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Welcome to the 2022 Africa Internet Governance Forum! The conference is scheduled for July 18-21, 2022 at Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC), Lilongwe, Malawi. Recordings are available after each session for you to explore and enjoy anytime.  Contact us: info@afigf.africa
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Wednesday, July 20 • 12:40pm - 1:40pm
High-Level Session on the AU Data Policy Framework

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In this high-level session, policymakers, regulators, and other senior experts and practitioners will engage on the significance of the Framework for Africa and Africans and will discuss the ways in which African countries and institutions can collaborate better towards the implementation of the Framework. High-level panelists will also discuss how the Framework can be used to ensure that Africa and Africans can benefit equitably, on a global scale, from processes of datafication and digitization, and how different institutions can support the use of data towards achieving the goals detailed in Agenda 2063
Moderators
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Tracy Sinkamba Faustin

International Research & Project Management Coordinator, Secretariat of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network
Tracy Sinkamba Faustin is the International Project and Research Management Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network. She is passionate about creating connections, networks and building relationships and has extensive professional experience at... Read More →

Speakers
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Chengetai Masango

Head of Office, United Nations Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum
Mr. Chengetai Masango is the head of the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which was set up after the World Summit on the Information Society to facilitate public policy discourse on issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability... Read More →
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Dr Alison Gillwald

Executive Director, Research ICT Africa
Alison Gillwald (PhD) is the Executive Director of Research ICT Africa (RIA), an African digital policy and regulatory think-tank based in South Africa. She is also adjunct-professor at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance where she supervises... Read More →
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H.E Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid

AUC’s Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy (welcoming), African union Commission
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid, Egyptian, was elected the new Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission. H.E. Abou-Zeid was an international development lead expert who has been serving Africa in various leading positions for over 30 years, mainly in international... Read More →
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Pilar Fajarnes Garces

Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
Pilar Fajarnes is Chief of the Digital Economy Policy Research Section at the E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch in the Division of Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, where she is the lead author of the Digital Economy Report... Read More →
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Bram Fudzulani

Member, IGF Multi Stakeholder ‎Advisory Group (MAG)
Fudzulani was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to be a member of the 2022 Multi stakeholder ‎Advisory Group (MAG) with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). He is currently serving as the President of the ICT Association of Malawi, a professional body responsible for coordinating... Read More →
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Dr Ololade Shyllon

Head of Privacy Policy, Africa, Middle East and Turkey, META
Dr Ololade Shyllon: Head of Privacy Policy, Africa, Middle East and Turkey, Meta. In this role, she is responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders to continuously shape and inform Meta’s privacy first-approach as it helps bring the metaverse to life. She is a... Read More →

Wednesday July 20, 2022 12:40pm - 1:40pm CAT
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  • Host Organization GIZ

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