Agenda - IoT West Africa

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2023 AGENDA

Time	Topic
11.00 AM – 11.05 AM	Welcome Address by Vertex Wofai, Samuel Content Profile Manager
11.15 AM – 11.25 AM	Opening Keynote by Chief Guest: Bird’s Eye View of IOT in Nigeria Session Leader:Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General/CEO, NITDA
11.35 AM – 11.45 PM	Why IoT Adoption is Critical to Business Growth Session Leader: Lare Emmanuel Ayoola, Executive Chairman, Tranter It Infrastructure Services Limited
11.55 PM – 12.25 PM	Panel Discussion: Tapping on the 5 G Technology and Infrastructure nerves in West Africa – Future of Telecom Session Leaders: Nommy Paul, Chief Technology Officer, Spectranet Karn Gulati, Director of Strategy & Transformation leader, 9mobile Aleksander Cvetkovski, Partner and VP of GTM and Partnerships at HiAware Shodunke Shoyinka, Chief Information Officer, MTN Oluwaseun Solanke, Vice President/CIO and Director IT, Airtel Nigeria Adebola Omoboya, Head Strategy, Innovation & Alliance, Globacom Aatif Jamal, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Ghana Session Leader: Abubakar Issaka, President, Cyber Security Expert Association Ghana
12.35 PM – 12.45 PM	Data Protection in Emerging Technologies Session Leader: Vincent O. Olatunji, Honorable National Commissioner / CEO, NDPB
12.50 PM – 01.50 PM	Networking Lunch Break
02.00 PM – 02.10 PM	Application of AI and IoT in Smart Mobility for a Smart City – Capitalizing Automation to Empower cities with smart buildings and Infrastructure Session Leader: Abimbola Olufore Wycliffe, Head, Investment and Technology Promotion Office, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
02.20 PM – 02.50 PM	Digital Transformation of Payments via IoT – Need of the hour Session Leaders: Pramod Venkatesh, Group CTO, CTrack Ghana Hakeem Onasanya, Head, Startups (Lagos Innovates), Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Zechariah Akinpelu, Chief Information Security Officer, Unity Bank Plc Session Moderator: Killian Mayua, Country Head, Adanian Labs NG
03.00 PM – 03.30 PM	Case Study on How IoT Transforming the manufacturing industry with Operational Intelligence? Session Leaders: Dr. Chuks Ekwueme, Chairman, Uniccon Group of Companies Ajibola Akindele, Country President, Schneider Electric West Africa
03.40 PM – 03.50 PM	Three Levers of Success for Telecoms to scale their Cybersecurity propositions – How Telecoms can accelerate launching and scaling a Cybersecurity proposition for 40% of their market with a 98% customer retention. Session Leader: Aleksander Cvetkovski, Partner and VP of GTM and Partnerships at HiAware
03.50 AM – 04.00 PM	Close of Conference Day 1

Time	Topic
11.00 AM – 11.05 AM	Welcome Address by Vertex Wofai, Samuel Content Profile Manager
11.10 AM – 11.20 AM	Keynote: IOT and Cloud Tech Shaping Data Centers in Africa Session Leader: Gbenga Adegbiji, Chief Operating Officer, MDXI
11.30 AM – 11.40 AM	Keynote: The Openness Advantage in Industrial IOT – Its Role in Revolutionizing Industries and Enabling a Connected Future Session Leader: Damilare Shittu, AI, Data & Analytics Lead, Microsoft
11.50 AM – 12.20 PM	Panel Discussion: Advancing Data Centers Critical Infrastructures Session Leaders: Oladayo Orolu, Head of Business Development & Government Relations, Siemens Energy Dr. Krish Ranganath, Regional Executive, West Africa, Africa Data Centres Jon Abbott, Telecom Strategic Clients Director, (Europe Middle East and Africa), Vertiv Session Moderator: Killian Mayua, Country Head, Adanian Labs NG
12.30 PM – 12.40 PM	Keynote: Importance of both core and edge data center rollout in supporting the development of IoT Session Leader: Jon Abbott, Telecom Strategic Clients Director, (Europe Middle East and Africa), Vertiv
12.50 PM – 01.00 PM	Keynote: How IoT is enabling remote monitoring and management of industrial assets Session Leader: Karolis Pužauskas, Sales Director – Africa Continent, Teltonika Networks
01.00 PM – 02.00 PM	Exhibition Tour
02.05 PM – 02.15 PM	Keynote: Advancing Indigenous Industries Through IoT Hardware Manufacturing Session Leader: Jimmy Bomo Okoroh, Founder, Africa Manufacturing Innovation Hub
02.20 PM – 02.30 PM	Keynote: Technology Utilization for e-procurement with AI-Driven Technologies Session Leader: Dr. Agu Collins, Director of Research & Development Dept., NITDA
02.40 PM – 02.50 PM	Keynote: How Nigeria’s Leading Banks are Solving Information Security Problems? Session Leader: Zechariah O. Akinpelu, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Unity Bank
03.00 PM – 03.10 PM	Keynote: Driving Digital Transformation: Examining the transformative technologies that are shaping the digital landscape Session Leader: Ayo Adegboye, CEO, Arravo
03.20 PM – 03.30 PM	Keynote: IoT Shaping Human Capital Management Session Leader: Victoria Ibhawa, People Strategy & HR Consulting, Shell
03.20 PM – 03.30 PM	Keynote: How to manage Automated cybersecurity, network & service management Session Leader: Mr. Olusegun Michael Johnson, Head, Roll-out and Service Delivery department of Zoracom
04.00 PM – 04.10 PM	Why is investing in IoT, a better idea? Session Leaders: Ayobamigbe Teriba, Venture Capitalist, Founders Factory Africa Andrew Obuoforibo, Head of Product, Founders Factory Africa
03.50 AM – 04.00 PM	Close of Conference Day 2

Time	Topic
11.00 AM – 11.05 AM	Welcome Address by Vertex Wofai, Samuel Content Profile Manager
11.10 AM – 11.30 AM	Leadership Chat: Future Proofing Healthcare with IoT for Safer West Africa by Integrating Data and Predictive Analysis Session Leaders: George Uduku, General Manager, West Africa, GE Healthcare Dr. Idowu Adebiyi, Group Head of Operations, Iwosan Investments Limited
11.40 AM – 11.55 AM	Keynote: Visibility in Critical Infrastructures: How are the world’s top organizations solving the biggest challenges of Critical Infrastructure? Session Leader: Dr. Mories Atoki, Chief Executive Officer, African Business Coalition for Health
12.05 AM – 12.20 PM	Keynote: Blockchain Technology and its Solutions for the Internet of Things Session Leader: Igboze Israel, Head of Community, Aurora Africa
12.30 AM – 12.45 PM	Keynote: Advancing our Cyber Security Architectures and Infrastructures with AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain Session Leader: Victor Odumuyiwa, Ag. Director, NITDA IT Hub
01.00 PM – 02.00 PM	Exhibition Tour
02.05 PM – 02.15 PM	Start-up Pitch Session Leader: Kayode Disu, Co-founder & CEO, Vendy Limited
02.25 PM – 02.40 PM	Keynote: How is Blockchain Accelerating the Adoption of IOT in Nigeria Session Leader: Alice Anangi, CEO, Crypsense Digital Group
02.50 PM – 03.05 PM	Start-up Pitch Session Leader: Tolulope Owokade, Director of Operations, SHYFT Power Solutions
03.15 PM – 03.25 PM	Keynote: Cyber Immunity – The Key to Safe & secure digital transformation Session Leader: Benjamin Okolie, Pre-Sales Manager West Africa, Kaspersky
03.25 PM – 03.45 PM	Keynote: Start-up Pitch & Investment Round Table Session Leader: Folarin Oreoluwa Aiyegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, Google
03.50 AM – 04.00 PM	Close of Conference Day 3

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