09:00AM-09:45AM EAT (UTC+3)

Opening Remarks:
Welcome address- Mr. Joel Karubiu, CEO Kenya
Network Information Centre.

Welcome address- Mr. Geoffrey Shimanyula, Board
Chair KeNIC.

Welcome address-Mr. Matano Ndaro, Director Licensing Compliance and Standards, Communications Authority of Kenya

Key note Speech :- Ms. Maureen Mbaka, CAS ICT & BT Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs.

09:45AM-11:00AM EAT (UTC+3)

High level Panel Discussion:

Topic: State of the ICT Industry in Kenya.

Panelists:
1. Ms. Maureen Mbaka, Ministry of ICT, Innovation
and Youth Affairs.
2. Mr. Matano Ndaro, Director Licensing Compliance and Standards, Communications Authority of Kenya
3. Geoffrey Shimanyula, Board Chair KeNIC
4. Bob Ochieng, Snr. Manager: Global Stakeholder
Engagement Eastern and Southern Africa
5. Dr. Katherine Getao, Chief Executive Officer
ICT Authority.
Moderator:
Mr. Muriuki Mureithi Executive Fellow, Strathmore
University Business School, CEO Summit Strategies ltd

11:00AM-12:00PM EAT (UTC+3)

Topic: How Registries are adopting to Emerging trends.

Panelists:

1. KeNIC (.Ke); Mr. Joel Karubiu, CEO
Kenya Network Information Centre.
2. ZACR (.za); Mr. Lucky Masilela
3. NIRA: (.ng); Ms. Edith Udeagu
4. Europe (.Eu); Mr. Giovanni Seppia

Moderator

Barrack Otieno, Chairman board of Trustees at Dot
Africa Foundation

12:00PM-1:00PM EAT (UTC+3)

Topic: Emerging Trends in the DNS Industry & the wider
Digital Economy.
Panelists:
1. Eng. Daniel Obam, Chairman,
Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG) at
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
2. Ms. Linda Bonyo CEO | Lawyers Hub (Tech for
Justice) & Africa Law Tech
3. Mr Moses Kemibaro. Founder Dotsavvy,
TechBlogger, Registrar.
4. Mr Kimathi Kamundeh, CEO & Founder Global
Internet Fortunes.

Moderator
Bob Ochieng’, Snr. Manager: Global Stakeholder
Engagement Eastern and Southern Africa, ICANN.

Closing Remarks: Dr. John Tarus, President,
Internet Society, Kenya Chapter.

1:10PM-2:10PM EAT (UTC+3)

Topic: The future of the DNS Eco system in Kenya:
Panelists:

1. Ms Rosemary Koech Kimwatu_ Public Policy
Manager, Safaricom
2. Mr. Joseph Nzano Ag. AD/CSE -
Communication Authority of Kenya.
3. Mr. Michuki Mwangi Senior Director –
Internet Society.

 

Moderator

Ms Grace Githaiga, Convener, KICTANet, Host and
Moderator - Take on Tech, Weekly TV Talk show at
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), Information
and Communication Global Advisor, C-Suite
Transformational Impact Leadership.

Closing remarks: Mr John Walubengo, ICT Lecturer,
Multimedia University of Kenya; Consulting Data
Protection Officer (DPO) at Ajua; Trustee of KictaNET

2:10PM-2:20PM EAT (GMT+2)

Closing Remarks:

Mr. Joel Karubiu- CEO, Kenya Network Information
Centre.