AfPIF 2025 Agenda Outline

18 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria

Day 0AUGUST 18 2025
09:00-15:30African IXP Association AGM (Invite Only)
16:00-17:30Registration
17:00-20:00Welcome Social
19 – 21 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
Day 119 AUGUST 2025
08:00-09:00Registration and Newcomers Session
09:00-10:30Opening Session

Keynote
Africa: Trends in Submarine, Cloud, and Terrestrial Networks
Patrick Christian (Telegeography)
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:30Sea Cable Session
12:30-14:00Coffee Break
14:00-15:30IXP Session

Peering Personals #1
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Data Center Panel
Africa’s Data Centre Landscape: Growth, Challenges, and Viability

Housekeeping
18:00-21:00Beers 4 Peers Social
Day 220 AUGUST 2025
08:00-10:30Peering Bilaterals #1

Pulse Internet Measurement Forum
Internet Society Event
10:30-11:00Welcome
11:00-12:30Nigerian Market Session
12:30-14:00Coffee Break
14:00-15:30Women in Tech Panel
Generations: Is There Still a Problem Being a Woman in Tech?

Peering Personals #2
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Session TBD

Housekeeping
18:00-21:00Gala Dinner
Day 321 AUGUST
08:00-10:30Peering Bilaterals #2

Pulse Internet Measurement Forum
Internet Society Event
10:30-11:00Welcome
11:00-12:30Session TBD
12:30-14:00Coffee Break
14:00-15:30Content Panel
Content at the Edge: Unlocking Faster and more Reliable Experiences

Peering Personals #3
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Lightning Talks

Closing Ceremony and AfPIF 2026 Announcement
17:30-18:00Closing Cocktail