Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
Theme: Enhancing Cyber-resilience: Safeguarding Africa’s Digital Infrastructure against Emerging Technology Threats
Africa’s pre-eminent and largest cybersecurity event
As organizations continue to become more digitized, Africa remains one of the world’s regions targeted by cybercrime. It has led to far reaching implications on our economies, businesses and security. The complexity, sophistication and trans-national dimension of these crimes require that organizations and nations work together to ensure adequate coordination in our readiness to respond. To scale up our impact and improve our capabilities, we must learn to share knowledge and knowhow.
The 5th annual edition of the ACDF will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 15th to 18th October 2024. It is a continental platform for public-private cooperation. The forum features world-class content, engages top level government, military and law enforcement officials, technology experts, business and other leaders of society to shape the agenda in the Africa cyberspace.
It will feature:
- African Alliance of Cybersecurity Executives
- Lead African Financial Institutions and Payment Platforms
- Africa Cyber Resilience Program
- Africa Cyber Defense Fellowship
Solutions:
Explore cutting edge cybersecurity solutions, advancements in threat intelligence, incident response technologies and emerging trends in security operation. Come and partner with some of the world’s most innovative brands.
Government:
Share experiences and exchange knowledge on national cybersecurity strategies, international cooperation and incident response coordination. Explore practical possibilities strategies that have worked elsewhere can be adapted to your context and contribute to the advancement of Africa towards digital transformation
Capacity Building:
Learn about strategies for building and strengthening cybersecurity capabilities in Africa. Explore workforce development and sustainable career pathways through cybersecurity education and other initiatives to address cyber-security skill gaps in Africa.
Policy Regulations:
Delve into the intersection of policy, regulations and cybersecurity governance. You need to understand relevant compliance frameworks and strategies for managing cyber risks.
Emerging Technologies:
Dive into transformative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Block Chain and Quantum computing in the context insecurity
Nigeria Session: Leveraging ICT for Digital Transformation Agenda and Job Creation
At the end 2020, about 495 million people in Africa subscribed to mobile services representing 46% of the region’s population according to GSMA, a telecommunications association. By the same time, 303 million people in the region were connected to the mobile internet. This rapid digitization creates threats as well as opportunities. African continent has a huge potential in terms of information and communications technology because of her youthful population. However, there has been considerable setback in investments in this area because of a surge in cybercrime activities before, during and after the recent pandemic. Africa has been among the fastest growing region in terms of cybercrime activities. Cybercrime is estimated to cost Africa $4 billion a year (a figure that balloons up to $450 billion worldwide). It is estimated that it costs the South African economy $570 million, Nigeria $500 million and Kenya $36. The continent remains an originating source of significant cyber-attacks targeting the rest of the world. Africa’s e-economy is expected to reach $180 billion a year in 2025 but the regions insufficient efforts to block cybercrime could impact negatively n such growth projections.
The Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015 provides an effective unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in Nigeria. Furthermore, Nigeria is currently pursuing a multifaceted approach to advancing the digital economy which revolves around its strategic roadmap and action plan (SRAP 2021 -2024) which focuses on the following:
- Developmental Regulation
- Digital Literacy and Skills
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Cyber security
- Promotion of Indigenous Content
These have been crystallized through policy instruments like the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework, Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture, Nigeria Start up Act to foster an ecosystem of digital inclusion, innovation and data-driven governance.
Cybercrime is an international crime and effective combating and prevention of such crimes require international cooperation between countries backed by laws internal guidelines and convention. Therefore, countries need to cooperate to the widest extent possible. Africa Cyber Defense Forum provides the platform for such cooperation, dialogue, experience sharing and partnership between public and private sector operators in the continent. This session is proposed to showcase the efforts Nigeria has made in fighting cybercrime and learn from the experiences from other jurisdictions while partnering for competence, innovation and effectiveness.
Guest Speaker: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser
Moderator: Olanipekun Kayode , Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Comission
Panelists: Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Senator Shuaibu Salisu, Chairman Senate Committee of ICT and Cybercrimes
Olugbenga Agboola, CEO Flutterwave
Mr. Hedi Marcassoli, Sababa Security Limited
Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director/CEO Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
Patricia Eromosele, President, Women in Cybersecurity, Nigeria
Uche Ifeanyi Henry, Commissioner of Police and Director, National Cybercrime Centre, Nigeria Police Force