12 - 16 March 2007, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Speakers      

Mr Lishan Adam,
Facilitator,
CATIA


Mr Ayodele Adegboye,
Head: Telco Business Group, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
DCC SATELLITE & NETWORKS


Mr Dare Adeyeri,
Chief Information Officer,
Guaranty Trust Bank


Engr T Ahmed-Rufai,
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director,
NIGCOMSAT Ltd


Mr Akossi Akossi,
Secretary General,
African Telecommunications Union (ATU)


Mr Jamal Al Jarwan,
Chief Commercial Officer,
Thuraya


Mr Abimbola Alale,
Marketing Director,
The Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited


Mr Roy Alger,
President,
SAHIA


Mr Dan Ameyo,
CEO / Post Master General,
Postal Corporation of Kenya


Mr Mike Antonovich,
Executive Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing,
Panamsat


Mr Guillaume Aris,
Account Manager: Broadcasting,
ND SatCom


Mr Flavien Bachabi,
Regional Vice President,
Intelsat


Mr Avihu Bergman,
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing,
Gilat Satcom


Mr Leke Betechuoh Casimir,
Vice President for International Relations,
RASCOM


Ms Donna Bethea-Murphy,
Vice President - Regulatory Engineering,
Iridium Satellite


Mr Carel Beukes,
Infrastructure Specialist Networks,
Namdeb


Mr Andy Boden,
IT Manager,
FNB


Nic Bonthuys,
General Manager - Airtime TV Outside Broadcasts,
SABC


Mr Peter Bretherick,
Managing Director,
Telemedia


Mr Simon Bull,
Senior Consultant,
COMSYS


Dr Henry Chasia,
Executive Deputy Chairman,
Nepad - e-Africa Commission


Mr Manny Coelho,
Manager - Broadcast Facilities,
SABC


Mr Jeremy Coetzer,
Telkom


Mr Geoffrey Daniell,
GVF Sub Sahara, Africa Correspondent,
GVF


Mr Roger Day,
Technical Consultant,
SatelLife


Mr Michael DeMarco,
Vice-President - Core Video,
Intelsat


Mr Ian Develing,
Altech UEC


Mr Max d'Oreye,
Marketing Director,
Newtec


Mr Andre du Toit,
Regional Manager - Southern Africa,
Viasat


Mr Kuzvinetsa Dzvimbo,
Rector,
African Virtual University


The Editor,
Via Satellite Magazine / Satellite Business Solutions Magazine


Mr Frank Edozie,
Regional Information Technology Manager,
Shell International Exploration & Production Company


Mr Alex Fortescue,
Contract R&D Manager - EOSC,
Satellite Application Centre


Mr Patrick French,
Regional Director Europe and Senior Analyst,
Norhern Sky Research


Mr Peter Gbedemah,
Chief Executive Officer,
Gateway Communications


Mr Kalpak Gude,
Vice President and Associate General Counsel,
Intelsat


Mr David Hartshorn,
Secretary General,
Global VSAT Forum


Prof Michael Inggs,
Dept of Electronic Engineering,
UCT


Mr John Joseph,
Executive - Wholesale Product Management,
Telkom SA Limited


Mr Jean Pierre Kabanda,
Sale Director - Africa,
SES New Skies


Dr Jones Killimbe,
Chief Executive Officer/Director General,
RASCOM


Mr Nolo Letele,
Chief Executive Officer,
Multichoice Africa


Mr Joaquim Lima,
Regional Sales Director,
Eutelsat


Minister Mosibudi Mangena,
Minister,
Dept of Science and Technology, South Africa


Mr Paris Mashile,
Chairperson,
ICASA


Mr Peter Mcbride,
General Manager, Africa,
PanAmSat


Mr Wayne McDonald,
General Manager,
Gilat Satellite Networks


Mr Soheil Mehrabanzad,
GM - Middle East/Africa,
Hughes


Brig Gen Mzolisi Charles Menze,
General Officer Commanding - CMIS Operations Formation,
Department of Defence


Mr David Mew,
Head of IT,
Barclays Bank PLC, South Africa


Mr Nick Mitsis,
Editor,
Via Satellite Magazine/Satellite Business Solutions Magazine


Dr Moretlo Molefi,
Director - Telemedicine Research Centre,
Medical Research Council


Prof Sias Mostert,
Head: Business Development and Commercial,
Sunspace


Mr Sam Mpherwane,
Project Manager - Formal Education,
SABC Education


Hon Ham-Mukasa Mulira,
Minister of ICT,
Ministry of ICT, Uganda


Mr John Munsaka,
Managing Director,
Zamnet Communication Systems Ltd


Mr Richard Mwanza,
Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Zambian Communications Authority


Mr Warren Myburgh,
Communications Specialist Africa Pakistan, IT Infrastructure Team,
Chevron South Africa (Pty) Ltd


Mr Vis Naidoo,
CEO,
Mindset


Mr Job Ndege,
Chief Technical Officer,
AFSAT


Engr Ernest CA Ndukwe,
Chief Executive Officer,
Nigerian Communications Commission


Prof John Nkoma,
Director General,
Tanzanian Communication Commission


Hon Minister Frank Nweke Jnr,
Minister of Communications,
Ministry of Communications Nigeria


Mr Roland Oakhina,
GM - IT,
Oceanic Bank


Mr Joaquim Pereira de Lima,
Regional Sales Director,
Eutelsat


Mr Kobus Pienaar,
Group IT Manager - Infrastructure,
Debswana Diamond Company


Mr Esli Rall,
Managing Director,
Afgri Logistics


Esli Rall,
Manager Logistics,
RMB


Mr Mothibi Ramusi,
Manager - Satellite Applications Centre,
CSIR


Mr Mothibi Ramusi,
South African Space Agency


Mr Steve Rich,
Vice President and General Manager,
SES Astra


Mr Roger Rusch,
President,
TelAstra


Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah,
CEO,
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation


Before joining the Ghana government, Dr Spio-Garbrah was Head of Communication at the 77 member-nation African Development Bank from 1991-94, where he directed the bank’s global corporate and marketing communications and acted as institutional spokesman. Earlier, from 1988-91, he had performed similar functions as an External Relations Officer at the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank affiliate, in Washington.

His previous experience included working as a mortgage banker in New Jersey, as an award-winning sales executive with Southwestern Bell, and as chairman of the Middle East Africa Group within the international public relations firm of Hill and Knowlton in New York. In that capacity, he provided investment, export and tourism promotion counsel to the governments of Indonesia, Turkey, The Netherlands and Austria, financial relations advice to the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, Credit Agricole of France, UBAF-Arab American Bank, and energy sector intelligence to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Prior to his studies in the United States, Dr Spio-Garbrah, was the General Manager of Ghana’s second-largest advertising agency, and was also the well-known host of a national television prime time interview and discussion programme, "In Town".


Mr Danie Steyn,
Business Development,
Intel


Mr William Stucke,
Chairman,
AfrISPA


Mr Mike van den Bergh,
Managing Director,
Gateway Communications


Mr Gerdus van Eeden,
CTO,
Multichoice Africa


Mr Gerdus van Eeden,
Chief Technology Officer,
Multichoice


Mr Arnold van Huyssteen,
Executive - Corporate and Global Marketing,
Telkom Business 1


Mr Lieb Vermeulen,
Group CIO,
African Banking Corporation


Engr John Waweru,
Director-General,
Comm Commission of Kenya


Mr. Ilan Weichselbaum,
CEO,
Sky2Net Ltd


Mr Andre Wills,
Managing Director,
Africa Analysis


Mr Altus Zylstra,
IT and Communications Manager - East and West Africa,
AngloGold Ashanti




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