23 – 25 August 2022
Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda
| Day 1: 23 August 2022 | Peering Coordinators Day |
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| 08:00 – 09:30 09:00-09:30 | Registration Newcomers Session |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Session 1: IXP & Network Administration – Automated Peering, Ben Ryall, Edge Strategy Manager, Meta, and Jennifer Ramseye, Software Engineer, Meta – Automation with HolistiX, Marc Bruyere, Senior Researcher, Internet Initiative Japan Lab MC: Fearghas McKay, CLO, Flexoptix |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2: Peering Tools – PeeringDB, Arnold Nipper, Chief Technology Evangelist, DE-CIX – IXPDB, Bijal Sanghani, Managing Director, Euro-IX – Peering Toolbox, Yolandi Cloete, Peering & Interconnect Specialist, NAPAfrica MC: Michelle Opiyo, Network Delivery Manager EMEA, Meta Peering Personals #1 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Session 3: Internet Exchange Points – The IXP of Mauritius: A Model to Replicate in Africa, Ranveer Seetaloo, Head, Managed Connectivity Services, Rogers Capital – Africa Cloud and Interconnection Exchange, Obinna Adumike, Project Coordinator, African Cloud and Interconnection Exchange (AF-CIX) – A New Interconnection Hub in East Africa, Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement, LINX – Impact of Connectivity and Interconnection in Africa, Oluwasayo Oshadami, General Manager, Technical Solutions and Managed Network, MainOne MC: Esther Cobbinah, Network Engineer, LINX |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Session 4: Measurements & Technology – LINX: The Road to 400G, Halil Kama, Senior Peering Advisor, LINX – Measuring Cloud Latency in Africa, Josiah Chavula, Lecturer, University of Cape Town (UCT) – 50/50 Vision for Internet in Africa, Amreesh Phokeer, Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society, and Jean-Baptiste Millogo, Internet Technology and Development Expert, Internet Society – Measuring Internet Region: Africa, Eugene Bogomazov, Radar Project, Qrator Labs – DNS Resolution Services in Rwanda, Yazid Akanho, Technical Engagement Senior Specialist, ICANN MC: Rebecca Class-Peter, Events and Operations Coordinator, Euro-IX Peering Personals #2 |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Opening Peering Social |
| Day 2: 24 August 2022 | Plenary Day 1 |
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| 08:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Peering Bilaterals #1 (Newcomers session to run concurrently) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Keynotes – Yves Iradukunda, Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda – Deo Muvunyi, Director General (DG), Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) – Africa Network Geography Update, Patrick Christian, Principal Analyst, TeleGeography – South Africa Infrastructure Investment Boom, Andrew Owens, Technical Lead, Peering and Interconnection, Teraco Data Environments MC: Fearghas McKay, CLO, Flexoptix Group Photo |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Women Tech Connect – Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Session 5 – Are You Kidding Me?? Yolandi Cloete, Peering & Interconnect Specialist, NAPAfrica Panel: Why Are We Still Talking About Women in Tech? Panelists: – Isabel Odida, Internet Infrastructure Development, Founder, UGNOG, Technical Instructor, AfNOG, Women in Tech and Internet Society IETF Fellow – Gaëlle Nsengiyumva, Project Manager / Software Engineer, Rwanda Energy Group, Board Member, RICTA and President of the Girls in ICT in Rwanda – Nathalie Munyampenda, CEO, Kepler – Ghislain Nkeramugaba, Consultant, Internet Society Moderator: Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement, LINX MC: Esther Cobbinah, Network Engineer, LINX Peering Personals #3 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Panel: Policy, Regulation and Taxation for Growth of the Digital Economy Panelists: – Fiona Asonga, CEO, TESPOK (topic: digital infrastructure) – Gina Haspilaire, Vice President, Partner Engagement, Netflix, (topic: digital business) – Nathalie Munyampenda, CEO, Kepler (topic: digital skills and values) – Ibrahima Guimba Saidou, CEO, ANSI (topic: digital government) Moderator: Mathew Chigwende, Group Head of Network Engineering, Liquid Intelligent Technologies Peering Personals #4 |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Gala Dinner |
| Day 3: 25 August 2022 | Plenary Day 2 |
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| 08:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Peering Bilaterals #2 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 7: Connecting to Content – Amazon Interconnect, Jorgen Grinnes, Infrastructure Business Developer, Amazon – Making Netflix Content Available Locally, Salam Yamout, Open Connect Partner Engagement Director, Netflix – Team Cymru: Free Community Services, Tarek Sendi, Security Evangelist, Team Cymru MC: Jean-Baptiste Millogo, Internet Technology and Development Expert, Internet Society Peering Personals #5 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Panel: NOG Experiences in Africa and The World Panelists: – Sara Alamin, Sudan NOG – Isabel Odida, UGNOG – Portia Rabonda, SAFNOG – Edrich de Langa, ZANOG – Cedrick Mbeyet, Senegal NOG MC: Fearghas McKay, CLO, Flexoptix |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Lightning Talks – Tale of a New Bangladeshi NIX, Rashedul Hasan, System Administrator, Digicon Telecommunication Limited – IPv6 Adaptation for IoT Networks, Cherkaoui Leghris, Professor of Higher Education, Faculty of Science and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca – How to Stop Learning & Start Deploying IPv6, Willy Manga, Deployment Operationalisation Engineer, AFRINIC – Do Resource Policies Matter for IXPs and Their Peers? Madhvi Gokool, Senior IP Resource Specialist and Policy Liaison, AFRINIC – Regional IXP Growth Statistics, Sara Alamin, Outreach Coordinator, Packet Clearing House – DRC Peering Updates, Nico Tshintu, Operation Manager, ISPA-DRC and KINIX MC: Darwin Costa, Senior Business Development Latin America (LATAM) & Africa, DE-CIX Open Mic Closing Session and AfPIF Host Announcement for Next Year |