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Kenya Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023
November 1, 2023 - November 2, 2023
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The Kenya Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the Domain Name Industry in East Africa and beyond organized by Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC). The first Kenya DNS forum was held in 2021- a virtual event. In 2022, this annual event was themed ‘Cybersecurity’ and saw over 200 local, regional, and international delegates attend a hugely successful forum. Partners included the Communications Authority of Kenya, Huawei, Liquid Technologies, Africa Data Centers, PAIX, and KENET among others. The event was held at Emara Sereni on 4 – 6 October 2022.
The Kenya Domain Name System Forum aims to help the Kenya Registry to grow at a competitive rate and ensure that Kenya is on par with the rest of the world’s Registries. This event will offer opportunities to network with other stakeholders and industry experts and discuss business, technical, and policy aspects of the approaches to establishing and expanding online presence.
This year’s event will be held on 1 – 2 November 2023 with the “Navigating The Future of Cybersecurity & Unleashing The Power of Domains”.
Key Topics to Be Addressed at The Kenya DNS 2023 Will Include:
- Influencing Governmental Policy on Internet Penetration in East & Rest of Africa
- Evaluating the risks and opportunities facing the Domain Naming Ecosystem
- Positioning Kenya and the region for growth
- Monetizing your online presence
- Data privacy and protection
- Strengthening collaboration among stakeholders in the domain name ecosystem in Africa
- Children’s right
- Copyrights/Trademarks
Expected Outcomes
- Provide a launch pad for new developments in the Domain Name Ecosystem in Africa and Globally.
- Identify strategic action points that will be key to the growth of the domain name ecosystem in Africa
- Promote the 3R Model for wider adoption and uptake in the region and Africa-wide.
- Strengthening stakeholder engagement in the Africa Domain Name ecosystem
- Build awareness and define strategies to tackle issues impeding the growth of the Africa Domain Name ecosystem
Speakers
| Welcoming remarks – KeNIC CEO:
Mr. Andrew Lewela Mwanyota |
Key Note Speaker
Andy Chadwick, Head of Africa Cyber Network @ Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office – Future of Cybersecurity |
| Welcoming remarks – EX. KeNIC Chairman:
Mr. Geoffrey Shimanyula – Highlighting Successes of the last 5 Years |
Presentation from AFTLD
Barrack Otieno – Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dot Africa |
| New KeNIC Chairman
Mr. Paul Kariuki – Introduction of KeNIC Board Members – Agenda 2024 – 26 Outlook |
Presentation from ICANN
Bob Ochieng – Snr. Director: ngTLD Program June Okal – Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa |
| ICANN presentation on Coalition for Digital Africa | Panel Discussion: Education and Domain
– Grace Githaiga – CEO/Convenor of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) – Eng. Alphonce Odhiambo – President, the Internet Society of Kenya – Winnie Rachael – Country Manager, UNICAF – Patricia Kimani Nyanjau – Senior System Administer (KENET) Moderator – Davis Waithaka, Chief Executive Officer at Elimu Holdings |
| BREAKOUT SESSION on DNS/DNSEC
– Ahmed Landi – KeNIC Senior Advisor and Technical Manager |
Panel Discussion: Government of Kenya (GOK) and Internet Governance Stakeholders
– Lucas Omollo – Chief Manager, ICT & Smart City Solutions, Konza Technopolis Development Authority – Fiona Asonga – Chief Executive Officer, Technology Service Providers of Kenya – TESPOK – Thomas Odhiambo – KeNIC Vice-chair & Director, Programmes & Standards
Moderator: Ali Hussein Kassim, CEO, AHK Corp |
| Panel Discussion 1: Future of Cybersecurity
– Lucas Omollo – Manager, ICT & Smart City Solutions · KOTDA – Nabihah Rishad – Product and Research Lead, Serianu Limited Moderator: Patrick Kiniti – CEO of Techmax Solutions |
Panel Discussion 4: Unleashing Power of Domains
– Vionna Wairimu- Marketing Manager Sasahost LTD – Freda Kariba, CEO, Aplin Media – Davis Waithaka, Chief Executive Officer, Elimu Holdings Moderator – James Thuruthi – Chief Operating Officer, Frontier Optical Networks (FON) |
| Panel Discussion 2: Cybersecurity Innovation in Mobile Financial Services
– Nyagitari Bosire – Head, Technology Enterprise Services, Safaricom PLC – Eric Ngei – Head of Cybersecurity at KCB Group – Fredrick Wahome: Co-founder of Kenya Cybersecurity and Forensics Association – Kevin Kanyi – Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting, M-KOPA. Moderator: Rose Kimwatu-Koech – Head of Data Protection, KCB |
Panel Discussion 5: Monetizing your Domain
– Moses Kemibaro – CEO, DotSavvy Ltd – Mbugua Njihia – Venture Builder and Solution Architect
Moderator – Gitau Muraguri, Marketing Manager, KeNIC |
| KONZA Technopolis Development Authority presentation by:
John Paul Okwiri, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Panel Discussion: Enhancing Collaboration between stakeholders
– Paul Kariuki – KeNIC Chairman – Eng. Alphonce Odhiambo – President, the Internet Society of Kenya – Bob Ochieng – Snr. Director: ngTLD Program, ICANN – Fiona Asonga – Chief Executive Officer, Technology Service Providers of Kenya – TESPOK – Joel Karubiu, Country Representation/Export Advisor, ENTERPRISE ESTONIA Moderator: Barrack Otieno – Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dot Africa Foundation |
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| Panel Discussion 3: Trends in Data Protection and Guidelines for the Future
– Rose Kimwatu-Koech – Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Kenya – Josephine Achunga Oyombe – Managing Partner, J. Oyombe Advocates – William Kimuhu – Data Protection Officer, Mwalimu Sacco Moderator: John Walubengo, KeNIC ICT Committee & Lecturer, Multimedia University of Kenya |
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