BUILDING AFRICA'S DIGITAL ECONOMY

“IT WAS GREAT ONCE AGAIN TO MEET LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, EXCHANGE
IDEAS AND DISCUSS NEW TRENDS. IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD EXPERIENCE”
Ikenna Ikeme, Head, Regulatory affairs, Etisalat Nigeria
@
Chair: Camille Mendler, Principal Analyst,
Informa Telecoms & Media
11.45 KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION:
Overcoming challenges & barriers towards
expanding telco Cloud in Africa
• Going beyond the barriers of data governance, privacy and
security
• Identifying the key drivers for cloud service adoption by
end-users
• How to increase telecom operator visibility in the Cloud market
• Leveraging core assets in launching and marketing secure,
high-availability access to cloud computing services
Theo Bensch, Managing Executive, Telkom
Cybernest, Telkom South Africa
Evans Nyagah, Head of Enterprise Sales & B2B,
Safaricom
Vuyani Jarana, Head of Enterprise Business,
Vodacom Group
Shahar Steiff, AVP - Business Operations, PCCW
12.20 A telco’s journey to the Cloud: Telkom SA and
the advent of Cloud
• Are Telcos just doing old things in new ways when
launching cloud services?
• What are the early challenges?
• To what extent is cloud an easy extension of existing
outsourcing services?
Theo Bensch, Managing Executive, Telkom
Cybernest, Telkom South Africa
12.40 AWS, Telcos and the Cloud in an African
Context: pioneering Cloud services for future
growth
Attila Narin, EMEA Sr. Manager for Solutions
Architecture, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
13.00 Lunch & Exhibition Visit
14.00 The advent of SaaS Marketplaces across the
African Market: where’s the opportunity for
the telco?
• Looking at the full ecosystem of SaaS Telco Cloud
• Developing a winning deal in a SaaS context
• To what extent is SaaS a profitable operation for Telcos?
• Looking at telco SaaS portfolio preferences
Camille Mendler, Principal Analyst,
Informa Telecoms & Media
14.20 Vodacom working with OTT players in
the Cloud
• Positioning bandwidth at the heart of the collaboration
• Value services for telco customers, including Messaging &
Collaboration Solutions and Google Apps
• Vodacom’s Cloud portfolio future expansion plans
Vuyani Jarana, Head of Enterprise Business,
Vodacom Group
14.40 Mobile as a quick way forward with Cloud
in Africa
• What is the business case for prioritising mobile cloud
computing services for enterprises
• Is mobile Cloud Computing better tailored/more relevant
for the SME client base of an operator?
• What are the most common pitfalls in mobile cloud
computing and how to deal with them
• How to develop the right market strategies for selling
mobile cloud computing to enterprises
Adedipo Olagbegi, Head IT Technical
Infrastructure, Etisalat Nigeria
15.00 Safaricom and the importance of partners in
the Cloud
• The evolution of Telco Cloud through the eyes of Safaricom
• Why build an ecosystem of Partners?
• Diversifying and building on the different partners
• Developing a strong, differentiated cloud proposition
Evans Nyagah, Head of Enterprise Sales & B2B,
Safaricom
15.20 Afternoon Refreshments break
& Exhibition visit
16.20 Building managed Cloud services for
Enterprises in Africa:
• The Growth Opportunity in Enterprise Cloud Services
within the Subsaharan African Market
• Overcoming the Infrastructural Hurdles
• Building SLA’s for servicing the Multinational Enterprise Market
• Conforming to international and local Security and
Governance Regulatory Processes
• Upgrading the Telco SLA portal, from Infrastructure
Auditing to Software Services Auditing
Adrian Cornelius, General Manager, MTN Business
16.40 The role of Carrier Ethernet in enabling cloud
services in an African context
• Carrier Ethernet fundamentals and why its low latency,
secure services are critical for Enterprise Cloud Service
Delivery
• CE Cloud Use Cases and their implementation: what’s
available now and he impact of what new standards being
developed
• Special Considerations in the African Market: Location,
distance and performance
• Discussing the challenge of moving data centres, platforms
and applications into the cloud in a global context
• CE 2.0 Access Services and International Interconnections:
simple steps to connecting to regional and global networks
Abid Qadiri, Chief Business Solutions Excellence,
Neotel
Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF
17.10 The experience of Orange with deploying
telco Cloud services across the African Market
Mark Wigington, Vice President - Group Cloud
Services, Orange
17.30 End of Cloud @ Africacom
12:10 Securing the future of Mobile Money
• Bringing internet payment methods to cell phones
• Increasing protection against fraud before it happens
• The role of closed loop payment schemes
• Encouraging mobile money services, usage and adoption
with trusted authentication systems
Wolfgang Decker, Group Vice President –
Executive Business Line Mobile Authentication,
Giesecke & Devrient
12:30 Moving Consumers Up the Financial Ladder:
From P2P to Banking
• How far have we come from the simple beginnings of
mobile financial services?
• Innovative and sophisticated developments
• What are the pioneers of mobile money looking to now?
Srinivas Nidugondi, VP Mobile Financial
Solutions, Mahindra Comviva
12:50 It’s time for Money to Change
• Money – a central factor for connecting people
• Physical vs. Mobile methods of exchanging money
• Open Financial Ecosystem
• Networked Society – Why should money be any different?
Faraz Salahuddin, Engagement Consultant
M-Commerce, Ericsson
13:10 Networking Lunch
14:10 Boosting and securing online shopping
• How are Oltio helping secure and promote online shopping?
• An in-depth case study on the payD product
• Where we are and what the future holds for the online
retail space in Africa
Dave Parratt, CCO, Oltio, South Africa
14:30 A Cashless society – Mobile money and social
media in Africa
• Who is on social media and are they potential mobile
money customers?
• How can social media further drive the success of mobile
money?
• What are the e- and m-commerce purchasing habits in Africa?
Vytas Paukštys, CEO, Eskimi
14:50 M-money and commerce – defining the
relationship
• What are the advantages of m-payment for retailers?
• How can retailers jump on the mobile money bandwagon?
• What is holding m-commerce up in Africa?
• How can the challenges be overcome?
Eric Edelstein, CEO, ZunguZ, South Africa
Patrick Maina, CEO, Crowdpesa, Kenya
Joe Botha, Founder, GustPay, South Africa
Rob Burrell, CEO, Mukuru
15:20 What role will NFC play in the mobile money
ecosystem?
• Brief overview of NFC as a mobile money tool
• Opportunities in contactless payments and NFC
• NFC – optional or inevitable?
• How can NFC add to the mobile money experience?
Thierry Millet, Head of contactless payment,
France Telecom Group
15:40 New developments in the mobile money
international transfer and remittance market
• What are the core challenges slowing down international
remittance via mobile money?
• Is there a hindering gap in mobile money development
between higher income (sender) countries and lower
(receiver) ones?
• What are the regulatory needs for the international
transfer and remittance market to grow?
• How can operators work together to boost the market and
generate more business opportunities?
Is a strong national mobile money market a prerequisite
in order for international
Yolande van Wyk, CEO – e-Wallet, FNB,
South Africa
16:00 Afternoon Refreshments break
& Exhibition visit
17:00 Managing mobile money security challenges
• What are the security concerns surrounding mobile money
services?
• Gaining clients’ trust in mobile services
• Creating a secure and easy to use banking app
• Which features are helping to overcome remaining mobile
money reticence?
• What role does network quality play in secure mobile
money services?
• To which extent is mobile money dependant on software?
Johan Taute, Manager – Financial Services and
Security, Vodacom SA
17:20 Facilitating G2P payments – a real life recount
• The advantages of G2P payments for the government
entity and for the payer
• The model adopted
• Future improvements and roll-out
Olutoyin Oloniteru, Director-General for
Information and Communication Technology,
Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria
17:00 End of Mobile Money 2013
12:00 Chairman’s Opening remarks
Richard Walton, Co Chair Person,
Mobile Monday South Africa
The Role of Google in the African App
Ecosystem
12:10 Android Developer Workshop
• Combining good content with a social angle
• How to promote and market your app
• Utilizing the full potential of Google on your app
Led by Daniel Acton, Technical Account
Manager, Google
13:10 Networking Lunch and Developer Outbreak
sessions
14:10 Android Developer Workshop continued
14:35 Intel Developer Session Growing in the
Digital World
Wolfgang Petersen, Director, Developer
Relation Division, EMEA, Intel
15:15 Developing Mobile applications for Africa
Daniel Ogwok, Developer, Brundan Digital
15:35 The State of Mobile Apps in Africa
Wesley Lynch, CEO, Snappify
15:55 Networking Break and Developer Outbreak
sessions
16:25 Taking an African App to a Global Audience
Gour Lentell, CEO, BiNu
16:45 Mobile Apps Dragons Den and Investment
Interactive Panel
Led by Andrew McHenry, Council Member,
Mobile Monday Johannesburg
17:15 End of Day One and Networking Drinks
Reception
Value-Added Services
Chaired by Thecla Mbongue, Senior Analyst,
Informa Telecoms & Media
11.00 Evolving VAS strategies in a data
environment: Market overview and forecast
• Examining the main value-added services for African customers:
data, content, mobiel money, m-health, m-government
• Where are the main growth opportunities and how to
maximise revenues?
• Market analysis, forecasts and recommendation
Thecla Mbongue, Senior Analyst,
Informa Telecoms & Media
11.30 Optimize the 4G/IP/Digital Customer
Experience for African Markets
• Ensure Seamless Service Continuity: Across all networks
and devices
• Launch Rich Communication: Services that energize the
digital lifestyle – with relevance for the 2G operator
• Seize New Opportunities: Connect marketing and
customer service with the social media, fine-tune smart
monetization techniques, apply analytics and more
Shai Perach, Head of Marketing, Digital Services,
Comverse
12.00 Leveraging technological innovation to
unlock the full potential of Mobile Financial
Services in the digital world
• Examining the different mobile financial services available
for African customers
• What are the major innovations in the mobile financial
services market?
• Making the most of new opportunities in mobile money
Nir Flatau, VP Marketing & Business
Development Telecom Division, Mer Group
12.45 Lunch
14.00 How can African/Local content providers
leverage on social media brands to publish
and monetize their content?
• Partnerships between operators and social media brands:
what are the benefits for both parties?
• Examining how social networks can engage customers
with content services
• Monetising content on social media: what’s in it for the telcos?
John Karanja, Founder, Whive, Kenya
14.30 VTU – The evolution of VAS
• Why the VTU solution?
• Trends
• VTU in motion – proof in case studies
Johan de Lange, Executive Vice President:
Enterprise and Africa, Clickatell
15.00 Break
MASTERCLASS
15.30 mHealth & eHealth case study
• Examining e-health apps developed in Kenya
• How the apps have improved healthcare in the region and
expected outcomes
• Expanding healthcare apps to other regions
Moka Lantum, Managing Partner,
MicroClinic Technologies & Ogra Foundation
16.00 Examining the potential of m-education and
m-government initiatives in Africa
• What types of m-education and m-government services
can be applied in Africa?
• Learning lessons from existing initiatives
• What more can be done to engage Africans through
m-education and m-government?
11:45 Informa Introduction and Speed Networking
Laurence Coldicott, Research Manager,
Informa Telecoms and Media
11:50 Chairman’s Opening Address
Russell Southwood, Principal Analyst,
Balancing Act
Evaluating The Development of The
Digital Switchover In Sub-Saharan Africa
12:00 Content Provider Keynote Case Study:
Unlocking the Potential of African TV
through Digital Transformation
Sivan Pillay, Managing Director, South Africa,
Endemol, South Africa
12:20 Understanding the role YouTube can play in
Africa
Brett StClair, Head of New Products Sub Sahara,
YouTube/Google, South Africa
12:40 Extending Revenues of broadcast and
Internet TV
Steve Christian, VP Marketing, Verimatrix
13:00 PANEL: How are Preperations Going for
Africa’s Digital Switchover?
Panel Introduced by Andrew Pons, Marketing
Director, Exset
Jean Landsberg, Head of Technical and
Broadcast Operations, ABN 360 Group
Steve Christian, VP Marketing, Verimatrix
Eugene Nyagahene, CEO, Tele10, Ethiopia
Sid Wadhi, CEO, ABN Digital and Vice President
Strategy and Business Development, CNBC
Africa, Nigeria
Mike Aldridge, Managing Director, Cape Town TV
13:40 VERIMATRIX LUNCH BRIEFING
Multi-network Solutions in the Real World:
Proactive Digitalisation Strategies to
Maximise Revenue Growth
Led By Steve Christian, VP Marketing, Verimatrix
Evaluating New African
Broadcast Initiatives
14:50 Understanding the role of TRACE as an
Entertainment Broadcaster in Africa
Olivier Laouchez, Founder and CEO, TRACE Group
15:10 Assessing the role of the TV White Spaces
Trial on Africa
Arno Hart, Project Manager, TENET/Google,
South Africa
15:30 Maximising your payTV investment
Peter Simpson, VP Product Marketing, Pace
15:50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Understanding How
Triple Play is Impacting On African Broadcast
Revenues?
Lulama Mokhobo, Group CEO, SABC, South Africa
16:10 How Satellite will Shape the Future
Broadcasting in Africa
Christoph Limmer, Senior Director, Marketing
and Market Development, Africa, SES
16:30 Broadcaster Looking at the Role of Triple Play
on African Viewing Trends
• Assessing the potential impact of Triple play
• Managing the demands of the African consumer
• Writing the technical specifications to fit the African market
• Adapting to multiscreen, multiplatform technology
George Twumasi, CEO, ABN, South Africa
16:50 Networking Break & Exhibition Visit
Regulatory and Financial Challenges to
The Digital Switchover
17:20 Case Study: Understanding the Regulatory
Challenges to Local Content Broadcasters in
Kenya
Daniel Obam, Communications Radio
Technology Expert, National Communications
Secretariat, Kenya
17:40 PANEL: Regulatory Assessments on the
Move to Digital
Nanda Armoogum, Director of Broadcast
Content, Independent Broadcasting
Authority in Mauritius
Sabine Devinck, Global Information and
Communications Technologies, IFC
Woyisa Nagala, Compliance Officer,
Broadcasting, ICASA
18:10 Close of Day One and AfricaCom Awards
THE 6TH ANNUAL
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AWARDS 2013
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