Program
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Agenda: Africa DNS Virtual Forum 2020 | 27 – 28 July 2020 (All times are in UTC)
Introduction and formal opening session |
Welcome Remarks by leaders from respective organizing Partners Moderator -Barrack Otieno – AFTLD
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Remarks from other Regional Actors |
Brief remarks from representatives of regional Internet Organizations and the Africa Union
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DNS and Emerging Issues during the Covid-19 Pandemic |
Panel Discussion: This panel will look into the impact, response, opportunities, and challenges due to the Covid-19 Pandemic from respective industry perspectives. Moderator: Ali Hadji Mmadi NIC.KM and AFTLD
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Afternoon Session: 12:00 PM – 14:00 PM UTC | ||
Policy Focused Session (DNS related Policy Issues)
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Panel Discussion: This session will examine the relevant policy interventions necessary to support the DNS Industry in Africa and propose possible approaches and stakeholders best placed to implement them. Moderator: Eric Akumiah
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Morning Session: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM UTC | ||
Technical Focused Session Behavior of the DNS during this Pandemic (Security- Resilience- Abuse) |
Panel: The first part of the session will highlight recent studies and findings on the behavior of the DNS and Internet Usage in general with a focus on DNS Abuse and Bandwidth Usage trends. The second, will focus on regional case studies, followed by an interactive Q&A Moderator: Wafa Dahmai – ATI(.TN)
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Afternoon Session: 12:00 PM – 14:00 PM UTC | ||
Marketing / Online Branding / Intellectual Property Focused Session
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Panel: This session attempts to answer the following questions:
Moderator: Joel Karubiu –CEO Kenya Network Information Centre
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Forum Closing Session
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Moderator: Yaovi Atohoun Meeting Summary: Kevin Chege – Director Internet Development Internet Society
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