Tech in Ghana Conference

THE LEADING PLATFORM BRINGING TOGETHER GHANA’S TECH ECOSYSTEM FOR GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING, VALUABLE NETWORKING, AND TO SHOWCASE INNOVATION.

Overview

Returning for its fifth edition, Tech in Ghana (TIG) is a flagship event which takes place twice a year in Accra and London; bringing together founders, government officials, investors, and industry stakeholders in Ghana and the UK.

Since launching in February 2017, the conference has become a must-attend event in both countries and has positioned itself as the leading platform bringing together Ghana's tech ecosystem for global knowledge sharing, valuable networking and to showcase innovation.

This year's theme is Connecting Our Global Network: People, Opportunities & Industries, focused on conversations around how technology is fast driving globalisation and influencing how people, opportunities and industries connect to make lives better while growing economies.

In addition to insightful keynotes, the event will include a fintech panel discussion and a selection of deep-dive breakout sessions, driven by speakers from Ghana and the UK.

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SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS

The Tech in Ghana Conference is proud to be supported by:

Strategic Partners

Speakers

Kofi Addo

Head of Trade and Investment, Ghana High Commission UK

Martison Obeng-Agyei

Director of Vodafone Cash, Vodafone Ghana

Andrew Takyi-Appiah

Managing Director, Zeepay Ghana Limited

Maxwell Dodd

CEO, Econet Media Ghana

Alloysius Attah

Co-founder & CEO, Farmerline

Miishe Addy

Co-founder & CEO, Jetstream Africa

Samuel Amanor

Founder & CEO, BlueSPACE AFRICA Technologies Ltd

Tedd George

CNO, Kleos Ltd (Former Head of Research, Ecobank UK)

Akinyi Ochieng

Corporate Communications Manager, WorldRemit

Kenechi Okeleke

Senior Manager, GSMA Intelligence

Gideon Brefo

Co-founder and Head of Operations, hapaSpace

Younes Douari

Managing Director, MyTicketGH

Dede Quarshie

Category Business Manager, Zeepay Ghana Limited

Cecil Nutakor

Founder, eCampus

David Antwi Ofori

Operations Manager, Accra Digital Centre

Mike Mompi

CEO, Enza Capital

Victoria Agyekum

Co-founder, On Point Property Management Ltd

Kingsley Abrokwah

Chief Enabler, KudiGo Inc

Sway Dasafo

Music Artist, Executive Producer and Entrepreneur, New Reign

Anna Agyekum-Wilson

Co-founder, On Point Property Management Ltd

Emem Rita Usanga

Founder, Bnkability

Meshia Cédric Oveneke

Senior Researcher & Engineer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Dept (ETRO)

Dario Giuliani

Founder and Director, Briter Bridges

Ammin Youssouf

Co-founder and CEO, Afrobytes

Michael Lutterodt Quarcoo Amaning

Business Development Manager, Invest in Africa

Bayo Adelaja

Chief Do-er, Do it Now Now

Charles Sekwalor

CEO, Movemeback

Jasmine Griffiths

Head of Strategic Partnerships & Diaspora Relations
British High Commission, Accra

Sam Sturm

Head of Incubation, Founders Factory Africa

Francis Obirikorang

Co-founder and CEO, AgroCenta

Andy Ayim

Managing Director, Backstage Capital

More Speakers to Be Announced

EVENT PROGRAMME: Monday 10th June 2019

8:30am - 9:30am: Breakfast and Registration

9:30am – 10:00am: Welcome and Opening
Ghana High Commission, UK
British High Commission, Accra
Video: Tech in Ghana Accra 2018 Highlights

10:00am – 10:15am: Ghana Tech Trends
Kenechi Okeleke, Lead Analyst, GSMA Intelligence

10:15am – 10:30am:
Andrew Takyi Appiah, Managing Director, Zeepay

10:30am – 11:15am: Panel
Driving Digital Financial Inclusion - The Cash-lite Era of Payments & Remittances

Moderator: Dr Tedd George, Former Head of Research UK, Ecobank
Featuring: WorldRemit, Vodafone Cash, Zeepay & BlueSPACE

11.15am – 11:40am: Coffee Break

11:40am – 11:50am:
Gideon Brefo, Executive Chairman, Ghana Technology & Business Hubs Network

11:50am – 12:00pm:
Bayo Adelaja, DINN & Google Startup Campus

12:00am – 12:10pm:
Alloysius Attah, Co-founder & CEO, Farmerline

12:10am – 12:20pm:
Miishe Addy, Co-founder & CEO, Jetstream Africa

12:20am – 12:30pm:
Cecil Nutakor, Founder, eCampus

12:30pm – 1:45pm: Lunch & Networking

1:45pm – 2:00pm:
Deep Dive Session Introductions

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Parallel Deep Dive Sessions 1
Driving Digital Financial Inclusion: The Cash-lite Era of Payments & Remittance

The Technology of Trust: Is Blockchain Technology the Key to Building Digital Trust?

Connecting Industries: Leveraging Technology to Digitise Trade

3:00pm – 3:15pm: Coffee Break

3:15pm – 4:15pm: Parallel Deep Dive Sessions 2
Connecting Opportunities:
Building the Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Social Commerce:
Leading the eCommerce Frontier

Catalysing Knowledge and Skills Exchange
in a Tech-Driven Environment

4:15pm – 4:30pm: Coffee Break

4:30pm – 5:00pm:
Deep Dive Feedback & Closing Remarks

5:00pm – 6:00pm: Networking Drinks

Testimonials

‘TIGC Accra went very well, and in my view the team have set a strong foundation to build upon it for subsequent editions. Well done for your efforts in highlighting ICT developments and associated impacts and issues in Ghana.’

Albert Antwi-Boasiako, National Cyber Security Advisor, Ministry of Communications

‘A very insightful session and I really enjoyed the various panel discussions. I would love to see more of this and how we translate the various discussions into actions that will see significant growth the tech industry in Ghana.’

Edmund Barwuah, Director, Mobile Financial Services, AirtelTigo

‘It was excellent to see first-hand the huge amount of innovation and excitement surrounding opportunities for technology advances in Ghana. I am confident the conference will lead to many further discussions: with businesses; with contacts; and networks made at the event.’

Adam Afriyie, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana

The Tech in Ghana London Conference was fantastic. Bright and brilliant people in one room. See you next year!’

Angela Mensah-Poku, Vodafone Ghana Director for Enterprise and Wholesale

‘A really well organised event, great speakers, content, insights on the tech opportunity; business, social and education. A lot of value - thanks to the TIGC team’

Julian Ansah, Delegate

‘The feedback from attendees and speakers has been incredible, and it was great to see new relationships being established. Following the demand we’re excited to be having strategic conversations and outlining plans for 2018.’

Founder, Akosua Annobil