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George Njuguna
Keynote Opening Session
Safaricom
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Day 2

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Day 2

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08:15 - 09:0045 mins
Registration and Exhibition Opening
    09:00 - 09:1010 mins
    Welcome to East Africa Com Day 2
    • Grace Githaiga - Convenor and Host, Kenya ICT Action Network, and Take on Tech
    09:10 - 09:3020 mins
    Keynote Opening Session
    • George Njuguna - CIO, Safaricom
    09:30 - 10:1545 mins
    Regulator Panel
    • Mercy Wanjau - Acting Director General, Communications Authority of Kenya
    10:15 - 11:0045 mins
    Panel: What Makes East Africa such a Fertile Tech and Innovation Ecosystem?
    • Martin Karanja - Senior Market Engagement Manager, GSMA
    • Lemma Senbet - Mayer Chair Prof. of Finance; Immediate Past-CEO, African Econ Research Consortium, University of Maryland
    • Mairura Omwenga - Chairman, Town and County Planners Association of Kenya (TCPAK)
    11:00 - 11:2020 mins
    Beyond Innovation: Building A Market-Focussed Business Model
      11:20 - 11:4020 mins
      Fireside chat: Emerging markets – Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan
      • Adrian Ho - Principal Analyst, Ovum
      11:40 - 12:1030 mins
      Networking Break
        12:10 - 12:5545 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)
        • Cynthia Olotch - Legal Director & Lawyer, IKM Advocates
        12:55 - 13:4045 mins
        Panel: The Future of Mobile Money in East Africa
        • Cornelius Kalenzi - Fellow of the Council on Financial and Monetary Systems, World Economic Forum
        • Nazar Nicholas - President, The Internet Society - Tanzania
        • Hillary Miller-Wise - CEO & Co-Founder, Tulaa
        • Eunice Mumma - Senior Product Manager, Safaricom
        13:40 - 14:0020 mins
        The Great Equaliser – eCommerce in East Africa
          14:00 - 15:1575 mins
          Networking Lunch
            15:15 - 15:3520 mins
            Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work
            • Hon. Michael Onyango - National Consultant, Ministry of ICT, Republic of Kenya
            15:35 - 16:2045 mins
            Panel: 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
            16:20 - 16:4525 mins
            Networking Break
              16:45 - 17:0520 mins
              East Africa as a Sustainable Development Leader
              • Dr Enock Twinoburyo - Senior Economist, Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa
              17:05 - 17:105 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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