Mauritania Digital Innovation Forum

MDIF 2022

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Where

Dubaï Business Center at Expo 2020 Dubaï

About Event

Welcome to Mauritania Digital Innovation Forum

As part of the Expo 2020 Dubai, The Mauritanian Innovation department is organizing on January 10th 2022, the «Mauritania Digital Innovation Forum». This event will enable us to present the Digital Agenda 2022 - 2025, on the sidelines of the Mauritanian National Day scheduled on January 11th 2022 at the Universal Exhibition.
This forum is the result of a long process that began in June 2021, with the creation of the new Ministry of Digital Transition, Innovation and Modernization of the Administration. It has involved all relevant stakeholders with the aim of harmonizing programs and enhancing efficiency in all the projects in order to meet the various challenges of digital transformation in Mauritania.
This is an opportunity for us to showcase our ambition and our strategic objectives through a portfolio of projects that will enable us to implement this digital strategy. It is also an opportunity for us to mobilize all technical and financial partners either public or private.

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Speakers

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Keynotes

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Partners

Why Join The Event

MDIF OBJECTIVES

Advertize and showcase Mauritania as a future digital Economy: « Mauritania goes digital, a sub-Saharan hub to connect West Africa » and Present the stakeholders of Mauritania’s digital and innovation ecosystem.

Highlight the country’s achievement regarding Telecommunication infrastructure and regulatory framework in order to create an attractive environment for investors in the ICT sector.

Present the country’s digital agenda 2022- 2025 roadmap and projects portfolio.

Present and showcase Mauritanian innovations.

Connect with the United Arab Emirates Digital and Innovation stakeholders and international actors in order to share good practices in digital transformation at Expo Dubai 2020.

Build partnerships with Emirati and international organizations identified in the digital agenda roadmap and signing MOUs on the sidelines of Mauritania's national day.

Agenda

02:00PM - 02:30PM

Registration

Dubai Expo 2020

02:30PM – 02:40PM

Opening Ceremony

MC INTRO

02:40PM – 02:50PM

Keynote Speech : Mauritanian Vision for digital transformation

HE ABDEL AZIZ DAHI
- Minister of digital transition, innovation and modernization of administration

02:50PM – 03:00PM

Welcoming Speech

UAE OFFICIAL

03:10PM – 03:15PM

Roadmap of Digital Agenda 2022-2025

KARIM KOUNDI
- Deloitte
SIDI DIOP
- Deloitte

04:15PM – 05:00PM

Connectivity and infrastructure

MOHAMED LEMINE SALIHI
- Ministry of digital transition, innovation and modernization of administration
NATHAN BELETE
- Country Director of World Bank Group of West Africa
BEN SASSI ELYES
- CEO Mattel
MOHAMED BABA AHMED
- CEO Mauritel
HAROUN SIDIYA
- CEO Sahel Telecom

03:30PM – 04:15PM

Economic Context and Telecom environment

Mauritanian Context
IT regulatory Framework
Realization and digital Readiness
Investment Opportunities

Speakers :

MOHAMED AHMED OULD ABDERRAHMANE
- Ministry of digital transition, innovation and modernization of administration
CHEIKH BAYE CHEIKH ABDELLAHI
- Regulation Authority
AHMED SALEM TEKROUR
- CEO Société de Développement des Infrastructures Numériques
ISSA ALIOUNE
- CEO Mauripost and CHAIRMAN of International Mauritania Telecom
MOHAMED WALED
- President of the Federation of Liberal Services and Professions and CEO of WIMEX

05:00PM – 05:45PM

Innovation and digital projects in Mauritania

MARIEM KANE
- Director of Innovation of MTNIMA
HANI ALI KARRAR
- CEO Chinguitel
ANTHONY NGORORANO
- UNDP Representative in Mauritania
MOHAMED SALEM SIDI
- CEO ADIAS

05:45PM – 06:30PM

How to foster digital transition in sub-Saharan countries ?

HE ABDEL AZIZ DAHI
- Minister of digital transition, innovation and modernization of administration
NATHAN BELETE
- County Director of World Bank Group of West Africa
BOCAR BA
- President of SAMENA