Program schedule v1

Program schedule v1

EVENT: 18-Aug-2022 Ethiopian Cybersecurity Association Virtual Conference
EVENT DATE: One-Day – Thursday, August 18, 2022 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ethiopian-time)
EVENT LOCATION: https://e-cysa.org/virtual-conference/

Schedule details

Thursday, 18-AUG-2022

Event: 18-Aug-2022 Ethiopian Cybersecurity Association Virtual Conference

Schedule: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Ethiopian-time)

Location: https://e-cysa.org/virtual-conference/

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – session opening

  • Stage manager [Beruh Tadesse]
    • Audio & Video technical setup lead
  • Marketing, media, and promotion [Sossina Tafari]
    • Media coordinator
  • Master of Ceremony [Dr. Berhanu Beyene & Professor Solomon Negash]
    • Ethiopian Cybersecurity Association establishment, mission, and vision.

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Panel 1

  • Panel 1: Cybersecurity awareness and ECySA inaugural
    • Panel 1 opening remark, session moderator
    • Panel 1 keynote, confirm from the potential list at the bottom

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

  • Panel 1: Cybersecurity awareness and ECySA inaugural
    • Dr. Alemayehu Hailu (panelist)
    • Dr. Estephanos Seyoum (panelist)
    • Yidnekachew from PM Office (panelist)
    • Amadou President of African Cybersecurity Alliance
    • Professor Solomon Negash (moderator)
  • Panel 1 summary and conclusion, session moderator

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Panel 2: Cybersecurity challenges and impact in Africa/Ethiopia
    • Panel 2 opening remark, session moderator
    • Panel 2 keynote, confirm from the potential list at the bottom

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  • Panel 2: Cybersecurity challenges and impact in Africa/Ethiopia
    • Dr. Elfasios from AAU(panelist)
    • Fideha (Fish) Desta from USA (panelist)
    • Professor Sharma from Arbaminch S&T Univeristy
    • Dr. Dereje Yohanness from UN-ECA
    • Someone from AU-C Cybersecurity Excellence Center
    • Dr. Asrat Mulatu (moderator)
  • Panel 2 summary and conclusion, session moderator
  • Adjourn, Master of Ceremony

Conference Organizers Role and Contact info

Name

Role

Email address

Phone number
Ahamed (Jay) Jemal Chat and Q&A moderator jay.jemal@dallolgroup.com +1-770-634-3222
Asrat Mulatu, Dr. Session moderator asrat.mulatu@aastu.edu.et +251-91-1538342
Berhanu Beyene, Dr. Master of Ceremony (MC) berhanebeyene@gmail.com +251-93-9666347
Beruh HM Tadesse Stage manager beruh.hm@gmail.com +251-91-1238261
Solomon Negash, Professor Session moderator & backup MC snegash@yahoo.com +1-678-522-6884
Sossina Tafari Marketing, media, and promotion st@tradenet.us +1-571-577-5810

Role definitions
  • Marketing, media, and promotion: This person is responsible for public relations (PR) and social media communications. The person creates physical and virtual presence, create awareness, and promote the event.
  • Stage manager: This person is responsible for setting up the website, soundchecks, and technical issues. This is the go-to person for all backstage tech questions and troubleshooting.
  • Session moderator: This person moderates the panel, manage panelist time, handles transitions between speakers and summarizes the session takeaways.
  • Q&A moderator: This person is responsible for monitoring the virtual site/room during the event to capture questions, answer logistical questions, and ensure the chat content is appropriate.
  • Master of Ceremony (MC): This person oversees the entire event, lead, guide, and execute the event. This is the go-to person for the entire event.

Closing activities

  • Announce the in-person 2023 annual conference
  • Announce next virtual conference date
  • Elect next conference organizers
  • Conference proceedings on website
  • Conduct retrospective for lessons learned from the conference

 

Potential keynote and panelist – to be confirmed

Tags: ecysa conference, ecysa virtual-conference

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