2nd Annual Women in ICT Strategic Development Conference

“Building on ICT economic benefits”
2 nd Annual
Women in ICT Strategic
Development Conference
Continuously empowering women
through ICT Practices
23 - 24 February 2012
Southern Sun Montecasino Hotel, Johannesburg
Amabhubesi presents
another world-class event
Overview:
The 2nd annual women in ICT strategic development conference, is
set to go beyond the empowerment and growth of women in the ICT
sphere but discuss the imperative advantages for the development of
the African region through the wide use ICT’s. Delegates will explore ICT
roles and challenges in boosting economic growth and poverty reduction.
Discussants will also examine ways of improving the application of ICT’s
to key economic sectors such as agriculture development, communication,
including the supportive frameworks and access to ICT’s by women. This
conference will also explore strides in ICT healthcare and its impact on women
in marginalized areas, including research and barriers to ICT advancement in
many spectra.
Who Should Attend:
Key Elements of the Conference :
• Strategic Ways of Boosting Economic Growth Through ICT’s
• ICT Healthcare and Impact On Women
• Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Through ICT’s
• Open-Source Technologies In Sub-Saharan Africa
• Case Study Presentations on ICT Project Sustainability
• ICTs Contribution To Agricultural Development
and Food Production
• ICT Research In Sub-Saharan Africa
• Strategies for Women In ICT Careers
• Local Cultures and Gender Management
“ICT’s are basic development tools necessary for the
social and economic growth of the African region”
For more info contact: Assistant Conference Director
Nathan Mlambo +27 11 326 0353
• ICT Regulators
• ICT Professionals
• University Professionals
• Technology Departments
• Technology Professionals
• Engineering Professionals
• Contact Center’s Professionals
• Telecommunications Professionals
• Gender and Development Managers
• Software Development Professionals
• Mobile Communications Professionals
• Knowledge Management Professionals
• Geo Information Systems Professionals
• Broadcasting Communications Professionals
• Public Sector Communications Departments
TEL: +27 11 326 0353 • FAX: +27 11 326 0354 • VISIT OUR WEBSITE • www.amabhubesi.com

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Your celebrated speakers:
Teryl Schroenn,
Chief Executive Officer, Accsys
Teryl Schroenn has spent her whole career in the IT fi eld, starting as a programmer at NCR, moving into Business Analysis and then decided,
to join sales and marketing fi eld in IT. She has worked for Philips in their PC and Word Processing sales and then returned to software sales
and channel management in the insurance arena. Teryl has also been with payroll and HR at Paywise as a branch manager and then director
of the company. She then moved to Accsys fi rst as Sales Director and then as CEO since 2002. Since her appointment as Chief Executive
Offi cer of Accsys (Pty) Ltd., has focused on building a company that is both profi table and relevant in the South African market. She was selected as the corporate
winner of the BWA’s Gauteng Regional Business Woman of the Year in 2006. She is committed to mentoring other women and is actively involved in 3 external
mentorship programs as well as heading up the BWA mentoring committee in 2008 and 2009. Accsys has won a number of awards under her leadership, including
the 2007 Top Technology 100 Award for Excellence in the Management of People.
Dr. Lynette Molefi,
Chief Executive Officer, Telemedicine Africa Pty Ltd, Global Coordinator NEPAD-e-
Africa Commission on e-Health and Strategic adviser World Health Organization (WHO)
on Global Observatory on e-Health European Union Telemedicine Task Force
Dr. Lynette Moretlo Molefi is a South African medical doctor, a dynamic, versatile entrepreneur and business executive, with a reputation
for exemplary leadership. She has been one of the few pioneers of telemedicine in South Africa and Africa with representation at various levels of government
and nongovernmental organizations. To recap a remarkable career she has recently been invited as non executive director for Sunpa Yunnan in China. She was
also Project Leader in the development of the Telemedicine Workstation for developing countries on, Monitoring & Evaluation of the Health Channel and Poverty
Alleviation study for the Dept. of Science & Technology focusing on telemedicine, Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis project, Testing and Evaluation of Telemedicine
technology for Defence Institute, Mobile Pathology Lab. Having recently set up an eHealth she has pioneered ICT –based systems that support all levels of
healthcare including primary healthcare and tertiary care, one example being a successful rural connectivity pilot on Telemedicine in Partnership with Motorola
and the State information Technology Agency using wireless systems in Limpopo province. This project has now been extended to 14 regional hospitals covering
the entire province. She is currently working on a tele -health assessment project for tele – surveillance in 14 Southern African countries, a project funded by the
African Development Bank.
Robynne Erwin,
Chief Executive Officer, SmartXchange
Robynne is currently the Acting CEO of SmartXchange. At the moment her main priority is to streamline the administrative processes
to ensure that processes are in place to, ensure better compliance from SMMEs to SmartXchange requirements and to develop a
comprehensive ESP programme. She has worked also strategic consultant to Bytes People Solutions (BPS) focusing on analysis and
research into the training market, E-learning research, strategies and presentations to clients and assessment of e-learning partnerships.
Robynne was also Managing Director of PwC CompuTeach (1993-2000), a national computer training company with 7 branches throughout South Africa. Robynne
is renowned for initiating PwC’s investment in Riverbend Learning Systems, an e-learning development company.
Mandla Msimang,
Managing Director, Pygma Consulting
A holder of an MSc in Utility Regulation, from the London School of Economics, Pygma Consulting’s Managing Director, Mandla Msimang,
has more than a decade of experience in ICT policy and regulation having worked in both ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of
South Africa) and its predecessor SATRA (South African Telecommunication Regulatory Authority) where she held increasingly senior roles
from Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of SATRA to Senior Manager, Policy & Research with ICASA. In 2004 she moved into the private sector
where she was Senior Manager: Policy & Regulatory Affairs for mobile operator Cell C. In 2007 Mandla founded Pygma Consulting, a consulting fi rm providing
policy, regulatory, strategy and governance advice to the public and private sector. In addition to her experience on both sides of the regulatory equation – regulator
and operator – Mandla’s consulting experience includes advising clients in South Africa, in the Middle East and on the continent including in Tanzania, Cameroon,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast. Recently Mandla has done work in the areas of fi nancing of universal service and
access to ICTs, telecoms licensing, convergence, competition regulation and institutional frameworks.
Prof. Darelle van Greunen (PhD),
Associate Professor, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Darelle is Associate Professor and the Research Group Leader of the User Experience Group at the Institute for ICT Advancement at the
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. She is also Senior Researcher for SAP Research Pretoria. Her background is multidisciplinary,
combining computer science, information systems, African languages, education, media studies and psychology. Darelle specialize in human computer interaction
and user experience, refl ected in an extensive publication record (57 peer-reviewed papers in conference proceedings, 5 journal articles, 2 chapters in books).
She has published extensively and was invited as a regular keynote speaker at international and national conferences, as well as to participate in radio interviews
on the topic of usability.
Prof. Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo,
Gender and ICT, Makerere University Uganda
Grace Bantebya-Kyomuhendo holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Anthropology and an MPhil in Social Anthropology. Grace is currently
an Associate Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies of Makerere University, Kampala. She is a distinguished social
anthropologist and an experienced trainer/lecturer, researcher and advocate for gender equality and social transformation. Grace has done
extensive research in reproductive health, in particular maternal health, and in HIV/AIDS in confl ict situations. She has also researched
women and ICT. She has published widely, most recently completing a book entitled Women, Work and Domestic Virtue in Uganda which received an award from
the African Studies Association in 2007.

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Tshepang Mosiea,
Euro-Africa -ICT Programme, Sub Saharan Coordinator and Senior ICT Project Manager,
CSIR - Meraka Institute
Tshepang Mosiea, is a Researcher and Senior Project Manager at the Meraka Institute of the Council for Scientifi c and Industrial Research
(CSIR) and is the sub-Saharan Africa co-coordinator of the Euro Africa-ICT initiative whose aim is to support the development of policy
dialogues and at strengthening cooperation links on ICT research and development between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa and to increase the participation
of African ICT researchers in the (FP7) programme. He has worked extensively in Africa and Europe holding information and experience sharing conferences
around application of ICT and technology development in Africa, Has managed phase one of the Area Based Management (ABM) Programme within EThekwini
Metro Municipality which has seen the growth of economic development corridors within the south (Cato Manor, Inanda, KwaMashu, Ntuzuma) and north regional
townships and rural areas of Durban, where a number of economic and infrastructure development projects and other technology based community development
initiatives were successfully delivered. He also has successfully organised the biggest (Area Based Management) ABM Conference in Africa (Durban ICC)
Meryl Malcommess,
Marketing Director, SYSPRO South Africa
Meryl has been with SYSPRO for almost two decades and is involved in determining the strategic direction of its marketing activities. By the
age of 21 Meryl became both the fi rst female and the youngest Financial Manager at a large fi nancial company. Since her early beginnings,
she has accumulated experience in commodities and advertising; and ran a family trucking and airfreight business for some time. Meryl is
quick to point out that she loves any challenge life throws at her. She consistently achieves success by monitoring market forces, including
customer behavior patterns and trends highlighted by industry analysts. She also liaises closely with SYSPRO group marketers world-wide.
Lillian Barnard,
Former IBM Executive, Holder of Quarterly Global GM Award for Excellent Execution
and European Leadership Award
Lillian Barnard brings wealth of professional insight and achievement from her extensive experience in the IT industry she has fi rst-hand
knowledge of corporate culture, stemming from holding many key positions during her long career with IBM. Her international exposure
further enriched her business experience having worked for 7 years at the IBM European Headquarters in France and Switzerland.
Throughout Lillian’s tenure she gained extensive knowledge and skills in sales, operations, business controls, strategic planning, transition management and
leadership development. She is an accomplished leader having led many large Sales & Operations teams both locally and globally.
Konstantinos Tzingakis,
Head Innovations and Partnering, Ericsson
Konstantinos is the Head of Innovations and Partnering at Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa. He has spent his career designing technology
solutions for the business, entertainment, fi nancial and medical industries. After resigning as Managing Director of a prominent IT company
he joined Ericsson in 2006. His key focus during his time at Ericsson has been the design innovative telecommunications solutions across
multiple areas including the health, education, commerce, agricultural and energy sectors. In 2008 he oversaw the creation and launch of
the Ericsson Sub-Saharan Innovation Centres which have gone on to create innovate solutions that have been deployed globally. Through these recently launched
centres he has been able to design and develop mobile solutions tailored for the unique needs of Africa as well as other emerging markets. His ambition is to create
sustainable solutions that will not only serve Africa but the rest of the world.
Jennifer Radloff,
Africa Regional Coordinator, Association of Progressive Communications
Jennifer works in the area of Information and Communication Technologies for social change, women’s empowerment and creative
solutions to engaging with civil society to ensure that technology is used to challenge inequalities. Jennifer is currently a senior programme
offi cer for the Association for Progressive Communication’s (APC) and coordinates the capacity building programme and works as the
Communications Manager at the African Gender Institute, UCT. She believes that creative methodologies such as digital storytelling and
the Gender Evaluation Methodology can stimulate, track and improve women’s access to and use of technologies for change in a meaningful way. And hopefully
infl uence policies which promote a free and open internet.
Dr. Anna Wertlen,
Chief Operating Officer, E-khaya ICT
Dr Anna Wertlen is a founder of the Village Scribe Association (an international NPO, registered in South Africa and Belgium) for the
advancement of innovative ICTs in rural development. She advocates for better education conditions, especially for young people. Dr.
Wertlen has played a leading role in eliciting requirements from communities in underprivileged areas and designing awareNet, since 2009.
The concept was implemented by eKhaya ICT, a partnering pro-poor software company, of which she is a director. Dr Wertlen is impressed
by how intuitively and effectively young women use the Internet and online social networks. She believes that ICTs are helping to level the playing fi eld for these
young women.
Thiru Naidoo-Swettenham,
National Program Coordinator, South Africa-Finland Knowledge Partnership on ICT, (SAFIPA)
Thiru has a strong background in Science and Technology, formerly as researcher and project leader in Plant Biotechnology at CSIR in Durban and Pretoria for 15
years and more recently as a development consultant and operations analyst in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and ICT for Development (ICT4D) at
the World Banks’ offi ce in South Africa. Her academic background includes degrees in both Science – Chemistry, Biology and Plant Pathology and Commerce. At
SAFIPA she worked in the areas of project management and organisational management; monitoring and evaluation; stakeholder and relationship management;
strategic thinking and planning; and risk assessment and sustainability.

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AGENDA: Day 1 - 23 Feb 2012
08:00 00 - 08:30 Registration
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08:30 - 08:45 Opening Remarks
08:45 - 09:30
ICT Research & Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Regulatory and policy reforms: What extent do
these encourage investment and commerce
• Progressive ICT reviews and strategies
• Harmonization of ICT policies in the region
Mandla Msimang, Managing Director,
Pygma Consulting
09:30 - 10:15
ICT and Healthcare: Impact on Women
Telemedicine presents an opportunity to change
many lives of African communities but to date
there are a number of barriers to successful
implementation, therefore feasible business and
technology models for sustainability need to
be explored. The determination of new referral
methods and transfer of patients to facilities as
well as over the borders and the medico legal
consequences need to be addressed. There is a
growing shortage of healthcare workers in Sub-
Sahara Africa.
• Using SMSs to reduce loss to follow-up
in PMTCT
• Using SMSs for Adherence to ARVs
Dr. Lynette Molefi, Chief Executive Officer,
Telemedicine Africa Pty Ltd
10:15 - 10:30 Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15
ICT, Agricultural Development, Food Production
and Extension Services
• The use of ICT in agriculture in shaping the way
farmers manage operations and sell goods,
with real-time monitoring and mobile markets
emerging as promising tools
• Important impacts of ICT are in the areas of
markets and production
• Farmers, especially women in poorer areas,
have had difficulties in accessing better paying
markets for their agricultural produce, due to
lack of market information
• Despite the many advantages, there are
various challenges when it comes to greater
integration of ICT in agriculture
communities be engaged?
• Can ICTs for poverty alleviation be sustainable?
Tshepang Mosiea, Euro-Africa ICT Team
Member and Senior Project Manager at Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) -
Meraka Institute
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:45
Open-source Technologies in
Sub-Saharan Africa
How open source technologies can help solve
some Africa’s problems
Governments being the major consumers of ICTs
should take the initiative to promote the use of
Open Source Software in the region
Prof. Darelle van Greunen (PhD),
Associate Professor, School of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT)
14:45 - 15:00 Refreshment Break
15:00 - 15:45 Case Study:
Lessons Learnt from South Africa-Finland
Knowledge Partnership on ICT, SAFIPA
Programme
The overall objective of the programme was to
support the creation of an environment which
facilitates the development and deployment of
ICT service applications for the benefi t of South
African citizens. Thus the programme addressed
the creation and delivery models of ICT based
service applications which are suitable for local
conditions especially in the most vulnerable parts
of population.
Thiru Naidoo-Swettenham,
National Program Coordinator, South Africa-
Finland Knowledge Partnership on ICT,
(SAFIPA)
15:45 - 16:00 Summary and Networking
End of Day 1
Konstantinos Tzingakis, Director, Ericsson
11:15 - 12:00
ICT in Africa: Boosting Economic Growth and
Poverty Reduction
• What is the relationship between development,
information and ICTs?
• What strategies for poverty alleviation have
been successfully assisted with ICTs?
• What lessons can be learnt so far?
• What are the key social dimensions to ICTs for
poverty alleviation?
• What projects work and how should

2 nd Annual
Women in ICT Strategic
Development Conference
AGENDA: Day 2 - 24 Feb 2012
08:00 00 - 08:30 Registration
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08:30 - 08:45 Opening Remarks
08:45 - 09:30
Community-driven ICT Enabled Development
Making the ICT services accessible to the
communities and to develop awareness of these
resources.
Dr. Anna Wertlen,
Chief Operating Officer, Ekhaya ICT
09:30 - 10:15
Progression Strategies of Women in ICT’s:
Forging Towards the Competitive World?
• International mobility is related to career
progression?
• Men and women are impelled to go abroad by
the global markets
• Are ICT women affected differently by
international mobility?
• Do those women have different patterns of
mobility in comparison with other men or
women?
Meryl Malcommess,
Marketing Director, SYSPRO South Africa
10:15 - 10:30 Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15
ICT Workplaces, Gender, Global and
Local Cultures
• Gender neutrality discourse: Talent rules
• ICT Innovative workplaces that can infl uence
women share?
• Global infl uences: across geographies &
industries
• Policies found signifi cant to bridge gaps
• Policies not solving issues
• Cultures as gender sensitive contexts
Robynne Erwin,
Chief Executive Officer, SmartXchange
13:00 - 13:45
Poverty, Gender and ICT: Breaking Barriers and
Empowerment
• Examining the effectiveness of using ICTs as a
tool for development
• Women and their role in the economy
• Has gender discrimination resulted in ability
not being enough for women in ICT?
Prof. Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo,
Gender and ICT, Makerere University Uganda
13:45 - 14:30
Information and Communication Technologies
for Women’s Socio-economic Empowerment
• Women and their role in the economy
• What are the tools that ICTs make available
• Entrepreneurship – self-support opportunities
• The value of knowledge
Jennifer Radloff,
Africa Regional Coordinator, Association of
Progressive Communications
14:30 - 14:45 Refreshment Break
14:45 - 15:30
Dilemmas of Young ICT Women Engineers
• Professional trajectory
• Maternity
• Equality
• Women´s defi cits vs. Organisation´s defi cits
• Conciliation: role of the partner
• Looking at the future
Lillian Barnard, Consultant,
Former IBM Executive, Holder of Quarterly
Global GM Award for Excellent Execution and
European Leadership Award
15:30 - 15:45 Closing Remarks and
Networking
End of Day 2 & Conference
11:15 - 12:00
Organisational Strategies and Practices Aimed
At Building a More Diverse Workforce: A Focus
on Women in (ITEC), Information Technology,
Electronics and Computing
• IT occupational culture
• High value placed on technical knowledge
• Fulfi lling the need for constant self re-education
• How diversity is represented on company level
• Retention of women in professional roles in
‘mid career’ within ITEC
• Organizational cultures –structures and
processes
Teryl Schroenn,
Chief Executive Officer, Accsys
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break

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2nd Annual Women in ICT
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