KeNOG 2026 Conference — Agenda

13–14 August 2026 · Best Western Hotel, Westlands, Nairobi (Next to Sarit Center

11th Floor, Conference Room

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Venue

The event will be at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Westlands (behind Sarit Centre)

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Time	Topic	Presenter	Affiliation
8.00am	REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA
10.00–10.30am	East Africa Internet Measurement Stats	Prof. Theophilus Benson	Carnegie Mellon University
10.50–11.20am	Keeping the DNS Secure and Reliable: KINDNS & KSK Rollover 2026 — A Call to Action for Network Operators in Kenya	Yazid Akanho	ICANN
11.30am–12.00pm	IP over DWDM	Mark Tinka	TransmissionCo

12:00pm–12.10pm	TEA BREAK
12.10pm–12.30pm	Peering and the Long Tail (Small-End Networks)	Michelle Opiyo	Meta
12.30–13.00pm	The Last Mile is The First Mile: Connecting Everyone Everywhere	Raymond Mitchell Geno	ShareInc
1pm–2.00pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.30–3.00pm	Detecting DDoS Attacks	Don Jolley	Workonline Communications / ZANOG
3pm–3.30pm	AI Infrastructure	Riyaz Bachani	Angani
3.45pm–4pm	KIXP Peering	Milcah Muga	TESPOK

4.15–4.45pm	New Tricks, Same Playbook: Responding to AI-Enabled Threats	Lawrence Muchilwa	FIRST
4.30–5.00pm	Lightning Talks
4.00–4.15pm	TEA BREAK

Time	Topic	Presenter	Affiliation
8.00am	REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA
9.00–9.20am	Green Network Era: Sustainability Compliance for Kenyan Service Providers	Martha Muriuki	Sedona Mondiale
9.20–9.40am	Community-Centred Connectivity: Kenya Milestones and Challenges	Barrack Otieno	Community Networks Association
9.40–10.00am	Networks Becoming AI and Economic Platforms	John Gitau	BrandFi
10:00–10:20am	BGP Scaling Techniques	Geoffrey Luora	KENET
10.30–11.00am	TEA BREAK
11.00–11.30am	IETF — What and Why	Ben Roberts	Salience Consulting
11.30am–12.00pm	Lessons from a Lifetime of Building Networks in Africa	Brian Longwe	Converged Technology Networks
12.00–12.20pm	KeNOG Trainings — Modernising Workshops	Kevin G. Chege	KeNOG Secretariat
12.20–12.45pm	AFRINIC Bylaws Update	Noah Maina
12.45–1.15pm	Closing and Vote of Thanks	KeNOG PC
1.15pm	LUNCH BREAK
	END OF KeNOG 2026 CONFERENCE