Speakers

Yves Iradukunda

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Government of Rwanda

Mercy Wanjau

Acting Director General

Communications Authority of Kenya

Yolanda Cuba

Vice President: Southern & East Africa

MTN

Ben Roberts

CTIO

Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Claire Paponneau

Deputy CEO

Mauritius Telecom

Brook Taye

Senior Advisor

Ministry of Finance, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Charley Lewis

Councillor

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

David Eurin

Group Chief Strategy Officer

Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Izabela Milewska

Global Digital Skills Leader

Amazon Web Services

Caroline Kamaitha

Vice President, Fixed Data Africa

SES Networks

Silvio Do Carmo

Managing Director for SADC & East Africa

PCCW Global

Rowena Turinawe

Business Transformation Manager

National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U)

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Head of Public Policy - Sub-Saharan Africa

Twitter

Michael Murungi

Government Affairs & Public Policy Lead, Eastern Africa

Google

Elizabeth Mudogo

Customer Experience Lead

Safaricom

Daniel Kimmage

Acting Coordinator

Global Engagement Center

J.D. Maddox

Independent Consultant

Global Engagement Center

Paula Hunter

Executive Director

Mojaloop Foundation

Alice Munyua

Director of Africa Innovation

Mozilla

David Adhiambo

Senior Manager Transport & IP Planning and Design

Safaricom

Otilia Phiri

Lead Attorney, Emerging Markets, Middle East and Africa

Microsoft

Fiona Asonga

CEO

Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK)

Dr Simon Nyambura

Director - Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu

Regional Director for Eastern Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Patricia Watts

Director - Technology Engagement Team

Global Engagement Center

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Dean of Global Business - The Fletcher School

Tufts University

Olivia Etyang

Product Manager - M-Pesa New Business Ventures

Safaricom

Kiringai Kamau

Executive Director - Programme for Capacity Development in Africa (P4CDA Africa)

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition

Vivian Ddambya

Director – Technical Services

The National Information Technology Authority–Uganda (NITA-U)

Stevie Hamilton

Director

Global Engagement Center

Onica Makwakwa

Head of Africa, Alliance for Affordable Internet

World Wide Web Foundation

Patrick Kagenda

Consultant

Alliance for Trade in Information-Technology and Services (ATIS)

Sofie Maddens

Head of Regulatory & Market Environment Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau

International Telecommunication Union

Wilfred Njagi

Co-Founder & CEO

Villgro Africa

Muhammad Talha Bin Hafeez

Head of Alternate Banking Channels & Contact Center

Bank of Khartoum

Peace Amuge

Executive Director

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

Paul Msava

Senior Manager- Enterprise Infrastructure Services

Safaricom

Nekesa Were

Director of Strategy

AfriLabs

Angela Odour Lungati

Executive Director

Ushahidi

Andy Halsall

CEO

Poa Internet

Pascal Murasira

Managing Director - East Africa

Norrsken Foundation

Ido Sum

Partner

T&L Capital

Esther Mwikali

Project Catalyst

Growth Africa – Accelerator Manager; JICA NINJA Kenya Accelerator (Founding Team Member of Baraza Media Lab)

Jacques Bughin

CEO

MachaonAdvisory; Senior Advisor - FortinoCapital; & Venture Partner - Antler

Tobi Lafinhan

Co-Founder

Venture for Africa

Bukky Ojeifo

Manager of Culture and Community

Twitter

Milou van Bruggen

Associate Programme Officer - Tech Sector Development Africa

UN International Trade Centre

Steven Kirenga

Independent Technology & Telecoms Consultant

Independent Technology & Telecoms Consultant

AbdelHalim AbdAllah

Crisis Communications Officer - African Region

World Health Organization

Imelda Ngunzu

Manager, H&D Markets Development – Strategic Growth, Mastercard

Mastercard

Marcelin Ridja

Country Representative

Fondation Hirondelle

Alphonce Shiundu

Kenya Editor

Africa Check

Nelly Agyemang-Gyamfi

Country Director

Moringa School – Kenya

Evelyn Ngatia

Founder and CEO

Techawatt

Anis Menal

Partner Manager for Global Content Partnerships

Twitter

Adrine Muhura

Connected Women Market Engagement Manager for Africa

GSMA

Justin Norman

Founder

The Flip

David Fu

Product Manager

African Leadership Group

Danson Njue

Senior Research Analyst

Omdia

Paula Gilbert

Editor

Connecting Africa

Dion Jerling

Co-Founder

Connect Earth

Russell Southwood

CEO

Balancing Act

Samuel Gebre

Ethiopia Correspondent

Bloomberg News

Lorraine Agutu

Founder/Marketing Lead

Qallann Marketing Agency

Paul Hjul

Managing Director

Hjul Consulting

Adrian Ho

Practice Leader - Advanced Digital Services

Omdia

Chris Green

Freelance Editor

TechAfricaNews

Lesley-Ann Vaughan

Director of Product Strategy

Mojaloop Foundation

Cynthia Bavo

Director of People & Culture

Jaza Energy

Nadira Bayat

Gender and Trade Expert

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Jean Bertrand Azapmo

Principal Adviser to the AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining

Department of Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining African Union Commission

Mariam Cassim

Group Chief Officer: Financial and Digital Services

Vodacom

Virginia Cram-Martos

CEO

Triangularity

Stephen Essien

CX Director for Africa

D.light Solar

Nadia Hasham

Trade Policy Expert

African Trade Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Adrian Ho

Practice Leader, Advanced Digital Services

Omdia

Wim Jonker Klunne

Coordinator Household Solar Funders Group

Shell Foundation

Francisco Junior

President of Associacao de Produtores e Importadores de Bebidas

APIBA

Kui Kinyanjui

Head of Regulatory and Public Policy

Safaricom

Lydène Kombo-Packou

Head of Internal Audit and Forensic services

MTN Congo

Lloyd Le Page

Senior Advisor for Agriculture and Food Investment

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Elizabeth Maloba

Co-Founder

Nahari

Naadiya Moosajee

Co-Founder

WomHub

Kagiso Mothibi

Department Head: Fintech & Innovation Hub

Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Ida Nganga

Global President, Startup Innovation

Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade (GCPIT)

Charles Nichols

Co-Founder

SunCulture

Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne

Chairman and Co-Founder

African Performance Institute

Temwani Simwaka

Chief Financial Officer

Standard Bank

Mariam Tendou Kamara

Senior Expert - Strategic Partnerships & Communications

United Nations

Joan Wainaina

Group Head of HR

Liaison Group

Gareth Walsh

Director of Energy Practice

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change