09:50 - 10:00
Host City Welcome Address: Councillor Beverley van Reenen, Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, City of Cape Town
Sentech Opening Address: Mlamli Booi, CEO, Sentech 10:00 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:20
Organisers Q&A | Insights on Driving Technological Innovation in Africa.
Moderated By Leanne Manas
10:20 - 10:30
Minister’s Address: Honourable Minister, Mr Mondli Gungubele, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
10:30 - 10:50
Newsflash Fireside Chat | Sparking Change: How is the Energy Crisis Reshaping the Tech Ecosystem?
Global Warming continues to be a growing concern as highlighted by the current energy crisis, food crisis and water crisis… What are the benefits of building platforms that drive Sustainability, from blockchain and cutting edge tech driving sustainability, to crowdpowered solutions in Africa and beyond? What can PPPs do to solve this issue?
Panelists:
Moderated by:
Leanne Manas
South African AwardWinning Journalist and TV Presenter
Ahren Posthumus CEO, Momint
Marlon Finnis
10:30 - 10:50 Sustainability-Tech | Energy Crisis vs Sustainability-Tech 10:50 - 11:20 Quick Recharge Break 11:20 - 12:00 Matchmaking Startups and Investors | Innovative Funding and Collaboration
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Interim Executive: Managed Infrastructure Business, Sentech
11:20 - 12:00
Panel Discussion | What Does an Ecosystem for Continental Collaboration between Tech Startups, Investors and Incubators Look Like?
Frugal Innovation, From Problem to Product. Learn how diverse continental tech Innovators, SMMEs, investors and incubators are partnering up to empower the startups turning continental challenges into opportunities. What can different African countries learn from each other in the collaborative process?
Panelists:
Moderated by:
JP van der Merwe Head of Investment Promotion, Wesgro
12:00 - 12:30
Folarin Aiyegbusi Head of Startup Developer Ecosystem Africa, Google, Nigeria
Itumeleng Segaloe, Chief Strategy Officer, Sentech, SA
Llew Claasen Founder & Managing Partner, Newtown Partners, SA
12:30 - 13:30
Norbert Amankwaa Adomako, Communications and Africa Lead, Metis.io, Ghana
Matchmaking in Action | Fast Track Networking Session
EdTech | Innovation Enhancing Skills Development
12:30 - 13:30
Panel Discussion | “You cannot memorise your way out of poverty” - The role of Tech in Africa’s Future of Education
In his impassioned speech at the UN General Assembly Education Summit last year, Dr Yaw Adutwum, Minister for Education in Ghana, highlighted the need to rethink what we teach in schools: “I don’t care if we get to the point where every African child is in school. If you put all of them in school and do not change the way you teach them by empowering them to be assertive individuals you will still not transform Africa through education.” So what does a future relevant African Education System look like? And what is the role of technology in delivering that vision?
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12:30 - 13:30
Panel Discussion | “You cannot memorise your way out of poverty” - The role of Tech in Africa’s Future of Education
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13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 14:45
Canon Case Study | Print in City - Disrupting the Future of Print
Explore how Canon’s Print in City supports the ‘New Ways of Working’ model, putting the end user at the centre, and how it is disrupting the future of print by driving sustainability.
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14:45 - 15:10
Fireside Chat | The Rise of Smart Villages through Tower Infrastructure Investment
With the increasing focus on sustainable and resilient infrastructure, the opportunity in infrastructure investment in Africa has become more compelling than ever before. Learn how Sentech’s Infrastructure Services, Towers & Data Centres are providing access to basic services and bridging the digital divide in rural communities.
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14:45 - 15:10
Fireside Chat | The Rise of Smart Villages through Tower Infrastructure Investment
Panelists:
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15:10 - 15:50
Panel Discussion | The Future of Payments: How To Stay Relevant And Prepare For The Future Of E-Commerce
Amidst the current E-commerce Explosion, unpacking the future of payments is critical: What is the impact of decentralised commerce and online retail and how are businesses and consumers adapting? What does being an e-commerce entrepreneur look like? In an increasingly saturated market how can you provide innovatively unforgettable CX? And finally, which e-commerce regulations do businesses and entrepreneurs need to be aware of in 2023?
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15:50 - 16:30
Innovative Partnerships Driving Broadband Success | Discussing strategies to build partnerships between leading broadband networks
Discussing Challenges and Opportunities in both wireless and fibre (BBI merger) areas. Discussing the role of strategic partnerships and alliances in driving market penetration and commercial success in the broadband industry. Exploring a successful case study of market penetration.
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15:50 - 16:30
Innovative Partnerships Driving Broadband Success | Discussing strategies to build partnerships between leading broadband networks
Panelists:
Moderated by:
Bobby Brown Broadcaster, Journalist, Thought Leader and Tech Enthusiast
Gift Zowa
Acting CEO, Broadband Infraco Nkululeko Thangelane, Executive Head AI & Big Data, Vodacom
16:30 - 17:10
16:30 - 17:10
Mmapula Kgari
Executive: Broadband, Sentech
Karabo Moloko CEO, Sybrin Systems
Hosted By
e-Government | Socio-Economic Solutions for Impact
What is the Public Sector’s Role in the Digital Economy? | Continental Collaboration towards Socio-Economic Solutions
In 2023, how can Cross-Continental Government collaborate to utilise AI and IoT to Enable Smart City Technology and Smart Municipalities that transform our electricity, education, water and sanitation, food, healthcare, housing and transportation services? Additionally, how is digitisation driving PPP’s to enable efficient access to basic services - for example private banking and home affairs?
Moderated by:
Bobby Brown Broadcaster, Journalist, Thought Leader and Tech Enthusiast
Mr. Joseph Ndaba
4IR Commissioner: Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Commission and CEO of MDIHub
17:10 - 17:20
Moderators closing remarks | End of day one
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Mactar Seck, Chief of Technology, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Nomahlubi Ogoh, Head: IT, Sentech
09:35 - 10:10
Panel Discussion | OTT Bridging the Content Delivery Gap in Digital Migration
In light of Africa’s vast media and digital divide, there is pressure on government and industry to ensure universal access for all citizens to media content through OTT and Multiplatform Content delivery. This session unpacks learning from successful OTT platforms to gain actionable insights and understand the future of OTT in South Africa as well as the transformative opportunities of OTT Platforms in Africa.
Panelists:
Moderated by:
Kopano Thage, Executive: Media Business, Sentech
10:10 - 11:00
Future-Tech | AI and Robotics on the Horizon
Stephen Watson CEO, Discover Digital
Hosted By
10:10 - 10:15
Keynote Address: Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara, Director and Full Professor, Institute for the Future of Knowledge
10:15 - 11:00
Fintech Fireside Chat: Navigating the Future of AI: How to Respond to the Impact of ChatGPT and Generative AI across Industries?
In light of the exponential growth of Generative AI such as ChatGPT and Foondamate - Africa’s original ChatGPT, what does the Future of AI integration look like across industries and how can leaders cultivate a Human-Centric Tech Culture, where AI is a friend and not a foe?
Panelists:
Moderated by:
Susan Oh
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Ms Keneilwe Gwabeni, CIO, Telkom
10:15 - 11:00
Fintech Fireside Chat: Navigating the Future of AI: How to Respond to the Impact of ChatGPT and Generative AI across Industries?
Ayanda Ngcebetsha, Chief Data Officer: Microsoft South Africa
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara, Director and Full Professor, Institute for the Future of Knowledge
Recharging Break
Lavina Ramkissoon, AI Ethics + Technology Policy Expert, African Union
Matchmaking in Action | Fast Track Networking Session
Finance Innovated | Enter Africa’s Digital Economy
Hosted By
12:00 - 12:10
Opening Panel Address: Lonwabo Sambudla, Founder & Group Executive Chairma, Impuma Group
12:10 - 13:00
Panel Discussion | Looking Beyond the Digitisation of the Minibus-Taxi Industry
Delving into the collaborative effort between SANTACO, TaxiChoice, IMS Ventures, SANRAL and NDoT to digitise the Minibus-Taxi Industry.
Panelists:
Abner Tsebe President, SANTACO
Lonwabo Sambudla Founder & Group Executive Chairma, Impuma Group
Hosted By
Brought to you by IMS Global Ventures
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14:00 - 14:15
Khonology Case Study | What is reality: Is artificial intelligence blurring the lines?
Dapo Adeyemo, Co-founder and CEO, Khonology
14:15 - 14:40
Panel Discussion | The Uncapped Potential of Africa’s Creative Economy: How are Online Platforms Empowering the Future?
10:10 - 10:50
Panelists:
Hosted By
While Western media depicts an Impoverished Africa, many young Africans are creatively using online platforms to elevate their voices and businesses, changing the African narrative and representing content that aptly resonates within an African context. What is the impact of this digital phenomenon, and how can more African creatives utilise online platforms like TikTok to drive the economy and disrupt false narratives?
Moderated by:
14:40 - 16:00
14:40 - 14:55
The Cyber-War | Regulation vs Tech Innovation
.ZADNA Case Study | Driving internet access and enablement through regulation
How can Internet regulations reduce the digital divide and enable participation within the digital economy?
Speakers:
Mr. Molehe Wesi, CEO, .ZADNA
14:55 - 15:10
Virtual Keynote Presentation
The Future of Biotech Investment in Africa with Patrick Soon-Shiong, CEO, NantWorks and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, ImmunityBio
Hosted By
15:10 - 15:50
Panel Discussion | Can Regulation Keep Up With Tech Innovation?
With Generative AI, Blockchain and Decentralisation rising to the fore of Business Models the big question is: how do we achieve the balance between Over-Regulation and Lack of Regulation in the Tech Space? Additionally, what Legal Framework can we build to encourage an ecosystem of ethical innovation between government, education and business?
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15:50 -16:00
Loop Case Study | Should We Digitise the Minibus-Taxi Industry?
‘Word on the streets’ is that the minibus taxi industry is too informal for the digital Era. How do we overcome this perception, create Language Inclusivity, and get the taxi industry and government onboard a digitised future of transportation?
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16:00 - 16:05
Organiser’s Close: Ralf Fletcher, CEO, Topco Media
16:05 - 16:15
Moderators closing remarks | End of day two