under the Auspices of H.E.
Eng. Atef Helmy
Minister of Communications & Information Technology
Nov. 3 - 5, 2014 at Cairo Conference Center
AfICTA Summit 2014 Concept Note
About Summit
The 2nd AfICTA Summit with the theme "Fostering a Smart Africa" is scheduled to hold on November 3-5, 2014 @ Cairo International Conference Centre (CICC) Cairo, Egypt.
More than 80 Business CEOs participants confirmed from 12 African countries: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, The Gambia, Zambia, Eithiopia... in addition to 100 Business CEOs participants from Egypt.
7 Ministers confirmed till today ... And many high level Gov. officials.
Coming up on the heels of the successful 1st Summit 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria, the 2nd Summit is being graciously hosted by the Egyptian Information Technology, Electronics and Software Alliance (EITESAL) (Egypt rep in AfICTA) and the government of Egypt through the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA).
Why to attend
• With 30% of the over 1billion Africans on the Internet, Africa is growing smart and there is need for the growth to be fostered through market driven policies and e-Strategies that promote intra-African trade (currently less than 8%). There is need to engender wider adoption and replication of success stories across Africa and thus connecting more Africans to the global information superhighway.
• Case study presentations and interactive panel discussions will highlight emerging technology strategies with practical insight and experiences that will help today's ICT managers succeed in delivering real to the ground solutions of societal pains.
• The Summit is designed to address realistic opportunities to both the Egyptian & African ICT industry executives. We are planning over 300 business meetings B2B, B2G, G2G. You will have the opportunity to meet top executives over the continent.
Conference Audience
• African government, private sector and other stakeholders share common vision, mission and objective for a digital and knowledge Africa. In this regard, Ministers, Director-Generals, top business CEOs and other stakeholders will be engaged in a high level panel discussion to 2
advance the Transform Africa Agenda championed by HE Paul Kagame of Rwanda; and salient policy frameworks towards “…a smart Africa”.
• More than 250 delegates including government executives, business organizations, decision-makers, and experts from international Business Associations; ITU, ICC, ICANN.
• Business match making between African & International industries will be organized.
DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop
As a way of promoting the Domain business of African Information systems, a Domain Name Entrepreneurship Roadshow/Workshop will take place at the EITESAL premises on November 4-5, 2014. Registration will be opened soon.
Itinerary program
The summit is an excellent opportunity for the government and private sector organization leaders of the African continent to exchange experiences and best practices on ICT industry specific topics, trends and technologies that will empower the societal Challenges facing the continent in different sectors, and also to evaluate investment opportunities.
CAIRO ICT 2014
In parallel to attending the AfICTA conference you will have the chance to visit CAIRO ICT 2014 which will be held from November 4-6. We are organizing one day business match making session on Nov.5. Don’t miss this opportunity where the African ICT industry will gather in Cairo Conference Center. We shall secure special offer for a booth in CAIRO ICT exhibition
This intra-continental gathering will provide an unparalleled opportunity to build relationships that you can take forward for future collaboration. We look forward to your participation at the AfICTA Summit 2014.
for more information about the event, please visit www.afictasummit2014.org/
