AfricaCom – if you do telecoms business in Africa, there is nowhere more important to be

Advancing Innovation & Profitability for Digital Africa

Benefit from AfricaCom’s 14 year heritage of preparing you for the future

AfricaCom is the largest communications conference and exhibition in the continent gathering together 5,000+ telecoms decision-makers.

AfricaCom continues to evolve and bring you the most visionary insights into Africa’s digital future.

AfricaCom isn’t a series of dry technology seminars – it is a strategic event, focussing on your issues, your concerns, your knowledge and your ambitions.

What’s more, this year will be AfricaCom’s biggest and best yet with MORE inspiring sessions, MORE hot topics, MORE speakers and MORE networking with an attendance representing the whole telecoms, media and ICT ecosystem.

Learn from those spearheading the African success stories

This year you’ll be spoilt for choice with 11 special focus sessions, 4 strategic keynotes, and 2 co-located events, AfricaCast and Enterprise ICT Africa, and 2 days of technology specific Masterclasses in the exhibition.

You’ll meet and network not only with your peers but also Africa’s most significant business leaders and innovative entrepreneurs speaking in the congress.  This year you’ll learn from a record 150 speakers across 2 days.  The AfricaCom 2011 headline speakers include:

• Christian de Faria, Group Chief Commercial Officer, MTN Group
• Johan Dennelind, CEO: International, Vodacom Group
• Neil Ahlsten, New Business Development – Africa, Google
• Nagi Abboud, CEO, Atlantique Telecom Group
• Saiful Alam, Chief Commercial Officer, Expresso Telecom Group
• Lior Tal Business Development Manager, facebook
• Nancy Matimu, Head of VAS, Airtel Africa
• Ben Wolo, Managing Director, LIBTELCO, Liberia
• Hennie Visser Chief Operating Officer Mxit
• Betty Mwangi-Thuo, Chief Officer New Products Division, Safaricom, Kenya
• Vincent Maher, Co-founder, Motribe, South Africa
• Lolia Emakpore, Director, Nigerian Communications Commission
• Ayite Gaba, Business Development Associate, YouTube
• Eng. Sam Kundishora, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT Zimbabwe
• Ben Zaaiman, Mlabs, South Africa
• Andile Ngcaba, Chairman, Convergence Partners
• Dumisa Ngwenya, General Manager. Engineering & Technology, ICASA

Shape a vision for Africa’s future growth at the only event for the whole digital ecosystem

• Innovating for Africa’s Digital Future
• Mobile Broadband & LTE
• Operator Strategies
• Efficiency & Cost Management
• Marketing, Pricing & Loyalty
• Social Media
• Mobile Money
• M-health
• Value Added Services
• Connectivity & Capacity
• Rural Telecoms
• Roaming & Interconnect
• Enterprise and ICT
• TV Services
• And much more

AfricaCom 2011 Congress and Exhibition offers something for everyone:

• Mobile Operators
• Wireless ISPs
• Fixed Line Operators
• Regulators
• Internet Service Providers
• Governmental Organisations
• OTT providers
• ICT Companies
• Broadcasters
• Technology and Solution Providers
• Social Media Brands
• Content Providers
• Investors
• Analysts
• Press