Rwanda Internet Governance Forum, (RWIGF) 05 September 2024, Lemigo Hotel - Kigali

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ABOUT RWIGF

Building our Multi-stakeholder Digital Future

Rwanda Internet Governance Forum-RWIGF is a forum that brings together a wide spectrum of stakeholders from public and private sector stakeholders along the entire civil society and academia to discuss pertinent issues, opportunities and frameworks needed to be a digital nation. RWIGF is supported by Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance (RICTA) as a neutral secretariat, endorsed by the RW-IGF multistakeholder organizing committee. RICTA plays a vital role in coordinating all stakeholders of the forum to provide a platform to maximize the opportunity for open and inclusive dialogue and the exchange of ideas on Internet governance (IG).

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Our Speakers

Know about the speakers of our Rwanda Internet Governance Forum 2023
Theme: "The Internet We Want-Empowering All People"

MINISTER OF ICT AND INNOVATION
Mrs.PAULA INGABIRE
MINICT MINISTER OF ICT AND INNOVATION

UN Resident Coordinator and Representative of the UN Secretary General to Rwanda
Dr. OZONNIA OJIELO
UNITED NATIONS UN Resident Coordinator and Representative of the UN Secretary General to Rwanda

CEO
Mrs.Grace Ingabire
RICTA CEO

Project Lead Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Mr. Alain Ndayishimiye
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Rwanda Project Lead Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Academics
Mr. George Okeyo
CMU Africa Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Academics

CEO
Mr Emmanuel Mfitumukiza
ISOC - Rwanda Chapter CEO

Assistant Teaching Professor
Mr. Emmanuel Ndashimye
CMU Africa Assistant Teaching Professor

Chief Technical Officer
Mr. Innocent RUZINDANA
Broadband Systems Corporation (BSC) Chief Technical Officer

CEO
Mr Alex NTALE
ICT Chamber CEO

Ag. Senior Manager, Information Security
Mrs Fidia Kamikazi
MTN Rwanda Ag. Senior Manager, Information Security

General Manager of ICT Regulation
Mr. Charles GAHUNGU
RURA General Manager of ICT Regulation

Technical Project Lead
Mr. Olivier MANZI
Mojaloop Technical Project Lead

Country Director
Mr. Robert N. Ford
Yellow Card App Country Director

Deputy Head of Cooperation
Mr. Clemens Häusler
German Embassy Kigali Deputy Head of Cooperation

Our Agenda

Have a look at our IGF 2023 Agenda, that Will discuss on The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

  • 13:25 Closing
  • 13:30 Lunch
  • 13:20 Giving out Certificates to RW-SIG Participants
  • 09:00 Registration of Participants
  • 09:30 Opening remarks
  • 09:35 Keynote Speech
  • 09:45 Guest of Honor Remarks
  • 09:55 Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics and Governance
  • 10:45 Coffee break
  • 11:00 Panel Discussion: Data Governance in Rwanda with a focus on Personal Data Privacy, Protection and Data Localization
  • 12:00 Presentation: Building Bridges of Trust in a Digital Rwanda: The Role of Cybersecurity
  • 12:20 Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity and Trust
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