7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
AUC Gate x
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Nelson Mandela Hall
Networking & Group Photo
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Plenary
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Address
Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola
Bamidele Ogunleye
Wynne Musabayana
Leslie Richer
H.E. Selma Malika
Meseret Kebede
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Plenary(Medium size Conference Hall)
Keynote Panel Strengthening Media and Regulatory Frameworks for Gender Equality and Youth Empowerment
David Omwoyo Omwoyo
Latifa Ourtassi Tayah
Lebogang Maphada
Dr. Amina Salihu
Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola
Yonatan Tesfaye
Nonkululeko Prudence
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Lobby B
Networking Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop(Conference Room 1, Side B)
MDIF Workshop on:Media Innovation and Business Resilience in Africa
Dara Ajala
Khumo Sello
Slindile Khanyile
Mamesi Lamoen
Asha Mwilu
Beza Dawit
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel (Medium Size Conference Hall)
African Union Panel on:Gender-safe Media as a trade imperative: Why the success of the AfCFTA depends on women’s voices
Nila Yasmin
Melissa Babil
Severin Alega
Keletso Thobega
Joel Komlan Senam Hevi
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
Digital Future of Public Service Media in Africa
Uyanda Siyotula
Phathiswa Magopeni
Nashilongo Gervasius
Janet Gbam
Lister Namumba-Rikhotso
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
Policy and Accountability frameworks for addressing online and offline GBV
Dr. Zelalem Mengistu
Queenter Mbori
Ifeyinwa Awagu
Kim Thipe
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
(Multipurpose Hall)
Lunch Break
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
Transforming GBV Narratives into Economic Empowerment Through Strategic Storytelling
Dr. Thuli Mthetwa
Taynita Harilal
Ayanda Mafuleka
Koketso Rathumbu
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel(Conference Room 1, Side B)
Walking the Talk: Implementing Policies in Media Houses
Nardos Feredegn
Jean Nyaradzo
Elham Mohamed
Tigist Yilma
Yonatan Tesfaye
Meseret Kebede
Marie Anne Dushimimana
Melkamsew Solomon
Helina Mebratu
Dureti Tadesse
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel(Conference Room 2, Side B)
Policy and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in shaping the African Media Landscape
Martha Iyambo
Mbanangwa Cynthia Kwilasya
Uyavhuya Matibe
Dr. Laiatu Augustine Bamaiyi
David Omwoyo Omwoyo
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
Opportunities and Challenges in implementing Digital Policies and Digital Rights Frameworks in African Social Media Landscape
Vincentia Khakasa
Ellison Shumba
Ivy Gikonyo
Rachel Onamusi
Portia Sizalobuhle Ndlovu
Yemisi Adefolaju
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Transition
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel(Conference Room 2, Side B)
Free Press Unlimited Somaliland’s women journalists in Disaster Risk Reporting: Bridging GBV, Governance, and the Kigali Declaration
Fenke Elskamp
Fatima Jama
Hadia Khadar Dahir
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
Media Narratives and policies that shape online and offline Violence against Women in Media
Dr. Vincent Obia
Stella Kasina
Mwende Mukwanyaga
Fiona Nzingo
Mantate Queeneth
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel(Conference Room 1, Side B)
Representation Matters! Policies that get us closer to equitable visibility in African Media
Wendy Papo
Orlale Albright Alitsi
Rachel Onamusi
Prof. Scheherazade
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
Media Rights, Cyber Laws and Gender equity in the Digital Space
Dr. Wanelisa Xaba
Olabanke Goriola
Carolyn Ashaba
Mbanangwa Cynthia Kwilasya
Binyam Yitay
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Trsansition Break
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Demonstration & Film(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
Adventures Too: A Blueprint for Culturally Grounded Media for Youth SRHR Empowerment in Africa
Ami Tamakloe
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Podcast(Conference Room 1, Side B)
HerMediaDiary Live Podcast Recording: Investing in local media and journalism: A case study of MacArthur Foundation’s On Nigeria Program
Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola
Dr. Amina Salihu
Obiabunmuo Adaobi
Oluwadara Ajala
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Documentary(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
Kumlinda: Building Lexicons on Tech Facilitated GBV and Model for Low-resourced African Languages (Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and Swahili)
Israel Olatunji Tijani
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Demonstration & Film(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
“Ghost Coast Girls (G.C.G.): Reclaiming Women’s Political Legacies Through Feminist Filmmaking” & Title: “Adventures Too: A Blueprint for Culturally Grounded Media for Youth SRHR Empowerment in Africa
Yayra (Ami) Tamakloe
Malaka Grant
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Closing Remarks
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
AUC Gate
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Plenary(Medium size Conference Hall)
UNESCO World Trends Report Launch
Phathiswa Magopeni
Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo
Kunda Dixit
Rokhaya Diallo
Ophélie Kukansami Léger
Rita Bissoonauth
Johan Romare
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Lobby B
Networking Break
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel(Conference Room 1, Side B)
Safer Digital Media for Women Journalists in Anglo and Francophone Africa
Brenda Namata
Jan Ajwang
Avis MOMENI
Adeng Mayik
Bongekile Macupe
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Workshop(Conference Hall 4, Side A)
From Margin to Mainstream: Storytelling as Advocacy for Girls’ Rights in Media
Yemisi Adefolaju
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Workshop(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
Integrating African Union Policy Frameworks into Media Content: Practical Strategies for Gender-Responsive Storytelling
Toun Sonaiya
Dr. Tosin Dokpesi
Erelu Bisi Adeleye
Orlale Albright Alitsi
Carolyn Ashaba
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Fireside Chat(Conference Room 2, Side B)
Beyond the Headlines: Reframing the Narrative on FGM and Child Marriage
Dr. Leyla Hussein
Ann Njuguna
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Lobby B
Networking Break
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 3, Side A)
From Tokenism to Transformation: Discourses on Gender and Race in African Media
Dr. Leyla Burcu Dündar
Mamaponya Motsai
Amal Ba Qatyan
Prof. Scheherazade
Gladys Asare-Danquah
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Panel(Conference Room 1, Side B)
Resilient Voices: Sahel and South African Women in Media
Dr. Emma Heywood
Mamaponya Motsai
Caroline Vuillemin
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Panel(Conference Hall 4, Side A) or Medium Size CH )
The Media's Impact on Gender Justice, Peace Building and Sustainable Development Goals
Rebeccah Mutiso
Dr. Ambelu
Enatnesh Muluken Fetene
Janet Mtali
Fatoumata Nayete
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Panel (Conference Room 2, Side B)
Utilising Information Integrity and Platform Accountability to Combat Tech-Facilitated GBV
Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo
Noor Ahmad
Lister Namumba-Rikhotso
Lydia Kembabazi
Ivy Gikonyo
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Multipurpose Hall
Lunch Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Plenary(Medium size Conference Hall)
Roundtable explainer & Opening Remarks
Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola
Oluyinka Esan
Lindiwe Mugabe
Sylvia Adongo
Zanele Zwane
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Transition Break
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Roundtable Discussions
AU-CEVAWG & Kigali Declaration Communities of Practice Roundtables -opening remarks -plenary session -Roundtable Discussions, Roadmapping and Accountability Mechanisms -Presentations by each CoP
Oluyinka Esan
Lindiwe Mugabe
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Roundtable Discussions
""Mission Accomplished"" Feedback from groups and Closing remarks Summary of Key Outcomes + Announcement of Post-Conference Action Plans "
Oluyinka Esan
7:30 PM -
Dinner – Skylight Hotel
Arrival and entertainment
8:00 PM -
Dinner – Skylight Hotel
Opening Remarks and welcome speeches from Dr Yemisi Akinbobola and AWIM25 partners Johan Romare- Swedish Embassy
Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola
Johan Romare
8:15 PM -
Dinner – Skylight Hotel
UNESCO Beijing +30 report
Ophélie Kukansami Léger
8:30 PM -
Dinner – Skylight Hotel
Dinner and entertainment
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