Day 1: 31st January, 2023

Registration and Networking

Welcome by Master of Ceremony / Moderator

— Mr. Inye Kem-Abonta and Mrs Uwa Suleiman Master of Ceremony

Welcome Remarks

— H.E. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy - Nigeria

Opening Remarks

— H.E Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Inspirational Video on the Need for Digital Transformation in Africa

Fireside Chat

— H.E. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy - Nigeria

— Shubham Chaudhuri World Bank Country Director of Nigeria

Photos and tea break

Moderated Panel Discussion: Building the Foundations of the Digital Economy

— Moderator: H.E. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy - Nigeria

— H.E. Mr Ousman A. Bah Minister of Communications and Digital Economy - The Gambia

— H.E. Mr Moussa Hassane Baraze Minister of Post and New Information Technologies – Niger

— H.E Cooper Kruah Minister of Posts and Telecommunications - Liberia

— Honourable Mohamed Rahman Swaray Minister of Information and Communication - Sierra Leone

— H.E. Dr. Pedro Lopes Secretary of State for Digital Economy – Cape Verde

— H.E. Dr. Aristides Ocante DA SILVA Minister of Telecommunications and Transport - Guinea-Bissau

— Michel Rogy Practise Manager, Africa West, World Bank

Q&A with the audience

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Lunch

Ignite Talk on Triple Helix for Building a Sustainable Digital Economy

— Prof. G.A. Aderounmu Team Lead, World Bank sponsored Africa Centre of Excellence, Obafemi Awolowo University, ICT-Driven Knowledge Park (OAK-Park)

Moderated Panel Discussion: Data for Development

— Moderator: Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola Chair African Union Cyber Security Expert Group

— Mr Yusupha Jobe Director General Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (The Gambia)

— Tchimen Sanady Resident of the High Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (Niger)

— Dr. Vincent O. Olatunji Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (Nigeria)

— Mr. K.M. Francis Dayamba Technical Adviser to the Minister of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications (Burkina Faso)

— Iatanin Jose Silva Davyes Director of the Studies and Planning Office, Ministry of Transport and Communications (Guinea Bissau)

— Conrad C. Daly Senior Counsel, World Bank

Q&A

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The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to Improve Digital Government to Person Payment Delivery

— Moderator and Speaker: Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria

DPI for digital transformation highlighting the G2P use case

— Christopher Tullis Program Officer, World Bank engagement on DPI

— Dr. Pramod Varma CTO EkStep Foundation, Chief Architect Aadhaar & India Stack

Country plans and implementation challenges with G2P payment digitization:

— Honourable Mohamed Rahman Swaray Minister of Information and Communication - Sierra Leone

Nigeria Identification for Development

— Director General, National Identification Management Commission (NIMC): Engr. Aliyu Aziz Director General, National Identification Management Commission (NIMC)

Exhibition Tour