Africa Satellite Navigation Conference 2025

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

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Professor Saidou Madougou

Director AUC ESTI

Mr. Harsen Nyambe

Director of Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment

AUC, ARBE

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

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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

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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

Session 6: High-Level Industry & Private Sector Forum

(Panel C.1)

Theme : Private sector and Academic cooperation for Early Warning through GNSS Applications

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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 Malick Diagne

Director

GeoRiskAfric

Dr. Amina Boubendir

Head of Research and Standardisatio Airbus Defence and Space

Session 8: Pilot Project and Showcases

(Panel D.1)

Dr. Nesrine Chehata

President and co-founder, AGEOS

Moderator

Mr. Francis Dossou Sognon

(Côte d’Ivoire)

CEO

Agrosfer

Mr. Louis Verin

(France)

Managing Partner

Mitsio Motu

Alexis Kaboré (Burkina Faso)

Flying Labs Representative

Mr POUYE Moussa

Aguila Technologies,

Mr. Musa Mishamo (Tanzania)

CEO and Founder / ISPA Eastern Africa Representative

Rada

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

November 2024:
Space STAR Conference
Sousse, Tunisa

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:
Africa Earth Observation Challenge

November 2025

CRMN SPACESTAR’25

Tunisie

October 2025:

AfriGEO Symposium 2025

Dakar, Sénégal

2026 (TBC):
High Level Small Islands Forum on Space
Victoria, Seychelles

October 2026 :
Africa Satellite Navigation Conference
Dakar, Senegal

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High-Level Opening Ceremony (Keynotes)

Session 1: High-Level Political Forum

Session 2: High-Level Political Forum

Session 3: High-Level Investment Forum

Session 4: High-Level Public Sector Forum

Session 5: High-Level Public Sector Forum

Session 6: High-Level Industry & Private Sector Forum

Our Roadmap