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