====== KeNOG 2026 Conference — Agenda ======

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

11th Floor, Conference Room

**Register:** [[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenog-conference-2026-tickets-1996214373929|here]]

===== Sponsors =====

KeNOG 2026 is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors:

**GOLD**
  * [[https://wiocc.net/|WIOCC]]
  * [[https://share.inc/|ShareInc]]
  * [[https://www.flexoptix.net/|FlexOptix]]

**SILVER**

  * [[https://www.workonline.africa/|Workonline Communications]]
  * [[https://afrinic.net|AFRINIC]]

**BRONZE**
  * [[https://www.linx.net/|LINX]]
  * [[https://www.kenic.or.ke/|KENIC]]


===== Venue =====

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

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fWYB2wXpSRfxzxib6?g_st=ac

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===== Remote Participation =====

[[https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YhNIz7CySC-4V1tUv5Jjeg|Click here]] for remote participation details. 

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===== Agenda =====

===== Day 1 — Thursday 13 August =====
^ 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**  |||

===== Day 2 — Friday 14 August =====
^ 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**  |||