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Zambian Welcome Speech:

• Kasali Musenge, Government Chief Technology Officer, SMART Zambia Institute

Panel Session 5: Partnership & Investment: Government Panel on the Role of Industry in Delivering Digital Transformation

• HE Barr. Dr. Samuel Ode, Deputy Governor, Benue State, Nigeria
• Major General Mohamed Abdelwahab Aly Abouelenein, Undersecretary, General Administration of Information Technology, Ministry of Interior, Egypt
• Ambassador Isaac Ochieng, Director General eCitizen Services, Ministry of Interior & National Administration, Kenya
• Kelvin Ikegwuonu, Executive Director, Programs and Special Projects, Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Nigeria
• Philip Irode, Deputy Director Information Security, ICT Authority, Kenya
• Moderator: Stephanie de Labriolle, Executive Director, Secure Identity Alliance

Panel Session 6: Resilient Digital Governance: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Infrastructure Gaps, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility

• Baldwin Samuel Chiyamwaka, Principal Secretary for Information & Digitalisation, Malawi
• Sylvani Shayo, Director of ICT Compliance & Security, E-Government Authority, Tanzania
• Christian Katengwa, Deputy of Governance, National Cyber Defence Council, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Adilson Rodrigues, Director for Digital Security & Identity, NOSi, Cabo Verde
• Ibukunoluwa Owa, Head of Regulations Unit, Nigeria Data Protection Commission, Nigeria
• Moderator: Thabo Makenete, Head of Public Policy Southern Africa, Meta

Plenary Speech & Comments

• Hon Dr Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Uganda

Panel Session 7: Building Trust & Verification of Digital ID: Foundational Information, Interoperability & Regulatory Frameworks

• Abdiwale Ali Abdulle, Director General, National Identification & Registration Authority, Somalia
• Josephine Mukesha, Director General, National Identification Agency, Rwanda
• Edson Guyai, Director ID Management, National Identification Agency, Tanzania
• Rosemary Kisembo, Executive Director, National Identification & Registration Authority, Uganda
• Aliyyu Gumi, Deputy Director, National Identity Management Commission, Nigeria
• Moderator: Maeson Maherry, Chief Operating Officer, Ascertia

Closing Ceremony Introductions

SMART Zambia Host Speeches

• Percy Chinyama, National Coordinator for Office of the President, E-Government Division (SMART Zambia Institute)
• Hon Felix Mutati (MP), Minister of Technology & Science

Vice Presidential Closing Comments

• Her Honour Mrs W.K. Mutale Nalumango (MP), Vice President of Zambia