Speakers
Prof. Adama Diawara
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Ivory Coast
Amadou Coulibaly
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy; Ivory Coast
Patrick Jerome Achi
Prime Minister, Head of Government of Cote d'Ivoire
Professor Mohammed Belhocine
Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) of the African Union
Prof. Dickson Adomako
Director of the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI)
Maram Kaire
Director General of the Senegalese Agency for Space Studies
Colonel Major Anis Frikha
Director General of Tunisian Center for Mapping and Remote Sensing (CNCT)
Dr Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui
Deputy Director-General of the Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS)
Prof Frédéric Ouattara
Former Minister of Higher Education, Burkina Faso; Project Lead, BurkinaSat-1
Dr Akram A. Alkasih
General director of the Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Mr Humbulani Mudau
Chief Executive Officer, South African National Space Agency
Mr Hambani Masheleni
Acting Director of the Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, African Union Commission
Dr. Sherif Sedky
Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency
Dr Tidiane Ouattara
African Union Commission Space Science Expert, GMES & Africa Program Coordinator
Brigadier Hillary Biwott Kipkosgey
Acting DG/CEO Kenya Space Agency
Dr Yeshurun Alemayehu Adde
Deputy Director-General, Ethiopian Space Science & Technology Institute (ESSTI)
Dr Zolana Joao
General Manager, Angolan Space Management Office
Dr Doreen Agaba
Technical lead, Department of Aeronautics and Space Science, the Science Technology and Innovation Secretariat, Uganda.
Mr Fernand Bale
Director, Côte d’Ivoire Geographic and Digital Information Center (CIGN)
Col Francis Ngabo
Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Space Agency
Dr Halilu Ahmad Shaba
Director General of the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Dr Lisho C. Mundia
Director of Research and Innovation in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Government of the Republic of Namibia
Painos Gweme
Coordinator of the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA)
Prof. Kouame Koffi Fernand
Director, Academic and Pedagogical Affairs, Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire
Dr Cui Yufu
Chief Engineer and Project Manager at DFH Satellite Co., Ltd, CAST
Dr Abimbola Alale
Former Managing Director, NigComSat
Dr Marie Korsaga
Lecturer, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
Rachel Kumwenda
Founder, Drone Link
Dr El-Hadi Gashut
Director-General, the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States, CRTEAN
Dr Ayman Ahmed
Head of Space Imaging Department, Egyptian Space Agency
Bruno Parenti
Head of Governmental Export, Space Systems
Toure Namahoua
Director General of the Telecommunications / ICT Regulatory Authority, Côte d'Ivoire
Giuseppe Borghi
Head of the Phi-Lab Division at the European Space Agency
Dr Barkawi Mansour
Founder and CEO, Drone Service Niger
Dr Thembi Xaba
Managing Director, Digital Earth Africa
Meshack Ndiritu
Space Applications Training Officer, African Union Commission
Dr Mahaman Bachir Saley
Senior Scientific Officer, African Union Commission
Professor Cheikh Mbow
Director-General, Ecological Monitoring Center (CSE)
Ouattara Marie Antoinette
Director of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Ministry of Planning and Development, Côte d'Ivoire
Prof. Paul Baki
Professor of Physics, Technical University of Kenya
Professor George Wiafe
Marine Scientist
Dr Assize Toure
Former Director-General, Ecological Monitoring Center (CSE)
Hamed Gamal
Founder, African Space Access
Monica Miguel-Lago
Senior Project Manager, European Association of Remote Sensing Companies
Professor Lacina Coulibaly
Professor, School of Forestry at the University of Moncton, Canada
Selina Hayes
CEO, Hayes Group International
Zahra Okba
Co-founder of AIOFAR
Dr Mahama Ouedraogo
Former Director of the Department of Education Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission
Ayooluwa Adetola
Programmes Associate, Space in Africa
Anna Aikohi
Chief Operating Officer, Space in Africa
Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse
Associate Professor of Physics, University of Ghana
Njeri Maina
Director of Market Development - Africa, Planet Labs
Dr Taiwo Tejumola
Assistant Professor of Space Systems Engineering, International Space University
Christopher Luwanga
Founder, Galamad Aerospace
Gbele Ouattara
Associate Professor, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Hazuki Mori
Expert, Space Applications Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Dr Robert van Zyl
Managing Director of its affiliate, AAC Space Africa
Prof. Kamal Labbassi
President, African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)
Semou Diouf
Director at SatNav Africa Joint Programme Office
Leehandi De Witt
Head of Sales and Marketing, NewSpace Systems
Mr Ziyaad Soreefan
Aerospace Engineer, Mauritius Research and Innovation Council
Gabriel Koffi
Director of Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, AIGF
Rorisang Moyo
Industry Analyst, Space in Africa
Gonzalo Lopez-Casanueva
International Sales & Business Development Manager for Africa, SATLANTIS
Georges M’Bra
Director General for Digital Economy and Digitalisation, Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, Cote d'Ivoire
Prof Lazarus Mustapha Ojigi
Executive Director of AFRIGIST
Dr Mobio Hervé
Director of the Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, CURAT, Felix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cote d'Ivoire.
Dr Arlette Tanga
Founder, African Association of Air and Space Law (AADAS)
Tetsuhito Fuse
Associate Professor at Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech)
Mr Bakienon Louis
Director of Operations, Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA)
Andiswa Mlisa
Former Acting CEO, South African National Space Agency
Mustapha Iderawumi
Senior Analyst, Space in Africa
Gilles Thierry Beugré
Director General of the National Agency for Universal Telecommunications Service (ANSUT)
Catherine Ghyoot
International Aid / Cooperation Officer for Science, Technology and Innovation, INTPA European Commission
Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd
Acting President, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt
Prof Issouf SOUMARÉ
Director, Laboratory for Financial Engineering of Université Laval (LABIFUL)
Andre Nonguierma
Chief of the Geospatial Information Management Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Alvin Alexander
President and CEO, Orion Applied Science & Technology, LLC
Marie Brigitte Makuate
Founder, Geospatial Girls and Kids
Julia Selman Ayetey
Dean of the Faculty of Law, the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Johannes Du Toit
Founder and CEO of Simera Group, and in Particular Simera Sense.
Dr Jean-Denis Gabikini
Head of Economic Development, Integration and Trade, African Union Commission
Silas Omenda
Founder and CEO, DIVERGENT
Dr Emmanuel Nkurunziza
Director General of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
Temidayo Oniosun
Managing Director, Space in Africa
Professor Jean Pitot
Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Co-founder, Aerospace Systems Research Institute
Etim Offiong
Head of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Division, ARCSSTE-E)
David du Toit
David du Toit, Business Advisor, Dragonfly Aerospace
Dr Gayane Faye
Director of the Applied Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Cheick Anta Diop, Senegal
Dr Kouakou Malano
Senior Research Officer, National Agricultural Research Centre of Côte d'Ivoire (CNRA)
Professor Dibi N’Da Hyppolite
Senior Lecturer, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB)
Patrick Ndhlovu
Board Chairperson, South African National Space Agency
Assefa Bethelhem Girma
Co-founder and CEO, Afrobots Engineering Ltd
Dr Jane Bemigisha
Executive Director, ESIPPS International Ltd
Laurent d’Ersu
Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Côte d’Ivoire
Colonel Timothy Daniel Ray
Africa and Americas Division Chief in Air Force International Affairs, United States Air Force
Professor Kamel Besbes
Professor, Centre for Research on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology
Professor Kouadio Affian
Former Vice-President, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Stéphane Konan
Former advisor at the Ministry of Defense, Côte d'Ivoire and Founder, Shield Africa
Dr Peter Martinez
Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation
Mamadou Sarr
Managing Director, RASCOM