GSMA reveals speakers for 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Africa

GSMA announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference on 16-18 July 2019 at Kigali, Rwanda.
African smartphone user image by pri .orgSponsors for the event include MTN Rwanda, Mastercard, Channel VAS, Telepin, Visa, Safaricom, Telecom Egypt, Ericsson, Facebook and TATA Communications.

Speakers confirmed to present at Mobile 360 – Africa:

Daddy Mukadi Bujitu, chief regulatory officer of Airtel

Amolo Ng’weno, CEO of Bankable Frontier Associates

Toyin Adeniji, executive director of Bank of Industry of Nigeria

Kate Wilson, CEO of Digital Impact Alliance

Eunice Ntobedzi, CEO of EmPowered FinTech

Princess Sikhanyiso, Dlamini, Minister of ICT, Eswatini

Frehiwot Tamiru, CEO of Ethio Telecom

Reine Mbang Essobmadje, founder and CEO Evolving Consulting and Chair of Digital Economy Committee, GICAM

Daisy Zhu, 5G Chief Marketing Officer at Huawei

Ashish Thakkar, founder of Mara Group

Simon Karikari, managing director of Millicom (Tigo) Tanzania

Tawanda Sibanda, partner at McKinsey

Bart Hofker, CEO of MTN Rwanda

Victor Alagbe, chief operating officer and Blockchain Strategist, OneWattSolar

Olumide Ogunlana, co-founder of PrepClass

Zac Cheah, CEO of Pundi X

Patrick Nyirishema, director general, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)

Stephen Chege, chief corporate affairs officer of Safaricom

Debra Mallowah, chief development officer of Safaricom

Regina Honu, CEO of Soronko Academy

“With more than half a billion people across Africa now subscribed to a mobile network, connectivity is delivering access to a range of essential services such as digital identity, healthcare and financial services,” said John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA.