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Africa’s Largest Cloud & Enterprise ICT Event
6-7 May 2014, The Maslow, Johannesburg, South Africa
Always FREE for Operators & Enterprises
Part of:africa.cloudworldseries.com
3rd Annual
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Brett St. Clair, Enterprise ManagerSouth Africa, Google
Well attended and good to see howthe discussion and questions have gonefrom ‘if’ to ‘how’ as well as lessons learnt.The speednetworking sessions were
highly effective in enabling conversationswith customers and partners for us!
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A fantastic eventwith lots of enrichingdiscussions. Youmissed out if youweren’t here!
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3rd Annual
Welcome back to the Cloud World Forum Africa 2014 - The Largest Cloud& ICT Event in the region. Following the huge success of the Cloud World Forum Africa 2013, we’re expanding & enhancing our agenda to giveyou Africa’s first and foremost comprehensive Enterprise ICT show: Cloud World Forum Africa incorporatingEnterprise ICT Africa 2014!Our focus on Cloud Computing remains as the heart & soul of the event, with all the pivotal speakers and industryplayers returning in the keynote stage and dedicated streams running across both days. The Telco Cloud focus is alsoomnipresent with two full days of engaging content to reflect the advent of Africa’s Telcos to the Cloud!What technologies join the Cloud in answering African businesses’ ICT needs, lowering pricing barriers for advancedservices, and bringing serious cost-savings? The enterprise IT landscape is changing constantly as new technologieschange the way we do business, from BYOx & Enterprise mobility to software apps and disaster recovery systems.
FRESH AND EXCITING SESSIONS FOR 2014:
� The role of ICT & Cloud in specific verticals� How can CIOs in Africa tackle the Cloud?� The Mobile Enterprise: BYOD,Enterprise Apps & Mobility� Cyber Security& the Cloud: Do you know where you stand?� Telco CloudEnablement & Innovation: How can Telcos maximise opportunities in the Cloud?� Is your business ready for the age of Big Data?
As the one-stop-shop to explore new technologies, Enterprise ICT Forum Africa brings together the whole AfricanEnterprise ICT ecosystem including leading African enterprises and SMBs, Telco players, innovative & agile serviceproviders and globally established IT vendors. The Forum provides attendees with a unique snapshot of the wholeindustry, offering the chance to learn from and network with the real movers & shakers of the ICT industry.Now is the time to take note of the developments taking place, and Enterprise ICT Africa Forum will go beyondtraditional questions surrounding technology into meaningful discussions around business models, successful servicepositioning, security improvements, legalities, and more. There will be two days of inspiring keynotes, stimulating expert sessions, in-depth analysis, interactive panel discussionsand networking activities.The Cloud World Forum Africa team looks forward to seeing you in the ultimate meeting place of Africa’s ICTcommunity next May!
The Cloud World Series Team
To join the all-star speaker cast please contactKeren Bowman, Conference Producer,Cloud & Big Data World Series,[email protected]
DEVELOPING THE AFRICAN APPS ECOSYSTEM: MODELS, STRATEGIES & USE CASES
GROWING TELCO CLOUD: EDUCATING THE MARKET ABOUT TELCOS AS SUPPLIERS
14.20 Panel: How is the African marketfor mobile enterprise appsevolving?• What is the impact of consumerisation of ITand BYOD on mobile enterprise strategies inthe region?• How will the market for mobile enterprisemanagement and security evolve in Africa?• What are the key components of acomprehensive mobile strategy?Moderated By:Abe Wakama,Managing Director, IT News AfricaPanellists Include:Carl Cornelson,Manager: InformationTechnology, Bombela OperatingCompany
15.00 Setting your apps apart: HowBombela is Creating customApplications in the Cloud• Why shift from standardized applications?• Customizing to gain competitive edge• Understanding the dynamic approach totransformationCarl Cornelson, Manager: InformationTechnology, Bombela OperatingCompany
15.30 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break
16.30 Mobile Money and the BankingSector• Examining apps for existing customers -what functionality are consumersdemanding? • What are the options for extending bankingservices to new customer groups?• How can banks and Telcos work together tocreate beneficial partnerships?Tom Juma,Head of Ict & Service Delivery,OLD Mutual Kenya
17.00 What is the role of handsetmanufacturers in developing theapps industry in Africa?
• How is the rise of tablets impacting on thebusiness of apps?• Internationalisation of the market – to whatextent can strategy be rolled from onemarket to the next?• Cross-platform development – shouldmanufacturers be making it easier fordevelopers to roll out their apps acrossmultiple devices?For Speaker Updates please visit thewebsite: africa.cloudworldseries.com
17:50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
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08.50 Conference Welcome & IntroductionKeren Bowman,Conference Producer, Cloud World Series
08.55 Chair's Opening Remarks
09.05 Opening Keynote: The ICT Landscape in Africa: 2014 & Beyond• Leading the change for ICT development in Africa • What progress have we seen in recent years in creating regulatory frameworks for the telecoms industry?• What progress has been made in recent years in connecting African capitals and major cities withbroadband?• Where do gaps still exist as far as ICT development is concerned in Africa?• How can organisations in the region tackle the issues of funding, infrastructure and cyber security?Leonard Eghosa-Igunbor,Head of Unit, Data Center, Information & Communication TechnologyAgency, Edo State Government of Nigeria
09.30 Africa’s ICT & digital revolution: Laying the foundations for a digital Africa• How can African countries address the ‘digital divide’?• Developing public-private partnerships to address ICT infrastructure investments• Business Transformation: Promoting data access in Africa• Ensuring profitability in Africa’s digital marketBrett St.Clair, Head of Brand/New Products, Google SA
09.55 The road to Cloud for SMEs: Cloud deployment from the perspective ofAfrican SMEs• Discussing the results of the recently released report and hosted a round table discussion on three of thekey findings, which will be featured in the local media. • Drawing on the discussion to present the issues and recommendations of this reportAdrian Schofield, Manager, Applied Research Unit, Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineeringat Wits University and Vice Chair,Africa ICT Alliance
10.15 To Cloud or not to Cloud? Discussing the pros and cons of Cloud adoption• What are the necessary risk assessments that need to be carried out when making the transition to Cloud?• Why is the current market for third-party data centres and Cloud services in the region still relatively small?How is this likely to change in the next 2-5 years?• How can Cloud models be made as clear and straightforward as possible, in order to drive uptake of Cloudadoption? • What is driving the growing popularity of Hybrid Cloud solutions in the region?Nardus Breitenbach, Executive consultant in Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
10.35 Panel: Selecting the right Cloud solution for your business requirements • Service quality: Ensuring that your Cloud provider offers contractual SLAs with penalties• What are the various types of deployment model, and what are the pros and cons of each?
• Private Cloud Infrastructure • Public• Hybrid• Community Cloud
• Security & compliance: Which deployment models best suit different verticals such as finance, healthcareand governmentModerated By:Tom Jackson,Managing Editor, Human IPOPanellists Include:Carl Cornelson,Manager: Information Technology, Bombela Operating CompanyLeonard Eghosa-Igunbor, Head of Unit, Data Center, Information & Communication TechnologyAgency,Edo State Government of NigeriaThato Kewakae, Chief Information Officer, Botswana Post
12.15 The Role of the Cloud in Africa’s Transition to Digital Technology Making the case for a community cloud system that would provide a compelling commercial solution forbroadcasters across sub-Saharan Africa as they each prepare towards the irrevocable switch from analogueto digital television. In order to ensure the successful transition into a commercially viable digital ecosystem,broadcasters throughout sub-Saharan Africa will need to establish a future-proof, geopolitically securestorage content archiving and storage system which would as well facilitate the multi-platform distributionand monetisation of each broadcaster’s respective content libraries. George Twumasi,Chief Executive Officer,The Africa Broadcast Network
12.35 CIO & CTO Focus Session: How can CxOs in Africa tackle the Cloud?• Are CIOs in sync with the business issues faced by CEOs?• Has the introduction of hybrid Cloud fast-tracked adoption? • How can you tackle the security and infrastructure challenges that have plagued CIOs in the region?• How can you be as transparent as possible?• How can you communicate the benefits of moving to the Cloud?Moderated By:Tom Jackson, Managing Editor, Human IPOPanellists Include:Tom Juma, Head of ICT & Service Delivery, OLD Mutual KenyaGeorge Twumasi,Chief Executive Officer, The Africa Broadcast Network
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14.20 Etisalat Nigeria Cloud Model andStrategy: Developing thewinning strategy for Telco Cloud• Developing attractive cloud offerings thatend users will buy• Building an ecosystem where solutions canbe combined and ultimately profit fromeach other• Proving your Cloud credentials: How toeducate the market on your offerings Adedipo Olagbegi, Head IT TechnicalInfrastructure, Etisalat Nigeria
14.45 Safaricom: How to make it inTelco Cloud: Formulatingspecialised services andcoherent sales strategiesOptimistic Telcos are expecting significantrevenue growth for 2014, but, as price warsthreaten profits and the Cloud marketoverheats, how do you make it in Telco Cloudtoday? • Educating the market and proving yourCloud credentials • Partnering with providers of complementingtechnologies • How Telcos can put themselves at the heartof a new business model?Nancy Matimu,Head Enterprise Productsand Innovation, Safaricom
15.05 Open Data Center Alliance: UseCases for Cloud Adoption• ODCA use cases to consider when adoptingCloud Services, for enabling interoperabilityand portability• Responsibility for services, data and securitybehind these use cases• Standards and pre-requisites to enableinteroperability and portability Use CasesRyan Skipp, Chair, Manageability &Services Workgroup, Open Data CenterAlliance
15.30 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break
16.30 Examining the different SaaSstrategies available to Telcos • How to beat the competition: Facing offother Cloud providers • How to get to market quickly • How to create value and ensuredifferentiation by building your ownplatform• Enhancing your SaaS offer with PaaS • Providing private & secure access• To what extent is SaaS evolving intobusiness process-as-a-service (BPaaS)?Francis Amediku,Director, Transformationand Strategic Projects, Airtel Ghana
16.55 Seizing the mobile Cloudopportunity• How is mobile Cloud evolving?• How can you use mobile Cloud to do morethan store and back-up customer data? • Discussing mobility in general as well asmobilising apps in the Cloud• How will mobile Cloud transform howenterprises and consumers interact?• The implications for mobile devicemanagement and securityNkosi Kumalo,Executive Head of ProductDivision: Cloud Computing, VodacomBusiness
17.15 Brainstorming Discussion:Getting the attention ofenterprises for Telco Cloud• What is the most efficient way of promotingyour latest Cloud offer• How can Telcos differentiate their productin terms of CRM offering?• How do you use bundling for making themost of customer base?• Making your way around the world of OS• How to develop the right market strategiesfor selling the mobile Cloud• Pricing and billing issues uncoveredModerated By: Sadiq Malik, Principal Consultant (TelcoStrategy) SEMEA REGION, BroadbandGurusPanellists Include:Valentine Amadi,Head of Turnkey Rollout,Etisalat NigeriaNancy Matimu, Head Enterprise Productsand Innovation, SafaricomFrancis Amediku, Director, Transformationand Strategic Projects, Airtel Ghana
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14.10 Vodacom working with OTTplayers in the Cloud• Positioning bandwidth at the heart of thecollaboration• Value services for telco customers,including Messaging & CollaborationSolutions and Google Apps• Vodacom’s Cloud portfolio futureexpansion plansVuyani Jarana,Head of EnterpriseBusiness, Vodacom Group
14.35 AWS, Telcos & the Cloud inAfrica: Leveraging AWS todeliver scalable, cost-efficientwebsites and applications forenterprise workloads• Using AWS to handle unprecedentedvolumes of traffic• Establishing must-know best practices forAWS• How do you achieve lower latency throughAmazon data centres?Attila Narin, Sr. Manager, SolutionsArchitecture, Amazon Web Services
15.00 Assessing the role of CarrierEthernet in enabling cloudservices in an African context • Carrier Ethernet fundamentals: Why lowlatency, secure services are critical forEnterprise Cloud Service Delivery • CE Cloud Use Cases and theirimplementation: What’s available now?What is the impact of new standards beingdeveloped?• Special Considerations in the AfricanMarket: Location, distance andperformance• Discussing the challenge of moving datacentres, platforms and applications into theCloud in a global contextJanine Rebelo, Executive Head EnterpriseAccess Services, Vodacom, MetroEthernet Forum
15.35 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break
16.10 Africa at the crossroad: AreAfrican countries seizing thebenefits of the Internet? Jenny Internet's wireless business currentlyoperates networks in 5 provinces andspecialises in premium wireless services inrural areasWerner Stucky, Managing Director, JennyInternet
16.35 Benefits and Drivers for Telcosin Public Sector Cloud • How should the public sector decide when,where and why to switch to Cloud? • How can Telcos help to guide them on thisjourney?• First steps: Helping to build confidence inCloud across public sector organisations• Is Telco Cloud a cost-effective solution forgovernment?For Speaker Updates please visit thewebsite: africa.cloudworldseries.com
THE ROLE OF ICT & CLOUD IN SPECIFIC VERTICALS TELCO CLOUD ENABLEMENT & INNOVATION
17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
17.15 End of Conference
14.10 Recruitment in the Cloud: TheCloud as tool for recruitment inSouth Africa• Providing an analysis of the recruitingindustry in the age of the Cloud • Is there such a thing as a Cloud expert? • The undersupply of skills versus demand inSouth Africa – addressing the growing skillsshortage• How Cloud recruitment can provide theopportunity for recruiters to play a moreadvisory and strategic role to their clientsand candidates • Adcorp’s use of a SaaS delivery model tolead the development of Cloud services inthe recruitment industryNthabiseng Maboya, SpecialistHeadhunter, DAV Professional PlacementGroup
14.35 Panel: Building theInfrastructure for Education inAfrica• Access and connectivity in Africa as keyissues for unleashing the potentials of ICTs indevelopment• Assessing infrastructure provision andstatus • How ICT infrastructure development canserve educational systems• Examples of new initiatives such as the“One Laptop per Child” project• Designing and delivering eLearning in theregionPanellists Include:Professor Marcel Odhiambo,AssociateProfessor: Department of Electrical &Mining Engineering, University of SouthAfricaEmmanuels Magaya, Founder & CEO,Carfordable and Brand City
15.00 The role of digital health intransforming healthcare• Patient engagement using digital tools• Connecting patients to practitioners usingdigital methodology • The impact on healthcare systemsSimon Spurr, Chief Operating Officer,FOLUP
15.35 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break
16.10 Does cloud computing makesense for the public sectororganisation in Africa?• Building private clouds: Developing a secureand compliant IT environment • Utilising the Cloud to:
• Reduce and control costs• Improve agility and adaptability• Enhance services and collaboration
• Meeting security and privacy requirements:Addressing data security & privacy concernsMaime Chakane, Group Manager : ITInfrastructure & Telecommunication, RandWater South Africa
16.35 Videoconferencing CloudSolution: Through InnovationExtension To Attain and SupportPre-Alzheimer Patients In TheirDaily ActivitiesVideoconferencing has been around for awhile and the intention of this presentation isto come up with a practical VoIP approach tosupport elderly patients affected by pre-Alzheimer disease (ageing disease) in theirdaily activities and this will compriseenhancing and integrating the existing VoIPfeatures. The whole development exploresthe integration possibilities of voice, videoand instant messaging services and otherVoIP tools in order to managecommunication process between local SIPservers and clients. Zamikhaya Mapundu. PhD Student,Tshwane University of Technology
08:30 Registration & Morning Refreshments
08.55 Chair's Opening Remarks
09.00 Keynote Address Facebook in Africa: Changing the way enterprises in Africa perceive the roleof digitalAidan Baigrie, Client Partner - Sub Saharan Africa, Facebook
09.25 Cloud Services: Changing the lives of people in a rural settingSpace4Development focuses on technology solutions for the bottom of the pyramid (BOT)(Sources: VISA, World Bank). Discussing Cloud services for enterprises and organisationswhere there is money and resource is great BUT the real value of cloud services is how it canempower and add value to the poor and near poor.Desmond Seeley, Chief Executive, Space4Development
09.45 Private Cloud for the Public Sector: Definitions, Perceptions, Rationale &Applications South African municipalities face a very particular set of challenges with regard to servicedelivery in relation to the collective societal demand. A significant underlying cause for this isthe lack of financial governance, and especially a lack of the required supporting technologyand know-how. Within this particular framework, the time has come for serious consideration of the conceptof a so-called “community cloud” created specifically for municipalities. This cloud infrastructure will have all the characteristics of a private cloud, with the exceptionthat it is purposefully designed to serve municipalities in a secure, dedicated and performancemanaged provisioning ecosystem. Ferdie Lochner, Head: IS & T Finance, Innovation Lead, City of Cape Town
10.05 FTTH Council Africa: Discussing the work of the Cloud Working Group anddeveloping a fibre map that will showcase existing & planned fibre routes inthe regionJuanita Clark,CEO, FTTH Council Africa
11.30 Hadoop: capturing Big Value in Big DataHow use case segmentation drives solution design and technology selectionWhat is the disruptive innovation in Hadoop?What are target use cases, horizontally and telco-specific?How do you start realizing value from Hadoop today?How does Hadoop complement existing investments in business intelligence?Tony Willis, Solutions Architect, T-Systems South Africa, Deutsche Telekom Group
11.50 Innovation and Reconstruction in South AfricaRLabs is a global movement and registered Social Enterprise that provides innovative solutionsto address various complex problems. It was founded in 2008 as an environment forcommunity driven innovation and reconstruction and creates an environment where peopleare empowered to make a difference in t he lives of others. The RLabs “main hub” is in Athlone,Cape Town but also has activity in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, South America and Africawith a goal of reaching all continents by 2014.Its core activities are skills and training, community development, social and disruptiveinnovation, mobile and internet solutions, social enterprise incubation, impact investing andsocial franchising.Craig Ross, Innovations Manager, RLabs
12.15 Document Management in the Cloud• Going paperless - online tracking, searching, retrieval and mobile access• Is the cloud rendering traditional document management obsolete• Using the cloud to increase collaboration with employee, project teams, customers• Global enterprises - addressing multi-language complexities in document management• Document Quality, Integrity and Security in the cloud• SME's - the costs, the fears, the motivation• SAAS & other cloud-based document management applicationsEmmanuels Magaya, Founder & CEO, Carfordable and Brand City
12.35 Panel: Secure Cloud: Addressing Cloud security in an African context • What are the main issues surrounding Cloud Security in the major markets for Cloud in Africa?• What are Cloud providers doing to address fears over data security and compliance in thewake of the NSA leaks?• How are issues of security and privacy being addressed for local markets with differing laws? • Are service providers doing enough to secure their client's data in the Cloud?
• Insurance of secure client data • Opportunities and Challenges for Cloud Computing: Clarifying Regulation in the CloudModerated By: Jon Tullett,News Analysis Editor, ITWebFor Additional speaker Updates please visit the website: africa.cloudworldseries.com
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INFORMA CLOUD WORLD SERIES:GLOBAL INSIGHTS SURVEYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYCloud competition remains unevenly distributedYou can buy cloud services from all regions of the world, but available choices are notsatisfactory to many.
Feet on the street still matter to cloud buyersThe ability to provide local support – directly or through a trusted partner – is a keyrequirement for cloud buyers.
Cloud investment is finding its levelAlthough the bulk of ICT budget could move to the cloud, many enterprises are satisfiedwith the current balance.
Europe is a cloud laggard compared to North America and AsiaEuropeans see other regions innovating and using cloud services more effectively.
Governments are viewed as cloud enablersThe critical role of cloud computing in economic development demands proactivepolicy making.
CLOUD COMPUTING’S ECONOMICIMPACT IS VALUEDIs the use of cloud computing critical for a country’s economic competitiveness?
SCALE OF CLOUD INVESTMENT VARIESEnterprises: Cloud-relatedshare of total ICT budget
NINE OUT OF 10 RESPONDENTS LINK CLOUD COMPUTINGTO A COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS.
ICT INVESTMENT IN CLOUD-RELATED SERVICES ANDINFRUSTRUCTURE IS MORE MUTED AMOUNG THE SMALLERENTERPRISES SURVEYED - POTENTIALLY DUE TO GREATERSUPPLIER FOCUS ON LARGER ENTERPRISES IN SOME ECONOMIES.IM
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6%
7%
5%
8%
6%North America respondents
Not Important
Source: Informa Cloud World Forum Global Insights survey, June 2013
Source: Informa Cloud World Forum Global Insights survey, June 2013
INFORMA TELECOMs & MEDIA - ANALYST INSIGHTMore than 1 in 5 respondents from MENA think the cloud’s economic role is critical.
Nearly a fifth of very large enterprises surveyed already spend half or more of their ICT budget on cloud-related services and infrastructure
n = 318
n = 111
% of respondents
% of respondents
*small sample size
Latin America respondents*
Middle East respondents
Western Europe respondents
Africa respondents
Asia Pacific respondents
Eastern Europe & CIS respondents
16% 45%
56%
64%
23%
69%
46%
56% 12%
22%
21%
26%
28%
32%
24%
26%
47%
32%
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26%47%
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>50% 25% to 50% 1% to 25% None
Very large enterprises(>5,000 people), n=29
Mid-market firms(250-4,999 people), n=35
SMEs(<250 people), n=47
0%
6%
7%
5%
8%
6%North America respondents
Not Important
Source: Informa Cloud World Forum Global Insights survey, June 2013
Source: Informa Cloud World Forum Global Insights survey, June 2013
INFORMA TELECOMs & MEDIA - ANALYST INSIGHTMore than 1 in 5 respondents from MENA think the cloud’s economic role is critical.
Nearly a fifth of very large enterprises surveyed already spend half or more of their ICT budget on cloud-related services and infrastructure
