“Convergence & Innovation Excellence Driving Positive Change” 9-11 March 2010 • Munyonyo Resort, Lake Victoria • Kampala • Uganda
Senior executives from operators and governments across the region, responsible for strategy, growth, planning and implementation will attend by invitation only. Qualifying delegates will outline their technology and business requirements along with projects up for tender to ensure they gain maximum value from the pre-arranged business meeting.
Year on year attendees keep coming back. Why? With a busy schedule of pre-arranged solution provider - delegate meetings, exhibition, tailored programme with top-level speakers and excellent business networking opportunities, the summit ensures that business is carried out. With delegates from across the region looking to forge real relationships, business partnerships and make actual progress the Digital Africa Summit is a model for business excellence. Don't miss your opportunity to sign up.
2010 Digital Africa Summit Delegates
ORGANISATION POSITION COUNTRY
Afribone Mali SA CEO Mali
Africa Online MD Uganda Uganda
Africa Online Product Manager Uganda
Africa Telecoms Executive Editor South Africa
Altech Stream Chairman Rwanda ARCT /Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications Director General Burundi
Asixhumane Communications (Pty) Ltd CEO South Africa
Balancing Act CEO UK
BPL Uganda Commercial Director Uganda
CBINET (Burundi) Commercial Manager Burundi
Cell C Head of Strategy South Africa
City of Tshwane CIO South Africa
Comium Data Networks COO Comium Data Lebanon
Communications Commission Of Kenya (CCK) Engineer Kenya
Coppernet Solutions Business Development Officer Zambia
Coppernet Solutions Investment Fund Manager Zambia
Courts of Judicature Principal Information Technology Officer Uganda
Crisis Management Initiative Consultant / Country Coordinator Finland
Datanet Solutions MD Uganda
DFCU Bank Business Process Administrator Uganda
Directorate for Ethics and Integrity. Office of the President Systems Administrator Uganda
Dovetel Founder, Technical Director & Chairman Board Tanzania
Durban Communication Networks CEO/ MD Nigeria
Ecological Fund Office, The Presidency pa to ps Nigeria
Ecological Fund Office, The Presidency Permanent Secretary Nigeria
Econet Telecom Lesotho COO Lesotho
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe CCO Zimbabwe
Ecoweb General Manager Zimbabwe
Electoral Commission Uganda Technical Uganda
Emecas Finance Director Netherlands
Ethiopia Telecom (ETC) CTO Ethiopia
Ethiopia Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) CFO Ethiopia
Ethiopia Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) CEO Ethiopia
Ethiopian ICT Development Agency (EICTDA) Principal Expert Ethiopia
Expresso IT Director Dubai
Faculty of Computing and IT, Makerere University Head; Corporate Relations Office Uganda
Federal Ministry of Information & Communciations Minister of Information and Communications Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Information & Communciations Technical advisor to the minister Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Information & Communciations PA to the minister Nigeria
Foris Telecom Digital Inclusion and E-Governance Officer Israel
Foris Telecom Uganda CEO Uganda
France Telecom Director Network Strategy & Submarine Systems France
France Telecom Orange Vice President Emerging Markets Technical France
GabCom CEO South Africa
Galaxy Backbone Plc HOD Technical operations and maintenance Nigeria
Galaxy Backbone Plc CEO Nigeria
Gauteng Shared Service Centre Head of e-Government South Africa
Gemtel CEO Southern Sudan
GiCell Wireless CEO Nigeria
Globacom Head of Operations, Business Group Nigeria
GANA (SEAQUEST-INFOTEL MALI & -NIGER) President/ CEO Mali
Government of Uganda MP, Parliament Uganda
Housing Finance Bank Executive Director Commercial Banking Uganda
Housing Finance Bank General Manager IT Uganda
i-burst Mozambique Technical Director Mozambique Mozambique
ICASA Councillor South Africa
Ilembe Communications Director South Africa
INCM (Mozambique National Institute of Communications) Director Mozambique
Infectious diseases Institute ltd Data Manager Uganda
Infocom Uganda General Manager Uganda Innovative Leadership Strategies & Business Excellency Academy MD Rwanda
International Monetary Fund Division Chief – Technology and General Services USA
ISOC Congo Coordinator Congo Brazzaville
IT News Africa CEO South Africa
IT News Africa Editor South Africa
i-Tel CTO Uganda
ITU Head, ITU Regional Office for Africa Ethiopia
Kenya Community Development Foundation Head of Marketing and Partnerships Kenya
Kenya Data Networks CEO Kenya
Kenya Data Networks CMO Kenya
Kenya e-Learning Centre Executive Director Kenya
Kenya National Assembly ICT consultant, Member of Parliament Kenya
Kingdom Communications (Pty) Ltd CEO South Africa
Lap Green CCO Uganda
Limpopo Living Lab Senior General Manager South Africa
Malawi Net Ltd MD Malawi
MapSwitch Uganda Ltd. (MSU) CEO Uganda
Mauritius Telecom (Part of Orange) Head of Partnership Building Mauritius
Ministry of Communications Posts and Telecommunications Minister Djibouti
Ministry of Communications and Transport Deputy Minister Zambia
Ministry of Education & Culture / SchoolNet Head, ICT Department & SchoolNet Coordinator Mozambique
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Information Technology Officer Uganda
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head ICT Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Minister Zimbabwe
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Permanent Secretary Zimbabwe
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Assistant Secretary Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Personal Secretary Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Personnel Officer Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Ag. Director IT & IMS Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Senior assistant secretary Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Commissioner, IT&IMS Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Director for Communications & Broadcasting Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Information Technology Officer Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Principal Information Scientist/ Spokesman Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Systems Analyst Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Communications officer Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Minister Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Minister of State Uganda
Ministry of Information & Communication Technology Permanent Secretary Uganda
Ministry of Information and Communications Minister Kenya
Ministry of Information and Communications ICT Officer Kenya
Ministry of Information and Communications Personal Assistant to the minister Kenya
Ministry of Information, and Civic Education Deputy Government Wide Area Network Manager Malawi
Ministry of Post and ICT Minister Burkina Faso
Ministry of Post and ICT Director of Telecoms Policy and Regulations Burkina Faso
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications Director of ICT Network and Infrastructure Cameroon
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications Minister Cameroon
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications Counseiller Technique No1 Cameroon
Ministry of Science and Technology Director Mozambique
Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Southern Sudan
Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry Database Administrator Uganda
Ministry of Transport and Communication Minister Ethiopia
Ministry of Transport and Communication Advisor to the Minister Ethiopia
Ministry of Transport and Communication Communications Manager Ethiopia
Mobikyo K.K. Representative Director Japan
Mobile Monday CEO Finland
Mobile Monday Director of Communications Strategy Finland
Mobile Monday Finland/BPG Business Professionals Group Director of Sales Finland
Mobile Monday, Finland Director Business Development Finland
MoKoms Business Development Manager Mozambique
MTN Business Services Senior Manager Information Systems South Africa
MTN Rwanda COO Rwanda
MTN Uganda CEO Uganda
MTN Uganda CIO Uganda
MTN Uganda CMO Uganda
MTN Uganda GM - Corporate Services Uganda
MTN Uganda CTO Uganda
Mundo Startel Deputy MD Angola
Mundo Startel MD Angola
National Communications Authority Board Member Ghana
National Communications Authority Director Legal Ghana
National Planning Authority ICT Manager Uganda
National Science and Technology Council Programmes Officer (Documentation & ICT) Zambia
National Social Security Fund Uganda CIO Uganda
New Artel CEO Rwanda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Executive Commissioner Engineering & Standards Nigeria
NTV General Manager Uganda Office of the Secretary -Government Federation – Political Affairs Permanent Secretary Nigeria
Onatel Burundi CTO Burundi
Orange Botswana Deputy CTO Botswana
Orange Uganda CTO Uganda
Orange Uganda PMO Uganda
Pacific-Tier Communications LLC President USA
Parliament of Uganda Member of Parliament & Member of ICT Committee Uganda
Phase 3 CEO Nigeria
PLATItel Executive Chairman South Africa
Pope Paul Memorial Hotel Manager ICT Uganda
Pope Paul Memorial Hotel Senior Accountant Uganda
Raha.com - Startel Tanzania Limited MD Tanzania
Rascom CEO/ DG Cote d’Ivoire
Reagile Director Sales and Marketing South Africa
Reetsa Telecoms CEO South Africa
Rwandatel CCO Rwanda
Seacom Head of Business Development Mauritius
SETIC Executive Secretary ICT Burundi
Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Executive Secretary Mozambique
Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Manager of Technology & Policy Mozambique
Sudatel CTO Sudan
Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corp GM Finance Swaziland
Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corp Senior Manager Multimedia Services Swaziland
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Director General Tanzania
Tanzania Postal Bank Chief Manager Computer Operations Tanzania
Tanzania Telecommunications (TTCL) CEO Tanzania
Tanzania Telecommunications (TTCL) CFO Tanzania
Tanzania Telecommunications (TTCL) Head of Network Operations and Maintenance Tanzania
Telcom Somalia Deputy General Manager Somalia
Telecel Globe CCO Egypt
Telecel Globe/Orascom Group Chief Legal Officer Egypt
Telecel Zimbabwe CEO Zimbabwe
Telecom/Telematique Inc. CEO USA
Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM) COO Mozambique
Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM) Head of Network Management Division Mozambique
Telkom Kenya (Orange) Head of Carrier Service Kenya
Telkom Kenya (Orange) CEO Kenya
Telkom SA Senior Advisor: Regulatory Affairs South Africa
Telkom SA Management Services Senior Manager South Africa
TelOne, Zimbabwe Head of Business Development Zimbabwe
The New Vision Senior Writer Uganda
The Observer Media Ltd Business Development Director Uganda
Theta Khumalo Telecommunications (TKT) Treasurer South Africa
Trasul CEO Sudan
Ucom Burundi Secretary General Burundi
Uconnect Project Manager Uganda
Uconnect Director Uganda
Uconnect Technical support Manager Uganda
Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) Acting Executive Director Uganda
Uganda ICT Forum President Uganda
Uganda Revenue Authority Manager ICT Security Uganda
Uganda Telecommunications Ltd (UTL) CTO Uganda
Uganda Telecommunications Ltd (UTL) CMO Uganda
UNECA Officer-in-Charge e-Applications Section Ethiopia
Vice President’s Office Private Secretary ICT Uganda
Vodacom Lesotho MD Lesotho
Vox Datapro MD South Africa
Vox Telecom CEO South Africa
WAPA Chairman South Africa
Warid Telecom Uganda Assistant Manager Transmission Planning Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Head, Functional ERP Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Products and Engineering Uganda
Warid Telecom Uganda Head of IT Services Uganda
World Bank infoDev Research and Operations Associate Canada
World Bank infoDev Lead ICT Policy Specialis Canada
Worldstream Systems and Services CIO South Africa
Zain Uganda MD Uganda
Zambia ICT authority Acting Director Zambia
Zambia ICT authority Director Technical Services Zambia
Zoom mobile CFO Nigeria
2010 Digital Africa Summit Speakers
Company Name Title Acision Sherif Hamoudah MD & VP MEA Africa Online Joseph Barungi MD Uganda Airwide Solutions Rob Mathot Regional Director Africa Alcatel Lucent Hatim Zougari MD Nigeria Altech Stream Sam Nkusi Chairman Andrew Corporation Dennis K Mugwanya VP sales Africa Balancing Act Russell Southwood Managing Director Belgacom Frederic Salmon VP Africa Cisco Shahab Meshki General Manager, East Africa Crisis Management Initiative Gama Roberts Country Head EMC Nizar El Farra Pre-Sales Team Lead, East Africa Emecas Finance Michiel Slootweg Director Expresso Nazar Sahal IT Director Faculty of Computing and IT, Makerere University Michael Niyitegeka Head; Corporate Relations Office Federal Ministry of Information & Communciations Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili
Minister of Information & Communications
Foris Telecom Yonathan Mizrachi Digital Inclusion Specialist Google Joseph Mucheru Regional Lead Sub-Saharan Africa
Government Of Uganda H.E. Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya His Excellency the Vice President
IBM Tony Mwai Regional General Manager East Africa INCM Isidoro da Silva Chairman of the Board IT News Africa Abby Wakama Managing Editor ITU Dr Hamadoun Touré Secretary-General ITU Africa Regional Office Mr. Brahima Sanou Head ITU Regional Office Africa Kenya Community Development Foundation Al Kags Head of Marketing & Partnership Kenya Data Networks Kai Wulff CEO KENYA e-LEARNING CENTER Andrew Gakiria Executive Director MapSwitch Uganda Ltd. (MSU) Roscoe Charles Nsubuga CEO Ministry of ICT Uganda Aggrey Awori Minister ICT Ministry of ICT Uganda Godfrey Kibuuka Commissioner for communications Mobile Monday Jari Tammisto CEO/President MTN Uganda Themba Khumalo CEO NagraVision Guillaume Hallez Sales Manager Nokia Africa Gerard Brandjes General Manager Nokia Africa Jussi Hinkkanen MEA Head Government Affairs Orange - France Telecom Group Patrick Puges Technical Director: Emerging Markets Pacific-Tier Communications John Savageau CEO
Qualcomm Billy Owino BD Director East Africa SAP AG Alvin Paules CTA SAP AG Sunil Geness Corporate Affairs Executive
SAP AG Martin Brown Head: Business Development Public Sector
SeaCom Aidan Baigrie Head of Business Development SEAQUEST-INFOTEL Raphael Nbogni CEO SES WORLD SKIES Nicolas Baravalle VP Sales Africa Telecel Globe Wasim Ahmed CCO Telecel Globe/Orascom Group Frederic Pichon Chief Legal Officer Telecom/Telematique Inc Lynne Gallagher President Telkom Kenya Mickaël Ghossein CEO U - Connect Daniel Stern Project Director Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) Patrick Mwesigwa Acting - Executive Director Uganda Telecommunications Ltd (UTL) Tesfai Menghistab CTO United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Makane Faye Cordinator e-Applications Section Vox Telecom Tony Van Marken CEO WAPA Henk Kleynhans Chairman WIOCC James Wekesa CCO World Bank InfoDev Tim Kelly Lead ICT Policy Specialist
2010 Digital Africa Summit Solution Providers
Acision
Acme Packet
Aircom
Airwide Alcatel Lucent - Solution Zone Sponsor
Allot
Andrew Corporation
Anite
APC
Astel
Atos Origin
Aviat Networks
Base Technologies
Basset Labs
Belgacom ICS Callidus software/Seven Seas Partner
Cisco
Comtech Ef Data
Detecon
Dialogic
DSG
EMC
Evolving Systems
Forget Me Not
Gemalto
Genband
Gilat Satelite Networks
Global TT
Google Africa
Hitech Africa SA
IBM - Delegate Bag Sponsor
Intelsat
Intersec
IP Protocol Inc
MACH
Motorola
Movirtu
MTN UG - Internet Zone Sponsor
Myriad Group
NagraVision
Nokia East and Southern Africa.
O3b Networks
Omnitele
Openwave
Performance Technologies
Qualcomm
Sagemcom
Sandisk - Data Storage Sponsor
SAP - Knowledge Zone Sponsor
SES WORLD SKIES
Sitronics
Subex Azure
Swifta Systems & Service Limited
Symsoft
Tandberg
Tekelec
Tellumat
WIOCC
Yahsat