Africa is the 1^st continent in the world where cellular telephony has out numbered the fixed line network. There has been rapid telecom development in certain parts of Africa in the recent past. Even though there prevails, some amount of political & economic inconsistencies, the governments are carrying out significant reforms and programs to speed up the progress of their respective countries, which in turn fuels the telecom industry. Thus, such an emerging economy is slowly becoming the focus of investors. Investors see huge potential in this market.

With rapid developments, huge investments have been flowing into Africa. Private equity groups are also investing in telecom operators in order that they expand their market operations & establish world-class infrastructure to increase their competitive edge.

With more than 70% of Africa living in rural areas, reaching out them is one such business model which companies are working on today. In a low ARPU market, how do operators sustain competition & yet maximize profits?

All in all, there is increased competition in the telecom sector in Africa today, but there is an untapped potential which still exists. Perceptions of investors have found that “Africa is a Goldmine as far as telecom investments are concerned”

Etisalat-CEO International Investments

IFC - Africa Dept - PEP Africa-Sr. Operations Officer

Zain Malawi-Fayaz King

Ghana Investment Fund for Telecom (GIFTEL)-Chief Executive Officer

Nigerian Communications Commission-Executive Vice Chairman / CEO

C-Mobile Group Holding-Chief Executive Officer

MTN Uganda- Head Public Access

Delta Partners-Managing Partner

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-Sr. GM Marketing & Business Development

East African Regulatory Postal and Telecommunications Organization (EARPTO)-Chairman

Safaricom-Chief Executive Officer

Vodacom-Chairman  & Founder

GSM Association-Senior Vice President

• Investing in the Telecom sector in Africa
• Investing in the Current infrastructure
• Regulations regarding the investment scenario
• Local support towards foreign Investors
• Political Risks transforming into Financial Rewards
• Private Equity investments in the Telecom sector in Africa
• Sustaining & increasing market share in Africa
• Maximizing profits in a low ARPU market
• Wealth Distribution as Challenge
• Bringing information and communication technologies to Rural Africa
• Competition in the African telecom market
• Vendor Financing
• Financing Alternative Technology like WiMax, CDMA, VoIP, Broadband

• Telecom Operators – CEO’s, MD, Heads of M&A, Regulators, CTO’s, CFO’s, Implementation Managers, Head of Operations, Head of Infrastructure, Head of Investments, Planning Managers, Head of Strategy, Marketing Professionals, and key decision makers

• Telecom Devices – CEO’s, MD, Heads of M&A, Regulators, CTO’s, CFO’s, Implementation Managers, Head of Operations, Head of Infrastructure, Head of Investments, Planning Managers, Head of Strategy, Marketing Professionals, and key decision makers

• Vendors, Solution Providers, Network Infrastructure, Communication Service Providers,  etc. – CEO’s, MD, CTO’s, CFO’s, Implementation Managers, Head of Operations, Head of Infrastructure, Planning Managers, Head of Strategy, Marketing & Business Development Professionals

• Ministry of information and telecommunications

• Private Equity & Venture Capitalists – Managing Partners, CEO’s, MD’s, Advisors

• Investment Banks & Financial Institutions, etc… - CEO’s, MD’s, Head of Corporate Finance, Syndication Managers