GSMA announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference on 16-18 July 2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.
Sponsors for the event include MTN Rwanda, Mastercard, Channel VAS, Telepin, Visa, Safaricom, Telecom Egypt, Ericsson, Facebook and TATA Communications.
Speakers confirmed to present at Mobile 360 – Africa:
Daddy Mukadi Bujitu, chief regulatory officer of Airtel
Amolo Ng’weno, CEO of Bankable Frontier Associates
Toyin Adeniji, executive director of Bank of Industry of Nigeria
Kate Wilson, CEO of Digital Impact Alliance
Eunice Ntobedzi, CEO of EmPowered FinTech
Princess Sikhanyiso, Dlamini, Minister of ICT, Eswatini
Frehiwot Tamiru, CEO of Ethio Telecom
Reine Mbang Essobmadje, founder and CEO Evolving Consulting and Chair of Digital Economy Committee, GICAM
Daisy Zhu, 5G Chief Marketing Officer at Huawei
Ashish Thakkar, founder of Mara Group
Simon Karikari, managing director of Millicom (Tigo) Tanzania
Tawanda Sibanda, partner at McKinsey
Bart Hofker, CEO of MTN Rwanda
Victor Alagbe, chief operating officer and Blockchain Strategist, OneWattSolar
Olumide Ogunlana, co-founder of PrepClass
Zac Cheah, CEO of Pundi X
Patrick Nyirishema, director general, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)
Stephen Chege, chief corporate affairs officer of Safaricom
Debra Mallowah, chief development officer of Safaricom
Regina Honu, CEO of Soronko Academy
“With more than half a billion people across Africa now subscribed to a mobile network, connectivity is delivering access to a range of essential services such as digital identity, healthcare and financial services,” said John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA.