Southern African ICT for Education Summit 2012 Speakers & Presentations

Click on the highlighted names below to view their video presentations & speeches from The Southern African ICT for Education Summit 2012. The presentations are also available in pdf format for you to download.

Thursday 26th January 2012


Opening Session – Welcome

Hon. David Coltart – Minister of Education, Sport, Arts & Culture, Zimbabwe
Dr Sam Kundishora – Permanent Secretary, Information & Communication Technology, Zimbabwe
Hon. Dr John T N Phiri – Minister of Education, Zambia

E-Learning Technology Linking Education to Business

Mr Richard Horton – Regional Vice President, EMEA, Blackboard International
Mr Hicham Mohsine – Education Business Manager, Africa, HP

ICT for Education – South Africa, Swaziland

Hon. Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize – Deputy Minister of Higher Education, South Africa
Hon. Winnie Magagula – Minister of Information, Communications & Technology, Swaziland

ICT for Education – Burundi, Rwanda

Hon. Dr Julien Nimubona – Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Burundi
Dr Evode Mukama – Deputy Director General, ICT in Education, Rwanda Education Board, Ministry of Education

E-Learning & Educational Management

Mr Walid Tahabsem – President & CEO, Integrated Technology Group
Mr Suhas Gopinath – President & CEO, Global ITeS
Mr Itai Masimirembwa – CEO, E-Learning Solutions
Dr Gary Brooking – University of Zimbabwe

Friday 27th January 2012


ICT for Education – Mozambique, Tanzania

Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa – Minister of Communication, Science & Technology, Tanzania
Dr Kauxique Maganlal – Head of ICT Department, Ministry of Education, Mozambique
Dr Gertrudes Macueve – Deputy Director for Infrastructure & Information Systems, Ministry of Science & Technology, Mozambique

Technology for Improving Education

Dr Ciaran McCormack – Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Mr Thierry Boulanger – IT Solutions Director, Samsung Africa
Mr Scott Topliss – Territory Manager, Sub Sahara Africa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

ICT for Education – Botswana, Malawi, Namibia

Hon. Wictor Songazaudzu Sajeni – Minister of Education, Science & Technology, Malawi
Mr Alfred Ilukena – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Namibia
Mr Bore P. Kgokgwe – IT Manager, Ministry of Education & Skills Development, Botswana

Development Investment into ICT for Education

Dr Mark Peterson – Senior Technical Advisor, Health & Education, USAID
Dr Frank Boahene – Education Analyst, African Development Bank
Hon. Amb. Prof. Samson Ongeri – Minister of Education, Kenya