Day 1 – Wednesday 9th November

Opening Keynote: New Models for a Connected Africa

• Seizing New Opportunities in Africa’s Changing Telecoms, Media & ICT Market
• Transforming Operators’ Models to Deliver Better Services in a More Demanding Market
• Connecting Africans: Ensuring Reliable and Affordable Access to Deliver New Services for a Digital Africa

Adapting to a Changing Broadcasting Landscape in Africa

• Market overview and forecasts on the development of the TV market in Africa
• Broadcaster’s strategies for an increasingly converged environment
• Content Perspective: Delivering attractive news content for the African market
• Delivering compelling TV services across Africa in a digital, multi-platform age
• Panel: The new competitive environment in Africa’s broadcasting markets – Changing strategies for all stakeholders

Managing the Transition to Digital

• UK case study: Lessons learnt from the introduction of DVB-T2 services to the UK
• Launching Digital Terrestrial TV Services in South Africa
• Managing the Move to Digital for a Pay TV Provider
• Regulatory perspective on the move to digital
• Planning the logistical and financial aspects of the transition to digital

Day 2 – Thursday 10th November

Innovating for Africa’s Digital Future

•  Leading Africa’s Economic and Social Development through Telecoms, Media and ICT Innovations
• Networking Africans – How facebook is providing innovative ways for Africans to use their mobiles
• New Models to Engage with Customers – Is Google Disrupting or Enhancing the Market?
• Panel: Understanding the customer to deliver compelling services

 New models: hybrid, mobile, Internet, and multi-screen TV

• IPTV and Internet TV Online TV: Seizing the opportunity for online TV services
• Strategies for telecom operators in launching new TV services
• Panel: Seizing the opportunities for convergent, hybrid & multi-screen strategies in Africa

Delivering Attractive Content & Services

• 3D Content in Africa – What are the opportunities and why is it here to stay?
• The importance of local content in the TV offer in Africa
• Panel: Offering the right contents and services to fit customers’ requirements in Africa
• Case study: Focusing on the role of Local Radio Stations and their connection with mobile phones and social media for development