Objective: This session focuses on the importance of digital connectivity and resilience, and the need to ensure ubiquitous, reliable, and affordable services to support digital inclusion.
 
Moderator: Mr. Andy Hu, Director of Corporate Communications, Huawei

• ​​​​​Market Resilience in Emerging Digital Economies: Case Study of Kenya During Covid-19 Pandemic 
  Presenter: Mr. William Baraza, Director and CEO, African Advanced Level
  Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI), Kenya
• Covid-19 Recovery: Rebuilding Digital Inclusion for the Rural Counties of Kenya   Presenter: Mr. Leonard Mabele, Research Fellow, Telecommunications & Manager ​Internet of Things (IoT) Research, Strathmore University, Kenya
• ​​CoLRN: A Community-based Vision for Local Resilient Networks  ​Presenter: Ms. Ndinelao Iitumba, Masters Student, Department of Computer
  Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Q&A

17:00 - 17:55

Moderator:Ms. Anne-Rachel Inne

Panelists: (TBC)​

• ​​Digital Inclusion in Health: Dr. David Botchie, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University, United Kingdom
• ​Digital Inclusion in Education:  Mr. Michael Canares, Strategy Advisor, Step Up Consulting, Philippines​​
• ​​Digital Inclusion in Job Creation: Dr. Thorsten Jelinek, Director and Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute, China
  
• Digital Inclusion for Vulnerable Persons: Dr. Maniam Kaliannan, Associate Professor, School of Business, University of Nottingham Malaysia
• ​Digital Connectivity and Resilience: Ms. Ndinelao Iitumba, Masters Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa