Africa Cyber Defense Forum 2025
Kigali Marriot Hotel, Rwanda
29 Sept – 3 Oct 2025
Cyber Carnival 2025
Kalamata Restaurant & Nairobi Street Kitchen
11 – 13 June 2025
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Speakers
Philip Aiwekhoe
Chief Information Security / Data Protection Officer
NPF Microfinance Bank Plc, Nigeria
Tildy Erlong
Chief Information Officer
Société Générale Côte d’Ivoire
Lazaro Kabyemera
Head of Cyber Security
CRDB Bank Plc, Tanzania
Brencil Kaimba
Product Innovation Lead
Scratch and Script Limited, Kenya
Eugenia Aba Moses
Cyber Security Analyst
Republic of Ghana
Oluwole Olakanmi
SOC Manager/CTI Operations in Africa
CyberSOC Africa, Kenya
Audrey Mnisi Mireku
Board Member
Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, Inc (FIRST)
Imane Dahou
Manager Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Resilience Services
SIA Partners, France
Michael Bossman
Chief Technology Officer
Patricia Jepkoech
Cyber Security Incident Responder
Safaricom, Kenya
Jonathan Somers
MEA Sales Director
Sergio Guivala
Head of the Central Cybersecurity Department
National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Mozambique
Adv. Jacqueline Fick
Chief Executive Officer
VizStrat Solutions, South Africa
Col. Dr. James Kimuyu
Director
National Computer and Crimes Coordination Committee (NC4), Kenya
Diana Agaba
Head Information Security
Stanbic Bank, Uganda
Vikas Sharma
Partner, Regional Consulting & Risk Services Leader
PwC, Mauritius
Dr. Vincent Ngundi
Ag. Director Cyber Security
Communications Authority of Kenya
Marvin Ngoma
Principal Security Architect
Elastic, Sweden
Thulani Mabuza
Cyber Security Consultant: Team Lead | Head
Orange Cyberdefense, South Africa
Daniel Ehrenreich
Leading ICS-OT-IIOT Cyber Security Expert
Secure Communications and Control Experts (SCCE), Israel
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The rapid evolution of cyber threats in Africa presents unprecedented challenges that require collaboration to mitigate and respond effectively. The continent’s rapid development and digitization necessitates a focus on cybersecurity to ensure a sustainable and inclusive future.
Paula Ingabire
Minister of ICT & Innovation
Rwanda
Global Tech Leaders and Experts
An extraordinary gathering of cybersecurity leaders, innovators, and policymakers at the forefront of digital defense and innovation in Africa
Noureen Njoroge
Director, Global Cyber Threat Intelligence, Nike
David Kanamugire
Chief Executive Officer
National Cyber Security Authority, Rwanda
Paula Ingabire
Minister for ICT and Innovation
Rwanda
Eddy Kayihura
Senior Consultant
AP Consulting Ltd
John Omo
Secretary-General
African Telecommunications Union
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