Nigeria’s former communication technology minister, Omobola Johnson, is among the first set of speakers announced for GSMA’s Mobile 360 Series – Africa holding 26 – 28 July at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Johnson will be speaking as the Chairperson of Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
Other speakers confirmed to present at Mobile 360 – Africa include: Razvan Ungureanu, Chief Technical Officer, Airtel Africa; Bradley Shaw, Founder, Continuum Consulting; Shiletsi Makhofane, Head of Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa; Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA; Qiu Heng, President of Wireless Marketing Operations, Wireless Network Product Line, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Alice Munyua, Board of Trustees, Internet Society (ISOC).
Others are, Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 12; Ari Zlotoff, Director of Expansion, Off-Grid Electric; Christopher Richardson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, ONEm; Arnauld Blondet, Head of Innovation, Africa and Middle East, Orange Group; Diego Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer, MIC Tanzania (Tigo) and Ian Ferrao, CEO, Vodacom Tanzania.
The event will comprise thought-provoking keynote addresses, fireside chats, and panel discussions.
With the overall event theme of “Accelerating Access for All to Create a Digitally Inclusive Society”, each session will tackle a different aspect of the empowerment story, such as ‘Developing Ecosystems for Future Digital Services’, ‘Creating Opportunities for Local Content’ and much more.
“The mobile industry is playing a key role in driving digital, financial and social inclusion in many African countries by providing access to essential information and services, and Mobile 360 – Africa will convene key stakeholders to examine the practical steps needed to overcome critical roadblocks in technology, governance, business models and investment,” said Michael O’Hara, chief marketing officer, GSMA.
