Keynote Speakers

H.E. Josefa Sacko

(Angola)

AU Commissioner for Agriculture and Environment

H.E. Pedro Lopes

(Cabo Verde)

State Secretary for Digital Economy

H.E. Tidiane Ouattara

(Cote d'Ivoire)

President, African Space Council

H.E. Mohammed Moussa

(Niger)

Former Minister of Interior and Transports,

Director General,

ASECNA

Mr. Semou Diouf

(Senegal)

Director General,

SatNav Africa JPO

Mr. Imraan Saloojee

(South Africa)

Executive Director,

RIIS

H.E. Piotr Trabinski
(Poland)

Former IMF Executive Director

Mr. Marma Kayré

(Senegal)

Director General,

Senegal Space Agency

Dr. Saley Mahaman Bachir

Senior Scientific Officer, GMES & Africa Programme Coordinator, AUC

Prof. Lazarus Ojigi

Director General,

AFRIGIST

H.E. Pamela Gidi

(Chile)

Fromer Deputy Minister of Telecommunications

H.E. Prof. Igor Lukšić

(Montenegro)

Former Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010-2012), Former Foreign Minister of Montenegro (2012-2016)

Ms. Shelli Brunswick

(United States)

Former Chief of Acquisition,

US Air Force

Mr. Andre Nonguierma

(Burkina Faso)

Chief, Geospatial Information

UNECA

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Dr. Aminou Akadiri
(West Africa)

Executive Director,
African Union Business Council (AfBC)

Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza

Director General,

RCMRD

Prof. Kamel Besbes

(Tunisia)

Professor of Electronics and Microelectronics at CRMN, Former DG of CRMN, Former Dean of FSM

H.E. Banata Tchale Sow

(Chad)

Assistant Secretary-General for Development Finance, OACPS (Since 2020), Former Minister of Microcredits, Women and Youth (2013-2014)

Mr. Nersey Rastan

(UK & Belgium)

Former Director of Transformation, Integration Strategies, and Risk Processes, Deloitte North-South-Europe

H.E. Maggie Janes-Lucas

(United States)

Former Regional Director for the Sahel at the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), Chief of Party (SCC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Mr. Timothy Adi Ashong

(Ghana)

Director General,

RASCOM

Dr. Adriana Marais

(South Africa)

Member of South African Government Task Team for the 4th Industrial Revolution, Former Head of Innovation at SAP Africa

Mr. Fernand Isseri

(Cameroon)

Former Co-Chair, United Nations Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

H.E Luis Salazar

(Costa Rica)

Deputy Chairperson of the Governing Board & Former Minister of Science, Telecommunications and Technology (2018-2021)

Dr. Amina Boubendir

(France)

Head of Research

Airbus Defence & Space

Mr. Francis Dossou Sognon

(Côte d’Ivoire)

CEO Agrosfer

Dr. Barkawi Mansour (Niger)

Founder & CEO of GeoMinds Africa
Consultant & Expert in Geospatial Technologies, AI, UAV

Ms. Nikol Koleva (Austria)

Deputy Executive Director
SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (SGAC)

Mr Mario M. Gomes

(Cabo Verde)

DG AAC, Cabo Verde (Representative)

Dr. Kamugisha Kazaura

(Tanzania)

Director Infrastructure, Energy, AUC (Representative)

H.E. Kamal Kishore (India)

TBC, Asst. UN Secretary-General & UNDRR High Representative

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Saidou Madougou

AUC Director EST

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H.E. Sediko Douka

Commissioner for Infrastructure, ECOWAS (Representative)

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Mr. Osman BABIKIR

Director, IGAD

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H.E. Amb. Gilberto Verissimo

President, ECCAS (Representative)

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H.E. Peter Mathuki

Secretary General, EAC (Representative)

Marco Massabo
(Italy)
Early Warning and Risk Knowledge Coordinator, UNDRR

H.E. James Alix Michel
(Seychelles)
Former President of Seychelles

H.E. Yemi Osinbajo (Nigeria)
Former Vice President, Nigeria

H.E. Mohamed J. Jalloh
(Sierra Leonne)
Vice President, Sierra Leonne

Julien Lapie

Head, ANGA Programme

Mr. Davis Cook

(South Africa)

Chairman, RIIS

Mr. Nersey Rastan (UK/Belgium)

Former Director, Deloitte

Ms. Mayra Silva

(Cabo Verde)

CMO, NOSi

Mr. Jorge Duarte (Cabo Verde)

CEO, Cabo Verde Airports

(Vinci Group)

Mrs. Olatokunbo IGE (Nigeria)

Senior Political Advisor / Former Regional Director, UNODA

Mr. Bernard Dzawanda

Director of Transport, COMESA

H.E. Raissa Malu

(DR Congo)

Former Member of African Union Presidential Panel

Mr. Anas EMRAN

Director, CRASTE-LF

Dr. Rakya Babamaaji

( Nigeria)

NASRDA , EWS

Mely Lagoute Monique

CEO EURÊKA GÉO

Mr. Joram Mwinamo

Chief Executive Officer, SNDBX

Ms Marie Makuate

Geospatial Girls and Kids, Climate Patterns, Natural Disaster

Mr. Louis Verin (France)

Managing Partner, Mitsio Motu

Our Roadmap

August 2024:
RCMRD Conference
Nairobi, Kenya

October 2024:
SGC 2024
Milan, Italy

February 2025 (TBC):

Early Warning High Level Pre-Event
Cabo Verde

February 2025:
Timing in Africa High Level Pre-Event
Dakar, Senegal

November 2024:
Space STAR Conference
Sousse, Tunisa

November 2024:
Africa Earth Observation Challenge
Nairobi, Kenya

March 2025:
High Level Small Islands Forum on Space
Victoria, Seychelles

April 2025 : Newspace Africa Conference
Cairo, Egypt

May 2025:
GGIF 2025
Washington, DC

October 2025:
Africa Satellite Navigation Conference
Dakar, Senegal

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Keynote Speakers

Marco Massabo
(Italy)
Early Warning and Risk Knowledge Coordinator, UNDRR

H.E. James Alix Michel
(Seychelles)
Former President of Seychelles

H.E. Yemi Osinbajo (Nigeria)
Former Vice President, Nigeria

H.E. Mohamed J. Jalloh
(Sierra Leonne)
Vice President, Sierra Leonne

Our Roadmap