Program
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Time |
Activity |
Facilitators |
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7.30 am – 8.30 am |
Registration and Tag collection |
Africa DNS Forum and local Host Secretariat |
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Master of Ceremony |
Barrack Otieno, AFTLD Yaovi Atohoun, ICANN Kwaku Antwi, GDNR |
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9.00 – 9.40 |
Opening Ceremony
This will be the official launch of the Africa Domain Name System Forum and will feature Principals from the partner organizations. |
Eyitayo Iyortim, AFTLD President Mouhamet Diop, Chairman AFREGISTRAR Pierre Dandjinou, VP ICANN Estelle Akofio – Sowah, GDNR Board Chair |
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9.40 – 10.15 am |
Keynote
This session will set the scene for key issues requiring reflection and deliberation by forum participants. |
Enhancing the resilience of the Domain Name System in Africa Moderator: Eyitayo Iyortim Neil Dundas 10 Min (Remote) Anne Rachel 10 Min (remote) Prof. Nii Quaynor 10 Min |
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10:15 am – 10:20 |
This session will provide an opportunity for the Government of Ghana to welcome Forum participants and share local perspectives relevant to the theme of the meeting |
Guest of Honour Speech Hon. Samuel Nartey George Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Government of Ghana |
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10.20 – 10.45 am |
Break and Group Picture |
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10.45 am – 11.45 am |
Session 1:
This session will explore current trends with respect to Investments and Financing of Domain Name Business in Africa |
Investing in, and Funding the DNS Business in Africa
Moderator: Ms Dorothy Gordon, Technology Activist
Jonathan Gahamayi – Afriregister Host Africa – Wycliffe Onduu Cloud for Africa -Frank Aguibi Grace Ingabire CEO RICTA (remote) |
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11:45 PM to 12.45.PM PM |
Session 2:
This session will explore developments on the legal and regulatory environment impacting the Domain Name System and affecting user experience in Africa |
Panel: New Regulation Challenges and DNS User Experience in Africa Moderator: June Okal, ICANN Simla Budhu Registry Africa Hamza (Genious) Ghana Domain Name Registry Kwaku Antwi, Director of Policy and Regulations, GDNR: Ali Drissa Badiel – ITU/Isaac Boateng Director of Standards, ATU |
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1.00 PM – 2 PM |
Lunch Break |
All |
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2.00 PM – 2.40 PM |
Session 3 This panel will explore emerging trends driven by Artificial Intelligence in the Domain Name Ecosystem in Africa |
Panel: The domain name industry in the age of AI: threats or opportunities?
Moderator : Mouhamet Diop
Palanga Venant WACREN CEO Hamza Aboufeth Genious Prof Seydina ndiaye UVS Virtual University of Senegal (remote) |
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2.40 PM – 3.30 PM |
Session 4: National Showcases
This panel will showcase successful local initiatives across the African continent that have evolved as Communities of practice for catalysing developments in the local domain name industry |
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3.30 PM-3:45 PM |
Coffee Break |
All |
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3.45PM -4.30 PM |
Session 5
This session will explore the nexus between IP addresses and the Domain Name System in Africa |
IP addresses and DNS:
Moderator Alain Aina
Brice Abbah Afrinic Mohamed Rudman (remote) Noah Maina TISPA (remote) Mana Aidara – ARTP Senegal Silas Peprah, (Accra Exchange Point) |
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4.30 PM – 5.15 PM |
Session 6
This session will focus on case studies on successful DNSSEC implementation initiatives across the African continent |
Special Focus on CDA DNSSEC ICANN Yazid Moderator AFNOG Alain Aina CV Eric Sotelo CM Albert Kamga |
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5.15PM – 5.30 PM |
Closing ceremony
This will be the official closing Ceremony for the 2025 Africa Domain Name System Forum |
AFTLD, AfRegistrar, ICANN Eyitayo Iyortim AFTLD President Mouhamet Diop Chairman AFREGISTRAR Pierre Dandjinou VP ICANN Hon. Abed-Nego Bandim, MP and Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Information and Communications, Ghana. |
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5.45 PM |
Cocktail |