Meet the Speakers


Mr Glen Mashinini

Chairperson IEC

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Ayodele Odusola

UNDP Resident Representative

Pretoria, South Africa

Dr Khabele Matlosa

Director, Department of Political Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ms H. Nanjala Nyabola

Nairobi, Kenya

Mr. André-Michel Essoungou

United Nations

New York, USA

Sophia Ignatidou

Chatham House

London, UK

Ms Chenai Chair

Cape Town, South Africa

Ruth Price

Digital Action

London, UK

Ms. Karen Allen

Institute for Security Studies

Pretoria, South Africa

Dominic Cull

Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA)

Cape Town, South Africa

Chris Roper / Amanda Strydom

Code for Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Fatu Ogwuche

Politics & Government Outreach Lead, SSA Facebook

Johannesburg, South Africa

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Public Policy Manager Sub-Saharan Africa | Twitter

Dublin, Ireland

Ms Avani Singh

Media and Social Media Law Expert

Johannesburg, South Africa

Adv Pansy Tlakula

The Chairperson of the Information Regulator (SA)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr Fritz Nganje

Senior Lecturer Department of Politics & International Relations Faculty of Humanities University of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa

Alberto Fernandez Gibaja

International IDEA

Stockholm, Sweden

Dr Sa'ad Umar Idris

Director General INEC

Nigeria

Ms Janet Love

Vice Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Mr Ayachi Belgacem

Commissioner Instance Superieure Independante pour les Elections – ISIE Republic of Tunisia

Tunisia

Mr Sy Mamabolo

CEO IEC

Johannesburg, South Africa