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13 & 14 July 2021
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North Africa Com Day 1 - CAT (Central Africa Time, GMT+2)

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North Africa Com Day 1 - CAT (Central Africa Time, GMT+2)

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10:00 - 10:1010 mins
North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
Welcome to North Africa Com 2021
    10:10 - 10:2010 mins
    North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
    Keynote: Telecom Egypt - Exploring Egypt's Digital Transformation Journey
    • Mohamed Al Fowey - CTO, Telecom Egypt
    10:20 - 10:3515 mins
    North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
    Keynote: Embracing Digital Economies to unlock Africa's potential
    • Benjamin Hou - President of Northern Africa Carrier Business, Huawei
    10:35 - 11:1540 mins
    North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
    Panel: Keeping Pace: Sustaining connectivity through the COVID-19 era
    • Ramy Fathy - Executive Director, Industry 4.0 Planning, NTRA
    • Jawad Abbassi - Head of MENA, GSMA
    • Nermine El Saadany - Regional Vice President, Middle East, Internet Society
    • Dion Jerling - Co-founder, Connect Earth
    11:00 - 11:2525 mins
    AHUB North Agenda 2021
    Fireside Chat: Building ecosystems for North Africa’s next wave of start-ups
    • Tamer Azer - Partner, Shorooq Partners
    • Omar Christidis - Founder & CEO, Arabnet
    • Oussama Messaoud - Chairman & Secretary General, Datavora & Tunisia Startups
    11:15 - 11:3015 mins
    North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
    Networking Break
      11:25 - 11:5025 mins
      AHUB North Agenda 2021
      Fireside Chat: Exploring North Africa’s start-up investor landscape
      • Dhekra Khelifi - Senior Corporate Innovation Expert, Good Venture Consulting
      • Basil Moftah - General Partner, Global Ventures
      • Ali Mnif - Chief Investment Officer, Digital Africa
      11:30 - 12:1040 mins
      North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
      Panel: Deepening North Africa's Infrastructure: empowering participation in the Digital Economy
      • Adel Darwish - Regional Director, Regional Office for the Arab States, ITU
      • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
      • Ouassim El Aroussi - Business Development & Transformation Director, inwi
      • Deepu Pillai - Manager - Strategy & Market Intelligence, SES
      11:50 - 12:3040 mins
      AHUB North Agenda 2021
      Panel: How are Start-Ups Helping to Bridge North Africa’s Talent & Skills Gap?
      • Salma Kabbaj - Co Founder, Impact Lab
      • Nicole Goldin - Managing Principal/Chief Economist & Senior Fellow, NRG Advisory & Atlantic Council
      • Hossam Taher - CEO, Orcas
      • Ramy Zemmouchi - Founder, Tekup Channel
      12:10 - 12:2515 mins
      North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
      What are the ICT market opportunities in 2021?
      • Srushti Ghisad - Senior Manager, MEA Service Provider Markets, OMDIA
      12:25 - 13:3065 mins
      North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
      Lunch Break
        13:30 - 14:1040 mins
        North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
        Panel: Leveraging North Africa’s Fintech Revolution to Drive Digital Inclusion
        • Mike Ogbalu - CEO, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
        • Nawal Sefrioui - CEO, Orange Money Maroc
        • Ayman Ismail - Associate Professor and Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship/Chairman of the Board, American University of Cairo/Paymob
        • Paula Gilbert - Editor, Connecting Africa
        • Leo Zhang - Head of Northern African Consulting & System Integration, Huawei
        14:10 - 14:3525 mins
        North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
        Fireside Chat: Harnessing the power of Digital in Healthcare
        • Mojca Cargo - Senior Manager, Public Sector Engagement, GSMA
        • Ju young Jeon - Flux Vision Product Manager, Orange Business Services
        14:35 - 14:5015 mins
        North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
        North Africa Com Awards
        • Paula Gilbert - Editor, Connecting Africa
        14:50 - 15:0515 mins
        North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
        Networking Break
          15:05 - 15:4540 mins
          North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
          Panel: Tech Investment in North Africa
          • Amal Enan - Managing Director North Africa/Levant, Global Ventures
          • Alin Horj - Policy Analyst, Middle East & Africa, OECD
          • Dina el-Shenoufy - Chief Investment Officer, Flat6Labs
          • Daniel Adeyemi - Journalist, TechCabal
          15:45 - 15:505 mins
          North Africa Com 2021 Main Agenda
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