Africa Satellite Navigation Conference
High-Level Opening Ceremony (Keynotes)
Mr. Semou Diouf
SatNav Africa JPO
Director
Mr. Marco Massabo
(Italy)
Early Warning and Risk Knowledge Coordinator
UNDRR
Vincent Gabaglio
International Relations Officer
EUMETSAT
Dr Kamugisha Kazaura
(Addis)
Director
AUC IE
Professor Saidou Madougou
Director AUC ESTI
Mr. Harsen Nyambe
Director of Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment
AUC, ARBE
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H.E. Amb. Carla Grijó (Portugal)
EU Ambassador to Cabo Verde
Official opening by H.E. Dr. Olavo Correia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy of Cabo
Verde
Session 1: High-Level Political Forum
(Panel A.1)
Thematic : Aligning Political Will with GNSS-Driven Technological Innovation to Operationalize Smart Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilience
Mr. Milton Cabral,
General Director for Telecoms & Digital Economy (Cabo Verde)
Moderator
H.E. Moussa S. Batraki
Secretary General OACPS-EU
EC DG-INTPA
H.E. Sandra Ablamba Johnson Minister Secretary General, Togolese Presidency
H.E. Amb. Marie-Antoinette Rose-Quatre,
CEO AU-APRM
H.E. Leonilde Santos Chairman of the Board of Directors of Agência de Regulação Multissectorial da Economia ARME
H.E. Igor Luksic (Montenegro)
Former Prime Minister of Montenegro
H.E. Piotr Trabinski (Poland),
Former Executive Director, IMF and Former Special Advisor, World Bank Group
H.E. Pamela Gidi (Chile)
Former Deputy Minister of Telecoms, Chile and Former Vice President of AT&T
Mr. Tendai. E Kasinganeti
Senior Advisor
UNOAU and UNFCCC
Session 2: High-Level Political Forum
(Panel A.2)
Thematic : Data-driven Policymaking and Global Cooperation GNSS-Driven Technological Innovation to Operationalize Smart Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilience
Dr. Dario Camal
Senior Government Advisor, Mozambique
Moderator
H.E. Élisabeth Moreno
(France)
Former Minister
Ms. Shelli Brunswick
Former Chief of Acquisition, US Air Force
Mr. Alexandre Caldas,
Director and Chief Early Warning and Data Analytics, UNEP and Chair of UN Geospatial Network
H.E. Amb. Dr. Namira Negm
Director AU-AMO
H.E. Raissa Malu
Minister of Education, DR Congo
Mr. Domingos Mendes Tavares,
President of Serviço Nacional de Proteção Civil
SNPC
Dr. Faustino Varela
Monteiro
President of Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados
CNPD
H.E. Akwasi Opong-fosu
Former Minister of Environment Science, Technology and. Innovation, Ghana
Session 3: High-Level Investment Forum
Panel A.3
Thematic: Public Investment, Financing, and Resources Mobilization for MHEWAS through GNSS Technology
Mr. Nersey Rastan, Fromer Director, Deloitte
Moderator
Mr. Fernando Cabral,
Former Senior Vice President
HSBC
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Mr. Ricardo Godinho Gomes,
Chief Technical Advisor
UNDP
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Ms. Neima Ferreira,
Chief of Lusophone Compact
AfDB
H.E. Indira Campos, Country Director and Resident Representative, World Bank Cabo Verde
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Dr. Bapon Shm Fakhruddin,
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Mr. João Domingos de Barros Correia
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
CV Telecom
Mr. Carlos Tavares Pina
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Núcleo
Operacional da Sociedade de Informação
NOSi
Session 4: High-Level Public Sector Forum
(Panel B.1)
Theme : Regional Economic Communities' Strategies for EW4ALL Implementation
Mr. Andre Nonguierma,
Chief (Geospatial), UNECA
Moderator
Mr. Fábio Vieira
President of the Board of Directors of Associação Nacional dos Municípios de Cabo Verde (ANMCV)
Esra Talu
Founder & CEO
GoGlobal
Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa
Head of DRR Unit
UNESCO
Ms. Mariane Diop Kane
Programme Manager WMO for Africa
Mr. Gatkuoth Kai
Regional Coordinator for Africa
UNDP Africa
Dismass L. Mwikila
Environment and Natural Resources specialist
EAC
Session 5: High-Level Public Sector Forum
(Panel B.2)
Theme : Space and GNSS: Catalysts for Early Warning and Disaster Preparedness in Africa
Mr. Timothy Adi Ashong
Director General, RASCOM
Moderator
Mr. Maram Kaire
Director General,
ASES
Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey
Director General
KSA
Eric Guyader
EC-DG DEFIS
Dr. Miguel Baptista Fagulha Moura dos Santos
Unitel T+ Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Vincent Gabaglio
International Relations Officer
EUMETSAT
Mr. José Manuel da Veiga Pereira
Director General of INMG
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Session 6: High-Level Industry & Private Sector Forum
(Panel C.1)
Theme : Private sector and Academic cooperation for Early Warning through GNSS Applications
Prof. Lazarus Ojigi
Director General, AFRIGIST
Moderator
Mr. Tomas Matraia (Poland)
The AdWisers CEO
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Prof.Doutora Wlodzimierz Szymaniak
Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde
Mr. Kamel Besbes
Professor, Scientific Advisor, Tunisian National Space Commission
Mr. Imraan Salooje Executive Director
RIIS
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Prof. Doutor João do Monte Duarte
Universidade Técnica do Atlântico (UTA ):
H.E. Amb. Aminou Akadiri
CEO of Federation of Chambers of Commerce ECOWAS (FEWACCI) and President West Africa UNDRR Private Sector Alliance
Prof. Doutor José Arlindo Barreto
Universidade de Cabo Verde (Uni-CV )
Session 7: High-Level Industry & Private Sector Forum
(Panel C.2)
Theme : Industry Innovation in Space for Climate Resilience
Ms. Mely Lagoute Monique,
CEO EURÊKA GÉO
Moderator
Dr. Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
Former VP Government Affairs, Planet
Ms. Pauline Okeyo
Senior Solution Engineer, Middle East and Africa Region
ESRI Inc
Mr. Charles Nzeussi
Regional Partnership Manager
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Ms Marie Makuate
Founder
Geospatial Girls and Kids
Dr. Amina Boubendir
Head of Research and Standardisatio Airbus Defence and Space
Session 8: Pilot Project and Showcases
(Panel D.1)
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Mr. Francis Dossou Sognon
(Côte d’Ivoire)
CEO
Agrosfer
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Mr. Louis Verin
(France)
Managing Partner
Mitsio Motu
Alexis Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Flying Labs Representative
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Mr POUYE Moussa
Aguila Technologies,
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High-Level Closing Ceremony (Keynotes)
Theme: Africa’s Path Forward: GNSS and MHEWAS for a Climate-Resilient Future
H.E. Dr. Olavo Correia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy of Cabo
Verde
Our Roadmap
August 2024:
RCMRD Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
October 2024:
SGC 2024
Milan, Italy
​November 2024:
Africa Earth Observation Challenge
Nairobi, Kenya
July 2025 (TBC):
Early Warning High Level Pre-Event
Praia, Cabo Verde
April 2025:
Newspace Africa Conference
Cairo, Egypt
August 2025 (TBC)
R&D in GNSS Workshop
Online
September 2025 (TBC)
GNSS in Maritime Workshop
Online
October 2026:
Africa Satellite Navigation Conference
Dakar, Senegal
November 2025
CRMN SPACESTAR’25
Tunisie
October 2025:
AfriGEO Symposium 2025
Dakar, Sénégal