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.
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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
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