The Africa Forum will examine the effects of the continent’s internet user threshold doubling to 1 billion by 2022, bolstering increased demand for technological transformation and advanced cybersecurity solutions as well as the continent’s readiness for digital and cryptocurrency adoption. The Forum will hear from speakers including Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola, Chairman of the African Union of Cyber Security Experts Group and Dr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CEO of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency.
GISEC 2021 will take place amid the strict COVID prevention protocols which have enabled DWTC to prove its capability to curate the safest in-person business environment and deliver world-class events with the highest safety protocols. In February, DWTC welcomed tens of thousands of visitors at Gulfood 2021 – the first live F&B event, globally, for 12 months, where 98% of visitors recorded a ‘safe’ or ‘very safe’ experience.
