PROGRAMME
Time | Session | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Registration opens | Networking – Exhibition Floor | |
09h00 | Opening Key Note | FTTX Council Africa | Andile Ngcaba – FTTX President |
09h35 | Key Note Address | Department of Communications and Digital Technologies | Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams |
10h00 | Opening Note | TowerXchange | Kieron Osmotherley – CEO |
10h15 | Opening Note | SALGA | Xolile George – CEO |
10h35 | Opening Note | United State Trade & Development Agency | Danielle Agress – Country Manager |
10h45 | TEA BREAK | ||
11h00 | Opening Note | Master of Ceremonies Day 1 | Dobek Pater – Director, Africa Analysis |
11h05 | Fireside Chat | In Conversation with the CIVH Group | Sharoda Rapeti – Partner, Delta Partners (Moderator) Dietlof Mare – CEO, Vumatel Phathizwe Malinga – MD, Sqwidnet Thinus Mulder – CEO, DFA |
12h00 | Presentation | Innovation for Tomorrow’s Network Creators, The Ultimate Power of One | Ankit Agarwal – CEO, Connectivity Solutions – STL |
12h30 | Presentation | How Future-Ready Is Your Network? | Reshaad Sha – CEO, Liquid Telecoms |
13h00 | LUNCH | ||
14h00 | Presentation | Rural Fibre: Does It Make Sense? | Abraham van der Merwe – CEO, Frogfoot |
14h30 | Presentation | What 8,500 Employees Taught Me About Creating A Purposeful Business | Mteto Nyati – CEO, Altron |
15h00 | Presentation | Investing In The TMT Sector In A Low Growth Environment | Keith Webb – Investment Banking, RMB |
15h30 | TEA BREAK | ||
16h00 | Presentation | IoT for Fibre Network Operators – A New Business Opportunity And A Remedy For What Ails You | Roger Hislop – Chairman, IoT Council |
16h30 | Panel Discussion | Challenges and Solutions | Simon Roberts – PPC Online Eugene Slabbert – Executive Network Expansion, Metro Fibre Networx Hermann Woithe – CEO, TT Connect Hannes Pieterse – CEO, Lightstruck |
17h00 | End of Day 1 MC Wrap Up | Dobek Patek – Director, Africa Analysis | |
17h30 – 19h00 | Cocktail Event | A Tribute to Johnny Clegg |
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Registration opens | |
09h00 | Plenary Sessions | |
10h45 | TEA BREAK | |
11h00 | An FTTx Provider’s Gold Mine: Data Analytics | Brad Hine – ETI Software |
11h30 | How Workflow Automation Improves Efficiency Of Field Teams | Daniel Coetzee – Concilium Technologies |
12h00 | 5G And Optical Fibre: Friend or Foe? | Juan Manuel Perez Cortijo – Corning |
12h30 | Owning the Connected Home: A Service Provider Imperative | Thomas Martin – Calix |
13h00 | LUNCH | |
14h00 | Next-Gen Connectivity Solutions For Hyper-Scale Development | Samer Naoum – Connectivity Solutions, STL |
14h30 | Technology Innovation And Best Practices for FTTX Installations | Marcos Mascarenha – Furukawa Electric Group |
15h00 | Positioning Mobile Technologies for the 4th Industrial Revolution | Troy Hector – Etion |
15h30 | TEA BREAK | |
16h00 | Why Digital Transformation Requires People To Change As Well As Technology | David Chiyemura – Intac Global |
17h00 | Paving The Way For A Connected Tomorrow | Vikas Khanna – HFCL |
17h30 – 19h00 | Cocktail Event |
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Registration opens | |
09h00 | Plenary Sessions | |
10h45 | TEA BREAK | |
11h00 | Introduction To The Metro Ethernet Forum | |
11h30 | SD-WAN Orchestration Case Studies | |
SD-WAN Service Definition Standard | ||
SD-WAN Certification Roadmap | ||
13h00 | LUNCH | |
14h00 | LSO Framework | |
LSO SONATA | ||
Implementations And Case Studies | ||
15h30 | TEA BREAK | |
16h00 | ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform) | |
Architecture Overview, Roadmap And Version Update | ||
Blueprints: BBS, 5G, VoLTE, CCVPN, vCPE | ||
17h00 | Navigating Digital Transformation | |
17h30 – 19h00 | Cocktail Event |
Time | Session | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Exhibition | Networking | |
09h00 | Welcome | FTTX Council | Juanita Clark – CEO |
09h10 | Opening Note | Master of Ceremonies Day 2 | Dudu Mkhwanazi – CEO, Project Isizwe |
09h15 | Presentation | Biggest Changes On The Regulatory Front | Mike Silber – Head Legal, Liquid Group & Co |
09h45 | Presentation | Monetising 5G | Vino Govender – Executive Strategy, Dark Fibre Africa |
10h30 | TEA BREAK | ||
11h00 | Panel Discussion | The Fibre Deployment Business Case For Africa | Dr Jurgen Seidenberg – MD, BKTel Antonio Nunes – CEO, Angola Cables Lanre Kolade – CEO, C-Squared Ives Mbuilu – Director, IngeKora |
12h00 | Presentation | The Added Value Of Building A Converged FTTH-5G Network | Jonas Verstuyft – Comsof |
12h30 | Presentation | The Impact of Migrating To The Cloud On Telecomms | Suveer Ramdhani – CSO, Seacom |
13h00 | LUNCH | ||
14h00 | Presentation | Densifying Your Network – Connecting South Africa | Abhishek Sandhir – GM, Connectivity Solutions – STL |
14h30 | Presentation | The Trends of 2019 And What We Can Expect From The Future | Bora Varliyagci – CEO, Digitalthings |
15h00 | Presentation | Research Report: Africa | Dobek Pater – Director, Africa Analysis |
16h00 | Closing Words | FTTX Council | Juanita Clark – CEO |
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Registration opens | |
09h00 | Alternative Funding Mechanism For Developers | Estate Living |
10h30 | TEA BREAK | |
11h00 | Sustainable Development Goals | Estate Living |
12h00 | Large Data Collection, Sensors and AI Technology | Estate Living |
13h00 | LUNCH | |
14h00 | Plenary Sessions | |
16h00 | Farewell – Plenary Hall |
Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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08h00 | Registration opens | |
09h00 | A Brief Overview Of ICT Trends And Standards | Dewald Burger – Professional Communications Institute |
09h30 | Turning Smart Cities Into Safe Cities | Vanessa Tyne – Axis Communications |
10h30 | TEA BREAK | |
11h00 | How To Make High Speed Internet Access Affordable For Every Human By 2030 | Shaheen Isfandiyar – NetEquity Networks |
12h00 | Testing For Four Pair POE | Wael Dalati – Fluke Networks |
13h00 | LUNCH | |
14h00 | Wi-Fi 6 : “What Happened To The Other 5?” | Frits Haas – Swarm ITC |
15h00 | Providing Infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT) | Debbie Lane – Blue Networks & Infrastructure |
16h00 | Closing Words |
Topic | Presenter | Presentation |
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Biggest Changes On The Regulatory Front | Anton Kotze | DOWNLOAD |
The Added Value Of Building A Converged FTTH-5G Network | Jonas Verstuyft | DOWNLOAD |
A Closer Look At The Foundation For A Broadband Future | Abhishek Sandhir | DOWNLOAD |
Making Africa Ready For The Broadband Future | Ankit Agarwal | DOWNLOAD |
Telco. Trends And What To Expect? | Bora Varliyagci | DOWNLOAD |
The Impact Of Migration To The Cloud on Telecoms | Suveer Ramdhani | DOWNLOAD |
Enabling The Monetisation Of 5G | Vino Govender | DOWNLOAD |
What 8,500 Employees Taught Me About Creating A Soulful Business | Mteto Nyati | DOWNLOAD |
*Please note that programme and speakers may be subject to change