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East Africa Com
10 - 11 May 2022
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Day 1 - EAT (Eastern Africa Time, GMT+3)

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10:00 - 10:1010 mins
East Africa Com 2022
Welcome to East Africa Com Virtual 2022
    10:10 - 10:2515 mins
    East Africa Com 2022
    Tracking Rwanda's Pursuit of a Tech-Enabled Digital Economy
      10:25 - 11:1045 mins
      East Africa Com 2022
      Keynote Panel: Value of The Africa Continental Free Trade Area for East Africa
      • Paula Gilbert - Editor, Connecting Africa
      • Andrew Mold - Chief, Regional Integration and AfCFTA Cluster, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
      • Hon. Minister Dagmawit Moges Bekele - Minister of Transport and Logistics, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
      • Antony Manyara - Chairman, East Africa Students' Union & Kenya Universities Students' Organisation
      • Otilia Phiri - Lead Attorney, Emerging Markets, Microsoft
      11:00 - 11:055 mins
      AHUB East
      Welcome to AHUB East Virtual 2022
        11:05 - 11:4540 mins
        AHUB East
        Panel: Green Innovators: The Role of East Africa's Start-up Ecosystem in Mitigating the Climate Crisis
        • Olufunso Somorin - Regional Principal Officer, African Development Bank
        11:10 - 11:5040 mins
        East Africa Com 2022
        Panel: The Year of the Telco: Future Goals for East African Telecoms
        • Paul Hjul - Managing Director, Hjul Consulting
        • Mitwa Ng'ambi - CEO, MTN Rwanda
        • Razvan Ungureanu - CTO, Airtel Africa
        11:45 - 12:1530 mins
        AHUB East
        Fireside Chat: Start-up Ecosystems in East Africa's Emerging Markets
        • Martin Karanja - Director, Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion, GSMA
        • Dan Mwangi - ICT Director, Kenya Universities Students' Organisation
        11:50 - 12:1020 mins
        East Africa Com 2022
        East Africa Market Outlook and Key 2022 Trends
        • Danson Njue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
        12:10 - 12:3020 mins
        East Africa Com 2022
        Networking Break
          12:30 - 12:5525 mins
          East Africa Com 2022
          Fireside chat: East to West – The Potential of The Democratic Republic of Congo’s New Fibre Backbone
          • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
          12:55 - 13:2025 mins
          East Africa Com 2022
          Fireside chat: Tracking 4IR Adoption and Impact Across East Africa’s Tech Sectors
          • Evelyn Ngatia - Founder and CEO, Techawatt
          • Philip Thigo - Senior Director for Africa for the Thunderbird School of Global Management, & Senior Consultant, UNDP Regional Bureau, Africa Leading 4IR
          13:00 - 14:1070 mins
          LeadersIn Roundtables
          Telco 2030: Shaping the roadmap for a successful future
            13:20 - 14:0040 mins
            East Africa Com 2022
            Networking Lunch
              14:00 - 14:2525 mins
              East Africa Com 2022
              Fireside chat: East Africa's Evolving 5G Projects - Viability & Industry Impact
              • Kenechi Okeleke - Director, Social and Regional Research, GSMA
              14:25 - 15:0540 mins
              East Africa Com 2022
              Panel: The Next Step in East Africa's Fintech Revolution
              • Thecla Mbongue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
              • Abdi Mohamed - Managing Director, Absa Bank Tanzania
              • Faith Pella - Head of MFS - Corporates, Partnerships & Government, Millicom
              • Yared Endale - Director, Digital Banking, Bank of Abyssinia
              15:00 - 16:1070 mins
              LeadersIn Roundtables
              How fintech and neobanks are shaping Africa's financial scene
                15:05 - 15:105 mins
                East Africa Com 2022
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