AITEC EAST AFRICA ICT SUMMIT 2013: Speaker line-up

AITEC EAST AFRICA ICT SUMMIT 2013: Speaker line-up


KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Dr Kamal Bhattacharya, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Director, IBM Research Africa Lab, Kenya
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

ICT applications for business productivity: Sales & marketing
David Svarrer, CEO, Digital Age Institute, Kenya

How to build a world class tech team in Africa
Adam Nelson, Consultant, Kenya
THE EAST AFRICAN INTERNET FORUM


A NEW PARADIGM FOR A NEW ERA
How to get it right this time: New models for African operators and ISPs
Kai Wulff, Access Field Development Director, Google, USA

The Internet is not flat: Location and the African user
Adam Nelson, Consultant, Kenya

Extending the transit network: The impact of peering
Mark Tinka, Head of Engineering, Seacom, South Africa
THE DIGITAL DIVIDEND

Recovered spectrum: How are countries using their Digital Dividend?
Meredith Beal, Business Development Manager, African Media Initiative, Kenya

The use of TV White Spaces for Internet connectivity in Africa
Bill Hearmon, Founder & Chairman, African Broadband Forum, South Africa

The digital dividend in the East African context
George Kimani, Business Development Director, Continental Content Distribution, Kenya

PANEL DISCUSSION
How to drive down Internet costs in East Africa

MODERATOR
Muriuki Mureithi, CEO, Summit Strategies, Kenya

LEAD PRESENTATION
Shared infrastructure: We did it for TEAMS - Why not for inland services?
Ali Hussein, CEO, 3mice Interactive Media, Kenya

PANELLISTS
Dr Bitange Ndemo, Chair, Alliance for Affordable Internet & Lecturer, Nairobi University
Badru Ntege, Chair, AfriNIC & CEO, NFT Consult, Uganda
Snehar Shah, CFO, Eaton Towers
Eric Osiakwan, Director, WABco, Ghana
Kai Wulff, Access Field Development Director, Google, USA
James Ngomeli, Project Co-ordinator Rebranding & Culture Change, KPLC
CLOUD FORUM


MODERATOR
Harry Hare, Publisher, CIO East Africa & Executive Director, Africa eDevelopment Resource Centre, Kenya

What is cloud computing and why does it matter?
Adam Nelson, Consultant, Kenya

Building a cost-effective cloud computing architecture for education, research & business
Prof. Kefa Rabah, Professor of ICT, Kabarak University, Kenya

Why cloud computing will save the world
Kagemi Wilson, CEO, Usomi, Kenya

The route to the Cloud
Thor Henrik Widmark, Dell, Kenya
WORKSHOP

A hands-on Cloud Briefing for CEOs
David Svarrer, CEO, Digital Age Institute, KenyaMobile Forum
TECH TALKS

Mobile application development
David Svarrer, CEO, Digital Age Institute, Kenya
eGOV EAST AFRICAN FORUM


Small Data: Starting with the little we have
Linet Kwamboka, Software Engineer, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, Kenya

Serving the democratic process: Lessons from Kenya’s 2013 election system
Dismas Ong'ondi, Director Information and Communication Technology, Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission, Kenya
INVESTING IN ICT START-UPS


PANEL DISCUSSION
VCs share their experiences and insights: How to close the gap between investors looking for bankable ventures and start-ups looking for funding?

PANELLISTS
Nikolai Barnwell, Director, 88MPH, Kenya
Eric Osiakwan, Co-Founder of Angel Africa, Ghana
OPEN SOURCE FORUM


Leveraging open source technologies for scalable enterprise storage systems
Alex Kisakye, Kenya

How the Open Source development model is shaping the future of technology
Evans Ikua, Chairman, Linux Professional Association of Kenya
BIG DATA


Big Data Science: The next frontier of scientific interdisciplinary collaboration
Prof Ddembe Williams, Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Management, KCA University, Kenya
Dr Kamal Bhattacharya, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Director, IBM Research Africa Lab, Kenya
ICT FOR EDUCATION FORUM


Case Study: Enhancing education delivery through the use of open distance learning mechanisms
John Sawers, Intersol, Kenya

ICT in Kenyan primary schools: The why and the how
Martin Muckle, CEO, Stonehouse Technologies, Kenya

Ultra-efficient education systems and the e-learning technology of the future
Kagemi Wilson, CEO, Usomi, Kenya

African Leadership in ICT (ALICT): Building leadership for knowledge society development in Africa
Helena Tapper, Programme Manager, ALICT Programme, Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), Kenya
THE NATIONAL IT EDUCATION GAP WORKSHOP

MODERATOR
Prof Koi Tirima, Vice-Chancellor, Inoorero University, Kenya

CO-ORDINATORS
Ayanna Yonemura, Executive Director, LIWA Trust
David Svarrer, CEO, Digital Age Institute
Sean Moroney, Chairman, AITEC Africa

INDUSTRY LEADER PANELLISTS
Ken Njoroge, CEO, Cellulant, Kenya
Dr Kevit Desai, CEO, Centurion Systems, Kenya

EDUCATION DISCUSSANTS
Jerome Morrissey, CEO, GESCI, Kenya
Prof Robert Gateru, Principal, Nairobi Campus, Kenya Methodist University
Prof Ddembe Williams, Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Management, KCA University
EAST AFRICAN OUTSOURCING FORUM


Harnessing Impact Sourcing as a driver of socio-economic growth in Africa
Jeremiah Okello, MD, Collins Consulting International & Administrator, KITOS, Kenya