{"id":12560,"date":"2022-09-03T06:41:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T10:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=12560"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:43:19","slug":"digital-council-conext-conference-2022","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/event\/digital-council-conext-conference-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Council Conext Conference 2022 in Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Council Conext Conference 2022 takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town from 28 &#8211; 29 September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Conext Conference 2022 is a digital infrastructure summit featuring key note addresses, presentations, panel discussions, and networking on topics covering Streaming, 5G, and Cloud computing.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the speakers lined up for the event include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deputy Minister Philly Mapulane, Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies<\/li>\n<li>Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau &#8211; International Telecommunications Union (ITU)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Andile Ngcaba, President &#8211; Digital Council Africa<\/li>\n<li>Dr Kgosientsho Ramakgopa, Lead Infrastructure South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Goran Marby, President and Chief Executive Officer &#8211; ICANN<\/li>\n<li>Evan Jones, Chief Strategy Officer &#8211; Harambee<\/li>\n<li>Tomas Lamanauskas, Head of the Corporate Strategy Division &#8211; International Telecommunications Union (ITU)<\/li>\n<li>Eddy Kayihura (TBC), Chief Executive Officer &#8211; AFRINIC<\/li>\n<li>Rosalind Thomas, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; SAEx SA<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Sher, Chief Operating Officer &#8211; WIOCC<\/li>\n<li>Prenesh-Padayachee, Group Chief Digital Officer &#8211; Seacom<\/li>\n<li>Belinda Tshehla, Executive Head: Wholesale Business &#8211; Cell C<\/li>\n<li>Deena Rajah, Wholesale Business Development Manager &#8211; Cell C<\/li>\n<li>Nomvuyiso Batyi, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Association of Communications and Technology<\/li>\n<li>Loueen Blunden, Executive Head Capital Projects &#8211; American Tower Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas van Slyck, Senior Director Africa\/Asia &#8211; SBA Communications<\/li>\n<li>Dobek Pater, Director &#8211; Africa Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Gareth Whitaker, Director of Solutions and Innovation &#8211; Software AG South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Michele McCann, Head of Interconnection &amp; Peering &#8211; Teraco<\/li>\n<li>Matome Madibana, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; MICT SETA<\/li>\n<li>Gary Bolton, President and CEO &#8211; Fibre Broadband Association North America<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Garnier, Director General &#8211; FTTH Council Europe<\/li>\n<li>Rusafie Alam, Associate Manager &#8211; FTTH Council Asia Pacific<\/li>\n<li>Kholoud Al-Dorgham, Director General &#8211; Fiber Connect Council MENA<\/li>\n<li>Nelson Hiroshi Saito, President Latam Chapter &#8211; Fiber Broadband Association<\/li>\n<li>Jan-Jan Bezuidenhout, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Metro Fibre Networx<\/li>\n<li>Dietlof Mare, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Vumatel<\/li>\n<li>Abraham van Der Merwe, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Frogfoot Networks<\/li>\n<li>Deon Geyser, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Liquid Telecom<\/li>\n<li>Lanre Kolade, Chief Executive Officer &#8211; C-Squared<\/li>\n<li>Jenny Cargill, Chief Executive &#8211; Strategy Execution Advisers<\/li>\n<li>Dominic Cull, Owner &#8211; Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Ditshego Tsebe<\/li>\n<li>Rufus Andrews (Moderator), Director Businesss Development Africa &#8211; Corning Optical Networks<\/li>\n<li>Alain Malanda, Country Manager &#8211; C-Squared DRC<\/li>\n<li>Chidi Ajuzie, Chief Operations Officer &#8211; WTES Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Eng. 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