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George Njuguna
Keynote Opening Session
Safaricom
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Day 2

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10:50 - 11:0010 mins
Welcome to East Africa Com Day 2
  • Grace Githaiga - Convenor and Host, Kenya ICT Action Network, and Take on Tech
11:00 - 11:2020 mins
Keynote Opening Session
  • George Njuguna - CIO, Safaricom
11:20 - 12:0040 mins
Panel: Building an East African Digital Economy Through Progressive Policy and Regulation
  • Mercy Wanjau - Acting Director General, Communications Authority of Kenya
12:00 - 12:4040 mins
Panel: The Digital Divide: Bridging the Connectivity Gap
  • Grace Githaiga - Convenor and Host, Kenya ICT Action Network, and Take on Tech
  • Dr Dawit Bekele - Regional Vice President for Africa, The Internet Society
  • Joseph Sevilla - Director - @iLabAfrica & @iBizAfrica, Strathmore University
12:40 - 13:4060 mins
Networking Lunch
    13:40 - 14:0020 mins
    Fireside chat: Emerging markets – Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan
    • Adrian Ho - Principal Analyst, Ovum
    • Isaac Fokuo - CEO & Founder, Botho Emerging Markets Group
    14:00 - 14:4040 mins
    Panel: Public-Private Partnerships are a Connectivity and Development Driver
    • Bitrina Diyamett - Executive Director, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO)
    • Fiona Asonga - CEO, Technology Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK)
    • Imelda Ngunzu-Muriithi - Manager - Markets Development & Strategic Growth, Mastercard
    14:40 - 15:0020 mins
    Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work
    • Hon. Michael Onyango - National Consultant, Ministry of ICT, Republic of Kenya
    15:00 - 15:3030 mins
    Networking Break
      15:30 - 16:1040 mins
      Panel: The Future of Mobile Money in East Africa
      • Cornelius Kalenzi - Fellow of the Council on Financial and Monetary Systems, World Economic Forum
      • Eunice Mumma - Senior Product Manager, Safaricom
      • Wambui Chege - Independent Chair - Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership, African Development Bank Group
      16:10 - 16:3020 mins
      Fireside chat: The Training Revolution – How Digital Education is Changing the Way We Learn
      • Teresa Mbagaya - Principal, The Omidyar Network
      • Gilbert Lwetutte - CEO & Co-Founder, Education Forum Africa
      • Dr Bakary Diallo - CEO, African Virtual University
      16:30 - 17:0030 mins
      Networking Break
        17:00 - 17:055 mins
        Close of East Africa Com Day 2
        • Grace Githaiga - Convenor and Host, Kenya ICT Action Network, and Take on Tech
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