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Day 1 – Wednesday, 28 October
Day 2 – Thursday, 29 October
Day 1 – Wednesday, 28 October
October 28, 2026
7:30 am

Arrival & Registration

Exhibition Hall

Registration, Networking and Exhibition Opens

9:00 am

Programme Director Welcome & Housekeeping

Ubuntu Hall
9:05 am

South African National Anthem & AU Anthem

Ubuntu Hall
9:10 am

Welcome Address

Ubuntu Hall
9:15 am

Host Province Welcome Address

Ubuntu Hall
9:25 am

Topic

Ubuntu Hall

The State of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Skills Development in South Africa

9:35 am

Day 1 Keynote Address

Ubuntu Hall

Building Africa's Cyber Resilience Through Collaboration, Innovation and Skills

10:00 am

Panel Discussion on the Keynote Address

Ubuntu Hall
10:25 am

Continental Address

Exhibition Hall

From National Strategy to Continental Resilience: Building Trusted Digital Nations Across Africa.

10:45 am

Partner Address

Ubuntu Hall

Cybersecurity Skills Development in Africa

11:00 am

Tea Break, Networking & Exhibition

Exhibition Hall
11:20 am

Track 1: The Human Firewall Resilience & Digital Safety

Uhuru Room
11:20 am

Track 2: Intelligence & Indigenous Innovation (AI & LLMs)

Kemet Room
11:20 am

Track 3: Sovereign Defense: Aviation, Infrastructure, Cloud & Quantum

Timbuktu Room
2:15 pm

Track 4: Governance, Law & The Digital Border

Alkebullan Room
11:20 am

Track 5 :Capacity Building & The Future Workforce

Great Zimbabwe Room
12:50 pm

Networking Lunch & Exhibition

Exhibition Hall
2:00 pm

Special Parliamentary Address

Ubuntu Hall

Securing South Africa's Digital Future: Parliament's Role in Cybersecurity, Digital Governance and Accountability

2:15 pm

Panel Discussion: Awareness, Innovation and Collaborations powered by DCDT

Exhibition Hall

Theme: From Awareness to Action: Building Africa's Cyber Resilience Through Innovation and Collaboration

3:00 pm

Report Back from Track Chairs

Ubuntu Hall
3:45 pm

Tea Break and Networking

Ubuntu Hall
4:00 pm

Day One Summary & Key Recommendations

Ubuntu Hall
4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Ubuntu Hall
Day 2 – Thursday, 29 October
October 29, 2026
8:00 am

Arrival, Networking & Exhibition

Exhibition Hall
9:00 am

Programme Director Welcome

Ubuntu Hall
9:05 am

Welcome Address

Ubuntu Hall
9:15 am

Special Address by The Presidency

Ubuntu Hall
9:30 am

Keynote Address 1

Ubuntu Hall

Building a Secure and Digitally Resilient Africa: Strengthening Cyber Cooperation, Digital Trust and Continental Partnerships

10:00 am

Keynote Address 2

Ubuntu Hall

Regulating Cybersecurity Service Providers in South Africa: Strengthening Digital Sovereignty, National Cyber Resilience and Continental Leadership

10:25 am

Panel Discussion on Keynote Address

Ubuntu Hall
11:00 am

Presention

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Securing Africa’s Digital Sovereignty: Building Resilient Infrastracture for an AI-Driven Future

11:20 am

Africa Incidence Response Presentation

Ubuntu Hall
11:45 am

Tea Break, Networking & Exhibition

Exhibition Hall
12:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Ubuntu Hall

Defence, National Security & Law Enforcement

12:45 pm

Presentation by Kenya’s NCSA

Ubuntu Hall
1:00 pm

Lunch and Exhibition

Exhibition Hall
2:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Ubuntu Hall

Securing Africa’s Financial Ecosystem: Cybercrime, AI, Digital Payments and Financial Resilience

2:45 pm

Securing the Digital City: Building Cyber-Resilient Public Infrastructure and Services

Ubuntu Hall
3:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Telecommunications, Digital Sovereignty & Critical Infrastructure

Ubuntu Hall

Securing Africa’s Digital Backbone: Building Resilient, Sovereign and Trusted Digital Infrastructure

3:45 pm

Closing Address

Ubuntu Hall
3:55 pm

Vote of Thanks & Announcements

Ubuntu Hall