West Africa Peering Forum

Internet Society West Africa Peering Forum

West Africa Peering Forum ( WAPF)

A virtual conversation on the Impact of Infrastructure Development on Internet Ecosystem in West Africa Region: Contribution of New Submarine Cable and Carrier Neutral Data center.
The West African Peering Forum (WAPF) is one of the major events of the peering community in the subregion. In this year’s WAPF, the peering community will discuss the challenges and provide concrete recommendations on how to overcome the obstacles hampering the development and progress of West Africa’s peering and interconnection ecosystem.

Date: July 21, 2022
Address: Virtual
Register Here: https://www.internetsociety.org/events/west-africa-peering-forum-wapf/2022/
Speaker:

  • Magloire Hiol
  • Ben Ryall
  • Adumike Anthon Obinna
  • Yolandi Robinson
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Peering Specialist
Peering & Interconnect Specialist, Teraco Data Environments
Started her career at Teraco Data Environments. First as an intern in the marketing department before joining the NAPAfrica peering & interconnection team, where she has been ever since.
Manager
Managing Director, PAIX Data Centres
Magloire is the Managing Director of PAIX Data Centres for Cote d’Ivoire & Ghana.
Ben Hayll
Manager
Edge Strategy Manager, Meta
Ben has been at Meta for just over 4.5 years and is responsible for the Edge Strategy in SSA – this includes, with the team, partnering with ISPs and focusing on peering and caching in the region, to ensure the people using our products get the best experience possible.
Adumike Anthon Obinna
Head Officer, network and Communication Technologist
Head of Peering and Interconnection, Rack Centre
Adumike Anthony Obinna has over 10 years of experience working in various technology positions in Nigeria and across the region. I have a background in Network and communications technol
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