AFCHIX TechWomen Summit 2019

AFCHIX TechWomen Summit 2019

AFCHIX TechWomen Summit 2019

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Date: 15 July 2019
Place: Sheraton Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
Theme: “Community Networks”

The AFCHIX TechWomen Summit takes place alongside the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) that brings the information, communication and technical business, and tech community in Africa together under one roof to talk about Africa’s most pressing issues
and challenges. The event will include keynote addresses by  Eng. Philippa Ngaju Makobore called “My Story is Good, Girls Will Remember It”. A second keynote address will be delivered by
Prof. Nii Quaynor, the founder of AfNOG.

Event Programme
Welcome Address – Dr Dorcas Muthoni, AFCHIX Founder
Keynote Address I – Eng. Philippa Ngaju Makobore “My Story is Good, Girls Will Remember It Keynote Address II – Prof. Nii Quaynor, AfNOG Founder (International Speaker) Session One: Women and Internet Policy – Opportunities to Engage
(Townhall)
Panellists:
 Gloria Katuuku, Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, Uganda
 Pierre Dandjinou, VP of Global Stakeholder Engagement in Africa
 Lillian Nalwoga, Internet Society Uganda Chapter
 Noah Maina, SEACOM
Moderator:  Madhvi Gokool , Acting Head of Member Services, AFRINIC
Session Two: Leadership Presentations – Self-Care for the Woman in
Tech
Presenter: Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot
Session Chair: Nodumo Dhlamini
Keynote Address III –  Evelyn Namara, Global Community Engagement
Manager, Internet Society
Session Three: Technology Trends
 Blockchain
 Internet of Things (IoT)
 Big Data,
 Machine Learning and AI
 Cybersecurity

Presenters:
 Kwame Rugunda, Blockchain Association of Uganda & Crypto
Savannah
 Gloria Namanya, Blockchain Enthusiast
 Daisy Obura, Blockchain Enthusiast
Session Chair: Houda Chakiri, AFCHIX Board
Session Four: AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project
Presenters:
 Lillian Achom, AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project Manager
Panellists:
 Lillian Achom, AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project Manager
 Irene Misoi, AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project Coordinator (Kenya) & AFCHIX Board
 Adama KA, AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project Coordinator (Senegal) & SenChix
 Sabah Ou Herri, AFCHIX Women Connect Challenge – Community
Networks Project Coordinator  (Morocco), Eva Malus Cooperative
Moderator:  Khoudia Gueye Sy
Session Five: How to start and grow your AFCHIX Chapter
Presenter: Nodumo Dhlamini
AFCHIX Country Chapter Presentations

o Senegal
o Zimbabwe
o Kenya
o Uganda
o Morocco

Discussions and way forward – Representatives from AFCHIX Board
Cocktail and Networking Event Sponsored by Mozilla

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Date And Time

2019-06-11 to
2019-06-11
 

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