Day 2: 1st February, 2023

Smart Africa: Realising the Single Digital Market

— Mr. Lacina Koné Director General/CEO, Smart Africa Alliance

Ministerial Panel - Towards Regional Integration

— Moderator: Dr. Olufemi Adeluyi Senior Technical Assistant to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

— Hon. Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Minister of Communications and Digitalisation - Ghana

— H.E. Moussa Bocar Thiam Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy - Senegal

— H.E Harouna Mamadou Toureh Minister of Communication, Digital Economy, and Administration Modernization - Mali

— Mr Aliyu ABOKI Executive Secretary, West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly(WATRA)

Tea break

Digital Infrastructure Financing

— Moderator: Alicia Maude Stephens International Finance Corporation

— Funke Opeke Main One

— Foday Rado Yokie CEO Leonecom (SL) Limited, Sierra Leone

— Mr Nasser Mashoul Director of Digital Infrastructure Development, Niger

— Prof Umar Garba Danbatta Executive Vice Chancellor, Nigeria Communications Commission

— Joao Frederico de Barros Chairman, Board of Directors of the National Regulatory Authority for ICT, Guinea Bissau

Ignite talks

Inclusive Digital Platforms

— Hon. Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Minister of Communications and Digitalisation - Ghana

Closing the Gender Divide

— Bety Aichatou President - The Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority and the Post Office, Niger

Job creation in FCV

— Amal Hassan Founder/ CEO, Outsource Global

Innovation for Health

— Angela Ochu-Baiye CEO/Founder, Jela's Development Initiatives

Closing the gender gap through 5G

— Adia Sowho Chief Marketing Officer, MTN

ID4Development

— Uche Chigbo Deputy General Manager - DG's office / Senior Special Advisor, National Identity Management Commission

Lunch

West African Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Programme

— Tina George Task Team Leader, World Bank West African Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion(WURI) Programme

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

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