The Connect Africa Summit programme addresses the major issues supporting the sustainable growth of Africa's Connectivity Agenda. From Technology to policy and effective business models

1. DAY 1
08:00 REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
09:00 WELCOME & OPENING CEREMONY
COO Extensia
Regional Director Africa ITU
09:45 PAN AFRICA CONNECTIVITY PANEL
Satellite • Fibre • Mobile • TV Whitespace
Executive Secretary CRASA
Regional Director Africa Hughes
Director Global Good Networks
VP Humanitarian Affairs Eutelsat
10:30 CREATING A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
Group Executive Innovation Strategy MTN Group
10:50 NETWORKING BREAK Photo Opportunity
11:20 TAKING BROADBAND RURAL Presentation
CEO FTTH Council Africa
11:40 INNOVATIONS IN SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL OPERATORS AND COMMUNITY
NETWORKS Presentation
Community and Local Access Networks Coordinator Assoc. for Progressive Comms (APC)
12:00 DATA DRIVEN USF INVESTMENTS Presentation
Executive Secretary Universal Service Agency Lesotho
12:20 SOLUTION SHOWCASES Presentations
12:45 NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 FROM UNDERSERVED TO HIGH THROUGHPUT Panel – monetising the networks
Vice President Operations Airtel Nigeria
Regional Manager MEA NURAN Wireless
Moderated by CEO FTTH Council Africa
14:45 FIBRE/ MOBILE/ SATELLITE/ WIRELESS Panel - what, where, when and why
Executive-Network Design and Planning MTN Group
VP Africa ABS
Regional Director Africa Newtec
VP Africa Ceragon
15:30 NETWORKING BREAK
16:15 INRASTRUCTURE SHARING Infrastructure Provider Panel - opportunities and challenges
Business Development Director Helios Towers Africa
TBC Commscope
TBC Camusat
17:00 INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING Operator Panel - opportunities and challenges
CEO Angola Telecom
CEO Bofinet Botswana
CEO BCN Nigeria
Managing Director Carrier Services Telkom Kenya
17:45 CLOSE – DAY 1

2. DAY 2
8:30 NETWORKING/ START of DAY 2
9:00 FINTECH INNOVATIONS Presentation
TBC Channel VAS
9:40 CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT Presentation
Mr. Connectivity
10:00 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Presentation
MD Communications Media, Technology Africa Accenture
10:20 ANALYTICS, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, DATA MANAGEMENT
TBC SAS
10:45 NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 IoT SECURITY Presentation
11:50 MONETISING IoT Presentation
12:10 IoT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE Presentation
12:30 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:45 CREATING AN OPEN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Presentation
Director Partnership for a Digital Africa (P4DA)
14:00 AFFORDABLE INTERNET FOR AFRICA Presentation
Director Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI)
14:15 A CONNECTED DIGITAL AFRICA Panel
Business Development Director Africa Yahsat
CEO Sudatel
Group CTO Liquid Telecom Group
15:00 ITU TELECOM WORLD EXHIBITION TOUR
DAY 2 - 12th September WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
GLOBAL VSAT FORUM - WORKSHOP
9:00 Session 1: Satellite’s Capability to Deliver Cost-Effective Connectivity
High Throughput Satellites: GEO, MEO, LEO Evolution; Connectivity Trends: Supply & Demand; Space
Segment & Ground Segment Innovation; Connectivity Plus: The Realm of Satellite Value-Added
10:00 Session 2: Implications for Communications Stakeholder Communities
Government & public policy objectives; PPPs; Regulation & National Broadband Plans; Wireless &
Satellite: 2G >3G > 4G > 5G; Fibre: Fast Mile, Middle Mile; The End User: Health & Telemedicine;
Education & Remote Learning; Connectivity to the Corporate, SME & Home
FTTH COUNCIL AFRICA - WORKSHOP
11:30 Financing Broadband Networks
Mr CONNECTIVITY - WORKSHOP
13:45 Customer Engagement