On-Demand Webinar
Africa: The Next Digital Frontier – Series 2
Digital infrastructure as a key enabler for growth
Meet The Experts
Keynote Speaker
Andile Ngcaba
Chairman & Founder Partner, Convergence Partners
Speakers & Panelists
Panelists
3 Panelists
Lanre Kolade
CEO
CSquared
Norman Albi
CEO
AFR-IX Telecom
Susan Mulikita
Chief Regulatory Officer
Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group (BCS)
Speakers
2 People
Ayotunde Coker
CEO
Rack Centre
Femi Osinubi
Partner, West Africa Technology Leader
PwC Nigeria
Moderators
1 People
Elmo Hildebrand
Partner, TMT Africa Leader
PwC South Africa
An Overview
As Africa accelerates towards an inevitable digital future, it will only realise the opportunities for growth and development across Macroeconomics levers through deliberate investments in infrastructure.
In the future that is digital and connected, 5G, Edge computing, Data Centres and Cloud are essential to driving last mile connectivity for the region and thus harnessing the full potential and prospects that digital has to offer.
Africa also has a growing number of smartphones and connected devices, building a strong case for Big Data. However, this opportunity area is still largely untapped (giving the variety and volume of data available to be mined in the region).
There is, therefore, a need to invest in digital enabling infrastructure; in this webinar, we will discuss the opportunities, challenges and best practice for infrastructure expansion in Africa.
The webinar will address the following:
- An overview of the critical areas for digital infrastructure expansion to support internet/content technologies in Africa.
- Beyond the tech: bigger picture look at how we can overcome the challenges related to internet/content infrastructure expansion.
- Industry-specific insights on best practice for scaling digital infrastructure to support internet and content delivery.
Agenda
Session Schedule
Please note, all timings are in GMT+1 West Africa Standard Time (WAT)
OPENING REMARKS
Ayotunde Coker
CEO, Rack Centre
Introduction to event
16th September 2021 | 2PM (WAT), 1PM (GMT +1)
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Andile Ngcaba
Chairman & Founder Partner, Convergence Partners
Africa's digital infrastructure: My Perspective
16th September 2021 | 2PM (WAT), 1PM (GMT +1)
FUTURE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Femi Osinubi
Partner, West Africa Technology Leader, PwC Nigeria
Introduction to event and overview of Nigeria/Africa's digital infrastructure: Progress made, challenges to overcome and the opportunities present
Data (big data, data storage), Last-mile connectivity, Broadband
16th September 2021 | 2PM (WAT), 1PM (GMT +1)
INTRO TO PLENARY
Elmo Hildebrand
Partner, TMT Africa Leader, PwC South Africa
Setting the scene
16th September 2021 | 2PM (WAT), 1PM (GMT +1)
BEYOND THE TECH
Ayotunde Coker
CEO, Rack Centre
Industry-specific insights on challenges and possibilities for scaling Africa's digital infrastructure to support internet and content delivery
Business Resilience, Diversity and Inclusion, Partnerships, Regulation
16th September 2021 | 2PM (WAT), 1PM (GMT +1)
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