West Africa Com

West Africa Com is the annual forum for the West African digital and ICT sector.

Bringing together the Francophone and Anglophone markets of West Africa, the event offers a VIP environment for executives in the telecommunications, ICT, digital and enterprise sector. Over two days, West Africa Com offers a range of networking activities, best practice sharing and conferences to discuss strategic opportunities in this fast-moving market.

(West Africa Com was formerly known as Connecting West Africa)

WHAT TO EXPECT AT WEST AFRICA COM 2016…

• THE STRONGHOLDS OF THE TELECOMS, ICT & DIGITAL WORLD: The 2016 programme aims to bring together the region’s leading telecom operators, regulatory authorities, broadcasters, content providers, vendors, consultants and more to discuss the developments in the digital economy

• A STRATEGIC EVENT: West Africa Com provides detailed insight into the telecoms, ICT and digital sector of the region with a particular focus on developing ICT access, digital evolution and monetising data.

• FOCUS AREAS: With our finger firmly on the pulse of market evolutions, West Africa Com focuses on the most relevant issues including broadband and LTE advancements, the digital transition, technology for inclusion, monetising data, mobile money, enterprise services etc.

• NETWORKING AND BUSINESS GENERATION : As well as our powerful speed networking sessions, you can also connect with our community via Facebook, Twitter, Viadeo, LinkedIn and YouTube in the run-up to West Africa Com, throughout it, and afterwards as well. Our creative sponsorship packages also provide flexible solutions so that all stakeholders across the region’s fast-evolving communications space can get involved. With all this and more West Africa Com 2016 is definitively the place to be!

BRAND NEW TOPICS AND FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Technology & inclusion session: Supporting the role of tech in changing lives with m-government, m-health, m-education and more
• Regulation and responsibility: cementing new partnerships between market stakeholders and regulatory authorities
• Content in a digital economy: what content & how to monetise it?
• CIO Forum: Addressing the changing ICT needs of West Africa’s enterprises, from large corporations to SMEs, public sector organisations and NGOs
• Mobile Money session: How operators, financial institutions and platform providers can grow this under-tapped market in the region
• Women Entrepreneurs: Promoting economic development through women’s tech entrepreneurship
• Exclusive Event Party: Join your peers at an exclusive gathering offsite to wind down and network with your peers
• West Africa Com Awards: Brand new for 2016, we will be celebrating digital excellence in West Africa in a glitzy setting
• Improved VIP programme with even more networking and personalised meetings
• Hosted lunch tables to debate informally with experts over a meal
• Better representation from the whole telecom, ICT and digital community, including more attendees from the region’s regulators and government organisations