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“Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization through Digitization and Youth

Techpreneurship”

Program Draft

AU 9th Private Sector Forum

AU–NBF ALD & 9th Private Sector Forum 9/18/2017

Table of Contents

1 Draft Program for PSF ...................................................................................................................................3

1.1 9th AU Private Sector Forum November 13th- 15th, 2017 ......................................................................4

1.1.1 1st Day: Plenary Session ....................................................................................................................4

1.2 African Leaders In Dialogue Dinner November 13th, 2017 ...................................................................7

1.2.1 2nd Day: Parallel Sessions ..................................................................................................................7

1.2.2 3rd Day: Startup Pitch & Closing Session ........................................................................................ 12

1.2.3 Technology demo stands and B2B, B2G and G2G interaction spaces ........................................... 12


1 DRAFT PROGRAM FOR PSF

The AU 9th Private Sector Forum is an event jointly organized by the AU in collaboration with NBF and hosted

by the South African Government through the Department of Science & Technology under the theme

“Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization through Digitization and Youth Techpreneurship”. The

proposed dates for this Forum are from 13thto 15th November 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The three day event will also have a dinner named African Leaders in Dialogue which will be attended by top

government and business officials to discuss transforming Africa through Digitization and Techpreneurship.

The overall program is designed to give the audience an overview of digitization, its transformative potential,

accelerating adoption of digital technologies through PPP, capacity building and techpreneurship.

The Objective of PSF is to be platform for vibrant discussions between telecoms, technology companies, local

actors of Africa’s industrialization and the public sector on forging Private-Public-Partnerships. It promotes

both global and intra-African collaborations in order to harness the benefits of digitization and

techpreneurship to accelerate Africa’s economic transformation and sustainable development in the digital

era.

The plenary session of PSF will give an overview of digital technologies and their potential to solve Africa’s and

humanity’s grand challenges. It will then highlight the importance of partnerships to harness the benefits of

digital technologies with case studies of successful PPP. And lastly it will cover Capacity building in S&T, skills

development and techpreneurship.

Parallel Sessions on day 2 will give specialized and more technical presentations of the use of digital

technologies in the sector of focus. Ideally, speakers will profile a technology provider, a local actor that adapts

the technology in the African context, a CSO and a local startup working in the selected sectors. We

recommend no more than 5 speakers who will each give a short introductory presentation prior to

participating on the panel discussion.

Day 3 will host Startup Pitch, awards, recognition of sponsors and stakeholders of the event and closing

remarks.


1.1 9TH AU PRIVATE SECTOR FORUM NOVEMBER 13TH- 15TH, 2017

1.1.1 1st Day: Plenary Session

8:00am Arrival of Guests and Registration

Plenary Session Transforming Africa Through Digitization & Techpreneurship

9:00am Opening Remarks and Setting the scene with Introductions and thanking of the host country and main sponsors of the Event

Master of Ceremony Welcoming remarks and keynote speech:

H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

H.E. Naledi Mandisa Pandor, S.A. Minister of Science & Technology and/or

Chairman NEPAD Business Foundation

Representatives from Main Sponsors and Partners o Barclays o Transnet

10:00am Emerging Technologies and Their Transformative Potential

Peter Diamandis Chairman or Rob Nail, CEO Singularity University

o Overview of emerging technologies, their exponential progress and

their ability to solve Humanity’s Grand Challenges.

o The context of Africa

Swapan Ghosh , Industrial IoT Leader GE Digital

o The Industrial Internet of Things for African Industries

Representative from MTN

o Overview of ICT Backbone, Connectivity Technologies and

Digitization

Representative from Microsoft:

o Mobile, Cloud technologies and Digitization

…

11:15am Robotics & Artificial Intelligence in the African Context

Representative From Facebook

o Company vision, Overview of the technology and application in global

and African Context (Ending poverty & Hunger improving Health,

Education and Cybersecurity) Representative From Microsoft



Education and Cybersecurity) Representative from Google




Education and Cybersecurity) Representative from IBM



Education and Cybersecurity) Representative from GE

o Company vision, Overview of Robotics and industrial automation and

its implications for Africa …

12:30pm Launch Break

2:00pm The Central Role of Private-Public Partnerships

Representative from Transnet

o Transnet-GE Partnership to Digitize The African Transport Sector and

its overall strategy to digitize its business units

Amrote Abdella, Regional Director or Louis Otieno, Director

Microsoft 4Africa

o Microsoft-UN partnership for Advancing Human Rights through

Technology and Microsoft-COMESA partnership to promote access,

skills and innovation in 19 African Countries

Representative from DST

o Partnership examples with Academia and the private sector for

capacity building in S&T and entrepreneurship

Representative from Facebook

o Partnership with UNICEF, Red Cross/Red Crescent and WHO to share

real time data to help respond after natural disasters

…

3:30pm Connectivity: Connecting Africa’s Industries and Youth

Entrepreneurs to the Global Economy Arun Babu Partner at Deloitte Leader - Strategy & Operations;

Telco Sector Leader – Africa

o Current state of connectivity in Africa, available ICT backbone

technologies and the strategy to connect African industries,

government and citizens.

Representative From Facebook

o Internet.org Strategy Representative From MTN


o MTN Strategy to connect Africa Representative From Eutelsat

o Eutelsat Strategy to connect Africa …

4:30pm Building Africa’s Capacity in Sciences & Technology and Creating

Enabling Environment for Techpreneurship

Representative From DST and/or CSIR

o African Laser Center Jeremy Johnson co-Founder and CEO, Andela

o Capacity building in Digital Skills and techpreneurship

Amadou Daffe, co-Founder and CEO, Gebeya,

o Capacity building in Digital Skills and techpreneurship

Ethel Cofie, CEO of EDEL Technology Consulting

o Women in STEM, Innovation and techpreneurship

…

5:30pm-60pm A break for Freshening up


1.2 AFRICAN LEADERS IN DIALOGUE DINNER NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017

“Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization through Digitization & Youth Techpreneurship”

6:00pm Opening Remarks and Setting the scene with Introductions thanking of the host country organizers and main sponsors of the Event

Lynette Chen C.E.O NEPAD Business Foundation

Welcoming remarks and keynote speech:

H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

H.E. Naledi Mandisa Pandor, S.A. Minister of Science & Technology and/or

S.A. Minister of Information & Communication Technology

Representatives from Main Sponsors and Partners o Barclays o Transnet o GE o …

7:30pm Dinner and Discussion

8:30pm Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks, thanking of the host country organizers and main sponsors of the Event and official photo session

Lynette Chen C.E.O NEPAD Business Foundation

Official Photo Session

1.2.1 2nd Day: Parallel Sessions

8:00am Arrival of Guests and Registration

Smart & Sustainable Energy 9:00am Representative From GE Power

o Concept of Smart Renewable Energy, smart Grid and Technology

Overview Representative From ESCOM

o Digital Strategy and Partnerships to implement Smart Grid Representative From African Development Bank

o The new deal on Energy for Africa Representative from a local Energy Startup…

o Renewable Energy Smart Grid access to remote areas

Panel Discussion

12:00pm


Smart African Cities Smart Infrastructure, Smart Transport & Logistics

9:00am Representative From GE Transport

o Concept of Smart City, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Transport &

Logistics and Technology Overview Representative From Transnet

o Digital Strategy for Port, Rail, Pipeline and Integrated Freight

Transport From Port To City Local Smart City related Startup

o

…

Panel Discussion

12:00pm

African Inclusive Markets Excellence Center (AIMEC) 9:00am AU Representative

UNDP Representative

Panel Discussion

12:00pm

Pan African Investment Code (PAIC) 9:00am AU Representative

RECs-COMESA Representatives

Panel Discussion

12:00pm

Lunch Break


Digital Manufacturing 2:00pm Anup Sharma, General Manager GE Productivity GE Digital

o Technologies overview for the manufacturing industry and

transformative potential Representative From local manufacturing actor

o Digital Strategy and Partnerships to implement industrial IoT, benefits

and recommendations for successful PPP Representative from a local startup working on digital

manufacturing services

o …

Panel Discussion

5:00pm

Digital Finance 2:00pm Ms. Yasaman Hadjibashi, Group Chief Creation Officer Barclays

Africa

o Technology Overview and Inclusive Digital Finance and (Blockchain,

Cryptocurrency, Mobile Banking) Transformative Potential

Representative From MPesa

o Mobile Banking and implications for democratizing finance in Africa,

successful PPP and recommendations for enabling environment Representative from CSO

o Microfinance and Financial Access Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Co-Founder and Managing Director

Flutterwave

o Digital Payment…

…

Panel Discussion

5:00pm


Digital Agriculture 2:00pm Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director for Africa, Rockefeller

Foundation

o Challenges that African Agriculture is facing and Digital technologies to

overcome these challenges Representative From Microsoft

o Overview of Digital technologies for agriculture Kenny Ewan, CEO of WeFarm Kenya

o WeFarm-Heifer Partnership to connect Kenyan farmers to a global

peer-to-peer knowledge sharing platform both online and over SMS

using latest machine learning technology

Representative from a local African Startup

o Use of digital tech in Agriculture

Panel Discussion

5:00pm

Digital Healthcare 2:00pm Representative from GE Healthcare

o Digital Technologies enabling Predictive, Preventative, Personalized

and Participatory Healthcare, transformative potential and

entrepreneurship opportunities Representative From local Healthcare actor

o Successful PPP to implement and deploy technology to democratize

Healthcare access, recommendations for enabling environment Representative from CSO

o African Healthcare

Representative from local healthcare startup

o Solutions to democratize healthcare in rural areas…

Panel Discussion

5:00pm


5:00pm-End: B to B, B to G, and G to G interactions


1.2.2 3rd Day: Startup Pitch & Closing Session

8:00am Arrival of the Guests and Registration

Startup Pitch Innovators – investors matchmaking

9:00am Startup 1 Pitch

o … Startup 2 Pitch

…

12:00am

Closing Session 9:00am Award Ceremony

o Announcement of the Startup Pitch Podium…

o Gift Ceremony

o Certificate Ceremony

Closing Remarks and thanking of Organizers, Sponsors and

Partners

Official Photos

12:00am

1.2.3 Technology demo stands and B2B, B2G and G2G interaction spaces

Booths for Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors differentiated by size

Booths for Governments

Booths for Startups

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