Summit 2025

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Overview:

Africa's digital future holds immense potential for driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and promoting social inclusion. By harnessing the power of digital technologies, African countries can leapfrog traditional development pathways, enhance competitiveness, and create new opportunities for entrepreneurship, education, agriculture, healthcare and financial inclusion. Digital innovation can also help bridge the gap between rural and urban areas, ensuring that the benefits of digital agenda toward an explosive growth are shared more equitably across the continent.

To realize this vision, it is crucial to empower Africa’s underserved and underrepresented communities, including youth, women, and persons with disabilities, through targeted digital literacy initiatives, inclusive policy design, and grassroots engagement. With Africa’s youthful population being one of the continent's greatest assets, equipping them with digital tools for innovation, entrepreneurship, and civic participation will ensure the sustainability and inclusiveness of Africa’s digital transformation.

Professionals within and beyond Africa

ULANDI EXNERAfICTA's Chair Person & Vice-Chair, Southern Africa

CHRISTEL YOUBI---- AfICTA's Vice-Chair, Central Africa ---- (Cameroon)

WADDAH FADUL Founder and President, Institute of Tomorrow

DATO DAN E. KHOOChief Executive Officer, World Innovation and Services Alliance (WITSA)

KUNLE OLORUNDAREPresident/CEO, Internet Society Nigeria Chapter.

PETER AKINREMIChief Executive Officer of Compsoftnet Technologies Ltd

CHRISTIANA ONOJACEO, SheCode.ai & Founder/ED PAWA Initiative

KOSSI AMESSINOUHead, Private Sector Monitoring & Support Service, Ministry of Economy & Finances; Chair, ONG Women Be Free.Africa

ADV NANDIPHA NTSALUBALegal Practice, South Africa

RACHAEL SHITANDAAfICTA's Deputy Chair & Vice-Chair East Africa (Kenya)

OPEYEMI ONIFADEChief Executive Officer, Afenoid Enterprise Limited

ABIMBOLA ABIOYEGroup Managing Director, Fintrak Software

ATEF HELMYVice Chair, AfICTA Advisory Council & fmr. Minister of ICT, Egypt

SORENE ASSEFACybersecurity and Digital Governance Expert, UNECA

GBENGA SESANChief Executive Officer, Paradigm Initiative

MELISSA SASSIGlobal Head IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator

LILY EDINAM BOTSYOEMs. Lily Edinam Botsyoe Ph.D. Candidate in Information Technology and a UC Presidential Fellow

PAUL ROWNEYDeputy Chair AfICTA & President, ICT PAN Namibia

ARINOLA AKINYEMIAfICTA's Vice-Chair, West Africa & CEO, DigiSphere Ltd (Nigeria)

INYE KEMABONTAPrincipal Consultant, Technology Law Development Services

THABO MASHEGOANEFmr. Chair AfICTA and Past President IITPSA

NNENNA NWAKANMADistiguished Expert on Digial Cooperation & ICT4D

AMRITA CHOUDHURYDirector CCAOI, Chair AprIGF, Chair IGFSA, UN IGF MAG Member

WUNMI HASSAN, PhDPresident/CEO, High Tech Centre for Nigerian Women and Youths

WISDOM DONKORCEO, .GH, Ghana Domain Name Registry

DR. ADEBUNMI ADEOLA A.Founder/CEO, DNS Africa Media & Communications; Founder/Team Lead, Community NetHUBs

ATAI ALBERT AKPANChief Operating Officer/Partner Transventel LLC State of Georgia, USA

ASSEM WAHBYAfICTA's Vice-Chair, North Africa, Rep., EiTESAL (Egypt)

ROBINSON TOMBARI SIBECo-Founder, CEO & Lead Forensic Examiner Digital Footprints Nig. Ltd

JIMSON OLUFUYE, Ph.DCEO, Kontemporary Konsulting Ltd & Founder/fmr Chair, Chair AAC, AfICTA

HOSSAM ELGAMALChief Executive Officer, iKEN & Past Chair AfICTA

SEGUN OLUGBILEChief Executive Officer, Araba Technologies Limited

MS. THOKO MIYA Chief Executive Officer, GirlHype, South Africa

CRISTINA BUETICounsellor on Metaverse & Smart Cities International Telecommunication Union, ITU

ADENIKE OSOFISAN, (Prof.)Fmr. President, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria

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Good-Standing Members

Previous Summits

This prestigious event was first hosted in Lagos, Nigeria by Nigerian Stakeholders in 2013. The Egyptian ICT Industry Association and the Government of Egypt hosted the second edition in 2014. The third edition took place in Johannesburg and was hosted by the Institute of IT Professionals of SA (IITPSA) and the IT Association of SA (ITA) in 2015. The 4th edition took place in Namibia with the support of the Namibia Ministry of ICT in 2016. Nigeria hosted the 5th edition in 2017 in collaboration with National Information Technology Development Agency.

The Computer Society of Kenya hosted its 6th edition in Nairobi and 2019, KAD Consortium of Nigeria hosted its 7th edition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel, the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th editions were hosted by the secretariat virtually.

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Targets:

This digital divide poses a challenge to realizing the full potential of the Digital Agenda 2030, especially in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The continent's young population, combined with the rise of fintech, e-commerce, and digital services, presents a unique opportunity to build a robust digital economy. The key questions now are; 1. How can Africa bridge this divide and ensure that digital transformation reaches every corner of the continent? 2. Would Africa be able to meet up with the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG’s benchmark?

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About AfICTA

AfICTA - Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance, is a concerned private sector-led alliance of ICT Associations, Multi-national Corporations, Companies, Organisations, and individuals in the ICT sector in Africa. Our vision is to fulfill the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa.

Vision

Our vision is to fulfill the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa.