

Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, Government of South Africa

Matt Reed

Practice Leader - Middle East and Africa

Omdia

Shannon Smuts Brauer

Founder & CEO

Pure Good Food

Russell Southwood

CEO

Balancing Act

David van Dijk

Co-Founder and Director General

African Business Angel Network

Jan Vermeulen

Editor At Large

MyBroadband

Maropeng Vushangwe

Director & Cinematographer

TeddyBling Pictures

Abe Wakama

CEO, IT News Africa

IT News Africa

Ammin Youssouf

CEO

Afrobytes