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2 MOBILE 360 SERIES - WEST AFRICA Mobile 360 Series West Africa is a regional platform bringing together senior regional and international policy, regulatory, operator, investor and start-up representatives from across the mobile ecosystem involved in fostering the digital transformation of West African economies. The one-day event brought together over 250 attendees from 15 countries to discuss how Mobile Network Operators can collaborate with public and private stakeholders to deliver social impact and drive growth. The keynote themes included Mobile as the Foundation for Digital Transformation in West Africa ; Building an Environment Conducive to Expanding Mobile Broadband Connectivity ; Stimulating the Development of Scalable, Life-enhancing Services ; Fostering Growth, Inclusion and Innovation ; and Use Cases of mobile and social transformation. Job Level Two-thirds of all attendees at Mobile 360 West Africa held a senior management position. The breakdown of the 66% senior management consisted of C-Level/Owner (23%), Vice President (8%) and Director (35%). Job Level Percent C-Level/Owner 23% Vice President 8% Director 35% Manager 25% Specialist 2% Analyste Consultant 2% Administrative Industry Breakdown The top industries present at Mobile 360 West Africa included Mobile Network Operators, Government/Regulatory, Broadcast/Media, and Service Providers. These four categories made up 70% of all attendees. Additional industries that were listed under the Other category included App & Software Development, Network Infrastructure Vendors, Integrated Solution Vendors, and Association/Foundations/NGO. Industry Percent Mobile Network Operator 3 Government/Regulatory 16% Broadcast/Media 1 Service Provider 6% Education/Training Mobile Content/Creation Provider 3% Mobile Virtual Network Operator 3% Finance/Banking/Insurance 3% Advertising/Marketing/PR 3% Consultancy 2% Other 12% 2

20116 M360 West Africa Post Event Report English - Updates.

countries were represented at Mobile 360 West Africa.

Nigeria which combined represented 12% of all attendees.

3 20116 M360 West Africa Post Event Report English - Updates.qxp_Layout 1 13/09/ :30 Page 3 Countries Represented Attendees from 15 total countries were represented at Mobile 360 West Africa. The leading country present was Côte d Ivoire (75%) followed by France, Ghana and Nigeria which combined represented 12% of all attendees. Regional Participation Worldwide Participation Countries Côte d Ivoire France Ghana Nigeria Sénégal Afrique du Sud Royaume-Uni Kenya Togo Emirats Arabes Unis Autre 75% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3

Bunmi Banjo VP Private Sector, Infrastructure & Industrialization Head

Bank John Giusti Daddy Mukadi Bujitu Chief Regulatory Oﬃcer Chief

General ARTCI Head of Sub-Saharan Africa GSMA Vamsi Madhav Bruno Nabagné

Financial Mahindra Comviva Dr Isaias Barreto Commissioner for

Orange Middle East & Africa Adebisi Idowu Mamadou Bamba VP Marketing CEO

which helped us to build a high quality network, to learn a lot from

4 20116 M360 West Africa Post Event Report English - Updates.qxp_Layout 1 13/09/ :31 Page 4 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Pierre Guislain Bunmi Banjo VP Private Sector, Infrastructure & Industrialization Head of Brand, Reputation & Digital Skills Google Africa African Development Bank John Giusti Daddy Mukadi Bujitu Chief Regulatory Oﬃcer Chief Regulatory Oﬃcer Airtel GSMA Akinwale Goodluck Bilé Diéméléou Director General ARTCI Head of Sub-Saharan Africa GSMA Vamsi Madhav Bruno Nabagné Koné Minister of ICT Cote d Ivoire VP & Head Product Management, Mobile Financial Mahindra Comviva Dr Isaias Barreto Commissioner for Telecommunication & IT Nezih Dincbudak ECOWAS VP Regulatory Aﬀairs Orange Middle East & Africa Adebisi Idowu Mamadou Bamba VP Marketing CEO Orange Côte d Ivoire Etisalat Nigeria It was such a great experience which helped us to build a high quality network, to learn a lot from Mobile industry experts and to get opportunities for our Startup. Very well organised, very useful information and networking

5 66% Senior Management 23% C-level/ Owner 8% Vice President 35% Director France 15 Total Countries Senegal 75% Côte d Ivoire Ghana Nigeria 250 ATTENDEES 3 Mobile Network Operators Industry Breakdown 16% 1 6% Government /Regulatory Broadcast/ Media Service Provider Education/ Training

ITU Regional Development Forum 18 JULY 2018

v ITU Regional Development Forum 18 20 July 2018 At the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana DRAFT AGENDA 18 JULY 2018 The ITU Regional Development Forum on the theme ICT4SDGs: Towards the