AfPIF 2025 Conference Agenda

19 – 21 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
Day 0 18 AUGUST 2025
08:00-09:00 Registration Opens
09:00-15:30 African IXP Association AGM
16:00-18:00 High Tea Social 
Hosted by Women Tech Connect, Work Online, and LINX
18:00-21:00 Welcome Cocktail
Hosted by MainOne
Day 1 19 AUGUST 2025
08:00-09:00 Registration Opens
09:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
Hosted by the African IXP Association

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 Housekeeping
18:00-21:00 Beers for Peers Social 
Hosted by Teraco & NAPAfrica
Day 2 20 AUGUST 2025
08:00-10:30 Peering Bilateral Meetings

Pulse Internet Measurement Forum
Workshop hosted by Internet Society
10:30-11:00 Welcome Remarks
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 – Dr. Dorcas Muthoni

Women in Tech Panel
Generations: Is There Still a Problem Being a Woman in Tech?
Moderator: Barbara Muthoka (AFCHIX)
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 Bilateral Meetings

Pulse Internet Measurement Forum
Workshop hosted by Internet Society

IXP Development Workshop
Workshop hosted by DE-CIX, GIZ and Internet Society
10:30-11:00 Welcome Remarks
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
Moderator: Patrick Christian (Telegeography)
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 & AfPIF 2026 Announcement
18:00-21:00 Closing Cocktail
Hosted by Open Access Data Centres