MTN speakers at AfricaCom 2012

With AfricaCom 2012 take place from 13-15 November 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), South Africa, MTN is gearing up for its participation as six representatives from across its footprint are confirmed to speak at the conference.

This year's conference marks the 6th year of MTN's sponsorship of Africa's foremost telecoms gathering. Previously taking place over two days, the 2012 event, themed 'Reaching the Next Frontier for Growth', has been extended to three days.

"Our increased role at AfricaCom is evidence of MTN's commitment to leading key debates in the telecoms industry on the continent. Furthermore, being part of the event helps us to exchange ideas with like-minded leaders on the continent, and from around the world", says Rich Mkhondo, executive for Corporate Affairs, MTN Group.

MTN speakers

Tuesday, 13 November

Khaled Mikkawi, CEO, MTN Rwanda
Mobile Money Lab, Business models and partnerships for mobile money: An overview of Africa's mobile money market

Wednesday, 14 November

Zunaid Bulbulia, chief financial and acting chief enterprise business officer, MTN South Africa
Opening Keynote (Panel), Innovation or Disruption? Debating the Role of New Players in the Digital Ecosystem

Mike Fairon, general manager: Products, Services and Innovation, MTN South Africa
Opening Keynote (Panel), Handset and Smart Devices Vision for Africa

Omatsola Barrow, sales and distribution executive, MTN Nigeria
CEM stream, Examining the importance of distribution channels in the customer experience

Kanagaratnam Lambotharan, chief technology officer, MTN South Africa
LTE stream, LTE deployment in Africa: Operator's experience

Thursday, 15 November

Robert Madzonga, chief corporate services executive, MTN South Africa
Regulatory session (panel), Regulator/Operator panel: Debating the needs of the market to promote growth through effective regulation

For more, go to www.africa.comworldseries.com.