19 – 21 August 2025
Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
Day 0 | 18 AUGUST 2025 |
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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 |
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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
Peering Personals #1 |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00-15:30 | Economics of Peering – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society)
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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
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 |
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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
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12:30-14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00-15:30 |
Women In Tech Leadership Programme – Dr. Dorcas Muthoni Women in Tech Panel |
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 |
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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
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
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17:30-18:00 | Closing Ceremony & AfPIF 2026 Announcement |
18:00-21:00 | Closing Cocktail Hosted by Open Access Data Centres |