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Terrestrial fibre workshop | No one can do it alone: Driving collaboration and partnerships to achieve digital access

10 Sep 2025
Radisson Blu - Kifaru Room, Floor 1
Connectivity infrastructure

No single player can connect Africa alone. This remains true whether it’s due to geography, regulatory climate, business case or investment. As a result, Africa’s vibrant fibre ecosystem must become more innovative and collaborative than ever before to deliver the continents connectivity needs. This workshop will delve into the business models, partnerships, cross-border and investment.

Chairs remarks & opening presentation 

Fireside chat 

Open discussion 

  • Exploring innovative business cases and consortium models 

  • Collaborative approaches to meeting investment allocation needs 

  • Reducing cross-border bottlenecks and creating more competitive fibreco ecosystems 

  • Public-private partnerships and the role of government in removing barriers to project execution 

Speakers
Gbenga Adebiji, Founder - Geniserve
Yonas Maru, Founder & MD - BCS GROUP
Ian Paterson, CEO - CSQUARED
Wole Abu, Managing Director West Africa - Equinix
Judah Levine, CEO - HIP Consult
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