Tech in Ghana Accra – SCHEDULE
Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th November 2019

DAY 1 - Tuesday 26th November:

7:30am - 8:30am: Registration & Breakfast

9.00am – 10.00am: Welcome and Opening
Hosts:
Kokui Selormey (Broadcaster/Entrepreneur) & Phil Ashon (Citi TV)
Video: Tech in Ghana Accra 2018

Welcome:
Eric Ofosu Nkansah, CEO, Accra Digital Centre

Keynote
Iain Walker, British High Commissioner to Ghana

Opening Keynote
Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei, Deputy Minister for Communications

Ghana Tech Trends: 2020 & Beyond (Video)
Kenechi Okeleke, GSMA Intelligence

10:00am – 11:00am: FinTech Session
Reaction to the Payments Bill
Arnold Kavaarpuo, Country Manager, Jumo

What Does the Future of Payments Look Like?
Adbul-Majeed Rufai, Senior Manager MFS, MTN
Martison Obeng-Agyei, Director, Vodafone Cash
Adoma Peprah, Country Manager: Ghana, Visa
Andrew Takyi-Appiah, Managing Director, Zeepay
Reynell Badoe, Manager, Payments, Stanbic Bank
Moderator: Samuel Amanor, CEO, BlueSPACE

Cyber & Fraud in the Payments Sector
Michael Cobblah, Chief Data Scientist & Director of Analytics, BlueSPACE / SAS expert

11.00am – 11.45am: Government Session
Keynote
Derek Laryea, Head of Research & Communications, Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications

Ghana’s National Digital Agenda
Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei, Deputy Minister for Communications
Daniel Marfo, Country Manager, Zipline
Augustine Baffo, Deputy Administrator, Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC)
Richard Kwame Frimpong, Managing Director, AssaseGPS
Moderator: Kofi Otchere, Chief Technology Officer, National Information Technology Agency (NITA)

11:45am – 12:00pm: One Year On - The KudiGo Story
Kingsley Abrokwah, Chief Enabler, KudiGo Inc

12:00pm – 1:00pm: The Ecosystem Session
How to Drive Innovation in the Ecosystem through Policy
David Ofori, Head of Operations, Accra Digital Centre
Alex Segrove, Head of International Delivery, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office (UK)
Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
Franklin Owusu-Karikari, Director of Business Support, National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP)
Leticia Brown, Co-Director, Intelligent Capital
Moderator: Foster Awintiti Akugri, Manager, Stanbic Business Incubator

1:00pm – 1:45pm: Lunch & Networking

2:00pm – 3:30pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Parallel Session 1
Global Collaborations
Led by Afrobytes, Paris
VENUE: Main Auditorium

Parallel Session 2
Future of Payments Deep Dive - Hosted by Visa
Invited fintechs include ExpressPay, Jumo, Zeepay, Appruve, Bloom Impact and more
VENUE: Ghana Innovation Hub Training Room

Parallel Session 3
Startup Policy Workshop
Led by the Ghana Hubs Network
VENUE: Ghana Innovation Hub Brainstorm Room

3:30pm – 4:30pm: BREAKOUT SESSION FEEDBACK
Knowledge sharing of Parallel Sessions 1-3

4:30pm – 5:00pm: Closing & Networking

DAY 2 - Wednesday 27th November:

7:30am - 8:30am: Registration & Breakfast

9.00am – 9.45am: Welcome and Opening
Hosts:
Kokui Selormey (Broadcaster/Entrepreneur) & Phil Ashon (Citi TV)

Welcome Back
David Ofori, Head of Operations, Accra Digital Centre

9:45am – 10:00am: Young Leaders & Startups Session
African Science Academy (ASA)
Efua Adabie, Headteacher, ASA & Ann Selorm Fesu, Finance and Admin Manager, ASA

Ashesi University
Stewart Isaacs, EnergieRich
Manuella Sekyi, Trade Up
Joseph Timpani, Engineering Laboratory Coordinator

iSpace
Emmanuel Danso Yaw, CEO, Borla Daakye
Cynthia Aveh, Co-founder & CEO, TrusteeFarm Limited

10:00am – 10:45am: Female Tech Entrepreneurs
Keynote:
Rosy Fynn, CEO, Busy Internet

Presentations:
Georgina Wilson, Flight Operations Lead, Zipline International
Miishe Addy, Co-founder & CEO, Jetstream Africa
Izzy Obeng, Founding Director, Foundervine
Monique Baars, Founder, Fineazy

10.45am – 11.30am: AgriTech Session
Driving Young People in to the Agri Sector through the Use of Technology
Honourable Kwasi Etu-Bonde MP
Benjamin Gyan-Kesse, Program Manager, Kosmos Innovation Center
Eugene Asiedu, Chief Technology Officer, Kwidex
Erik Buch Procida, AfroChampions
Francis Obirikorang, Co-founder and CEO, AgroCenta
Moderator: Alloysius Attah, CEO & Co-founder, Farmerline

11:30am – 12:15pm: EduTech Session
Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
Gordon Adomdza, Associate Professor, Ashesi
Femi Adewumi, Training Programme Director, MEST
Edmund Owusu Agyapong, Statistics Officer, Ghana Education Service
Lexy Owusu-Boahene, Managing Director, LXHR Solutions
Moderator: Cecil Nutakor, Founder, eCampus

12:15pm – 1:00pm: Lunch & Networking

1:00pm – 1:45pm: Tech in Entertainment Session
Tech in Entertainment
Sarah Juma, Founder & CEO, StyleID
Rabiu Alhassan, Managing Editor, GhanaFact.com
Sadiq Abdulai Abu, CEO, 3Music Networks
Omar Majdoub, Co-Founder, Artificial Intelligence Association
Moderator: Phil Ashon, Citi TV

1:45pm – 3:15pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Parallel Session 1
How to Do Deals with Mobile Network Operators Workshop
Led by the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator
VENUE: Main Auditorium

Parallel Session 2
Investment Readiness Workshop
Led by GIZ/Make-IT & Intelligent Capital
VENUE: Ghana Innovation Hub Training Room

Parallel Session 3
Effective Use of Public Relations (PR) And Data in Marketing
Led by Tech Nova, Harmattan Rain & iProspect Ghana
VENUE: Ghana Innovation Hub Brainstorm Room

Parallel Session 4
What is Machine Learning and How Can Ghanaian Businesses Leverage It?
Led by the Artificial Intelligence Association Ghana
VENUE: Accra Digital Centre Training Room (upstairs)

3:15pm – 3:45pm: BREAKOUT SESSION FEEDBACK
Knowledge sharing of Parallel Sessions 1-4

3:45pm – 4:15pm: Tech in Ghana Closing Keynote

4:15pm – 5:00pm: Networking