2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

Livingstone, Zambia | November 26-28, 2024

The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will be held at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia, from November 26-28, 2024. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).

Participants are expected to be comprised of global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions. We also expect to attract network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from the African and Arab regions.

Sessions will be presented in English with French translation services available.

The recommended event dress code is business formal or smart casual.

For questions, please email events@first.org.

Program Overview

November 26 | Training Day 1
November 27 | Training Day 2
November 28 | Plenary Sessions

Registration

Registration for this event is by invitation only. If you wish to be considered, please send email to events@first.org.

Program Committee

Thank you to this year's program committee:

Ms. Bwalya Chintu
Mr. Jeff Sitali
Mr. Chita Chibesakunda
Ms. Jayne Chilumba
Ms. Emma Kapambwe
Ms. Tamara Bengesai
Ms. Kelebogile Dingalo
Mr. Eric Akumiah
Mr. Lawrence Muchilwa
Dr. George Ah-Thew
Dr. Kaleem Usmani
Mr. Marcus Adomey
Mr. Jean-Robert Hountomey

Capture the Flag (CTF) Activity

Symposium delegates will have an opportunity to participate in CTF challenges at the event. A sub-committee (BJCSIRT, CMU-Africa, CERT MU, ZMCIRT, AfricaCERT) is finalizing the CTF details. Stay posted for the event details!