18 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
| Day 0 | 18 AUGUST 2025 |
|---|---|
| 09:00-15:30 | African IXP Association AGM (Invite Only) |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration Opens |
| 16:00-18:00 | High Tea Social Hosted by Women Tech Connect, LINX, and Work Online |
| 18:00-21:00 | Welcome Cocktail Hosted by MainOne |
19 – 21 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
| Day 1 | 19 AUGUST 2025 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration and Newcomers Session |
| 09:00-10:30 | Opening Session Keynote Address Africa: Trends in Submarine, Cloud, and Terrestrial Networks – Patrick Christian (Telegeography) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Sea Cable Session Africa digital bridge: Building Subsea Resilience & Alternate Source Points – Isreal Ogboi From Detours to Direct Paths: Optimising Africa’s Internet Connectivity – Olatunji Tijani (ChatVE) Measuring the Impact of Infrastructure Changes in Africa – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) Peering Personals #1 |
| 12:30- 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:30 | Economics of Peering – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) West African Internet Exchange Point Panel Challenges & Opportunities |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Network Troubleshooting: It’s Not Me, it’s you! – Yolandi Cloete (DE-CIX) Connectivity for Development Session Leveraging Solar Routers to Provide Connectivity in Underserved Communities – Arthur Tumwesigye (RENUMESH) Bridging the Digital Divide: Connecting Schools Across Sub-Saharan Africa – Ben Roberts (Digital Economy Advisors) Peering Personals #2 |
| 17:30-18:00 | House Keeping |
| 18:00-21:00 | Beers for Peers Social Hosted by Teraco & NAPAfricaial |
| Day 2 | 20 AUGUST 2025 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-10:30 | Peering Bilaterals Pulse Internet Measurement Forum Workshop hosted by Internet Society |
| 10:30-11:00 | Welcome |
| 11:00-12:30 | Regulatory Panel Frameworks for Digital Infrastructure Development in Africa Peering Personals #3 |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:30 | Women In Tech Leadership Programme Women in Tech Panel Generations: Is There Still a Problem Being a Woman in Tech? |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Data Center Panel Africa’s Data Centre Landscape: Growth, Challenges, and Viability |
| 17:30-18:00 | Housekeeping |
| 18:00-21:00 | Gala Dinner Hosted by IXPN, Rack Centre, AF-CIX |
| Day 3 | 21 AUGUST 2025 |
|---|---|
| 08:00-10:30 | Peering Bilaterals Pulse Internet Measurement Forum Workshop hosted by ISOC IXP Development Workshop Workshop hosted by DE-CIX, GIZ and ISOC |
| 10:30-11:00 | Welcome |
| 11:00-12:30 | Peering Tech Session Enhancing Interconnection in Africa through AI & Secure Routing – Ishaq Idris 100G Single-Lambda Optics – Mark Tinka (TransmissionCo) INX-ZA: The Road to 400G – Edrich de Lange (INX-ZA) Peering Personals #4 |
| 12:30- 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:30 | Meta’s Edge Infrastructure Evolution in Africa – Michelle Opiyo (Meta) Content Panel Content at the Edge: Unlocking Faster and more Reliable Experiences |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Lightning Talks AFRINIC Internet Number Resource Update – Cedrick Mbeyet PeeringDB Update – Obinna Adumike WACREN Update – Edward Banjo Routeviews Update – Patrick Okui Regional Peering Forums Update – Cedrick Mbeyet |
| 17:30-18:00 | Closing Ceremony and AfPIF 2026 Announcement |
| 18:00-21:00 | Closing Cocktail Hosted by Open Access Data Centres |