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Steve Song – Village Telco

Founder of Village Telco Ltd. Presentation: TV White Spaces in Africa Overview Steve Song is the Founder of Village Telco (http://villagetelco.org), a social enterprise whose mission is to make starting a telephone company as easy as starting a wordpress blog. … Continue reading →
Prof H Nwana – OFCOM

Group Director, Spectrum Policy, OFCOM, United Kingdom. Presentation: Prof H Nwana – Ofcom – Powerpoint Prof H Nwana became Group Director of Spectrum policy at Ofcom in 2009. He leads its Spectrum Policy Group, which oversees all UK airwaves for … Continue reading →
Russell Southwood – Balancing Act

Russell Southwood is the Chief Executive, Balancing Act, a consultancy and online publishing company specialising in telecoms, Internet and broadcasting in Africa. His consultancy work has included: an assessment of two different sectors in the TV market in Africa; an … Continue reading →
Ory Okolloh – Google

Manager, Policy and Government Relations, Google – Sub-Saharan Africa Ory Okolloh is a Kenyan activist, lawyer, and blogger. She currently holds the position of Policy Manager for Africa with Google. In 2006 she co-founded the parliamentary watchdog site Mzalendo. The … Continue reading →
Henk Kleynhans – WAPA

Henk is the founder and CEO of Skyrove, South Africa’s largest independent Wi-Fi hotspot network. He is also the Chairman of the Wireless Access Providers Association of South Africa (WAPA), a body representing ~100 wireless ISPs in South Africa and … Continue reading →
Sascha Meinrath – New America Foundation

Director, Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation Sascha is the Director of the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative. Sascha has been described as a “community Internet pioneer” and an “entrepreneurial visionary” and is a well-known expert on … Continue reading →
Paul Mitchell – Microsoft

GM Regulatory Policy and Standards at Microsoft Entertainment & Devices
Representative – Kenyan Communications Regulator
Dumisa Ngwenya – ICASA

General Manager: Engineering and Technology at Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Alice Munyua – KICTANet

Alice Munyua is convener of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), and the East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF). She is an experienced advocate for African civil society and works on Information Communication, policy, regulation and internet governance. She is … Continue reading →
Indra de Lanerolle

Indra is an experienced communicator, teacher and strategist who has worked with major organisations in South Africa and internationally, including AVUSA, BBC, GAVI Alliance, Monitor Group SA, Multichoice, SABC, Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, South African Department … Continue reading →
Guy Berger – Rhodes University

Professor Guy Berger headed up the School of Journalism & Media Studies at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa from 1994-2010. In 2011, he is on research leave. Berger has worked in the press and television, and has a PhD from … Continue reading →
Ernest Ndukwe – OpenMedia

Dr Ernest Ndukwe is a professional Communications Engineer, Corporate and Public Service Executive with over 35 years of international experience in the Telecommunications industry, majority of which have been in senior management positions in private multi-national telecommunications enterprises and in … Continue reading →
Americo Muchanga – INCM

Dr. Americo Muchanga is the director general of the Mozambican National Communications Institute(INCM)