CyFy Africa | Delegates

SPEAKERS 2019

Aseem Jakhar

Aseem Jakhar
Director R&D
Payatu Software Labs
Amandeep Gill

Amandeep Gill
Executive Director & Co-Lead
United Nations, High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
Jennifer McArdle

Jennifer McArdle
Assistant Professor of Cyber Defense
Salve Regina University
Sanjay Anandaram

Sanjay Anandaram
Global Ambassador
iSpirt
Nicolo Antonio Andreula

Nicolo Antonio Andreula
Visiting Professor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
John Kolo Alhassan

John Kolo Alhassan
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Federal University of Technology
Andre-Michel Banyamka Essoungou

Andre-Michel Banyamka Essoungou
Political Adviser
United Nations, New York
Soline Kauffmann-Tourkestansky

Soline Kauffmann-Tourkestansky
Director of Partnerships & Engagement
blisce
Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
Manager, Technology Policy and Human Rights
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa
Prerna Mukharya

Prerna Mukharya
Founder
Outline India
Oluwafemi Osho

Oluwafemi Osho
Faculty Member
Department of Cyber Security Science,
Federal University of Technology
Polina Aronson

Polina Aronson
Debate Editor
open Democracy Russia
Shinjini Kundu

Shinjini Kundu
MD-PhD Scientist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Lydia Kostopoulos

Lydia Kostopoulos
Senior Researcher
Digital Society Institute, Berlin
Martha Omoekpen Alade

Martha Omoekpen Alade
Founder
Women in Technology in Nigeria(WITIN)
John Miller

John Miller
Founder
africanDRONE
Yenatfanta Shifferaw Bayleyegn

Yenatfanta Shifferaw Bayleyegn
Researcher, Artificial Intelligence
Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute
Wendy Leigh Cukier

Wendy Leigh Cukier
Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
The Ted Rogers School of Management
Mallory Knodel

Mallory Knodel
Head of Digital
ARTICLE 19
Karen Hao

Karen Hao
AI Reporter
MIT Technology Review
Lucy Corkin

Lucy Corkin
Business Strategist
Rand Merchant Bank
Jonathan Stever

Jonathan Stever
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Impact Hub Kigali
Abhinandan Sekhri

Abhinandan Sekhri
Co-Founder and CEO
Newslaundry
Sameer Suryakant Patil

Sameer Suryakant Patil
Fellow
Gateway House
Houda Chakiri

Houda Chakiri
CEO and founder
Enhanced Technologies
John Hering

John Hering
Cybersecurity Strategist
Microsoft Corporation
Donara Barojan

Donara Barojan
Information Warfare Expert
Ingrid Brudvig

Ingrid Brudvig
Gender Policy Manager
World Wide Web Foundation
Sandro Gaycken

Sandro Gaycken
Director
Digital Society Institute Berlin
Vani Tikoo

Vani Tikoo
CBFC, Board Member
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting,
Govt of India
Maggie Sprenger

Maggie Sprenger
Managing Partner
Green Cow Venture Capital
Urvashi Aneja

Urvashi Aneja
Co-Founder and Director
Tandem Research
Rema Rajeshwari

Rema Rajeshwari
Indian Police Service officer
Deborah Suzanne James

Deborah Suzanne James
Director of International Programs
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Arvind Gupta

Arvind Gupta
CEO
myGov
Megan Lamberth

Megan Lamberth
Research Assistant
Center for a New American Security
Olga Stern

Olga Stern
Founder
Genews
Emily Paragamian

Emily Paragamian
Associate at The Asia Group
The Asia Group
Heigo Sato

Heigo Sato
Senior Research Fellow
National Institute for Defense Studies
Charity Wayua

Charity Wayua
senior research manager
IBM research Africa
Manuela Appendino

Manuela Appendino
Clinical engineer, Bioethicist, Founder of WeWomEngineers
Christina Larson

Christina Larson
Global Science and Environment Correspondent
Associated Press
Chitra Subramaniam Duella

Chitra Subramaniam Duella
Senior Journalist
India
Mailin Aasmäe

Mailin Aasmäe
Spokesperson,
Office of the President of Estonia
Małgorzata Krusiewicz

Małgorzata Krusiewicz
Policy Coordinator
European Union
Vivek Lall

Vivek Lall
Vice President
Lockheed Martin
Gulshan Rai

Gulshan Rai
Retired CIO
PMO, India
Nigel Mugamu

Nigel Mugamu
Founder
263chat
Mariam Ali Wardak

Mariam Ali Wardak
Strategic Planning Adviser
Ministry of Counter Narcotics,
Afghanistan
Franz Josef Berger

Franz Josef Berger
Manager
Moonshot CVE
Laura Sallstrom

Laura Sallstrom
Global Head of Data Policy & Trust
Access Partnership
Tatiana Turculet

Tatiana Turculet
Compliance Officer
European Investment Bank Group
Sanchaita Gajapati Raju

Sanchaita Gajapati Raju
Founder Trustee
SANA
Abdou Khadre Lo

Abdou Khadre Lo
Director, Africa
Access Partnership
Caterina Assenti

Abdou Khadre Lo
Delegate
ICRC Colombia
Chikodinaka Eze

Chikodinaka Eze
Co-anchor (Kakaaki), News Producer, Researcher and Reporter
Africa Independent Television Headquarters,
Nigeria
Chrissy Changwa Simukonda

Chrissy Changwa Simukonda
Senior Economist
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Republic of Zambia
Hindol Sengupta

Hindol Sengupta
"Editor-at-Large"
Fortune India
Jamal Edwards

Jamal Edwards
Global Advocate, Digital Peace and Member, Digital Diplomacy
Microsoft
John Conrad Mallery

John Conrad Mallery
Research Affiliate
MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Former President of Spain (2004-2011)
Shazia Ilmi Malik

Shazia Ilmi Malik
National Spokesperson
BJP
Samir Saran

Samir Saran
President
ORF
Sunjoy Joshi

Sunjoy Joshi
Chairperson
ORF
Maha Aziz

Maha Aziz
Professor, International Relations Programme
NYU
Ilyas El-Omari

Ilyas El-Omari
President
Regional Council of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma
Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade andDigital Economy, Morocco
Melissa Lo

Melissa Lo
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
RoboTerra
Ali Aslan

Ali Aslan
TV Presenter
Regina Mihindukulasuriya

Regina Mihindukulasuriya
Journalist
The Print
Arun Sukumar

Arun Sukumar
Head, Cyber Security and Internet Governance Initiative
ORF
Karim Tajmouati

Karim Tajmouati
Director General, National Agency for Land Conversation
Cadaster and Cartography
Taoufik El Khiraoui

Taoufik El Khiraoui
Data Scientist
OCP Group
Abeba Birhane

Abeba Birhane
Cognitive Science PhD Candidate
University College, Dublin
Anindo Roy

Anindo Roy
Founder & CTO
NextStep Robotics
Soo-young Lee

Soo-young Lee
Professor
Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology
Neira Dali Chaouch

Neira Dali Chaouch
Community Development Manager
Women in AI
Bharatbala Ganapathy

Bharatbala Ganapathy
Director
Wang Dong

Wang Dong
Associate Professor
Peking University
May-Ann Lim

May-Ann Lim
Executive Director
Asia Cloud Computing Association
Karsten Wenzlaff

Karsten Wenzlaff
Founder
Institute of Communications for Social Media (ikosom)
Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma
Direct
Benefits Mission, India
Gautam Saxena

Gautam Saxena
Founder and Managing Partner
Pegasus 7 Capital
Abdul Hakim Ajijola

Abdul Hakim Ajijola
Member
Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Maria Smekalova

Maria Smekalova
Expert
Russia Council for International Affairs
Abdelmounaim Dinia

Abdelmounaim Dinia
Deputy General for Support
Credit Agricole du Maroc Group
Richa Chadda

Richa Chadda
Bollywood Actress
Adil Belkhadir

Adil Belkhadir
Project Manager, 1337/YouCode
OCP Group
Kasia Odrozek

Kasia Odrozek
Project Manager, Internet Health Report
Mozilla Foundation
Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal
Group Head of Communications
Reliance Industries Ltd
Pan Haidong

Pan Haidong
CEO
Hudong.com
Hanae Bezad

Hanae Bezad
Managing Director of Le Wagon Morocco and
Founder of Douar Tech
Shay Zandani

Shay Zandani
Principal
KPMG
Cenk Sidar

Cenk Sidar
CEO
Global Wonks
Papa Amadou Sarr

Papa Amadou Sarr
Minister
General Delegate for Entrepreneurship, Senegal
Priyanka Chaturvedi

Priyanka Chaturvedi
Deputy Leader
Shiv Sena
Nabila Tbeur

Nabila Tbeur
Chargee de Mission, Executive Director of Industrial Operations
OCP
Jairus Khan

Jairus Khan
Internet Health Report
Mozilla
Ghita Mezzour

Ghita Mezzour
Research Professor
TICLab and School of Computer Science and Digital (UIR)
Aurelio Amaral

Aurelio Amaral
Partnerships and Policy Development Officer
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)
Maria Elena Agüero

Maria Elena Agüero
Secretary General, World Leadership Alliance,
Club-de-Madrid
Mikhail Korostikov

Mikhail Korostikov
Journalist
Kommersant Publishing House
Molishree

Molishree
NITI Aayog
Babacar Diagne

Babacar Diagne
President
Audio Visual Regulation Council of Senegal
Davis Makori

Davis Makori
Advocacy and Campagin Manager
Crisis Action
Suthikorn Kingkaew

Suthikorn Kingkaew
Thammasat University; Director of Research
Future Innovative Thailand Institute
Ali Seddiki

Ali Seddiki
Managing Director in Charge of Industry
Ministry of Industry, investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Morocco
David Scharia

David Scharia
Head of Mission
UN Security Council Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED)
Ibrahim Sy Savane

Ibrahim Sy Savane
President
The High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA), Côte d’Ivoire
Latifa Akharbach

Latifa Akharbach
President, HACA
and Vice President-in-Office, Network of African Instances of Communication Regulation
Wendell Wallach

Wendell Wallach
Ethicist
Yale University
Mounir Ghogho

Mounir Ghogho
Director of TICLab
Professor at the School of Computer Science and Digital (UIR)
Trisha Ray

Trisha Ray
Junior Fellow
ORF
Peter Essoka

Peter Essoka
President, The National Communication Council of Cameroon
and current President of the RIARC
Sahraa Karimi

Sahraa Karimi
Director General
Afghan Film
Mike Patel

Mike Patel
CEO
LXM.IO
Aziz Hilali

Aziz Hilali
Chair
Africa At-Large Organisation (AFRALO)
Aziz Alilou

Aziz Alilou
Freelance Journalist, Morocco
Aicha Akalay

Aicha Akalay
Publication Director & Editor-in-Chief
TelQuel Weekly Magazine
Mohsine Bouya

Mohsine Bouya
Director, Innovation and Transfer (UIR)
Tazi Riffi

Tazi Riffi
CEO
Med Logistics Hub
Salma Karim

Salma Karim
Head of Human Capital and Innovation Department
Digital Development Agency
Bitseat Tadesse

Bitseat Tadesse
Programmer
iCog-Labs
Sashidhar KJ

Sashidhar KJ
Associate Fellow
ORF
Chaimae Lahssini

Chaimae Lahssini
Journalist,
Morocco

SPEAKERS

#CYFYAFRICA

SPEAKERS 2019

Aseem Jakhar

Aseem Jakhar

Amandeep Gill

Amandeep Gill

Jennifer McArdle

Jennifer McArdle

Sanjay Anandaram

Sanjay Anandaram

Nicolo Antonio Andreula

Nicolo Antonio Andreula

John Kolo Alhassan

John Kolo Alhassan

Andre-Michel Banyamka Essoungou

Andre-Michel Banyamka Essoungou

Soline Kauffmann-Tourkestansky

Soline Kauffmann-Tourkestansky

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Prerna Mukharya

Prerna Mukharya

Oluwafemi Osho

Oluwafemi Osho

Polina Aronson

Polina Aronson

Shinjini Kundu

Shinjini Kundu

Lydia Kostopoulos

Lydia Kostopoulos

Martha Omoekpen Alade

Martha Omoekpen Alade

John Miller

John Miller

Yenatfanta Shifferaw Bayleyegn

Yenatfanta Shifferaw Bayleyegn

Wendy Leigh Cukier

Wendy Leigh Cukier

Mallory Knodel

Mallory Knodel

Karen Hao

Karen Hao

Lucy Corkin

Lucy Corkin

Jonathan Stever

Jonathan Stever

Abhinandan Sekhri

Abhinandan Sekhri

Sameer Suryakant Patil

Sameer Suryakant Patil

Houda Chakiri

Houda Chakiri

John Hering

John Hering

Donara Barojan

Donara Barojan

Ingrid Brudvig

Ingrid Brudvig

Sandro Gaycken

Sandro Gaycken

Vani Tikoo

Vani Tikoo

Maggie Sprenger

Maggie Sprenger

Urvashi Aneja

Urvashi Aneja

Rema Rajeshwari

Rema Rajeshwari

Deborah Suzanne James

Deborah Suzanne James

Arvind Gupta

Arvind Gupta

Megan Lamberth

Megan Lamberth

Olga Stern

Olga Stern

Emily Paragamian

Emily Paragamian

Heigo Sato