Speakers

Meet the people on stage

Practitioners, researchers and operators from across Africa and beyond.

Annick Djomo
Director of Threat Intelligence, CyberSecurity Africa
Specialist in advanced detection and incident response with over 10 years of experience securing banking infrastructures.
Derek Tata
Lead AI Research Engineer, AfriTech Solutions
Designs natural language models adapted to African languages and predictive analysis solutions for the agricultural sector.
Ernest Mougoue
Chief Information Security Officer, Central Pay
Expert in mobile payment compliance and security governance, dedicated to standardizing cybersecurity in the CEMAC region.
Herman Noubi
Founder, CyberDef CAMEROON
Former SOC analyst turned entrepreneur, training the next generation of cyber analysts through hands-on bootcamps.
Hernadez Ekangwo
Senior Pentesting Consultant, CybShield
Specialized in cloud application security audits and Red Team threat simulation exercises.
Louis Merand
Head of AI & Machine Learning, DataCenter Cameroon
Leads AI-driven network anomaly detection initiatives for the national cloud infrastructure.
Lydie Ngo Nogol
Data Protection Consultant & DPO
Advises public and private administrations on compliance with data privacy regulations and policies.
Sahadou Njifon
Cloud Security Architect, CloudHorizon
AWS and Azure certified expert specialized in securing hybrid architectures and orchestrating secure data migrations.
Wilfried Audrey Baleba
Cryptography Researcher, University of Douala
Works on post-quantum cryptographic protocols and their application to decentralized technologies in Africa.
Yann Richard Essomba
Incident Response Analyst, National CERT
Specialist in computer forensics and threat remediation following state-sponsored or criminal cyberattacks.
Adeline Njawa
Co-founder, Women Techmakers Douala
Software engineer committed to promoting diversity in tech, trainer in AI-powered application development.
Edith Sakam
Financial Security Analyst, FinTech Africa
Analyzes and prevents online transactional fraud by deploying supervised machine learning algorithms.
Djimgou Ngameni
CEO, RHOPEN LABS · Founder, AACC
Entrepreneur and community builder driving cybersecurity capacity across Central Africa, and founder of the African Association of Cybersecurity Communities.
Dr. Hilaire Noubissi
Founder & CEO, NeuralCore
Researcher and founder working on applied AI and secure machine-learning systems for emerging-market contexts.
Dana Bahanag
General Manager, RHOPEN TALENTS
Leads talent development and recruitment programmes connecting African cyber & AI professionals with employers across the continent.