WEBCAST 21-23 JAN – Internet Development Conference 2025, Addis Ababa
On Tuesday-Thursday 21-23 January 2025 the Internet Development Conference (IDC 2025) will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Organized by the Internet Society under the patronage of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Internet Development Conference focuses on strengthening Internet infrastructure and regulatory frameworks within the African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Djibouti.
AGENDA https://www.internetsociety.org/events/internet-development-conference-2025/agenda/
(All times EAT = UTC+3:00)
Day 1: 21 January 2025
08:30 Opening Session (yt | txt)
H.E. Dr. Belete Molla – Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology of FDRE
Dr. Asrat Mulatu – President, Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter
Demos Kyriacou – Deputy CEO & Chief Operating Officer, Wingu Africa
Dr. Emmanuel C. Manasseh, Acting Regional Director, ITU Regional Office – Africa
Eng. Balcha Reba, Director General, Ethiopian Communications Authority
11:00 Digital Strategies: Hopes and Accomplishments (yt)
Mihret Woodmatas – Senior ICT Expert, African Union Commission
Dr. Abiyot Bayou – Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology of FDRE
Moderator: Dr. Dawit Bekele, Regional Vice President – Africa, Internet Society
14:00 Regulations to Connect the Unconnected (Parallel Session – Main) (yt)
Mavis Maunganidze – Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office- Africa
Million Hailemichael – Deputy Director General Ethiopian Communications Authority
Barrack Otieno – Chairman, Association of Community Networks in Kenya
Joshua Mpairwe – Internet Society Uganda Chapter
Rhian Duarte – Senior Manager for Public Affairs, Abrint – Brazilian Association of Internet Service Providers
Erkan Satik – Director of Cloud Ecosystem & Alliances, Wingu Africa
Moderator: Robel Kitaba – Network Engineering Expert
14:00 Digitization of the Financial Sector in Ethiopia (Parallel Session – Breakout) (yt)
Solomon Damtew – Payment and Settlement Director, National Bank of Ethiopia
Melka Girma – COO, Shega Media
Beza Mamo – Director, Payment Application, EthSwitch
Samrawit Fikru – CEO, Hybrid Designs PLC
Seyoum Damtew – Director, Information System Security, CBE
Moderator: Dr. Beakal Gizachew – Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University
Day 2: 22 January 2025
09:00 Internet Infrastructure Development (yt)
Ghislain Nkeramugaba – IXP Development Expert, Internet Society
Freddy Mrema – Group Director, Enterprise Sales and Marketing, Wingu Africa
Barrack Otieno – Chairman, Association of Community Networks in Kenya
Dr. Carlos Rey-Moreno – Co-founder, Zenzeleni Networks
Tigest Damtie – CEO, 251 Cloud
Moderator: Dr. Ephrem Teshale – Chief Technology Officer, Zergaw Cloud Service Provider
11:00 Internet Resilience and Regional Integration (yt)
Ben Ryall, Edge Strategy Manager, Meta
Dr. Amreesh Phokeer, Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society
Moderator: Kebadu Belachew – Cloud Engineer, Fannie Mae
14:00 Bringing Africa’s Connectivity to The Next Level (Parallel Session – Main) (yt)
Steve Song – Senior Director, Infrastructure Mapping and Development, Internet Society
Dan York – Senior Advisor, Internet Society
David Belson – Head of Data Insight, Cloudflare
Moderator: Mashingo Jack – Government Digital Transformation Advisory, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
14:00 Internet in Education in Ethiopia (Parallel Session – Breakout) (yt)
Dr. Muluneh Atinef – ICT and Digital Education, MoE Project Coordinator, eLearning for Strengthening Higher education (eSHE)
Mulugeta Assefa – Managing Director, BRDGE
Yehalem Abebe – Executive Director, Partners in Education Ethiopia
Prof. Meoli Kashorda – Executive Director, KENET
Moderator: Dr Fekade Getahun – Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Day 3: 23 January 2025
09:00 Changing People’s Lives Using the Internet (yt)
Chris Locke – Managing Director, Internet Society Foundation
Moderator: Yilikal Abate – President ICT-ET
09:30 Reporting (yt)
Reporting of previous day sessions and discussions
11:00 Closing (yt)
Dr. Dawit Bekele – Regional VP Africa, Internet Society
H.E. Dr. Yeshurun Alemayehu – State Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology, FDRE
Eng. Balcha Reba – Director General, Ethiopian Communications Authority
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