Speakers

Hon. Minister Paula Ingabire

Minister of ICT and Innovation

Republic of Rwanda

Hon. Minister Dagmawit Moges Bekele

Minister of Transport and Logistics

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Razvan Ungureanu

CTO

Airtel Africa

Mitwa Ng'ambi

CEO

MTN Rwanda

Fargani Tambeayuk

Head of Connectivity Policy

Facebook

Otilia Phiri

Lead Attorney, Emerging Markets

Microsoft

Imran Manji

Head of East Africa

Uber

Andrew Mold

Chief, Regional Integration and AfCFTA Cluster

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Nekesa Were

Director of Strategy

AfriLabs

Abdi Mohamed

Managing Director

Absa Bank Tanzania

Tonny Omwansa

CEO

Kenya National Innovation Agency

Faith Pella

Head of MFS - Corporates, Partnerships & Government

Millicom

Olufunso Somorin

Regional Principal Officer

African Development Bank

Imelda Ngunzu

Manager, Markets Development – Strategic Growth

Mastercard

Amolo Ng'weno

CEO

BFA Global

Philip Thigo

Senior Director for Africa for the Thunderbird School of Global Management, & Senior Consultant

UNDP Regional Bureau, Africa Leading 4IR

Catherine Nakalembe

Africa Program Director

NASA Harvest

Andy Halsall

CEO

poa! Internet

Kenechi Okeleke

Director, Social and Regional Research

GSMA

Evelyn Ngatia

Founder and CEO

Techawatt

Yared Endale

Director, Digital Banking

Bank of Abyssinia

Maelis Carraro

Managing Director, Catalyst Fund

BFA Global

Antony Manyara

Chairman

East Africa Students' Union & Kenya Universities Students' Organisation

Catherine Ndegwa

Ambassador

Kenya Universities Students' Organisation

Martin Karanja

Director, Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion

GSMA

Paula Gilbert

Editor

Connecting Africa

Thecla Mbongue

Senior Research Analyst

Omdia

Dion Jerling

Co-Founder

Connect Earth

Russell Southwood

CEO

Balancing Act

Dan Mwangi

ICT Director

Kenya Universities Students' Organisation

Danson Njue

Senior Research Analyst

Omdia

Paul Hjul

Managing Director

Hjul Consulting

Laura Kakon

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer

Honoris United Universities

Chris Maclay

Director of Youth Employment

Mercy Corp