CTU Co-Chair Ashutosh Dutta launches the IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit, livestreaming on IEEE.tv from Dubai, UAE, along with fellow CTU Co-Chairs Dr. Hussam Al-Hamadi and Sudhir Dixit, and share their opening remarks. 

The first keynote speaker at the CTUS was Karim Rifai Burneo, Uayki Foundation and Uayki Technologies Inc. 

Keynote speaker Naveed Haq, Regional Infrastructure and Connectivity Director at The Internet Society, delivers the second keynote speech.

Professor Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Amrita University, gives the third keynote address of the program.

Readout of Breakout sessions (5-minute summary from each session chair, no Q&A)

Session chair        Session name

1. Amruthur Narasimhan, Emerging Technology Applications

2. Maurine Chepkemoi, Envisioned Business Models

3. Prof. Mohab Mangoud, Expand Community Engagement

4. Ritu Srivastava, Standards and Deployment

5. Daniel Altamirano, Policy and Regulation

6. Shruthi, Infrastructure, Connectivity & Global Challenges

CTU Challenge Winners - Best prizes (panel or videos)

CTU Challenge Winners - 1st, 2nd prizes & runner-ups (panel or videos)

Kory Murphy, Lemelson Foundation, and Ritu Srivastava share information about the Way Forward CTU Mentoring Program and the Future Networks Mentoring Program. 

The panel topic is: Accessible and Sustainable Digital Connectivity for All

1. Michuki Mwangi, Internet Society

2. Alaeddine El Orf Abbassi, FZ LLC

3. Ivan Seskar, Rutgers University

4. Daniel Altamirano, Professor, ESPE

Moderator: Lina Bariah, Khalifa University

Closing Remarks from CTU Volunteer Ashutosh Dutta, IEEE Fellow.