Speakers

Keynote and Remarks Speakers


Francis GatareCEO, Rwanda Development Board

Houlin ZhaoSecretary General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Rt. Hon. Anastase MurekeziThe Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda

Strive MasiyiwaFuturist Keynote

Moderators


Patrick NyirishemaDirector General - Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority

Andrew RugegeRegional Director for Africa - ITU

Yves IradukundaFounder and CEO, ELE Rwanda

Kojo BoakyeDeputy Director - A4AI

Carlos Martin MwizerwaChief Strategy Officer, AOS

Steve MutabaziInvestment Strategist - RDB

Zain VerjeeFounder & CEO - Zain Verjee Group

Ali HusseinDirector Longhorn Publishers

Grace MugabekaziDirector of New Businesss - Inkomoko Entrepreneur Development

Robert FordCEO - Filmax

Rajiv RanjanICT Advisor, National Institute of Statistic Rwanda

Larry Omondi MadowaAnchor and Technology Editor - NTV

Nicholas WilliamsICT Manager - AfDB

Arleen SeedSenior ICT Policy Specialist

Angela Ng’ang’aCorporate Affairs Lead ESA - Microsoft Middle East & Africa

Prof. Andrew Campbell

Sonia N. JorgeExecutive Director - Alliance for Affordable Internet

Yvette IngabireManager East and Southern Africa, Entrepreneurial solutions partner

Nnenna NwakanmaAfrica Regional Coordinator - Web Foundation

Panelists


Mortimer HopeGSMA

Hon. Fred Okeng’o MatiangiCabinet Secretary - Kenya

Prof. Romain MurenziDirector General -The World Academy of Sciences

Cynthia GordonExecutive Vice President - Millicom Group

Fredrik JejdlingPresident & CEO - Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa

Tarik AlatovicPrincipal - McKinsey and Company

Tom AdamsPresident - Pedago LLC

Hon. Pastor Ngoua N’nemeMinister - Gabon

Dorron MottesCEO - nFrnds

Clement UwajenezaCEO - Rwandaonline

Amrote AbdellaVenture Capital & Startups - Microsoft Africa initiatives

Hon. Jose Carvalho da RochaMinister of Telecommunications and Information Technology - Republic of Angola

Francois DugueSenior Vice President - GVG

Adam BertheMali

Hon. Choguel Kokalla MaigaMinistre de l’Economie numérique, de l’Information et de la Communication, porte-parole du gouvernement, République du Mali

Tayo AkinyemiDirector - AfriLabs

Amma LarteyHead of TIGO Reach for change program in Africa

Eric KacouCo-Founder - ESPartners

Elsie KanzaHead for Africa - World Economic Forum

Peter NgunyiPresident - BRCK Inc

Shiletsi MakhofaneHead of Government & Industry Relations - Ericsson Sub-saharan African

Ebele OkobiHead of Public Policy - Facebook Africa

Chantal KagameDeputy CEO - TIGO

Brahima SanouDirector - Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU

Amb. Ahmad Allam-MiSecretary General - Economic community of Central African States

Yvonne MakoloChief Marketing Officer - MTN Rwanda

Nigel NobleCOO - IBM East Africa

Francis WangusiDirector General - Communications Authority of Kenya

Vanu BosePresident and CEO - Vanu Inc

Ralph CoreyIntel

Daniel BarrientosCEO - RSwitch

Abdelazim AmirChief Technology & Information Officer - TIGO

Maurice KagameCEO - Pivot Access

Dale ShaneCEO - Property Mode Rwanda Ltd

Arnold BoatengExecutive Director - Nyameama Consult

Dr. Toure HamadounMali

Donald KaberukaEconomist

Peter HeumanDeputy Head of Business Unit Support Solutions - Ericsson AB

Binbrek ShymaHead of Strategy and Business Evolution - Tigo

Michel BezyAssociate Director - CMU Rwanda

Jeff GasanaCEO - SMS Media

Tracey McNeilChief Clinical Officer - Babylon

Angela HomsiGlobal sustainable impact Investor

Hon. Rebecca Joshua OkwaciMinister - South Sudan

Diana L. OfwonaRegional Director - UN Women

Event Master of Ceremony


Larry Omondi MadowaAnchor and Technology Editor - NTV


Final Acts of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (Busan, Korea)
Extract

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Busan, 2014), considering that, at its 22nd Ordinary Session, the African Union General Assembly decided that it: ENDORSES the key outcomes of the Transform Africa Summit hosted by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda in October 2013 which adopted the SMART Africa Manifesto highlighting the need to place ICT at the centre of national socio-economic development agenda and SMART Africa Alliance as implementation framework".

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Decisions and Declarations ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION 22nd Ordinary Session (Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA)
Extract

The Assembly, DECIDES to designate H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, to champion the awareness and mobilizing process of Member States towards the effective implementation of the Sharm El Sheikh commitments on water and sanitation States in Africa;

ENDORSES the key outcomes of the Transform Africa Summit hosted by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda in October 2013 which adopted the SMART Africa Manifesto highlighting the need to place ICT at the centre of national socio-economic development agenda and SMART Africa Alliance as implementation framework..

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Decisions, Declarations and Resolutions, ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION 24th Ordinary Session (Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA)
Extract

The assembly, TAKES NOTE of the Report of His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, on the Kigali Action Plan for Fast Tracking the Implementation of the July 2008 Assembly Declaration, and actualising the A fricaWater Vision 2025; and ENDORSES the Action Plan, the Strategy for Resources Mobilisation and Implementation, and the Roadmap...

EQUALLY RECOGNIZES the progress made under the SMART Africa championed by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda within the framework of PICI and WELCOMES the ONE Africa Network Initiative aimed at reducing the costs of electronic communications within regions and ultimately across the continent. IN THIS RESPECT, RECOMMENDS Member States to adopt and roll-out this initiative in furtherance of Africa’s socio-economic integration.

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VISA, PASSPORTS
AND ENTRY FORMALITIES TO RWANDA

Travel documents
The Applicant shall hold a valid passport or another acceptable travel document. The document must have a validity of at least six months on the day of the applicant’s entry in Rwanda.

Entry Procedures
1. Nationals of all African countries traveling to or transiting through Rwanda obtain an entry visa upon arrival without necessarily making prior application and pay for a visa ($30) where applicable.

2. In view of bilateral agreements, nationals of the following Countries are allowed to visit Rwanda without a visa for a period of up to 90 days: Hong Kong, Philippines, Mauritius, Singapore and the Democratic Republic of Congo. East African Community (EAC) Partner states citizens’ are issued with 6 months visitors pass upon arrival at no cost.

3. Nationals of Australia, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States of America are issued with entry visa valid for a period up to 30 days and pay for a visa ($30) upon arrival without prior application.

4. Nationals of the countries not exempted from visa may choose to get visa at Rwanda Diplomatic Missions (except the UN Mission in New York) or apply for entry visa online either individually or by their respective institutions or ITU by using the following links:
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Visa fee: Entry visa fee is 30$ or its equivalent in euro and pounds.

Participants holding Diplomatic Passport, Service/Official Passport, and UN Laissez-passer travelling for official reasons are exempted from visa fee.

Validity: 30 days

For more information, you may visit our website: http://www.migration.gov.rw/