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GITEX AFRICA DIGITAL SUMMIT | 31 May - 01 June 2023

Africa’s most influential and outcome-focused forum for dialogues, exchanges and collaborative intentions, bringing together 400+ global and pan-African government and private sector leaders, policy makers, technology and finance executives, investors and academics unified towards Africa’s transformation into a single digital market. The Summit will accentuate the vast potential of the globe’s youngest continent and shape the vision for a more connected, sustainable, inclusive, and tech-driven digital economy.

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:05
31 May 2023 | 5 Minutes
Paid
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  • Main Stage

Opening Remarks By The Chairman

Speakers

Manal Bernoussi

Founder & Managing Director

Leaders on Purpose

Nzinga Qunta

Business News Anchor

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation

14:10 – 15:00
31 May 2023 | 50 Minutes
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  • Main Stage

Panel: Uniting Towards One African Market

Hear Africa’s leaders and their international peers discuss how they are leading Africa through the challenges of building a secure, digital, resilient and sustainable future for the continent.

Speakers

HE Ghita Mezour

Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform

Morocco

HE Monica Musenero Masanza

Minister Science, Technology Innovation

Uganda

HE Désiré-Cashmir Kolonele Eberande

Minister of Digital Transformation

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

HE Lacina Koné

Director General

Rwanda

Smart Africa

Michel Rogy

Digital Development Practice Manager for Western and Central Africa

World Bank

Alice Higiro

Project Director

Rwanda

Ministry of ICT and Innovation

HE Tahina Michel RAZAFINDRAMALO

Minister of Digital Transformation, Posts and Télécommunciations

Madagascar

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 – 15:15
31 May 2023 | 15 Minutes
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Keynote: Building a more digital and inclusive Africa

Speakers

Jerome Henrique

CEO Middle East & Africa

France

Orange

15:15 – 15:40
31 May 2023 | 25 Minutes
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Keynote: Dilemma of Governments in the Regulation of Generative AI

Speakers

HE Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications

United Arab Emirates

15:40 – 15:50
31 May 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote: Unleashing Digital for New Africa

Speakers

Tonny Bao

Vice President

Huawei

15:50 – 16:00
31 May 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote Speech: What’s Accelerating Africa to Become the Next Silicon Valley?

Speakers

HE Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu

Executive Governor

Nigeria

Lagos State

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:10
31 May 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote: The Role of DeepTech and Applied Research in Driving a Thriving Future for Africa

Speakers

Hicham El Habti

President

Morocco

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

16:10 – 16:40
31 May 2023 | 30 Minutes
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Panel: The State of Play in Africa’s Digital Economy Today

Africa’s digital economy is expected to top $712 billion by 2050. To realise this projection governments across the continent are working to enable access to digital-first government, healthcare and education and develop digital skills through capacity building initiatives. How is adoption of new systems and technologies performing in Africa? What challenges are being seen in the current economic climate?  What concrete steps are needed for a wide- scale digital transformation in Africa?

Speakers

HE Belete Molla

Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Ethiopia

Khalid Safir

Director General

Morocco

CDG (Caisse de Depot et de Gestion)

Ali Saddiki

General Director

Morocco

AMDIE

Manal Bernoussi

Founder & Managing Director

Leaders on Purpose

Mehdi Tazi

General Vice President

Morocco

General Confederation of Moroccan Companies (CGEM)

Azza El-Shinnawy

Head of Egypt and North Africa

AWS

H.E. Syed Amin Ul Haque

Minister of Information Technology and Communications

Pakistan

16:40 – 16:50
31 May 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote:

Speakers

HE Joseph LE

Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms

Republic of Cameroon

16:50 – 17:30
31 May 2023 | 40 Minutes
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Panel: Fast Tracking to an Integrated and Inclusive Digital Public infrastructure (DPI)

Global leaders share how they are harnessing digital tools and scaling their DPI to transform service delivery and improve lives of citizens. 

Speakers

Daniel Schaer

Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Estonia

Government of Estonia

Chamsoudini Mzaouiyani

Director General

Comoros

Digital Development Agency

Mohammed Amin

Senior Vice President, CEEMETA

UAE

Dell Technologies

Nzinga Qunta

Business News Anchor

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation

Aristotle Onumo

Acting Director Corporate Planning and Strategy

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

Syed Junaid Imam

Member

Pakistan

Ministry of IT and Telecom

Sarah Lamrani

General Secretary

Morocco

Ministry of Digital Transition & Administration Reform

17:00 - 18:00

17:30 – 17:35
31 May 2023 | 5 Minutes
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Keynote: Digital Disruption : Lever of change for Africa's Autonomous Development

Speakers

Mohammed Tawfik Mouline

Director General

Morocco

The Royal institute for Strategic Studies  

10:00 - 11:00

10:00 – 10:15
01 June 2023 | 15 Minutes
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Opening Remarks by the Chairman

Speakers

Manal Bernoussi

Founder & Managing Director

Leaders on Purpose

Nzinga Qunta

Business News Anchor

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation

10:15 – 10:25
01 June 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote Speech

Speakers

Mohammed Drissi Melyani

CEO

Morocco

Digital Development Agency

10:25 – 10:35
01 June 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote Speech

Speakers

HE Lacina Koné

Director General

Rwanda

Smart Africa

10:35 – 10:45
01 June 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote: Securing Nations: Embedding Cyber Resilience in National Security Strategy

Speakers

HE Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council

United Arab Emirates

UAE Government

10:45 – 11:10
01 June 2023 | 25 Minutes
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Panel: Amplifying Africa's Resilience towards the Global Economic Crisis

Africa's dependence on commodities exports makes the continent vulnerable to global economic and health crisis, but there are things that align in Africa''s favour such as the reorganisation of the supply-chain and demand for natural resource and skilled talent. Government leaders, financiers, and experts discuss how to turn crisis into opportunities and how-to future-proof against next geopolitical turmoil. 

Speakers

HE Eucario Bakale Angue Oyana

Minister of Public Administration and Reforms

Equatorial Guinea

Habiba Ben Barka

Chief of Africa Section

Switzerland

UNCTAD

Marc Nolla

Vice President Solution Advisory and Innovation

Spain

SAP

Nzinga Qunta

Business News Anchor

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation

Salmaan Jaffery

Chief Business Development Officer

UAE

DIFC

Mehdi Filali

VP - Farmers Solutions

Morocco

OCP

11:00 - 12:00

11:10 – 11:20
01 June 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote: Upskilling the Future: How Senegal''s Revolutionary Policies are Empowering Youth and Women in Entrepreneurship and Investment

Speakers

Dr. Mame Aby Seye

General Delegate

Senegal

Délégation générale à l’Entrepreneuriat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes (DER/FJ)

11:20 – 11:30
01 June 2023 | 10 Minutes
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Keynote:

Speakers

HE Ousman Bah

Minister

The Gambia

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy

11:30 – 11:50
01 June 2023 | 20 Minutes
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Panel: Bringing Africa Up to High Speed

Access to high-speed affordable internet is the key driver of innovation and economic prosperity.
Still over 300 million Africans live more than 50 km from a fibre or cable broadband connection. This panel looks at how African leaders are harmonising policies and utilising technologies to reach lofty interconnectivity goals

Speakers

HE Ousman Bah

Minister

The Gambia

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy

Freddy Mpinda

Senior Advisor to the Minister

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Ministry of Digital Transformation

Alice Higiro

Project Director

Rwanda

Ministry of ICT and Innovation

Dominique Migisha

Special Advisor to the President

Democratic Republic of Congo

11:50 – 12:10
01 June 2023 | 20 Minutes
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Fireside Chat: Increasing Financial Inclusion and Empowering SMEs across Africa

Speakers

Ngozi Megwa

Senior Vice President, Digital Partners and Enablers

UAE

Mastercard

Juliana Rotich

Head of Fintech

Kenya

Safaricom

Nzinga Qunta

Business News Anchor

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation

12:00 - 13:00

12:10 – 13:00
01 June 2023 | 50 Minutes
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Panel: Rising Above Economic Downturn

Discussing key strategies to build robust and resillient startup ecosystem for sustainable economic growth

Speakers

Omeed Mehrinfar

Managing Partner

France

Plug & Play EMEA

Yassine Laghzioui

CEO

Morocco

UM6P Ventures

Saeed Al Gergawi

Vice President

UAE

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy

Omar Laalej

Managing Director

Morocco

Al Mada Venture Capital

Manal Bernoussi

Founder & Managing Director

Leaders on Purpose

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:30
01 June 2023 | 30 Minutes
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Panel: Mobilizing Finance for the Digital Economy

Speakers

Jack Selby

Managing Director

USA

Thiel Capital

Manal Bernoussi

Founder & Managing Director

Leaders on Purpose