About The Conference

REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITIONS

Guest of Honour arrival and Visit exhibitions

Introductions, sponsors speech and welcoming remarks

Opening Speech - Guest of Honour

PANEL DISCUSSION: “Digital Transformation Journey of Tanzania”

Panelist

• Dr. Hassan Mshinda
• Eng. August Kowero
• Mr. David Sawe
• Ms. Annaseth Mpatwa
• Mr Theophilus Mlaki

Moderator:Dr. George Mulamula

PANEL DISCUSSION: “Unleashing emerging digital technologies in the digital transformation for job creation and socio-economic development.”

Panelist

• Mr. Mohammed Mashaka
• Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga
• Mr. Edward Anderson
• Ms Kedi Valba

Moderator: Ms. Khalila Mbowe

PANEL DISCUSSION: “Fintech for Who? Demand for Digital Financial Services and Fintech in Tanzania” UNCDF Research & Insights Specialist: Caroline Morrow

Panelist

• Jackline Nnunduma -NMB
• Caroline Morrow - UNCDF
• Emmanuel Mkilia – Personal Data Protection Commissioner
• Juhani Korhonen - Resident Twinning Advisor, EU
• Mathew Ngwahi - Fintech (Kilimo Maendeleo)
• Grayson Julius, - Cybersecurity expert

Moderator: Paul Damocha

DIGITAL SKILLS IN AI ERA The session will discuss how all Tanzania will possess digital skills to design and exploit the available AI tools for social economic development.

Panelist

• Eng. Fatma Mwamba- Catalyzing Tanzania's Digital Transformation: The Imperative of Elevating Digital Competencies
• Ezra Donald - Collaborative Capacity Building in Tech: Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders in the Digital Age - The Power of Community in Tech Training

Moderator: Peter Mafole

SETTING GOLDEN STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL SECURITY AND TRUST This panel will discuss how to :

• Bridge the gap of cybersecurity skills
• Cope with global cybersecurity demand for the energy sector
• Mitigate cybersecurity risks in telecommunication infrastructure
• Enhance consumer protection in AI era
• Strengthen data protection in in AI era

Panelist

• Karim Mchatta - AI in cybersecurity: how cybercriminals use AI
• Peter Baziwe, Understanding risks and vulnerabilities in Large Language Models-Case of ChatGPT
• Bryton Sunguya- National Microfinance Bank (NMB)
• Jason Yi-Board Director, Huawei Tanzania
• ACP Emmanuel Mkilia- Personal Data Protection as a Drive to Digital Economy, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
• Eng. Steven Wangwe- Building a secure and safe environment for Tanzania towards a sustainable Digital economy transformation, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information

Moderator: Ken Wakati

REGISTRATION BREAKFAST

THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AI ERA: This session will discuss the challenges of provision of digital telecommunication services in AI era:

• Develop medium and last-mile electronic communications network infrastructure
• Prepare our network infrastructure to keep up with the Quantum Future
• Promote Secure Deployment of IPv6
• Exploiting social and economic impact of 5G

Panelist

• Noah Maina-TISPA (The State of Tanzania Internet Connectivity)
• Frank Habicht - TISPA (Tanzania Internet Exchange Points Operations )
• Simon Baltazar-TCRA (The .tz Domains Name Systems and Management)
• Pamela Chogo – ISOC (ISOC and Internet Governance in Tanzania)

Moderator: Tumaini Magila

KEYNOTE LECTURE:

“State of the AI Economy”

Speaker: Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga

THE DIGITAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS: This session will discuss the experience of digital payment systems in Tanzania.

Panelist

• Mr. Basil Baligumya
• Dr. Wlllium Mng’ong’ose

Moderator: Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga

DIGITAL SERVICES:

1. DIGITAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS: This session will discuss how digitalization of the judiciary system of Tanzania.

Speaker: Hon. Judge Ubena John Agatho, High Court of Tanzania

2. eGOVERNMENT AND THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: The session will discuss the e-government and emerging technologies nexus.

Speaker: Ms. Sultana Seif – Manager of Standards and Compliance in eGA

Moderator: Dr. George Mulamula

THE INNOVATIONS IN THE NEW SPACE ECONOMY: The session will discuss

• Unlocking opportunities at the intersection of drones tech and ICT – Tuku Tech
• Innovation in the New Space Economy – Pangaea Satellite

Moderator: Dr. Nkundwe Mwasaga

PLATFORMS INTEOPERABILITY AND DIGITAL IDENTITY NUMBER FOR DEVELOPMENT This session will discuss:

• Importance of digital identity number
• Legal framework for platform interoperability
• Use of electronic identity and trust services in AI era

Panelist

• Digital Public Infrastructure (Lessons and Experience) by Mr. Biju Varghese Senior. Vice President & Business Head, APAC
• Mobile Identity and Authentication: Revolutionizing Digital Identity by Mr. Said Khelef
• Mohamed Mashaka- Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology
• Ms Kedi Valba – CEO and Member of the Board of the Estonian Software company, Aktors

Moderator: Peter Baziwe

LECTURE AND FIRESIDE CHAT

DIGITIZATION FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY This lecture will discuss the opportunities brought by digitalization in the local context.

Speaker: Mr. Edward Anderson

Moderator: Dr. George Mulamula

EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES USE CASES This session will discuss how various emerging digital technologies use cases can be used to advance socio-economic development.

Presenter:

• Harish Bhatt- CEO, SoftTech Consultants

  Topic: Navigating the Horizon: How Emerging Technologies Drive Job Creation and Social Economic Development

• Prof. George Oreku – Deputy Vice Chancellor, The Open University of Tanzania

  Topic: Way Forward: Leveraging AI in African Higher Education

• Dr. Haji Fimbombaya – Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

  Topic: Empowering African Countries through IoT Architectural Framework

• Paul Makobi- Grvatechnologies

  Topic: The Potential of AI to stimulate Innovation, Economic growth and employment across various sectors of the Tanzanian economy

Moderator: Mr. Jasson Ndanguzi

PROMOTION OF TANZANIA AS AN ICT HUB This session will discuss how to build the ICT ecosystem of Tanzania to be the centre of ICT innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Panelist

• Dr Bello Moussa- Head of Innovations and Strategies, Huawei Southern Africa
• Kristof De Spiegeleer - ThreeFold

Moderator: Mr Rodrique Msechu