On Tuesday-Thursday August 20-23 2024 the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024 will convene in Kinshasa, DRC. An open and inclusive forum, AfPIF focuses on developing Internet interconnection and traffic exchange opportunities by bringing together key players – infrastructure providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), content producers and providers, data center operators, policy-makers and regulators, to advance the peering ecosystem in Africa.
AfPIF aims to promote the development of national and cross border interconnection and offers the African technical community a unique opportunity to showcase interconnection challenges and opportunities.
Du mardi au jeudi 20 au 22 août 2024, Le Forum africain sur le peering et l’interconnexion (AfPIF) 2024 se déroulera à Kinshasa, au RDC. Forum ouvert et inclusif, l’AfPIF se concentre sur le développement d’opportunités d’interconnexion et d’échange de trafic Internet en réunissant des acteurs clés – fournisseurs d’infrastructures, fournisseurs de services Internet (FAI), points d’échange Internet (IXP), producteurs et fournisseurs de contenu, opérateurs de centres de données, politiques-makers et régulateurs, pour faire progresser l’écosystème de peering en Afrique.
AfPIF vise à promouvoir le développement de l’interconnexion nationale et transfrontalière et offre à la communauté technique africaine une occasion unique de présenter les défis et les opportunités de l’interconnexion.
AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOUR https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/agenda/ (ALL TIMES WAT = UTC+1)
Day 1: 20 August 2024
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:30 Panel: Africa’s Data Center Landscape
Bhavik Pattni (Raxio),
Ranjith Cherickel (iColo)
Valtter Louhivuori (Finnfund)
Obinna Adumike (Rack Center)
Moderator: Dr. Ayotunde Coker (OADC)
11:00- Internet Exchange Points
How to Run an IXP for the First 5 Years – Darwin Costa (DE-CIX)
IXP and Data Center Ecosystem Development – Djo Tshiabadala (Orange DRC)
RDC Cache-Fill Strategies – Daniel Alongi Elenga (ISPA-DRC)
IXP Tracker – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society)
14:00 Tech, Tools, and Automation
Introducing the Open Fibre Standard – Steve Song (Mozilla)
Spatial Division Multiplexing: A New Paradigm – Mark Tinka (TransmissionCo)
PeeringDB Update – Ben Ryall (Meta)
AFRINIC: Tools to Help Secure Internet Routing – Behou Brice Abba (AFRINIC)
15:15 Peering Personals #1
16:00-17:30 Internet Research and Analysis
Towards Measuring Content Locality – Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society)
Analyzing Collateral Impact of Cable Cuts in Africa – Theophilus Benson
West Africa’s Digital and Infrastructure Outlook – Obinna Adumike (AF-CIX)
17:15 Peering Personals #2
Day 2: 21 August 2024
11:00-12:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:15 ISOC > AFIX Handover Ceremony
11:30 Network Infrastructure Trends in Africa – Patrick Christian (TeleGeography)
14:00 Exploring DR Congo
RDC Market Overview – Laurent Ntumba (ISPA-DRC)
DRC-IX in a Second Role for its Growth – Nico Tshintu (ISPA-DRC)
Meta’s Edge in Africa: Planning for the Future – Ben Ryall (Meta)
16:00 Panel: Empowering Women Engineers: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures
Oumie Lindo (SEGUCE)
Gloria Tshiunza (Liquid)
Olga Kavira (DRC Ministry of Posts and Telecom)
Purity Musalila (Zambia)
Sally Wentworth (Internet Society)
Moderator: Massaka LoLo (AMWIBA)
17:15 Peering Personals #3
Day 3: 22 August 2024
11:00 Panel: Cable Sharks: Myth or Menace?
Ben Ryall (Meta)
Dr. Ayotunde Coker (OADC)
Moderator: Mark Tinka (TransmissionCo)
12:15 Peering Personals #4
14:00 AFRINIC Update – Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet (AFRINIC)
14:30 Panel: Interconnection Policy and Regulation
Moderator and Panelists TBD
16:00 Panel: Emerging Trends at IXPS: Challenges and Opportunities
Jorgen Grinnes (Amazon)
Darwin da Costa (DECIX)
Kyle Spencer (UIXP)
Moderator: Michuki Mwangi (Internet Society)
17:00 Open Mic
17:30 Closing Session and AfPIF Host Announcement for Next Year
LIVESTREAM https://www.afpif.org/registration/ (EN/FR)
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