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East Africa Internet Governance Forum 2024
Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EAT
The session will explore approaches to building a digital future for East Africa. Panelists will deliberate on how the region can leverage digital technology to drive economic growth, enhance digital governance, and improve the quality of life for its citizens. Key areas to be discussed include; improving infrastructure development, strengthening regulatory frameworks and policies to foster digital trade and e-commerce, harmonising data protection and privacy laws, developing robust cybersecurity frameworks and cross-border collaboration on cybercrime, among others.
Moderators
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Robert Ford Nkuzi

Senior Technical and Policy Advisor, Telecommunications Management Group (TMG)
Robert N. Ford is a digital and technology business and policy consultant based in Kigali, Rwanda. He has career spanning over 24 years in the ICT industry and has played leading and significant roles in that space in Rwanda, East Africa and Asia – Pacific region, remarkable among... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Gbenga Sesan

Gbenga Sesan

Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative
‘Gbenga Sesan is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise working on digital inclusion and digital rights through its offices in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Digital Civil Society... Read More →
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Alex Obatre Lumumba

Clerk, East Africa Legislative Assembly
avatar for Shirley Gladys Nakyejwe

Shirley Gladys Nakyejwe

​Senior ICT Officer & Intellectual Property Management Specialist, Ministry of ICT & National Guidedance - Uganda
Shirley Gladys Nakyejwe is an Intellectual Property Management Specialist and alumna of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Program, a flagship effort of the United States Government to invest in the next generation of African leaders. She is also a graduate of the Alumni... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Bello Moussa

Dr. Bello Moussa

Head of Innovations & ICT Strategies, Huawei Southern Africa
Dr. Bello Moussa is responsible for the design and implementation of new solutions and technologies aimed atsupporting developing countries in unleashing digital opportunities for inclusive development. His areas of expertise include broadband infrastructure, wireless telecom protocols... Read More →
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Mercy Ndegwa

Public Policy Director, East & Horn of Africa | Economic Policy Lead, Africa, Meta
Head of region on Public Policy strategy management and advisory managing country leads and cross functional work streams across East & Horn of Africa. Also Africa team lead on Competition Policy, Fintech, Trade & e-commerce, Copyright & IP, Economic Policy, Business Integrity... Read More →
Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EAT
Victoria Hall
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