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KeNOG 2026 Conference — Agenda

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

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Venue

The event will be at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Westlands

Day 1 — Thursday 13 August

Time Topic Presenter Affiliation
8.00am REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA
9.00–9.30am East Africa Internet Measurement Stats Prof. Theophilus Benson Carnegie Mellon University
9.30–10.00am IPv6 Adoption and Usage Brice Abba AFRINIC
10.00–10.30am Keeping the DNS Secure and Reliable: KINDNS & KSK Rollover 2026 — A Call to Action for Network Operators in Kenya Yazid Akanho ICANN
10.30–11.00am TEA
11.00–11.30am IP over DWDM Mark Tinka TransmissionCo
11.30am–12.00pm Peering and the Long Tail (Small-End Networks) Michelle Opiyo Meta
12.00–12.30pm The Last Mile is The First Mile: Connecting Everyone Everywhere Raymond Mitchell Geno ShareInc
12.30–2.00pm LUNCH
2.00–2.30pm Detecting DDoS Attacks Don Jolley Workonline Communications / ZANOG
2.30–3.00pm AI Infrastructure Riyaz Bachani Angani
3.00–3.30pm BGP Scaling Techniques Geoffrey Luora KENET
3.30–4.00pm TEA
4.00–4.30pm Incident Response Approaches Lawrence Muchilwa FIRST
4.30–5.00pm Lightning Talks

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 KIXP Peering Milcah Muga TESPOK
10.30–11.00am TEA
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