Former NCC Boss, Gwandu, Others, Make The List Of Speakers As WRC-27 Readies For The Final Stretch

By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief

Satellite, Non-Terrestrial Networks(NTNs) &  Direct-to-Device (D2D): Licensing & Coexistence, Making Mid-Band Work: Delivering Connectivity & Growth, Spectrum Pricing, Licensing and Coverage, Where Next? Towards 6G and NextGen Connectivity, Spectrum for Public Good: Maximising Social & Economic Value are some of the topics lined up for interrogation by experts as the  11th Africa Spectrum Management Conference, holding September 7, in Tunis, Tunisia, draws near.  The Conference is being organized as part of the 3rd African Preparatory Meeting for WRC-27 (APM27-3).

Cyber Era NG can confirm that the former Acting Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Engr. Bashir Gwandu, has been confirmed, alongside others,  to speak  at the Conference.  Engr. Gwandu is listed as an independent spectrum expert on the confirmed Speakers’ Faculty.

Confirmed with Gwandu are:

• Head of Terrestrial Publication & Registration Division, BR, ITU, Ben Ba
• General Director, ANF Tunisia, Olfa Jammeli
• Secretary General, ATU, John Omo
• Councillor, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Dr. Charley Lewis
• Technical Advisor to the CEO, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Ronel le Grange
• Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, Charles Cooper
• Director for Spectrum Planning and International Affairs, ANFR France, Eric Fournier
• Head of Section on International and National Spectrum Management, German Federal Network Agency, BNetzA Germany, Alexander Kühn
• Executive Director of International Spectrum Affairs, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Egypt, Dr. Mohamed El-Moghazi
• Head of Spectrum Management, ARTP Senegal, Mandialy Bodian
• Manager of Spectrum Planning and Authorisation, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Ramlah Hussein
• Assistant Director, Frequency Monitoring and Compliance, CA Kenya, Gababo Wako
• Vice President International Government Affairs Qualcomm, Elizabeth Migwalla
• Vice-President of Policy & Regulatory, GSOA,  Peng Zhao
• Director, Spectrum Management, GSMA, Bienvenu Agbokponto Soglo
• Global Head of Spectrum Standardization, Nokia, Eiman Mohyeldin
• Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs, Nada Abdelhafez, Shure
• Regulatory Advisor, Newsky.plus, Daniel Batty
• Spectrum Policy Analyst, GSMA, Ferran Font

• Member of the Board, DECT Forum, Andreas Wilzeck

• Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist for Africa and the Middle East, Sateliot, Ethan Mudavanhu

• Independent African Broadcasting Policy Advisor & Entrepreneur, (on behalf of Sennheiser) Joe Frans

• Lead, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, EMEA, Project Leo, Amazon, Mostafa Mousa

• Vice President, Industry Relations, Ericsson, Shiv Bakhshi

• Africa Chair, GSA, Cesar Gutierrez Miguelez

Agenda

9:00 AM – 9:30 AMWelcome Ceremony & Keynote Presentations

9:30 AM – 10:40 AMSession 1i: WRC-27: Preparing for the final stretch

10:40 AM – 11:10 AMSession 1ii: WRC-27: Preparing for the final stretch elsewhere in Region 1

11:10 AM – 11:35 AMRefreshment Break

11:35 AM – 12:35 PMSession 2: Making Mid-Band Work: Delivering Connectivity and Growth | Panel Discussion

12:35 PM – 1:05 PMSession 3: Getting the Policy Framework Right – Spectrum Pricing, Licensing and Coverage | Fireside Chat

1:05 PM – 2:05 PMLunch

2:05 PM – 3:05 PMSession 4: Space, Satellite & D2D: Licensing, Coexistence and the New Connectivity Frontier | Panel Discussion

3:05 PM – 4:05 PMSession 5: What Next? Shaping Africa’s Connectivity Future | Panel Discussion

4:05 PM – 4:30 PMRefreshment Break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PMSession 6: Spectrum for Public Good: Maximising Social and Economic Value Across Africa | Panel Discussion

5:30 PM – 5:50 PMDeclaration of Establishment ATU Task Force for African LEO Systems

5:50 PM – 6:30 PMPresentations from Candidates for ITU-BR Director

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