LET'S MAKE IT WORK
SPACECOM
Enabling Nationwide Digital Services
January 28, 2021
AFRICA
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED
Mrs. Irina Nevzlin
Founder & Chair
IMPROVATE
ISRAEL
Mr. Gabriel Changson Chang
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Republic of South Sudan
The RT Hon Tony Blair
Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Michael Makuei Lueth
Minister of Information, Communication, Technology and Postal Services, The Republic of South Sudan
Mr. Dan Zajicek
CEO, Spacecom
Mr. Hamadoun I.Toure
Minister of Communication, Mali
​Mr. Ibrahim Guimba
Minister of Communication, Niger
MK Yoaz Hendel
Former minister of Communication
ISRAEL
H.E. Mr. Reta Nega Alemu
Ambassador in Israel
ETHIOPIA
Mr. Ofer Asif
SVP business development, marketing and strategy, Spacecom
Mr. Yariv Cohen
Ignite Power, CEO
H.E. Amb. Ababi Demissie
H.E. Amb. Ababi Demissie Director General - MoFA, Investment and Technology Transfer, Ethiopia
Ms. Juanita Clark
H.E Mr. Abraham Belay (PHD)
​Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia
MK Izhar Shay
former Minister of Science and Technology, Israel
H.E Wol Mayar Ariec
Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan in Israel
Mr. Aviv Ronai
VP Marketing & Product, Novelsat
Dr. Solomon Belay
Advisor to Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia
Mr. Ismaila Togol
CEO, SMTD in Mali
Mr. Adrian Hall
COO, Extensia Group
Mr. Mohamed Rado Swarray
Minister of Information and Communication, Freetown, Sierra Leone
H.E. Job D. Masima
Ambassador of Tanzania to Israel
Mr. Oren Tepper
SVP Global Sale, Spacecom
Mr. Arie Sznaj
Head of International Finance, Bank Leumi
​Mr. Abdissa Yilma
​Head of Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)
Mr. Abraham Kofi Asante
CEO, Ghana Investment fund For Electronic Communications
Mr. Eran Shapiro
Director of Technology & Buisness Ventures, Spacecom
Participating Companies
ABOUT IMPROVATE
IMPROVATE is a platform that makes technology and innovation accessible to new markets around the world. Launched in September 2020, IMPROVATE operates out of London and Tel Aviv and serves as a platform to connect leaders, decision-makers, companies, and investors with technology and innovation. Among IMPROVATE’s Board members are former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, President Rosen Plevneliev – former President of Bulgaria, Prof. Zeev Rotstein, and IDF Major Gen. (Ret.) Amos Gilead. IMPROVATE’s partners include: Rosen Plevneliev – Former President of Bulgaria | Victor Ponta – Former Prime Minister of Romania | Yves Leterme – Former Prime Minister of Belgium | Vlado Buchkovski – Former Prime Minister of the REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
Our website: www.improvate.net