“ICT4D in Africa” – an international event, organized annually in Vilnius, Lithuania, by research and consultancy centre “AfriKo” in cooperation with the Lithuania‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ICT association INFOBALT. Since 2016 the event has been aiming at encouraging Lithuania’s ICT sector to look for opportunities in African countries by bringing knowledgeable speakers and facilitating network to generate new synergies.

This year “ICT4D in Africa” will focus on involvement of ICT companies in development cooperation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, check our website – https://www.digitalafrica.lt/

The event is free to attend with ticket printed or presented on your mobile device. Please bring identification document with you.

PROGRAMME

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:10 Top management of Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Welcome speech
9:10 – 9:20 “AfriKo” – Opening remarks

Panel No. 1 – From Donor-Recipient Relations to Building Economic Partnerships

9:20 – 10:40 Presentations by the following speakers:

Yushi Torigoe, Deputy to the Director at Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D)
Rodrigo Deiana, Junior Policy Analyst at OECD Development Centre
Giedrė Balčytytė, Director, Governance and International Development at NRD Companies
Eng. George Mulamula, CEO at Dar Teknohama Business Incubator and Government Advisor on ICT Entrepreneurship in Tanzania

10:40 – 11:10 Panel discussion / Q&A
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee / snacks break

Panel No. 2 – Tech Stories from the Field – Private Sector for Development in Africa

11:30 – 12:40 Presentations by the following speakers:

Kola Aina, CEO and Founder at Ventures Platform
Jorge Appiah, CEO and Co-founder Kumasi Hive
Ignė Degutytė, Co-Founder & CTO at Yapili
Els Meyvaert, Director of Marketing and Communications at SettleMint

12:50 – 13:20 Panel discussion / Q&A
13:20 – 13:30 “AfriKo” – Wrapping up and evening announcements

19:30 – 21:00 Networking evening (SEB Innovation Center, Savanorių pr. 1)