About The Summit
The 3rd Edition of Connected Africa, Africa’s premier Telecom Summit delivering holistic insight into digital infrastructure developments and trends.
Organised The International Center for Strategic Alliances is scheduled for the 25th of July 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Connected Africa will bring top executives from telecom carriers, technology vendors, infrastructure providers, and regulatory and government officials together to deliberate on the way forward, conducive environment, strategies to innovate next generation networks, as well as potential and pain points.
Wireless infrastructure, VoLTE & 4G LTE, Network management, Big data, BI, Cloud, Security, Analytics, Next Gen opportunities VAS, OTT, OSS/BSS, IoT & M2M is becoming ever more important, across the Telecom Sector.
Connected Africa is a not to be missed opportunity for experts, business people, and practitioners to discuss practical and cost-effective solutions to developing the ICT business.
With this as a driver, ICSA presents the 3rd Edition of Connected Africa. The Summit will deliberate on, and focus on developing solutions to, critical ICT issues. The Summit is a not to be missed opportunity for experts, business people, and practitioners to discuss practical and cost-effective solutions to developing the ICT business.
Connected Africa is an ideal platform for networking with industry players; senior managers, decision-makers, and practitioners operating in the industries and making the most of banking technologies.
Key Focus
"NEED OF THE HOUR"
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Strategies to unlock the power of 5G
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Telecom – Compounding Capabilities
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Futuristic Telco's powering the Economy
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ICT Supporting IoT Deployments
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Data, Digitalization, and Connectivity
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Empowering Digital Transformation
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Digital Inclusion
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Driving the Future of Work with Enhanced Connectivity
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EDGE, Data & Cloud
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Cyber Resilience Strategy – Mitigating Fraud
Connected Africa 2023 Speakers
Some of our esteemed speakers
Charles Molapisi
CEO, MTN
Patricia Obo-Nai
CEO, Vodafone
Lunga Siyo
CEO, Consumer & Small Business - Telkom SA
Nomvuyiso Batyi
CEO, Association of Comms & Technology
Nikos Angelopoulos
Group Chief Information Officer, MTN
Celia Mantshiyane
CISO, MTN South Africa
George Njuguna
Chief Information Officer, Safaricom, Kenya
Jorge Mendes
Chief Officer (Consumer Business), Vodacom
Stefan Steffen
Group Head (Data and AI), Telkom
Charlene Munilall
GM (Device), MTN Group
Johan van Graan
Chief Risk Officer (Group Risk Management), Vodacom
Yolanda Cuba
Group Regional Vice President (Southern & East Africa), MTN
Malebu Makgalemela Mogohloane
Group Executive (Enterprise Risk Management), Telkom
Atenkosi Ngubevana
Group Executive, Vodacom
Mamello Selamolela
Managing Executive (Group Strategy Innovation), Vodacom
Pat Mazibuko
Group Executive (Safety, Security & Forensics), Telkom
Ugestra Alwar
Director (Retail and Service Operations), Vodacom
Keitumetsi Tsotetsi
Senior Specialist (Group Governance, Risk & Control), Vodacom
Durvesh Maharaj
Portfolio Manager (Product & Distribution), Vodacom
Kenneth Matau
Head of Centre of Excellence (IoT & Security), MTN
Davide Tacchino
Terminals Managing Executive, Vodacom
Abdul R Mirza
Transformation Partner (Digital Co-X), Vodacom
Lephoho Motloung
Senior Manager (Prepaid Product Management), MTN
Nkosinathi Nzima
Senior Manager, Fixed Networks, MTN
Past Summit Speakers
Tshegofatso Thosago
Chairperson, Black Investors Group & Founder, Greystar Galaxy, South Africa
Shoyinka Shodunke
CIO, MTN Nigeria-IT
Lassina Konate
Director (Digital Economy and Telecommunications), Ministry of Digital Economy, Telecommunication & Innovation, Ivory Coast
Daryn Kara-Ali
Managing Editor, Inside Telecom
Nitesh Singh Marcel
Managing Director for Communications, Media & Technology Lead Africa (CMT), Accenture (SA)
Ahmad El Hajj
Deputy Editor in Chief, Inside Telecom
Siyabonga Mahlangu
Group Executive (Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations), Telkom
Tomasz Staszek
Head of BSS Consulting, Comarch Telecommunications
Mustapha Zaouini
CEO, Fliptin Startup Studio
Yehia Alamine
Deputy Editor-in Chief, Inside Telecom
Dylan Piatti
Managing Director (Africa), AGI
Alastair Tempest
CEO, Ecommerce Forum Africa
Mustapha Zaouini
Chief Executive Officer, Fliptin
Lucien Pierce
Director, PPM Attorneys
Giovanni Da Costa
Executive Head (Carrier Connectivity), Vodacom
Letsogile Baloi
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Kometsi Telco & Hyperconverged Solutions
Felix Mmene
Consumer Cluster Tribe Technical Lead, Safaricom PLC
Desmond Takawira
Chief Technology Officer, Steward Bank
Razvan Ungureanu
Chief Technology Officer, Airtel Africa
Ebo Richardson
Chief Technology Officer, Steward Bank
Why Attend
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR YOU AT CONNECTED AFRICA?
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Renowned Speakers, Unparalleled Content
Connected Africa is an ideal platform for networking with industry players: senior managers, decision makers and practitioners operating in the transformation space and making the most of technology. The summit will host C-suite executives, leaders and experts from the telecommunications industry.
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Gain an Edge, with Latest Perspective
Global Industry Experts, who will delve into the latest cutting-edge tools and frameworks - shaping the business – will also share case studies and success stories that help acquire a competent viewpoint in achieving your set goals.
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Network with industry leaders face-to-face
Meet subject experts who are leading the transformation agenda, discuss and deliberate on various issues. Leverage this opportunity to meet your idols and click a selfie with leading luminaries.
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Learn, Learn Learn!
Expand your knowledge and find relevant solutions to pressing concerns, learn from thought-leaders, share your ideas and gain insights on the best and next practices prevalent in your industry.
Past Sponsors & Partners
Brands that trust in us
Who Should Attend?
MEET AND NETWORK WITH LEADERS AND EXPERTS REPRESENTING
Telecom Service Providers
Broadband and Network Service Providers
IoT and Cloud Players
Fixed Carriers
Telecom Equipment & Infrastructure Vendors
Handset/Device Manufacturers
Test & Measurement Companies
Application Providers
System Integrators
Connected Africa Summit Media Partners
Testimonials
EVERY WORD MATTERS
Edward Wicks
Chief Commercial Officer, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC)
Letsogile Baloi
Chief Technology Officer, Kometsi Telecommunications
Oluyinka Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Cloud Fibre Networks
Magnus Cofie
Head, Networks Operations, Scancom PLC MTN Ghana
Alkerou Hassane Moussa
Chief Finance Officer, Zamani Telecom
Segun Okuneye
Divisional CEO, ipNX Nigeria
Ousseynou Ndiaye
Group Head of Technical Regulation, Airtel Africa
Magesh Ramachandran
Regional Manager, Polycab India Limited
Issam Fayad
Chief Technology Officer, Virtual Technologies
Lazarus Paulus
Senior Business Developer ICT, Veya ICT Namibia
Emmanuel Luanda
Head of Network Quality Assurance, Vodacom
Vic Booysen
Regional Channel Manager – Cloud, Liquid Intelligent Technologies
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