EAIGF 2023 Programme

September 05, 2023

08:30 – 09:00

Participant registration – Local Organizing Committee

9:00 – 10:00

Opening ceremony

• Grace Ingabire, EAIGF 2023 host
• Lillian Nalwoga, EAIGF convener
• Mr. Adil Suleiman| Senior Policy Officer, Telecom and ICT | Department of Infrastructure and Energy | African Union Commission 
• Ms. Anja Gengo,  NRI Initiative Coordinator, UN IGF
• Mr. Peter Primus, Chargé d’ Affair, Germany Embassy, Rwanda  
• Hon. (Dr). Peter Mathuki, Secretary General, East Africa Community 

 
Keynote Address: Hon. Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda

10:00– 11:15

High Level Panel: The Internet We Want – Empowering All People in East Africa.

• Christian Muhirwa, Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Systems Corporation LTD.
• Dr. Martin Koyabe, Cyber security, Senior Project Manager | AU-Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
• Eng. Daniel Murenzi, Principal Information Technology Officer| East African Community
• Hon Judge Dr Eliamani Laltaika, High Court of Tanzania
• Ms. Gloria Katuuku, Manager planning strategy and performance, NITA-U

Moderator: Rosemary Kimwatu, Head of Data Protection, KCB Bank Group/ Kenya IGF MAG Chair

11.15 – 11:30

Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30

Generative AI In Media Hits Speed Bumps: Do Humans Have the Answers?

• Jonan Katende, Business Manager, Justice Chatbot Limited
• David Indeje, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
• Juma Saleita, Founder Transcend technologies
• Joris Cyizere, GIZ Rwanda 

 
Moderator: Winnie Kamau| Head, The Association of Freelance Journalists (AFJ)