19 August 2024
Hilton Hotel, Kinshasa, DRC
| Day 0: 19 August 2024 | AFIX |
|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-10:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
20 – 22 August 2024
Hilton Hotel, Kinshasa, DRC
| Day 1: 20 August 2024 | Plenary Day 1 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-10:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Africa’s Data Center Landscape Panel Moderator: Mary Kariuki (Africa Data Centres Association) Dr. Ayotunde Coker (OADC), Ranjith Cherickel (iColo) Valtter Louhivuori (Finnfund) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Internet Exchange Points How to Run an IXP for the First 5 Years – Darwin Costa (DE-CIX) IXP and Data Center Ecosystem Development – Julia Marguerite Ntumba RDC Cache-Fill Strategies – Daniel Alongi Elenga (ISPA-DRC) IXP Tracker – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Tech, Tools, and Automation Introducing the Open Fibre Standard – Steve Song (Mozilla) Spatial Division Multiplexing: A New Paradigm – Mark Tinka (TransmissionCo) PeeringDB Update – Ben Ryall (Meta) AFRINIC: Tools to Help Secure Internet Routing – Behou Brice Abba (AFRINIC) Peering Personals #1 |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Internet Research and Analysis Towards Measuring Content Locality – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) Analyzing Collateral Impact of Cable Cuts in Africa – Theophilus Benson West Africa’s Digital and Infrastructure Outlook – Obinna Adumike (AF-CIX) Peering Personals #2 |
| 18:00-21:00 | Opening Peering Social |
| Day 2: 21 August 2024 | Plenary Day 2 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-10:30 | Peering Bilaterals #1 (Registration and Newcomers Session to Run Concurrently) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks ISOC > AFIX Handover Ceremony Network Infrastructure Trends in Africa – Patrick Christian (TeleGeography) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Exploring DR Congo RDC Market Overview – Laurent Ntumba (ISPA-DRC) DRC-IX in a Second Role for its Growth – Nico Tshintu (ISPA-DRC) Meta’s Edge in Africa: Planning for the Future – Ben Ryall (Meta) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Empowering Women Engineers: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures Panel Moderator: Massaka LoLo (AMWIBA) Oumie Lindo (SEGUCE), Gloria Tshiunza (Liquid) Olga Kavira (DRC Ministry of Posts and Telecom), Purity Musalila (Zambia) Sally Wentworth (Internet Society) Peering Personals #3 |
| 18:00-21:00 | Gala Dinner |
| Day 3: 22 August 2024 | Plenary Day 3 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-10:30 | Peering Bilaterals #1 (Registration to Run Concurrently) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Cable Sharks: Myth or Menace? Panel Moderator: Mark Tinka (TransmissionCo) Ben Roberts (Liquid), Ben Ryall (Meta) Peering Personals #4 |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | AFRINIC Update – Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet (AFRINIC) Interconnection Policy and Regulation Moderator and Panelists TBD |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Emerging Trends at IXPS: Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Michuki Mwangi (Internet Society) Open Mic |
| 18:00-21:00 | Closing Session and AfPIF Host Announcement for Next Year |