2021 AgendaWednesday, 24 November 2021 - WAT (West Africa Time, GMT+1)

10:00 - 10:1010 mins

Welcome Speeches

Benjamin Hou - President of Huawei Northern Africa Carrier Business Dept, Huawei
Matthew Reed - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Markets, Omdia

10:10 - 10:155 mins

Africa's Broadband Development Outlook

Moses Bayingana - Acting Director, Department of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union, African Union

10:15 - 10:5035 mins

Industry Insights: Release of Omdia’s Africa Broadband Outlook 2021 report

10:50 - 11:0010 mins

Ministry Keynote: New Policy, New Fiber, New Broadband, New Côte d'Ivoire - Introduction to Cote d'Ivoire’s Optical Fiber Industry Policy

Lassina Konate - Director Digital Economy and Telecommunications, Ministry Digital Economy

11:00 - 11:2020 mins

International Perspective: The Road to Universal Broadband Coverage in Rural China

Chen Hui - Deputy Director of Industry and Planning Research, Institute of CAICT

11:20 - 11:3515 mins

Telecom Egypt Keynote: Starting a New Era for the Broadband Industry in Egypt

11:35 - 11:4510 mins

Content Perspective: Africa’s Content Industry Outlook and our Service Development Story

11:45 - 12:1025 mins

Case study: Innovative solutions drive Tunisie Telecom HBB 50Mbps everywhere

12:10 - 12:3020 mins

Technology presentation from Huawei: Beyond Connectivity - Facilitating Broadband Business Development in Africa

Gary Lu - President Of Network Marketing & Solution Sales Department, Huawei

12:30 - 12:4515 mins

Technology Perspective from Huawei: The Release of Three Major 2H Business Solution Capabilities in Northern Africa

Yungao Li - President of Home Broadband in Northern Africa Region, Huawei
Cong Hao - Solution Architecture & Senior FTTH Expert in Northern African Region, Huawei
Jeff Xiao - Solution Architecture & Senior WTTx Expert in Northern African Region, Huawei

12:45 - 13:3045 mins

Panel discussion: Accelerating Broadband Access in Africa for the Benefit of African People

Matthew Reed - Chief Analyst, Service Provider Markets, Omdia
Moktar Tabouri - Broadband Deputy Director, Orange
Karima Mahmoudi - Central Director, Instance Nationale des Télécommunications, Tunisia
Chris Meng - Vice President of Huawei Northern Africa Carrier Business Department, Huawei
Franklin Kano Ocharo - Head of home business department, Safaricom
Jamel Sakka - Director of Access Network and Planning, Inwi
Jean-Jacques Massima - Representative for Central Africa and Madagascar, Yaoundé, Cameroon, ITU

13:30 - 13:355 mins

Broadband Africa 2021 Summit Summary and Future Outlook