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The Africa cyber defense forum comes to the land of a thousand hills. This year’s conference set for the 14th to 16 November gives the stage to those at the forefront of the national cybersecurity strategies to defend and deter would be attackers, National Cyber Security Centers across the world as well as the National Crime Agencies and business experts to share their vision on the future of cybersecurity.
This year’s forum is themed “The Intersection of Cybersecurity, Digital Trust and Africa’s Digital Economy”. This premiere gathering will be complemented by Executive Keynotes from global leaders and experts in plenary, issues specific sessions and thematic fireside chats.
The gathering will stage Africa’s leading hacking competition, Cyber Olympics while also featuring the latest in products and services, helping to keep Africa’s information security and data protection practitioners on guard for the next generation of threats.
The forum through its well-curated and world-class content, engages Top level Government officials, Technology experts, business leaders and other leaders of society to shape the continental, regional and industry agendas in the African cyber space.
“At ACDF we believe that technology has the potential to bring transformative change in the continent, but we must ensure that it is equally secure, this is why by bringing together experts from all walks of life in a business conscious platform we can make a positive change in our society.” – Gilbert Nyandeje, CEO and Founder ACDF.
The forum now in its 4th year will bring together open-minded, creative, forward-thinking ICT experts, entrepreneurs, and individuals at the frontline of information security, cyber defense technology, technology review, and Business executives through high-level panels and speakers to create deal flows, partnerships and inspire.
A key feature of the ACFD 2023 will be the Cyber Olympics, a competition that helps in developing cybersecurity skills and competencies through real-life based scenarios and hands-on Virtual labs that cover areas such as; offensive cyber warfare, digital forensics, cyber defense, cryptography, programming among many other areas.
The program is designed to help address the challenge of the cyber security skills gap in Africa, that continues to grow both in the private and the public sector. (End)