<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Just starting. / Commence à peine.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">A couple more speakers have been added / Deux conférenciers supplémentaires ont été ajoutés</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Patrick Christian, Telegeography</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Ben Ryall, Meta<br></div><br><br><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 13:00-14:30 UTC the African IXP Association, in partnership with the Internet Society, host 'Unlocking Cross-Border Connectivity into Landlocked Countries in Africa '. The focus of this 15th webinar in the Virtual Peering Ser" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering15" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/afpeering15-300x169.png" alt="LIVESTREAM (EN)" width="300" height="169" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Tuesday 1 February 2022</strong> at <strong>13:00-14:30 UTC</strong> the <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.af-ix.net/" target="_blank">African IXP Association</a></strong>, in partnership with the <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong>, host '<strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/unlocking-cross-border-connectivity-to-landlocked-countries-in-africa/" target="_blank">Unlocking Cross-Border Connectivity into Landlocked Countries in Africa</a> </strong>'. The focus of this 15th webinar in the <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/" target="_blank">Virtual Peering Series – Africa</a></strong> will be on the integral role of cross-border connectivity to access subsea cables in bridging the digital divide growing between coastal countries and landlocked countries in Africa.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>SPEAKERS</strong><br><strong>Brian Longwe</strong>, Co-founder and CEO, Converged Technology Networks<br><strong>Emmanuel Kwarteng</strong>, Country Manager, MainOne<br><strong>Ben Roberts</strong>, Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>MODERATORS</strong><br><strong>Michelle Opiyo</strong>, Senior Network Engineer, Workonline Communications<br><strong>Jacob Dagunduro</strong>, Head, Technical Services, Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>LIVESTREAM ENGLISH <a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering15" target="_blank">http://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering15</a> </strong>(Open Captions)</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">Le <strong>mardi 1er février 2022</strong> de <strong>13h00 à 14h30 UTC</strong>, l'<strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.af-ix.net/" target="_blank">African IXP Association</a></strong>, en partenariat avec l'<strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/regions/africa/" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong>, accueillera « <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/debloquer-la-connectivite-transfrontaliere-vers-les-pays-enclaves-dafrique/" target="_blank">Débloquer la connectivité transfrontalière vers les pays enclavés d’Afrique</a></strong> ». L'accent de ce 15e webinaire de la série <strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/virtual-peering-series-africa/" target="_blank">Virtual Peering - Afrique</a></strong> sera sur le rôle essentiel de la connectivité transfrontalière pour accéder aux câbles sous-marins dans la réduction de la fracture numérique croissante entre les pays côtiers et les pays enclavés en Afrique.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>INTERVENANTS</strong><br><strong>Brian Longwe</strong>, Cofondateur et PDG, Converged Technology Networks<br><strong>Emmanuel Kwarteng</strong>, Directeur national, MainOne Ghana<br><strong>Ben Roberts</strong>, Directeur de la technologie et de l’innovation au sein du groupe, Liquid Intelligent Technologies</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>MODÉRATEURS</strong><br><strong>Michelle Opiyo</strong>, Ingénieure réseau principale, Workonline Communications<br><strong>Jacob Dagunduro</strong>, Responsable des services techniques, point d’échange Internet du Nigéria (IXPN)</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS <a style="color:#2585b2" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering15" target="_blank">http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering15</a></strong></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://bit.ly/3fFSEiF" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3fFSEiF</a> </strong>(EN/FR) (EN Closed Captions)</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>REAL TIME TEXT </strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC</strong></a> (EN)</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>TWITTER <a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://bit.ly/IPeerInAfrica" target="_blank">#IPeerinAfrica</a> @AfPIF @Af_IX @ISOC_Africa @blongwe Emmanuel Kwarteng @MainOneGH @benliquidkenya @RackCentre @wolcomm @Facebook @FLEXOPTIX @paixio @MicrosoftAfrica #captioned </strong></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>SIMULCASTS</strong><br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/</a></strong><br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive</a> </strong>(EN)<br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc</a></strong><br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/</a></strong><br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/</a></strong></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>ARCHIVE</strong><br><strong><a style="color:#2585b2" href="https://archive.org/details/afpeering15" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/afpeering15</a></strong></p>
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