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Day One

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09:25 - 09:3510 Mins
West Africa Com 2020
Chairperson’ Opening Remarks
  • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
09:35 - 09:4510 Mins
West Africa Com 2020
Opening Keynote: Building a West African Digital Economy Through Progressive Policy and Regulation
  • Modou Mamoune NGOM - Director of Telecommunications, Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications
09:45 - 10:5065 Mins
West Africa Com 2020
Panel Discussion: Expanding Broadband Connectivity across West Africa
  • Thecla Mbongue - Senior Research Analyst, Omdia
  • Fatoumata Sarr DIENG - Head of Wholesale and Carriers Division, Sonatel
  • Thelma Quaye - Head of Digital Infrastructure and Capacity Building, Smart Africa
  • Thys Kazad - Africa Public Policy Manager, Access and Connectivity, Facebook
  • Mamadou FOMBA - Head of Wholesale and Carriers Division, Orange Mali
  • Sami SAID - Chief Security Officer, Tunisie Telecom
10:50 - 11:4555 Mins
West Africa Com 2020
Fireside chat: Time to Harmonise Telecom Regulations in West Africa
  • Amadou Makhtar Fall - GM | Head of Economic Regulation, Products & Services, Bharti Airtel
  • Seyni Malan FATI - Senior Policy Manager, West Africa, GSMA
  • Kenneth Edem Ashigbey - CEO, Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications
11:45 - 12:0015 Mins
West Africa Com 2020
Networking Break and Virtual Expo Visit
    12:00 - 12:2020 Mins
    West Africa Com 2020
    Fireside chat: The rise of the African cloud: Battle to transform the African enterprise markets
    • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
    • Prasanna Kumar Burri - Group Chief Information Officer, Dangote Group
    12:20 - 13:0040 Mins
    West Africa Com 2020
    Panel Discussion: The telco as the next generation of service providers
    • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
    • Khadim Rassoul DIOP - Digital Infrastructure Director, Expresso Telecom
    • Ramatoulaye Lô - Chef de Département Marketing Opérateurs, Sonatel
    • Louis Maurice William - Chef Département Commercial Interconnexion Roaming, Sonatel
    13:00 - 13:2020 Mins
    West Africa Com 2020
    Fireside Chat: Cybersecurity roadmap to promote growth of the telecom ecosystem
    • Jim Teicher - CEO, Cybersmart Africa
    • Léon Patrice SARR - Partner, LPSL@W
    13:20 - 13:5030 Mins
    West Africa Com 2020
    Networking Break and Virtual Expo Visit
      13:50 - 14:2030 Mins
      West Africa Com 2020
      Fireside Chat: Mobile Money in times of COVID-19
        14:00 - 15:3090 Mins
        ITC Pitches
        International Trade Centre Pitch Competition 2020
        • Kerry Sinclair - Business Development Consultant, ITC SheTrades Commonwealth for Ghana
        • Takuma Terakubo - CEO & General Partner, UNCOVERED FUND INC.
        • Julio MUPEMBA - I&P Acceleration Technologies Program Coordinator, Investisseurs & Partenaires – I&P
        • Evelyne DIOH - Managing Director, WIC CAPITAL
        • Abdoul Aziz Sy - General Manager, Impact Hub Dakar
        14:20 - 14:3515 Mins
        West Africa Com 2020
        Working towards a collaborative West Africa: the reinvention of public/private partnerships to embrace the Internet of Things
        • Toffene Kama - CEO & Co-Founder, Eywa Miles
        14:35 - 15:1540 Mins
        West Africa Com 2020
        Panel Discussion: Women in Tech
        • Tope Ogundipe - Consultant, Digital Rights, Gender & Social Inclusion
        • Candace Nkoth Bisseck - Founder, Innoa Consulting
        • Toks Fayomi - ICT Specialist, SheTrades Commonwealth, International Trade Center
        • Unathi Mtya - Chief Technology Officer, Grindrod Bank
        • Awa Niang - Chef de département Communication Commerciale et Marque du Marché Grand Public, Sonatel
        15:15 - 15:4025 Mins
        West Africa Com 2020
        Networking Break and Virtual Expo Visit
          15:40 - 16:1030 Mins
          West Africa Com 2020
          Fireside chat: How can policymakers and business leaders help to accelerate the growth of West Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to generate jobs and strengthen economies?
          • Rahmatoulaye Fall - Project Manager, British Council Senegal
          • Bitilokho NDIAYE - Directrice de la Promotion de l’Economie numérique et du Partenariat, Ministère de l’Economie Numérique et des Télécommunications
          • Genesis Ehimegbe - Co-Founder and CFO, COLIBA
          16:10 - 16:4030 Mins
          West Africa Com 2020
          Fireside Chat: Startup Investment readiness: What does it take for a startup
          • Eva Sow - Director of community and communications, Kinaya Ventures
          • Fadima Diawara - CEO et Fondatrice, Kunfabo
          • Evelyne DIOH - Managing Director, WIC CAPITAL
          16:40 - 16:455 Mins
          West Africa Com 2020
          Closing Remarks
          • Russell Southwood - CEO, Balancing Act
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