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19th Annual
Festival: 14 - 18 November 2016
Exhibition: 15 - 17 November 2016
Cape Town International Convention
Centre, South Africa
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
THROUGH DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
A BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR FOR THE ARCHITECTS OF AFRICA’S DIGITAL FUTURE
10,000+ 350+ 375+
ENGAGED, ENTHUSIASTIC INSPIRATIONAL, VISIONARY
EXHIBITORS
ATTENDEES SPEAKERS
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WHY GET INVOLVED
IN 2016?
AfricaCom the largest and most influential Africa- Engage with industry leaders and policymakers
focused tech event in the world – a meeting place for and tackle the most controversial issues
those driving Africa’s digital transformation addressed at AfricaCom in an intimate setting
at the new Leaders In Africa Summit
The event is now a week-long festival of thought-
provoking content, immersive satellite events, and Interact with our community of over 4000
unique networking experiences operators and take advantage of networking
features like The Village, The Takeover, and our
tailored VIP networking service and social
AfricaCom now consists of 20 action-packed tracks and
activities
social features including LTE Africa and TV Connect
Africa. Shape your AfricaCom experience by immersing
yourself in the content that matters most to you New Leaders In Africa Headline Keynotes –
expect leadership wisdom and visionary
insights delivered in a relaxed but insightful
Celebrate digital excellence in Africa at the AFEST –
chat show format
the hottest party in Cape Town – to enjoy a fantastic
night of live music and buzzing networking
Join us for a whirlwind tour of disruptive innovation at
the AHUB to discover how start-ups and entrepreneurs
are shaping Africa’s digital future
Explore our brand new IoT and Smart Cities Africa
exhibition feature and learn about the significant
business and social value of IoT in Africa
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VISIONARY SPEAKERS WITH THE POWER TO SHIFT COLLECTIVE THINKING
Deshun Deysel Bruno Mettling Christian de Faria Thione Niang Bisila Bokoko Tony Dolton Miguel Geraldes Jannie van Zyl Dr Abdoulkarim
Mountaineer, CEO Executive Chairman Founder Give1 Project, Leading figure of UN CEO CEO Executive Head: Soumaïla
Entrepreneur and Orange Middle East Airtel Africa Co-Founder Akon programme Unitel MTC Namibia Innovation Secretary General
Educator – the first and Africa Lighting Africa, EMPRETEC – fostering Vodacom African
black female to climb Ambassador at the US entrepreneurship skills Telecommunications
Mount Everest Ministry of Energy for women in Africa Union
Deshun Deysel & Give1 Project, Akon BBALP
Associates Lighting Africa
Manny Teixeira Suraya Hamdulay Thibaud Rerolle Jason Lobel Ken Okwero Chris Daniels Moussa Dao Thari G. Pheko Vikash Barath
GM Digital Media and Executive Head: Group Chief Technology Group Head of Video Head of Strategy VP, Internet.org Director of Orange Chief Executive Group Digital
Services Sustainability Officer MTN SafariCom Facebook Money Botswana MTN
MTN Group Vodacom Safaricom Orange Cameroun Communications
Regulatory Authority
Paul Kukubo Dr. Miriam Altman Dr Vanu Bose Siyabonga Mahlangu Michael Mol Bevan Ducasse Charles Murito Brett Loubser Vuyani Jarana
Member, Board of Commissioner President and CEO Group Executive: Director CEO Country Manager – CEO Chief Officer:
National Planning
Directors VANU Regulatory Affairs and Hello Doctor wiGroup Kenya weChat Africa Enterprise Business
Commission, SA
Communications Presidency, Former Government Relations Google Unit & Executive
Authority of Kenya Chief of Strategy and Telkom Director
Regulatory Affairs
Vodacom South Africa
Telkom
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AfricaCom exists to inform and connect those in the driving
seat of Africa’s digital transformation. We’ve expanded our
conference content to ensure we continue to equip you to
transform your ideas in action.
The event now consists of 20 action-packed tracks and features so you can shape your
experience by immersing yourself in the content that matters most to you.
Here’s a glimpse of what’s on offer…
FRESH PROGRAMME OF CAREFULLY WHO WILL YOU MEET
TAILORED CONTENT Government and Regulators
Telecoms Operators
Internet Service Providers
Broadcasters
Enterprises
Start-ups
Incubator Hubs
Investors and VCs
Telecoms Solution Providers
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A PLATFORM FOR THE ENTIRE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Visions for Africa Morning Keynotes
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Connecting Africa
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Digital Entertainment Big Data
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ASTARS Mobile Finance & Commerce
IoT & Smart Cities Africa
AHUB
LTE Africa VIP Experiences
TV Connect Africa
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LeadersIn Africa Summit Enterprise ICT Africa
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The Village
VIP Experiences SDN & NFV POC Zone
Spotlight Theatre
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LeadersIn Africa Headline Keynotes
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AfricaCom Awards VIP Experiences
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AFEST
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& After Party
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10.40 FROM SOCIAL VENTURE TO FOR-PROFIT – WHAT REWARDS 10.40 Refreshments
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER AWAIT FUTURE RURAL CONNECTIVITY CHAMPIONS? THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
10.40 Refreshments
TACKLING BARRIERS TO CONNECTIVITY TO WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER RETHINKING THE BLUEPRINT OF A SUCCESSFUL
ACCELERATE INTERNET ACCESS AND MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR IN AFRICA
ADOPTION IN AFRICA EXPLORING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA’S 09.20 HOW TO THRIVE AS A DIGITAL TELCO IN AFRICA
08.50 KNECT365 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
RAPIDLY EVOLVING DIGITAL LANDSCAPE • How is the telco role evolving in response to the rapidly changing digital landscape
in Africa?
09.00 CONNECTING THE UNCONNECTED: DEVELOPING 09.00 A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN • What steps are required to realise the digital telco vision?
ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS TO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AFRICA’S VIBRANT AND RAPIDLY CONVERGING TELECOMS, • Aligning operating models with new commercial realities
BARRIERS IN AFRICA MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES • Shifting from hardware to software: virtualising telco infrastructure
• Powering the digital economy: electrification to datafication • Developing and implementing Big Data strategies • Acquire adjacent capabilities or build organically?
• Encouraging investment in core infrastructure to create an enabling environment for • How important is the African M2M/IoT market? What vertical markets offer the best • Building a new culture to support new capabilities
wider connectivity
opportunities? • M&A opportunities in the African TMT sector
• Assessing the impact LTE is having on Africa’s digital landscape
• Telcos as serious players in the digital advertising space • What organisational traits will companies that dominate African telco space in the
• Striking the right balance between increased capacity and wider coverage
• Deploying mobile banking services next decade have in common?
• Beyond the most commercially attractive markets – expansion into new rural
• mHealth: how can operators bring technology-enabled innovation to the African Bruno Mettling, CEO, Orange Middle East & Africa
territories to connect underserved communities
healthcare industry? Manny Teixeira, GM Digital Media and Services, MTN Group
• Utilising TV White Spaces to help bridge the digital divide
• What can governments and regulators do to enable better and broader connectivity? • New opportunities created by Africa’s emerging sharing economy
Jannie van Zyl, Executive Head: Innovation, Vodacom • Perspectives on the next big disruptive tech ideas in Africa 10.10 REDEFINING TELCO OTT RELATIONSHIPS IN AFRICA –
Elizabeth Migwalla, Senior Director and Head of Government Affairs - Africa, Tony Dolton, CEO, Unitel SEARCHING FOR THE ELUSIVE WIN-WIN SCENARIO
Qualcomm Miguel Geraldes, CEO, MTC Namibia • Exploring new opportunities for partnerships between telcos and OTT players
Dr. Vanu Bose, CEO, VANU Thibaud Rerolle, Chief Technology Officer, Safaricom • In what ways can telcos and OTT players collaborate to meet an ever-increasing
Frank McCosker, General Manager, Affordable Access & Smart Financing Brian Armstrong, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Telkom demand for bandwidth and infrastructure?
4Afrika, Microsoft Vuyani Jarana, Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Vodacom Business • How are regulators and policymakers responding to the Telco OTT debate?
Eric Lecocq, General Manager, North, West and Central Africa, SES Services Nigeria • Review of policy interventions to date and expectations for the future
Daddy Bujitu Mukadi, Chief Regulatory Officer, Airtel Africa
09.40 NOVEL APPROACHES TO IMPROVING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE 09.40 UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF BIG DATA IN Aboubakar Haman, Legal & Regulatory Director, Atlantique Telecom
AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE MOST REMOTE AREAS OF SUB- AFRICA: HOW CAN TELCOS MONETISE THE VALUE OF THEIR BIG Siyabonga Mahlangu, Group Executive: Regulatory Affairs and Government
SAHARAN AFRICA DATA ASSETS? Relations, Telkom
10.00 IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO IMPROVED Aurelie Adam Soule Zoumarou, Senior Policy Manager, Africa, GSMA
CONNECTIVITY AND DIGITAL INCLUSION IN AFRICA 10.00 SILICON SAVANNAH AND BEYOND: STIMULATING
Christian de Faria, Executive Chairman, Airtel Africa ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPOWERING AFRICA’S START-UP Visit tmt.knect365.com/africacom for speaker updates
ECOSYSTEM
10.05 PRIORITISING DIGITAL INCLUSION TO CREATE EQUAL • Cultivating a pan-African culture of innovation and entrepreneurship
ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY IN AFRICA • How can governments foster entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate economic growth
• Why bringing digital services to a wider range of people will create significant
and increase youth employment?
opportunities for economic development
• Exploring new opportunities for start-ups in Africa’s informal economy
• What more can policymakers and regulators do to enable digital inclusion in Africa
• When should we expect Africa’s first big IPOs, acquisitions and unicorns?
• Overcoming the affordability challenge
Paul Kukubo, Member, Board of Directors, Communications Authority of Kenya
• Reducing the gender gap in mobile usage
• Connectivity to empower individuals living with disabilities Arnauld Blondet, Technocentre, Innovation director for AMEA, Orange
• Boosting digital literacy: equipping individuals and SMEs with ICT skills required to Mich Atagana, Head of Communications & Public Affairs, Google South Africa
participate in Africa’s digital economy Emeka Afigbo, Strategic Products Partnerships Manager, Facebook
Christian de Faria, Executive Chairman, Airtel Africa
Abdoulkarim Soumaïla, Secretary General, African Telecommunications Union
Karen Smit, Principal Specialist: Specific Needs, Vodacom
Charles Murito, Country Manager – Kenya, Google
Dr. Miriam Altman, Commissioner, National Planning Commission, SA
Presidency, Former Chief of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, Telkom
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LeadersIn Africa is a full programme of headline keynotes distilled into two unmissable early evening sessions. Expect leadership wisdom and visionary insights delivered in a relaxed but insightful chat show format.
These out-of-the-box sessions are designed to inspire our community by offering fresh perspectives and insights from in and out of the TMT space. Expect exciting stories and thought-provoking observations.
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
LEADERSIN AFRICA HEADLINE LEADERSIN AFRICA HEADLINE
KEYNOTES PART I KEYNOTES PART II
17.00 – 18.30 17.00 – 18.30
HARNESSING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF AFRICA’S DIGITAL EMPOWERING THE ARCHITECTS OF AFRICA’S DIGITAL FUTURE: FUELLING
REVOLUTION: THE INTERNET AS AN ENGINE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Special guests include:
Special guests include:
Thione Niang Bisila Bokoko
Founder Give1 Project, Co-Founder Akon Lighting Africa, Leading figure of UN programme EMPRETEC – fostering
appointed by President Obama as Ambassador, the US entrepreneurship skills for women in Africa – and Founder
Ministry of Energy Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project, BBALP
Give1 Project, Akon Lighting Africa, US Ministry of Energy Bisila Bokoko is a phenomenal businesswoman internationally acclaimed for successfully taking companies from local to global. For 7
years, she held the position of Executive Director of the Spain-US Chamber of commerce in New York. She then launched BBES, her
Thione Niang is a mentor, political activist, community leader, international motivational speaker and consultant. Named by Complex
consulting firm in 2012.
Magazine as one of the 10 Young Activists Who Are Changing The World in March 2013, Thione’s personal journey is a testament to the
power of dreaming big. Raised in a humble family of 28 in Senegal, West Africa, Thione arrived in the United States in July 2000 with $20 Bokoko’s efforts have won her widespread recognition and led to dynamic involvement in EMPRETEC, a United Nations programme that
in his pocket, no family, and very limited English. He worked as a busboy and sent money to family back home, while saving to eventually supports up and coming entrepreneurs. Ms. Bokoko fronted the women’s scheme and actively worked to support female entrepreneurs in their
earn a college degree. Eager to give back to the country that provided unlimited opportunity, Thione became engaged in politics while in efforts to launch hard hitting businesses.
college in Ohio. A natural leader, Thione served as the Chair of the Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, National Chair of the Young
Democrats of America College Caucus, and Chair of the International Affairs Committee for the Young Democrats of America. .
In October 2015 he was appointed by President Obama and The Energy Secretary as ambassador at the US Ministry of Energy
representing minorities in energy. Deshun Deysel
Mountaineer, Entrepreneur and Educator – the first black
female to climb Mount Everest
Deshun Deysel & Associates
Chris Daniels Deshun Deysel is perhaps best known as the first black female to climb Mount Everest and was part of the team that placed democratic
South Africa’s new flag on the mountain for the first time.
VP, Internet.org
Over 15 years of climbing, Deshun has also lead groups to Mount Everest Base Camp as well as three groups to Mount Kilimanjaro. She
Facebook has also successfully climbed Mount Meru (Tanzania), Mount Kenya (Kenya), Mount Elbrus (Russia), Mount Kala Pathar (Nepal) and
Mount Blanc (France).
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Deshun has over 25 years’ experience in the areas of teaching (Human Movement Science) and training and personal development. A
recognised international Speaker and facilitator, Deshun has had the privilege of conducting workshops and keynote speaking
engagements in fifteen countries across four continents. She is the founder and director of Deshun Deysel & Associates, a business that
focuses on encouraging and equipping leadership in a context of change and diversity.
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TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER FUNDING THE FUTURE WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
14:40 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: BUILDING AN ONLINE SHOPPING
11.00 AHUB OPENS 11.00 AHUB OPENS
PLATFORM IN NIGERIA
• Unifying the value chain for online success
11.30 AHUB OPENING ADDRESS • Clearing the myths and assumptions of start-up businesses in Nigeria FINTECH IN BLOOM
Jean-Claude Geha, President and Head of Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Ericsson Kehinde Oriola, CEO, DealDey
11:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: CHARACTERISING THE FINTECH
START-UP JOURNEY – TOWARDS SUCCESSFUL EXITS AND KEY
15:00 PRESENTATION: MEASURING THE AFRICAN TECH START-UP
11:40 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: WHY ARE TECH START-UPS SPECIAL LESSONS FROM FAILURES
ECOSYSTEM AND LANDSCAPE FOR FUNDING
TO THE ICT ECOSYSTEM AMID REAL CHALLENGES OF • With OTT and web based businesses revolutionising financial services and
• Findings and milestones from pan-African tech funding data set in 2015
CONNECTIVITY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND POWER? payments channels how can new agile businesses ensure they get elevation and
• What are the prevalent trends and performing sectors for Africa?
• With the back drop of stuttering commodity led markets, how are technology start- recognition when playing alongside big institutions?
Tom Jackson, Founder and CEO, Disrupt Africa
ups presenting the future of Africa’s development story? • How can start-ups find the right balance between protecting their product while
trying to form strategic partnerships and leverage larger organisations
• AfriCapitalism, a phrase applied by guru and leader Tony Elumelu, captures the 15:20 INVESTORS PANEL: UNDERSTANDING SUCCESSFUL VC
• What are some key points to consider when planning a successful exit
agenda for start-ups and Africa’s development story. But is innovation being held MENTALITIES AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION IN AFRICA’S TECH
Bevan Ducasse, CEO, wiGroup
back by poor connectivity and disjointed national agendas? SECTOR
Jean-Claude Geha, Head of Ericsson RSSA, Ericsson • What actually catches investor’s attention when you meet? 11:20 PANEL: BANK TO THE FUTURE – WHO ARE THE NEW BANKS AND
• Knowing your market – can you confidently state how big your market is and the WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO FINANCE IN AFRICA?
segment willing to spend on your business? • Considering the rate of financial disruption are Fintec companies better positioned
12:10 KEYNOTE PANEL: HOW ARE ICT4D INITIATIVES OPENING
• How can the industry stakeholders encourage better flow of liquidity in African to service SMEs and corporates than banks?
OPPORTUNITIES FOR START-UP BUSINESSES AND
markets? • What are current trends in Fintec indicating how society will conduct banking in the future?
ENTREPRENEURS IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA?
• Is the cost of capital too high in African markets? What are the short to mid-term • Crypto currency and block chain perspectives and their successful application
• What can regulators and governments, network operators and ICT leaders put in
options for small businesses given the international nature of finance and across Africa and EMs
place now to enhance competitiveness in Africa’s private sector at a global level?
technology? • Use cases constraints, applications regulations and Africa opportunities
• Is a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship possible through entrenched large
• Improving the accuracy of funding and investment needed in Africa Jacques Coetzee, Fintech Analyst, Lacuna Innovation
scale organisations?
• Dealing within an unfunded market, what will it take to bring the prohibitively high Lorien Gamaroff, CEO, Bankymoon
• How can stakeholders raise the bar of ICT and broadband developments to let this
cost of capital down in Sub Saharan African? Dominique Collett, Senior Investment Executive at RMI Holdings
sector reach its potential as the driver of future business?
Peter Allerstorfer, Director, Silvertree Capital John Staley, Chief Officer Finance Innovation & Technolog, Equity Bank
• Is there enough liquidity in African markets to develop the tech start-up sector?
Gil Oved, Group co-CEO, The Creative Counsel (TCC) Moderator: Ian Merrington, CEO, The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative
Afua Osei, Co-Founder, She Leads Africa
Vusi Thembekwayo, Chief Executive of MOTIV8 Advisory, Chairman of
Alan Knott-Craig, CEO at Project Isizwe & CEO, Herotel 11:50 INNOVATING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: TIPS FOR COMPANIES
Watermark Afrika Fund
Thione Niang, Ambassador at US Department of Energy and Social LAUNCHING APPS AND ENGAGING WITH USERS ON THE MOBILE WEB
Eric Osiakwan, Managing Director, Chanzo Capital
Entrepreneur of the Give1Project Alan Knott-Craig, CEO at Project Isizwe & CEO, Herotel
Andrea Böhmert, Partner, Knife Capital
Miguel Soares, Chief Marketing Officer, Unitel
Moderator: Tom Jackson, Founder and CEO, Disrupt Africa
12:10 UNDERSTANDING AND NAVIGATING THE FUNDING PARADOX IN
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK 16:00 NETWORKING: LIVE ROLE PLAY FUNDING SESSIONS FOR
Keith Jones, Founder, SW7 Accelerator
Facilitated Networking Zones and Coffee Bar open. ENTREPRENEURS
Industry leaders will run three 20 minutes scenario workshops for participants to 12:30 PANEL: DRIVING CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATION IN SUB
Register in the Africacom App to schedule a meeting in the AHUB.
consider the funding spectrum from three different perspectives: the angel investor, SAHARAN AFRICA: HOW LA FRENCH TECH START-UPS ARE UP
On site sponsors can register with our team to facilitate your meetings.
the VC, the start-up. Attendees will have a chance to experience each role play TO OVERCOME MODERN AFRICA’S CHALLENGES
exercise as we rotate every 20 minutes. • Three (or Four) emerging French Tech businesses leaders give their take on
Visit the Innovation Pods to learn more about the technologies that can strengthen
your business as an entrepreneur or SME. perceived opportunities and perceived capabilities of succeeding as tech start-up in
16.45 ERICSSON INNOVATION AWARDS & NETWORKING EVENT Sub Saharan Africa
Meet the experts from Africa’s leading accelerator programmes.
• What are the important considerations when taking your solutions from localized
market problems to a pan-African or rest of world market?
Visit tmt.knect365.com/africacom for speaker updates 17.30 AHUB CLOSES • What are the unique opportunities for developers and small business owners to
focus business in Sub Saharan Africa?
Three start-ups from LA French Tech present their solutions for Africa market challenges
13:30 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
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14:20 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: FINTECH START-UP GOALS – THE
ADVANTAGES OF DEVELOPING WITH INTEGRATION AND THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
COMPATIBILITY FROM THE START
Tania Mukwamu, Tech Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, MaxiCash app
11:00 AHUB OPENS
14:40 PANEL: THE ROLE OF LARGE BUSINESSES AND TECHNOLOGY
LEADERS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR THE ECO-SYSTEM 11:10 OPENING PRESENTATION: THE KINGS OF AFRICA’S DIGITAL
• Why technology providers and online giants should be the strongest contributors to ECONOMY
initiating new start-up businesses in tech and online? • Taking Africa into the creative era through the KINGS markets: Kenya, Ivory Coast,
• How are digital skills developments in Sub Saharan Africa changing Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa
entrepreneurship on the continent? • Using mobile web technology to solve market problems, pain points and bottlenecks
• Where are the real shortfalls in digital skills development and how are industry Eric Osiakwan, Managing Director, Chanzo Capital
leaders changing future outlook?
• What emerging technologies and software are changing the capabilities of small 11:50 VENTURE FINANCE IN AFRICA: EXAMINING THE PROGRESS OF
businesses and underserved communities? EARLY-STAGE HIGH-POTENTIAL GROWTH COMPANIES
• What is the role of large corporates in digital skills development in Africa over the Bertil van Vugt, Projects Director, VC4A
next 10 years?
• What do you do to mitigate the risks of doing business with startups? 11:30 CHARTING A DIGITAL FUTURE FOR AFRICAN YOUTH
Afua Osei, Co-Founder, SHE LEADS AFRICA Bunmi Banjo, Head of SMB Marketing & Digital Education, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Bisila Bokoko, founder of BBALP and leading figure of UN programme EMPRETEC Google Africa
Anathi Mkhize, Board Member, THE CORETEX HUB
Bunmi Banjo, Head of SMB Marketing & Digital Education, Sub-Saharan Africa, 12:10 PANEL: WHERE IS THE MAIN TECH HUB OF AFRICA?
GOOGLE AFRICA • Considering some of the key milestones Cape Town and its counterpart cities have
Olatorera Oniru, CEO, DRESS ME OUTLET to take to become the leading tech hub of Africa
Moderator: Terryanne Chebet, Founder of Scarlet Digital, Senior Business • Does there need to be one leading silicone valley equivalent?
Anchor & Associate Editor, CITIZEN TV KENYA • Are Africa’s fibre and connectivity demands met sufficiently for technology
busiensses to truly flourish?
Derrick Kotze, CEO, mLab Southern Africa
Tim Harris, CEO, Wesgro
PUBLISHER AND DEVELOPER FOCUS SESSIONS Aaron Fu, Managing Partner, Africa, Nest VC
15:30 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: UTILISING USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 14:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: ACHIEVING THE MOST WITH STRONGER
TO CREATING AN AWARD WINNING MOBILE APP FOR AFRICA INCUBATOR RELATIONSHIPS
• Vodacom case study looking at the importance of customer centricity and User • Considering the mentorship and peer community of incubators across SS Africa
Experience Design thinking in the digital age • Is there potential for more cross border collaboration
Jaco van den Heever, User Experience Manager, Vodacom • Fundraising, recruiting, product marketing, competitive intelligence and P&L
management
15:50 NEST DEMO SESSIONS FROM MOBILE TECH BOOTCAMP: Derrick Kotze, CEO, mLab Southern Africa
The AHUB is helping facilitate Nest’s MobileTech Bootcamp by providing a platform
for local and regional start-ups to pitch to senior leaders in the industry for POC 12:40 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
opportunities, mentorship and even investment, a critical stepping stone towards their
next stage of scaling up their tech business. 12:50 PRESENTATION: NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION – TAKING AFRICAN
The full-immersion programme for developing these start-ups and showing the TECH INNOVATIONS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
outcomes of the bootcamp will be concluded with demos at the AHUB. • Too often there is an outside in perspective to African market challenges. Flipping
Moderator: Aaron Fu, Managing Partner, Africa, Nest this on its head how can local technology successes look to expand beyond
domestic shores?
16:50 AHUB CLOSES • Africa to Asia trends as a good model for scaling up tech and web businesses
• Market similarities between population, connectivity, banking penetration and mobile
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Sivu Ncaba, Head of Stakeholder Relations, The Cortex Hub
13:10 END OF AHUB 2016
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TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER MCOMMERCE CRYPTOCURRENCIES
15:10 CASE STUDY: PROVIDING FLEXIBLE MOBILE PAYMENTS TO 14:40 PANEL: DISPELLING THE MYTHS AND LOOKING AT
CREATE A BETTER USER EXPERIENCE AND INCREASED SALES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN AFRICA
MOBILE FINANCIAL HEALTH • Disrupting the traditional payments market and adopting digital currencies
15:30 HOW OTT PLAYERS CAN COLLABORATE WITH OPERATORS TO
12:00 KEYNOTE PANEL: BUILDING AN INTERCONNECTED AND • Enabling cheap swift transactions across boarders
REFINE MOBILE NETWORK BUSINESS MODELS
TRANSPARENT FINANCIAL ECOSYSTEM • Security and trust issues
• Offering users services far beyond the simple messaging functions
• Sending, spending and receiving money John Karanja, Founder, bitHub
• Grabbing an increasing slice of traffic
• Payments and products as the beginning of the lifecycle Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO and Co-Founder, bitPesa
• Are the revenue models maturing?
• Internet for all and the boom in branchless banking providers Marcus Swanepeol, CEO and Co-Founder, BitX
• The big operator opportunity with VoLTE
• Developing secure, flexible mobile financial platforms Ian Merrington, CEO, Cape Town Innovation and Technology Initiative
Charles Murray, Director, ttrumpet
• New players leapfrog old platforms to deliver mobile banking services to the
disadvantaged 15:50 PANEL: M-COMMERCE AS A CENTRAL FOCUS IN THE DIGITAL
Ken Okwero, Head of Strategy, SafariCom STRATEGY OF RETAILERS 15:10 CAN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY BUILT ON BLOCKCHAIN AND
Prateek Shrivastava, Vice President Channels and Technology, Accion • Changing consumers lifestyle with multiple payment sources BITCOIN PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND CONTROL?
Maimouna Gueye, Digital Financial Services Specialist, African Development Bank • Building user friendly platforms • Blockchain technology as a means to improve existing services, systems and
Moussa Dao, Director of Orange Money, Orange • The move to digital channels and the role of the operator in the value chain products.
Floris Buys, Commercial Manager, Digital Business Unit, Telkom • Merchant payment systems experiences • Offering security and full life cycle transaction history
Vincent Kadar, CEO. Telepin • Rewards and redemption • A trustless, cost efficient way of operating
Stephen Haggard, Digital Learning Leader, Eneza Education Sonya Kuhnel, Blockchain Academy
12:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: MOBILE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR Lorien Gamaroff, CEO, Bankymoon
Neeraj Ramahathan, Senior Manager Product and Innovation, MTN
AN EXPANDING NETWORK Simon Dingle, Designer, Technologist and Broadcaster, Various
Andre deWet, Head of iFlix Africa
• Business and messaging offerings for a digital lifestyle
Grant Brown, Managing Director and Founder, ZANDO
• Providing multiple content offerings for service differentiation
Brett Loubser, CEO, weChat 15:50 PANEL: HOW IS FINTECH CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF MOBILE
• Exceptional platforms facilitating financial inclusion
Olatorera Oniru, CEO, Dress Me Outlet FINANCE?
Srinivas Nigudondi, Senior Vice President, Mobile Financial Solutions,
Mahindra Comviva 16:45 MOBILE FINANCE & COMMERCE CLOSES • How can African banks reposition in light of more agile fintech innovators?
• We don’t need banks we need banking
12:50 CASE STUDY: CREATING THE PERFECT MOBILE PLATFORM WITH • Leapfrogging the traditional financial infrastructure
DATA AND RESPONSIVE TO CONSUMER BEHAVIOURS Dominique Collett, Senior Investment Executive, RMI
16:45 CLOSE OF MOBILE FINANCE & COMMERCE DAY 1
• Incentivising through mobile reward redemption Annabel Dallamore, CEO and Founder, Stockshop
• Building loyalty among users WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER Mike Quinn, Group CEO, Zoona
• Helping users live healthier with innovative mobile insurance product Katlego Maphai, Founder, YOCO
Nicholas Bednall, Commercial Director, WiGroup Tobie van Zyl, Founding Partner, Betterbank
Shrey Viranna, CEO, Discovery Vitality
MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES
12:00 KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: DRIVING ACCESS TO MOBILE HEALTH
16:30 CAPITALISING ON A GREENFIELD OPPORTUNITY FOR FINTECH IN
SERVICES
13:10 LUNCH AND INDUSTRY MINDSHARE HOSTED TABLES AFRICA
Hanlie Smuts, GM Electronic Channels, MTN
Lunch tables are situated outside the lecture theatre of Mobile Finance and • How to connect local wallet platforms to international market places and
Michael Mol, Director, Hello Doctor
Commerce. Expert speakers lead informal discussions and delegates are merchants online and at the PoS
encouraged to join one table of their choice to support networking in the break 12:20 PANEL: DEVELOPING PROFITABLE, SCALABLE AND NEEDS BASED
MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES
16:50 END OF MOBILE FINANCE & COMMERCE
• Building loyalty and reducing churn
• Integrating additional services
REGIONAL INTEROPERABILITY • Supplying affordable services to low income individuals
Konde Bugingo, Deputy CEO, Banque Populaire du Rwanda, Atlas Mara Visit tmt.knect365.com/africacom for speaker updates
14:40 PANEL: ACHIEVING FULL INTEROPERABILITY AMONG MOBILE James Wainaina, Head of Customer Experience, Letshego Holdings
NETWORK OPERATORS Edmund Higenbottam, Managing Director, Verdant Capital
• Creating an environment where mobile financial services thrive Chidi Okpala, sChief Digital Officer, Atlas Mara
• Interoperability as the key to realising the mobile money opportunities
• Ensuring collaboration between banks, operators, merchants and governments 12:50 CASE STUDY: LEAPFROGGING AFRICA’S ELECTRICITY GRID WITH
• Interoperability as an amplified necessity in the IoT MOBILE MAGIC
Charles Niehaus, Mobile Money Consultant, IFC Andreas Fruhen, Deputy CTO, m Kopa
Ambar Sur, Founder and CEO, Terrapay, Comviva
13:10 NETWORKING LUNCH
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AFRICA
Dion Jerling, Founder and Special Projects Director, Connect Africa
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONNECTED ECONOMY IN AFRICA BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND INCREASING DIGITAL INCLUSION
12.00 CONNECTING AFRICA OPENS
12.00 CONNECTING AFRICA OPENS
12.10 ANALYST BRIEFING: A SNAPSHOT OF THE AFRICAN CONNECTIVITY LANDSCAPE: TRACKING PROGRESS
12.10 HOW IS SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY EVOLUTION ENABLING COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN
TO DATE AND PINPOINTING BOTTLENECKS
AFRICA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY?
Matthew Reed, Practice Leader, Middle East and Africa, Ovum
Krasimira Bozhinkova, Vice President, Data Portfolio Management, SES
12.30 PRESENTATION
12.30 THE ROLE OF SATELLITE IN CONNECTING AFRICA IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING TELECOM LANDSCAPE
Senior representative from Yahsat
Andrey Kirillovich, Director of Integration and Projects, RSCC
12.50 PANEL: WHAT CAN POLICYMAKERS AND REGULATORS DO TO ACCELERATE THE SPREAD OF INTERNET
12.50 PANEL: BEYOND A SOCIAL VENTURE – MAKING CONNECTING REMOTE AREAS OF SUB-SAHARAN
CONNECTIVITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?
AFRICA MORE TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE
• National broadband plan developments
• How can innovative renewable power solutions make rural connectivity more commercially viable?
• Creating favourable regulatory conditions to boost connectivity
• What role can satellite connectivity play in connecting the unconnected and driving digital inclusion in rural Africa?
• Spectrum allocation to meeting ever-intensifying demand
• How can policymakers and regulators remove barriers to more extensive rural connectivity?
• Ramping up investment from both public and private sectors
• What operating models are most suited to serving remote connectivity requirements?
• Encouraging network sharing of passive infrastructure
• How can operators collaborate with OTT providers to connect the unconnected?
• The need for greater regional integration
• What can we learn from recent success stories? How can existing projects be replicated at scale?
Bienvenu Agbokponto, Government Affairs Director, West & Central Africa, Qualcomm
Suraya Hamdulay, Executive Head: Group Sustainability, Vodacom
Frank McCosker, General Manager, Affordable Access & Smart Financing 4Afrika, Microsoft
Robert Aouad, CEO, Isocel Telecom
Prof. H Sama Nwana, Executive Director, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, Founder & Director, Atlantic Telecoms & Media
Zahir Khan, CEO, Project Isizwe
Michuki Mwangi, Senior Development Manager for Africa, Internet Society
Charles Murito, Country Manager – Kenya, Google
Ebele Okobi, Head of Public Policy, Africa, Facebook
Thari G. Pheko, Chief Executive, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority
13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
15.00 BILL SHOCK FREE ROAMING SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA
15.00 PROVIDING A STEP CHANGE IN OPTIONS FOR THE AFRICAN TMT SECTOR: ENABLING YOUR • Introducing low cost / large volume data bundles
CUSTOMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY • Using an innovative IoT platform to manage devices real time
Jean Philippe Gillet, Vice President, EMEA, Intelsat • Showcasing MNO and MVNO launches
Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg, CEO, UROS Group
15.20 FIBRE-TO-THE-CURB ROLL-OUT: A CONNECTIVITY GAME-CHANGER FOR CONSUMERS AND SMES
Senior representative from Liquid Telecom 15.20 UNLOCKING A SIZEABLE NEW MARKET SEGMENT BY CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN MOBILE
INTERNET USAGE
15.40 PANEL: DEVELOPING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 15.40 TO WHAT EXTENT IS ZERO-RATING THE ANSWER TO THE INTERNET ACCESS AFFORDABILITY
• How has increasing demand for data impacted connectivity offerings? CHALLENGE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?
• Ensuring better connectivity for Africa’s SME and consumer markets
• Fibre infrastructure developments in South Africa
16.30 CONNECTING AFRICA ENDS
• How satellite coverage complements terrestrial networks
• The challenge of delivering broadband at affordable rates relative to average incomes
• What companies are best-positioned to deliver more widespread broadband connectivity? Visit tmt.knect365.com/africacom for speaker updates
• The case for open-access Wi-Fi networks
Dr. Apurva Mody, Chairman and President, WhiteSpace Alliance (WSA)
Juanita Clark, Chief Executive, FTTH Council Africa
Ellie Hagopian, CEO, Nomosphere South Africa
Dion Jerling, Founder and Special Projects Director, Connect Africa
16.30 CONNECTING AFRICA CLOSES
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15:30 MASSIVE MIMO TODAY? CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER FUTURE EVOLUTIONS
• Visions for realising massive MIMO cost effectively and practically
• Continued co-existence with LTE pro and LTE advanced
11.50 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS • Generating interest within the operator community
Adrian Scrase, CTO, ETSI & Head of 3GPP MCC Reserved for Sponsor
12.00 TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH CONNECTIVITY 15:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: 5G SERVICES, IOT & M2M CONNECTIVITY
• Sharing a successful LTE deployment case study • How do you roll-out 21st century services cost effectively
• Best Practise & Implementation Strategies • How to quickly ensure a broad subscriber base has access
• Business models- ROI • VoLTE, VoWiFi, ViLTE, RCS and/or OTT
Razvan Ungureanu, CTO, Airtel • How will the ecosystem evolve to enable M2M & IoT
12:20 THE NEXT GENERATION 4G OPERATOR Bhavin Shah, Regional Director, EMEA, Telekom Malaysia
Lars Stork, CEO, Vodafone Zambia & COO, Afrimax Group Jannie van Zyl, Executive Head: Innovation, Vodacom
John English, Senior Marketing Manager, NetScout
12:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: MIGRATION FROM 3G TO 4G AND 5G Senior Representative, Taqua*
• Readiness of the networks in the region- are we ready?
• Key strategies in place for migration 16:40 LTE AFRICA CLOSES
• Requirement of new technology & infrastructure?
PS Tang, Board Member, GTI
Georg Mayer, Chairman, 3GPP Core Network & Terminals TSG
Dr. Cherif Sleiman, Vice President & General Manager, Infoblox MEA
Asim Khan, General Manager, ZTE
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
13:15 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
HETNET DEVELOPMENTS
11:50 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
ROAD TO 5G Dobek Pater, Managing Director, Africa Analysis
Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, Director of NGNI, Business Unit NGNI, 12:00 ROLE OF SMALL CELLS AND WIFI IN LTE NETWORKS
Fraunhofer FOKUS Wesley Solomon, VP-Connectivity, Vodafone
14:30 EVOLVING LTE NETWORKS TO BE 5G READY 12:20 WIFI DEPLOYMENT
• Defining 5G • Indoor solutions
• Spectrum & Standards • Performance Optimisation
• LTE-A- first step? Senior Representative, Huawei Technologies*
Nitin Anand, VP- Data & Digital Services, Airtel Nigeria
12:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT – A SOLUTION TO
14:50 ANTENNA EVOLUTION - 4G TOWARDS 5G
• Driving challenges
COVERAGE AND CAPACITY CHALLENGES?
• Is the onus on the operators to introduce small cells?
• Where are we today with 4G?
• Is there a take-off of small cells?
• How to migrate to 5G?
• When to deploy small cells and what are the tendencies?
• Demands on future antennas
• Mitigating the expenses of backhaul and power for widespread small cell
Asim Khan, General Manager, ZTE
deployment
15:10 5G NETWORKS ON THE HORIZON: LESSONS LEARNT FROM 4G Dr Adedoyin Adeola, Vice President Network Operations, Airtel
ROLL-OUTS Eran Gonen, Senior Sales Director - Africa, Airspan Networks Inc*
• Global continuous LTE deployment and capacity expansions Senior Representative, Afrimax
• Active antenna and multi-band antenna miniaturizations Visit tmt.knect365.com/lte-africa for speaker updates
• Small cells and DAS as complementary options that will deliver successful 5G services
Reserved for CTO, SMILE COMMUNICATIONS 13:15 NETWORKING LUNCH
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12:00 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL TO FURTHER INCREASE LTE
SDN AND NFV SPEEDS AND CAPACITY
• Delivering speed and capacity with LTE
14:30 VIRTUALIZING MOBILE NETWORKS
• Customer retention strategies based on improved QoS
• Integrating SDN & NFV
Zoltan Miklos, Executive Network Architecture and Planning, Telkom SA
• Software Defined Data Centre
• Transport SDN 12:20 MAINTAINING QOS THROUGHOUT SERVICE INNOVATION AND
Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, Director of NGNI, Business Unit NGNI, SERVICE LAUNCHES
Fraunhofer FOKUS Yves Hupe, President, Memotec
14:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGH 12:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: NETWORK OPTIMISATION AS THE
VIRTUALISATION FOUNDATION FOR SERVICE EVOLUTION
• First the core, then the rest of the network to the edge • The role of small cells and wi-fi in LTE networks
• Mobile Edge Computing and virtual RAN – What next? • Pushing LTE speeds ever higher
• Alternative technology Zoltan Miklos, Executive Network Architecture and Planning, Telkom SA
Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, Director of NGNI, Business Unit NGNI, Joseph Machiva, Sales and Marketing Director, Telone, Zimbabwe
Fraunhofer FOKUS Senior Representative, PCTEL*
Senior representative, Epsilon
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13:30 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
STANDARD AND REGULATION
Chair: Adrian Scrase, CTO, ETSI & Head of 3GPP MCC LTE SERVICE EVOLUTION
15:30 STANDARDS ROADMAP TOWARDS 5G 14:30 LTE BROADCAST & VIDEO
Georg Mayer, Chairman, 3GPP Core Network & Terminals TSG Reserved for Managing Executive: Western Cape Region, CellC
15:50 GLOBAL EXPECTATIONS FOR LTE & 5G CERTIFICATION – IS ‘TEST 14:50 GENERATING TANGIBLE ROI THROUGH LTE ROLL-OUT
ONCE, USE ANYWHERE’ POSSIBLE IN THE 5G ERA? • Defining Business models- new revenue streams
Lars S. Nielsen, General Manager, Global Certification Forum (GCF) • Sharing success stories
Reserved for Sponsor
16:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: STANDARDS AND SPECTRUM FOR NEXT
GENERATION NETWORKS. 15:10 NEXT GENERATION SERVICES
Georg Mayer, Chairman, 3GPP Core Network & Terminals TSG • Additional services deployed over the network
Lars S. Nielsen, General Manager, Global Certification Forum (GCF) • VoLTE, ViLTE, Wifi and beyond
Reserved for: Senior Representative, GSMA Reserved for CTO, Zamtel
15:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: VOLTE & VILTE - WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE
16:40 LTE AFRICA ENDS
OPERATOR AND THE END USER?
• Is VoLTE just a long-term investment?
• Are operators more reliable than OTT?
• Expanding the LTE user experience to voice
Reserved for CTO, ZAMTEL
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER Malcolm Ramsay, Owner, PIXELLIFE
Senior Representative, SYSTEMICS*
Senior Representative, NEWNET*
NETWORK OPTIMISATION Visit tmt.knect365.com/lte-africa for speaker updates
11:50 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Thecla Mbongue, Senior Research Analyst, Ovum 16:00 LTE AFRICA CLOSES
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TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER DRIVEN, EFFICIENT & CONNECTED CHALLENGES FOR SCALING IOT ENABLE THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
TRANSPORT INITIATIVES SMART CITIES IN AFRICA?
12:00 IOT & SMART CITIES AFRICA OPENS • How will connected cars, roads and infrastructure alleviate • Understanding where the business and societal value of
Africa’s strained transportation networks if simple road IoT can be applied to Africa 12:00 KEYNOTE PANEL: WHAT IS THE MOBILE
12:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE BIG PICTURE OF infrastructure is not in place? Is the connected car confined • Is infrastructure sharing the essential enabler to a NETWORKS’ ROLE IN SMART CITIES?
DIGITIZATION AND INTERNET OF EVERYTHING to cities of Cape Town, Kigali, Johannesburg? successful IoT ecosystem? • In Africa’s mobile led society will mobile networks lead the
• Projections for IoE and digitization in Africa’s mobile led • Is there a complete fleet management solution capable of • Exploring a common set of standards and principles for Smart City initiative?
society in the short to near term spanning beyond jurisdictional boundaries? Sub Saharan Africa • Discussing IoT business models for MNO
• Less about things and more about people and processes • Can e-mobility combined with e-tolling alleviate security • How can governments and connectivity service providers • How should MNOs in Sub Saharan Africa position their IoT
• How can you mediate from creating IoT technology for and issues of illicit route taxation on Africa’s roads? aggregate the multitude of network technologies in order to strategies to capitalise on Smart Cities?
needs rather than ideals? Madeline Zhu, Communications Manager, derive value from IoT and create smarter cities? Saim Afzal, Manager Network Performance and Quality
• How should Smart Cities be monetised, and how do you Whereismytransport Bora Varliyagci, Head of Africa – Digital Infrastructure, Assurance & Managed Services, MTN Congo S.A.
avoid the conflicts of monetisation through IoT conflicting Mott Macdonald Bora Varliyagci, Head of Africa – Digital Infrastructure,
with founding principles of more efficient and liveable cities? 15:40 IOT & SMART CITIES CLOSES Fisseha Mekuria, Research Leader in networks and Mott Macdonald
12:20 KEYNOTE PANEL: UTILISING CLOUD AND BIG media technologies, Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research 12:40 CASE STUDY: REDUCING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
DATA FOR SMART CITY SUCCESS IN AFRICAN CITIES THROUGH SMART PUBLIC
• What are the essential strategies when utilising cloud Anton Leal, CEO, XLink Communications
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER Reshaad Sha, Chief Strategy Officer, Dark Fibre Africa BENCHES
applications to make use of the depth of data gathered • Where are the innovations in invoicing and creating efficient
through Smart Cities Elias Sobotamoh, CEO, Addmeup Digital Academy
Cameroon pricing for utilities companies through smart applications?
• How can big data technology improve cities in their path to 12:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: UNDERSTANDING
• How can utilities and connectivity service providers
becoming smarter, safer, and efficient in managing water TELCOS ROLE AS ECOSYSTEM ENABLER FOR integrate new services through smart metering and home
and energy? IOT BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION hub technologies?
• What are the leading data analytics tools and technologies • The evolution of cloud adoption for an effective IoT business 13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
Louise Meek, Founding Director, Isabelo Smart Bench
pioneering Smart Cities across the globe? • Operating successfully within a transitioning environment
• With a mobile dominated and highly concentrated youth • Evolving products in keeping with the big data insights
13:00 INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING: A KEY
population, could the future Smart Cities of Africa leapfrog Vuyani Jarana, Chief Officer: Enterprise Business Unit 14:40 STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLE: ROADMAP TO INGREDIENT TO IOT AND SMART CITY
their Rest of World counterparts? In which ways does Africa and Executive Director, Vodacom South Africa SMART CITIES IN AFRICA • Cost efficiencies through open access networks
present competitive advantage for Smart City investment? How to realise the model that will see civic assets, buildings, • Socio-economic impact unlocked by collaboration &
12:20 PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IOT AND
environment and citizens exchange data for the benefit of all: innovation
12:50 LAUNCHING SUCCESSFUL IOT SERVICES IN M2M APPLICATIONS TO STIMULATE MARKETS • Enabling policy and regulatory frameworks to accelerate
AFRICA • Achieving Best Practice in M2M Payment Connectivity • QoS improvements powered by effective competition
the market potential of IoT and M2M technologies Bora Varliyagci, Head of Africa – Digital Infrastructure,
Shinya Kukita, Chief Engineer, NEC Solutions in Retail
• Is Africa really in line for 5G implementation by 2019 and Mott Macdonald
• Innovating Payment Connectivity solutions for cross border
will 5G be the great enabling technology for successful IoT
13:10 NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXHIBITION VISIT payments in Africa and beyond
in smart city development?
• Implementation of IoT in Retail beyond Payment 13:30 CIVIC LEADERS ADDRESS:
Session anchor: Ryan Ravens, CEO, Accelerate Cape HOW DOES THE SMART CITY TRANSLATE TO
Connectivity
14:30 STRUCTURING YOUR IOT BUSINESS FOR NEW Town URBAN AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Leveraging IoT data and analytics to provide valuable
DIGITAL VERTICALS GOALS?
insight for Financial Services and Retail clients
• Telkom South Africa provide insight on the opportunities The roundtable of city governments, IT and telecoms
• Working with Business and Government to realise value
and structuring of IoT across multiple verticals within the innovators, associations and architects of the future will
from IoT innovations 14:00 IOT & SMART CITIES ENDS
telco business establish how the City of Cape Town will operate, manage civic
• Considerations in deriving real value from innovations for NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
Floris Buys, Acting Managing Executive Digital assets and sustain resources to work and live more efficiently.
stakeholders in the IoT ecosystem
Business Unit, Telkom Setting a roadmap for the ecosystems, social interaction
Anton Leal, CEO, XLink Communications Visit tmt.knect365.com/africacom for speaker updates
and energy needs of smart cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
14:50 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: HOW THE This session is by closed door and held under Chatham
MOBILE WEB IS UTILISED TO IMPROVE House rules.
GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY Prior-registration is required for this session.
• Uber for Police– utilising IoT to reduce crime in the City of
Tshwane 16:30 SUMMARY FROM MODERATOR AND
• Linking government departments through software CONCLUSION OF STAKEHOLDERS SESSION
implementation to solve citizen security problems
• Learnings and expansion beyond the security sector 16:40 IOT & SMART CITIES CLOSES
Craig Rivett, CEO, Happimo / Namola
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14:40 PANEL: UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL DIGITAL MUSIC
12:00 WELCOME AND CHAIRMAN’S OPENING VALUE CHAIN
Russell Southwood, CEO, The Balancing Act • Streaming as the future of Africa’s music industry
• The focus on the creation of local relevant mobile content
12:00 KEYNOTE PANEL: THE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT EXPLOSION- • New channels for music distribution in Africa
HOW SMART PHONE USAGE IS CHANGING CONSUMPTION AND • High data charges and low bandwidth as barriers to growth
AVAILABILITY OF DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES • Addressing the rights management issues
• The Convergence of traditional media with digital Emma Kaye, CEO and Founder, BOZZA
• How do we monetise the content service in entertainment Warrick Percy, Head of Licencing, CAPASSO
• How are smart devices changing consumer’s habits and how are we monitoring Antos Stella, Manaing Director, Content Connect
this? Pino Di Benedetto, General Manager, The Kleek
• Creating tailor made, price sensitive content for consumers Tannith Allchin, Digital Music Head, MTN
• Internet access as a driver of revenues in video games and film, Catherine Luckhoff, Nichestreem
• Creating new revenue streams by making over-the-top (OTT)/streaming or
social/casual gaming viable to more consumers
Yeol Kenon, CEO, Africori
GAMING
Vicky Myburgh, Head of Entertainment and Media, PWC
15:20 PANEL: MONETISING THE EXPANDING DIGITAL GAMING
Adedayo Adeyelure, Manager, Content and Partnerships, Digital, Etisalat
MARKET IN AFRICA
Nigeria
• How does gaming interact with music and video
Vikash Barath, Group Digital, MTN
• Moving content to games
Atul Madam, Senior Vice President Digital Services, Mahindra Comviva
• Gaming as revenue generator
Andrew Syrett, Content Manager, Samsung
Andrew McHenry, Director of Operator Engagements, Digitata
Danielle Moolman, Senior Specialist, Digtal Content and Lifestyle Services,
12:40 EMBRACING DIGITAL - THE OPERATOR BUSINESS MODEL TO
Mondia Media Group
DELIVER ATTRACTIVE AND LUCRATIVE DIGITAL SERVICES
Sean Pashley, CMO, Super Pesa
Manny Texeira, Head of Digital, MTN
Adedoyin Ogundoyin, Founder and Creator, West African Gaming Exhibition
13:00 THE POWER OF A MUSIC STREAMING PARTNERSHIP – ENGAGING
15:50 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION: GAMIFICATION IN ACTION – AN
WITH THE END USER TO INCREASE ACQUISITION AND
INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR UNDER 18S
RETENTION RATES
Henry Muchauraya, OMO Marketing Manager, Unilever
Gillian Ezra, Head of African Operations Deezer
13:20 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
VOD
16:10 PANEL: BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF THE RISE OF THE SMART
PHONE AND THE INCREASING ADOPTION OF RICH MEDIA
STREAMING IN AFRICA
• Watching whenever, wherever and on whatever device.
• Meeting the demand for well priced, high speed broadband to facilitate VOD
Pierre van der Hoven, Founder and CEO, Tuluntulu TV
Tonje Bakang, CEO Afrostream
Jason Lobel, Head of Video, MTN
Igor Smirnoff, Chief Commercial Officer, Press Reader
16:50 DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ENDS
END OF DAY ONE
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15:50 CREATING A VIABLE COMMERCIAL STRATEGY TO TAP INTO 13:00 TACKLING AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT TO DELIVER THE
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER EMERGING DIGITAL TELEVISION MARKETS ACROSS AFRICA CONTENT YOUR CUSTOMERS WANT TO SEE
• Providing an affordable low-cost subscription TV offer • Where does the impetus need to come from?
• Inspiring Content ‘Made for Africans by Africans’ • Best first steps in audience measurement
10:00 BIG VIDEO SUMMIT • Strategic partnerships with aligned industry players • Displaying value in audience measurement practices
Hosted by ZTE Daniel Thebe, Founder, Isidima Multimedia
Simon Murray, Principal Analyst, Digital TV Research 13:20 LUNCHTIME MASTERCLASS:
Jinshan Liu, Top Strategic Technologies Executive, ZTE 16:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: UNDERSTANDING NEXT GENERATION Meeting the changing demands in user behaviour and content
Sherry Singh, CEO, Mauritius Telecom BUSINESS MODELS NEEDED TO MONETISE CONTENT
Gary Finch, Regional Director Africa, Vubiquity • Comparing revenue share and content lease models Hosted by ABOX42 – Oliver Soellner, Member of the Management board ABOX42
• Delivering profitability on new digital services
13:00 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME • Effectively growing advertising revenues 14:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTING ‘TRIPLE-
George Twumasi, CEO, ABN • Innovation in sales and marketing strategy PLAY’ IN AFRICA
Moderator: Simon Murray, Principal Analyst, Digital TV Research • What technology is needed in order to become‘triple-play’enabled?
JOURNEY TO THE DIGITAL ERA Harish Goyal, CEO, ZEE TV Africa • Creating attractive bundles that matter to the diverse African consumer
Catherine Wanjiku Njari, Senior Manager – TV & Media Content, Safaricom • Identifying optimal price points to effectively monetise the triple play offering
13:10 KEYNOTE PANEL: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES TO THE • Where is the greatest opportunity for operators embarking on ‘triple play’?
Mgope Kiwanga, Head of Sales & Marketing, Azam TV
DIGITAL SWITCHOVER IN AFRICA Moderator: Simon Murray, Principal Analyst, Digital TV Research
Ahmadou Bakayoko, Director General, RTI
• Understanding macroeconomic trends and their impact on digital switchover
• What hasn’t happened in the TV ecosystem to facilitate the digital switchover?
16:55 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS 14:50 EFFECTIVELY DRIVING AND MONETIZING VIDEO USAGE
• Who is providing the capital to implement and maintain a financially viable DSO ecosystem? • Delivering a coherent and seamless video experience across in-net and off-net
George Twumasi, CEO, ABN
• How will current technical skills be upgraded? Who will provide effective • Leveraging higher usage of video platforms for service providers
management support? Jinshan Liu, Member of CTO group, ZTE Corporation
TV CONNECT ENDS
• Is the DSO working well as a Government driven initiative? How well is the private
sector doing? TV Connect Africa: Day 2 15:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVELY MANAGING UNIQUE AND
Moderator: Joe Frans, Chairman, Next Generation Africa QUALITY CONTENT
Simon Kaheru, Chairperson, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER • Ensuring content availability based on language, culture and interests
Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation • Building relationships with local studios to develop content most suited to your viewers
• Merchandising content effectively to maximise ROI
13:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: ASSURING OPTIMAL QUALITY VIDEO FINANCING MEDIA SERVICES • Local versus international content
DELIVERY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW • Dealing with devaluation when paying for content in non-local currencies
12:05 INVESTMENT DEBATE
• Evaluating the video opportunity for new revenue stream generation Elias Schulze, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Kana Television
The opportunity for Africa to show its’ capability in terms of new digital services and
• What role will CDNs play in Africa as architectures improve? Michael Gyang, COO, Homebase TV
high quality content is huge. However, the capital required to get these projects off the
• Ensuring optimal QOS with no buffering for the consumer Charles Igwe, CEO, Nollywood Global
ground is not a simple process. This session is designed to understand what It takes
• Keeping costs to a minimum for operators Joel Churcher, Vice President & General Manager – Africa, BBC Worldwide
to secure investment, and develop a strategy to display a return to potential investors
Moderator, Biola Alabi, Founder, Biola Alabi Media Ltd. Duncan Irvine, CEO, Rapid Blue
Ryan Solovei, Chief Executive Officer – Kwese Play & Now, Econet Media
Mark Tinka, Head of Engineering, Seacom COMBATTING PIRACY ACROSS AFRICA 15:50 PAN AFRICAN INTERACTIVE BUZZ GROUPS – THE CHANGING
Stéphane Goebel, Head of Sales, SES Services Africa & Middle East FACE OF AFRICAN BROADCASTING
12:40 BEYOND PIRACY – WHY CONTENT PROTECTION IS NOT ENOUGH
As infrastructures develop and networks improve, Africa is seeing new ways in which
Most pay-TV operators know very well that pirates now increasingly look for and
14:30 NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK video content is being consumed. With changing platforms demanding an online
exploit vulnerabilities outside the traditional conditional access security domain. But
presence, how are traditional broadcasters exploring new opportunities to remain
they do not always realize that pirates often have other goals for hacking than getting
relevant to their consumers?
AFRICAN PAY -TV BUSINESS MODELS hold of content, and that these other attacks can be just as devastating to pay-TV
Get involved in this interactive session to fully understand the industry outlook and
operations as content piracy, if not more so. This presentation explores:
15:30 STRATEGIES TO DRIVE THE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH FOR • The damage that can be done to pay-TV operations by hacking hybrid STBs
develop your future strategy
AFRICAN PAY-TV OPERATORS • What operators can do to prevent such attacks
Aldred Dreyer, Group CTO, e.tv
• The African TV landscape and its business models Rhys Torrington, Group Commercial Director, Econet Media Limited
Tor Helge Kristiansen, EVP Principal Architect, Conax
• Looking at content protection from a holistic perspective – the threats and
business opportunities 16:50 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 2
• Scaling CAS & DRM total cost of ownership to different business needs
UNDERSTANDING VIEWERSHIP TRENDS TO
Christopher Schouten, Senior Director Product Marketing, Nagra LEVERAGE CONTENT SERVICES
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