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The Vertical Ed-Tech Summit

February 16, 2023 at 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Mövenpick Hotel & Residences, Nairobi

Sponsored by

Amazon Web Services VMware Fortinet Intel and Lenovo
welcome

Reinforce Education With Digital Transformation

The Vertical is a series of events that showcase industry-specific digital solutions. This particular event is designed to bring your solutions to the right people within the right organizations in the Ed-tech industry.

Speaker List

The Challenges

New solutions tend to face resistance from the market. Selling into industry takes up a lot of time and effort. We find that the three main challenges faced by organisations in the Ed-tech space revolve around standing out to attract the attention of prospective customers, getting the message to a broad enough range of target customers and influencing decision makers in client organisations without prior referrals who they trust.

What the Vertical Can Help You Achieve

The Vertical, by design, is a series of industry-specific events that bring innovative solutions using cutting-edge technology to the decision-makers of businesses. It targets Tech vendors, ISVs, start-ups and, specifically, C-suite and decision makers who represent organisations of industry vertical.

Be in the Room Where it Happens!

Engage with the key decision makers of organizations in the specific industry. The Vertical is a strictly invitation-only event composed of handpicked attendees and highly influential stakeholders.

Pitch, Connect and Close Deals!

Cut through the noise and get in front of the right customers. Take full advantage of an opportunity to pitch your company's business solution, make lasting and meaningful connections with key decision makers and close deals in the shortest time possible.

Benefits

Benefits

As earlier stated, The Vertical is designed to bring your solutions to the right people within the right organizations. Here are some of the benefits you can expect to get from the event.

Pitch to the right people

Get personalized feedback

Validate the market

New go-to market strategy

Viable market strategy

Deeper support ecosystem

Control your message

Get positioned as an expert

Engage your peers

Speakers

Speakers

Eliud Owalo

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy

Zahid Sumar

General Manager - East and Southern Africa, Redington Value Division

Daniel Ndirangu

Lead Solutions Engineer, VMware

Vipul Rathod

Deputy General Manager, Redington Gulf

Herve Marchet

Head of Education - MEA, AWS.

Snehar Shah

CEO, Moringa School

Sharon Cheramboss

Director, Policy & Partnerships, Bridge

Felix Malombe

Executive Director, STEAMLabs Africa

Raneem Mahfoud

Commercial Technical Presale - MEA, Lenovo

Imran Chaudhery

Country Manager - East Africa, Fortinet

John Gichohi

Systems Engineer - East Africa, Fortinet

Everline Wangu Kamau

Senior Territory Manager, VMware East Africa

Dr Edward Ombui

Dean - School of Science and Technology, Africa Nazarene University

Stephen Ng'etich

Lead Software Engineer, iLABAfrica

agenda

Agenda

  • Day 01

    February 16, 2023

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

Arrival - Breakfast and Networking

Attendees will check in and go to breakfast

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM

Booth Engagement

This will mark the beginning of the plenary session

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

‘The Vertical At A Glance’

Opening remarks from Redington Group

Zahid Sumar

General Manager - East and Southern Africa, Redington Value Division

speaker
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote Speech

Keynote speech by the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy

Eliud Owalo

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy

speaker
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

Cloud Computing for Education by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Herve Marchet

Head of Education - MEA, AWS.

speaker
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Refreshment Break

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Easier Access to Education Through VMware Solutions

Daniel Ndirangu

Lead Solutions Engineer, VMware

speaker
12:20 PM - 01:00 PM

Lenovo Education Solutions

Raneem Mahfoud

Commercial Technical Presale - MEA, Lenovo

speaker
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch

02:00 PM - 02:40 PM

Higher Education Cybersecurity Solutions by Fortinet

Imran Chaudhery

Country Manager - East Africa, Fortinet

speaker

John Gichohi

Systems Engineer - East Africa, Fortinet

speaker
02:40 PM - 03:20 PM

Enabling Smart Education Through Technology

Stephen Ng'etich

Lead Software Engineer, iLABAfrica

speaker
03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

Refreshment Break

03:40 PM - 04:20 PM

Panel Discussion: Reinforce Education with Digital Transformation

Snehar Shah

CEO, Moringa School

panelist

Sharon Cheramboss

Director, Policy & Partnerships, Bridge

panelist

Felix Malombe

Executive Director, STEAMLabs Africa

panelist

Dr Edward Ombui

Dean - School of Science and Technology, Africa Nazarene University

panelist
04:20 PM - 04:30 PM

Closing Remarks by Redington Group

Vipul Rathod

Deputy General Manager, Redington Gulf

speaker
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Cocktails and Networking

Attendees will be invited to cocktails paired with small bites and a chance to network.

sponsors

Sponsors

AWS VMware Fortinet Intel and Lenovo
media

Media Partners

dx⁵Group
dx5 (formerly CIO Africa)
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Type

In-person

Status

Past

Where & When

Mövenpick Hotel & Residences, Nairobi
February 16, 2023

Contact Person Details

Ian Obukwa
+254 797 065497
ian.obukwa@cioafrica.co