Digital Infra Africa

09h – 09h40

Datacloud keynote: M&A:Will growing overseas influence up Africa’s data centre investment potential?

Speakers

• Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne
• Jan Hnizdo, CEO, Teraco
• Mustapha Louni
• Senior Vice President, Middle East, Africa & Greater India, Uptime Institute
• Mike Last, Chief Marketing Officer & VP, International Business Development, WIOCC
• Robert Mullins, CEO, Raxio Group

09h50 – 10h20

Capacity keynote:Surfing the mobile money wave–how fintechs can be absorbed in the telco proposition

Speakers

• RussellSouthwood, CEO, Balancing Act
• PeterMureu, Director, Marketing, Yellow Card
• Daniel Maison, Head of SME Growth, MFS Africa

11h – 11h45

Subsea keynote panel: New cables, more capacity – what’s next for Africa’s connectivity ecosystem?

Speakers

• Artur Mendes, VP – Sales, Angola Cables
• Norman Albi, CEO, AFR-IX telecom & Medusa Submarine Cable System
• Ricardo Orcero, Network Investments Submarine Cables Emea, Facebook
• Giuseppe Valentino, EVP Backbone & Infrastructure Solutions, Sparkle
• Pierre Paufique, Director of the Africa Backbone program, Orange International Carriers
• Mike Conradi, Co-Chair, International Telecoms, DLA Piper

11h50 – 12h20

Capacity Fireside chat: Bridging the digital divide – the long-term importance of satélites

Speakers :

• Betty Bonnardel – Azzarelli, CEO & Founder, AB5 Consulting
• James Soames, Global Marketing Director – Konnect Broadband, Eutelsat
• Fiona Asonga, CEO, Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK)

Day 2

09h – 09h45

Datacloud panel: From telco to ‘techco’ – redefining the service proposition

Speakers

• Dobek Pater, Telecoms Analyst, Africa Analysis
• Giovanni Da Costa, Carrier Relations Director, China Mobile International South Africa
• Mohamed Bakry, Head of Systems Engineering – Telecom Segment – MEA, Cisco Systems
• Silvio Do Carmo, VP Sales, Africa Console Connect
• Justin David Christie, Assistant Director, Carrier Business in Sub Saharan Africa, China Telecom MEA
• Nico Walters, CIO, CMC Networks