PROGRAMME

TimeSessionTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00Registration opensNetworking – Exhibition Floor
09h00Opening Key NoteFTTX Council AfricaAndile Ngcaba – FTTX President
09h35Key Note AddressDepartment of Communications and Digital TechnologiesMinister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
10h00Opening NoteTowerXchangeKieron Osmotherley – CEO
10h15Opening NoteSALGAXolile George – CEO
10h35Opening NoteUnited State Trade & Development AgencyDanielle Agress – Country Manager
10h45TEA BREAK  
11h00Opening NoteMaster of Ceremonies Day 1Dobek Pater – Director, Africa Analysis
11h05Fireside ChatIn Conversation with the CIVH GroupSharoda Rapeti – Partner, Delta Partners (Moderator)
Dietlof Mare – CEO, Vumatel
Phathizwe Malinga – MD, Sqwidnet
Thinus Mulder – CEO, DFA
12h00PresentationInnovation for Tomorrow’s Network Creators, The Ultimate Power of OneAnkit Agarwal – CEO, Connectivity Solutions – STL
12h30PresentationHow Future-Ready Is Your Network?Reshaad Sha – CEO, Liquid Telecoms
13h00LUNCH
14h00PresentationRural Fibre: Does It Make Sense?Abraham van der Merwe – CEO, Frogfoot
14h30PresentationWhat 8,500 Employees Taught Me About Creating A Purposeful BusinessMteto Nyati – CEO, Altron
15h00PresentationInvesting In The TMT Sector In A Low Growth EnvironmentKeith Webb – Investment Banking, RMB
15h30TEA BREAK
16h00PresentationIoT for Fibre Network Operators – A New Business Opportunity And A Remedy For What Ails YouRoger Hislop – Chairman, IoT Council
16h30Panel DiscussionChallenges and SolutionsSimon Roberts – PPC Online
Eugene Slabbert – Executive Network Expansion, Metro Fibre Networx
Hermann Woithe – CEO, TT Connect
Hannes Pieterse – CEO, Lightstruck
17h00End of Day 1 MC Wrap UpDobek Patek – Director, Africa Analysis
17h30 – 19h00Cocktail EventA Tribute to Johnny Clegg
TimeTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00Registration opens
09h00Plenary Sessions
10h45 TEA BREAK 
11h00An FTTx Provider’s Gold Mine: Data AnalyticsBrad Hine – ETI Software
11h30How Workflow Automation Improves Efficiency Of Field TeamsDaniel Coetzee – Concilium Technologies
12h005G And Optical Fibre: Friend or Foe?Juan Manuel Perez Cortijo – Corning
12h30Owning the Connected Home: A Service Provider ImperativeThomas Martin – Calix
13h00LUNCH
14h00Next-Gen Connectivity Solutions For Hyper-Scale DevelopmentSamer Naoum – Connectivity Solutions, STL
14h30Technology Innovation And Best Practices for FTTX InstallationsMarcos Mascarenha – Furukawa Electric Group
15h00Positioning Mobile Technologies for the 4th Industrial RevolutionTroy Hector – Etion
15h30TEA BREAK
16h00Why Digital Transformation Requires People To Change As Well As TechnologyDavid Chiyemura – Intac Global
17h00Paving The Way For A Connected TomorrowVikas Khanna – HFCL
17h30 – 19h00Cocktail Event
TimeTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00Registration opens
09h00Plenary Sessions
10h45 TEA BREAK 
11h00Introduction To The Metro Ethernet Forum
11h30SD-WAN Orchestration Case Studies
SD-WAN Service Definition Standard
SD-WAN Certification Roadmap
13h00LUNCH
14h00LSO Framework
LSO SONATA
Implementations And Case Studies
15h30TEA BREAK
16h00ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform)
Architecture Overview, Roadmap And Version Update
Blueprints: BBS, 5G, VoLTE, CCVPN, vCPE
17h00Navigating Digital Transformation
17h30 – 19h00Cocktail Event
TimeSessionTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00ExhibitionNetworking
09h00WelcomeFTTX CouncilJuanita Clark – CEO
09h10Opening NoteMaster of Ceremonies Day 2Dudu Mkhwanazi – CEO, Project Isizwe
09h15PresentationBiggest Changes On The Regulatory FrontMike Silber – Head Legal, Liquid Group & Co
09h45PresentationMonetising 5GVino Govender – Executive Strategy, Dark Fibre Africa
10h30TEA BREAK  
11h00Panel DiscussionThe Fibre Deployment Business Case For AfricaDr Jurgen Seidenberg – MD, BKTel
Antonio Nunes – CEO, Angola Cables
Lanre Kolade – CEO, C-Squared
Ives Mbuilu – Director, IngeKora
12h00PresentationThe Added Value Of Building A Converged FTTH-5G NetworkJonas Verstuyft – Comsof
12h30PresentationThe Impact of Migrating To The Cloud On TelecommsSuveer Ramdhani – CSO, Seacom
13h00LUNCH
14h00PresentationDensifying Your Network – Connecting South AfricaAbhishek Sandhir – GM, Connectivity Solutions – STL
14h30PresentationThe Trends of 2019 And What We Can Expect From The FutureBora Varliyagci – CEO, Digitalthings
15h00PresentationResearch Report: AfricaDobek Pater – Director, Africa Analysis
16h00Closing WordsFTTX CouncilJuanita Clark – CEO
TimeTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00Registration opens
09h00Alternative Funding Mechanism For DevelopersEstate Living
10h30 TEA BREAK 
11h00Sustainable Development GoalsEstate Living
12h00Large Data Collection, Sensors and AI TechnologyEstate Living
13h00LUNCH
14h00Plenary Sessions
16h00Farewell – Plenary Hall
TimeTopicSpeaker(s)
08h00Registration opens
09h00A Brief Overview Of ICT Trends And StandardsDewald Burger – Professional Communications Institute
09h30Turning Smart Cities Into Safe CitiesVanessa Tyne – Axis Communications
10h30 TEA BREAK 
11h00How To Make High Speed Internet Access Affordable For Every Human By 2030Shaheen Isfandiyar – NetEquity Networks
12h00Testing For Four Pair POEWael Dalati – Fluke Networks
13h00LUNCH
14h00Wi-Fi 6 : “What Happened To The Other 5?”Frits Haas – Swarm ITC
15h00Providing Infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT)Debbie Lane – Blue Networks & Infrastructure
16h00Closing Words
TopicPresenterPresentation 
Biggest Changes On The Regulatory FrontAnton KotzeDOWNLOAD
The Added Value Of Building A Converged FTTH-5G NetworkJonas VerstuyftDOWNLOAD
A Closer Look At The Foundation For A Broadband FutureAbhishek SandhirDOWNLOAD
Making Africa Ready For The Broadband FutureAnkit AgarwalDOWNLOAD
Telco. Trends And What To Expect?Bora VarliyagciDOWNLOAD
The Impact Of Migration To The Cloud on TelecomsSuveer RamdhaniDOWNLOAD
Enabling The Monetisation Of 5GVino GovenderDOWNLOAD
What 8,500 Employees Taught Me About Creating A Soulful BusinessMteto NyatiDOWNLOAD

*Please note that programme and speakers may be subject to change