The Nedbank Group and the NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) hosted the Nedbank-NBF Networking Forum themed ’Expanding Digital Readiness: Supporting the Development of Digital Infrastructure in the SADC region’.
The aim of the engagement was to establish a Digital Infrastructure Working Group to support the development of a SADC Regional Digital Infrastructure Masterplan, regulatory harmonisation, and many other supporting interventions.
The following industry experts shared their knowledge on the latest digital infrastructure developments and opportunities within the region
- Peter Varndell – Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF)
- Ms Sabine Dall’Omo – Chief Executive Officer, Siemens
- Amos Hadebe – Executive Head: Group Stakeholder Relations and Public Affairs, Nedbank
- Isabel Neto – Digital Development Practice Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
- Harsha Desai – Associate Director, Deloitte
- Charmaine Houvet – Senior Public Policy Director – Cisco Africa
- Dr Lucienne Abrahams – Director and Senior Lecturer, LINK Centre, Wits University
- Dr. Towela Nyirenda-Jere – Head of Economic Integration Division, AUDA-NEPAD
- Dr. George Ah Thew, Directorate of Infrastructure, SADC Secretariat
- Mike Peo – Head: Infrastructure | Energy | Telecoms, Nedbank CIB
- Juanita Clark – Chief Executive Officer, Digital Council Africa
Download Reports
- Nedbank-NBF Networking Forum summary report
- SADC ICT Infrastructure Strategy by SADC Secretariat – Dr George Ah-Thew
- World Bank Initiatives by World Bank – Isabel Neto
- Investing in the African digital economy: Communications and Financial services infrastructures by Wits University – Dr Lucienne Abrahams
