IIC Communications Policy & Regulation Week 2022: More African Regulators Join Nigerian Communications Commission To Swell Speakers List

…As Sponsors Rank Expands

By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief

A further updated agenda just released by the policy platform for the digital ecosystem, the International Institute of Communications(IIC), for its Communications Policy & Regulation Week 2022 has seen more TMT regulators joining the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) on the speakers list even as more sponsors have identified with the events.

As at press time, the speakers list has added Head Multimedia and Content, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Meddy Kaggwa, Councillor, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Luthando Simphiwe Mkumatela (Adv.), Deputy Director Media and Content, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), Masego M. Jeremiah, Principal Advisor, Autorité de régulation des postes et télécommunications (ARPT), Guinea, Aboubacar Sidiki Condé and Director Licensing, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), Tebogo Mmoshe.

From the point of view of sponsorship, a Gala Dinner Sponsor has emerged in cwta acts. Google has joined The Walt Disney Company as Platinum Sponsor while FASKEN and Amazon join the Nigerian Communications Commission as Gold Sponsor. Reception Sponsorship flag is held strongly by frontier economics.

As we reported earlier, the IIC Communications Policy & Regulation Week 2022 will involve for sessions namely:

International Regulators’ Forum

Small Nations Regulators’ Forum

Workshop: Building data skills for regulators and

Annual Conference

All four events slated for between November 1 and November 4, take place in Ottawa, Canada. The Welcome reception on the evening of November 2, will be hosted at the Canadian Museum of Nature while the Conference gala dinner on November 3, will be hosted at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, to be sponsored by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).