Dr. Abraham Korir Sing'Oei, Ph.D, EBS, Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign & Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya. Previously he served as the Senior Legal Advisor to the Deputy President of Kenya where he provided counsel and guidance on Intergovernmental relations and coordination of international development partnerships with a focus on Open Governance and Rule of Law.

Dr. SingOei is an International Law expert and convener of Open Government Partnership for Kenya. Previously he served as Litigation Director, Katiba Institute, Conflict and Rule of Law Specials it at the US Agency for International Development and Founding Director, Centre for Minority Rights Development (Cemiride).

Dr. SingOei has also been a Research Fellow at the Centre for Justice and International Law in Washington DC. Dr. SingOei is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He studied Law and Global Public Policy at the University of Nairobi, the University of Pretoria, the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Capetown Law School.

H.E. Ambassador Philip Thigo, MBS, is an award-winning technology and public policy leader serving as the Republic of Kenya’s Special Envoy on Technology, the first role of its kind in Africa.

He has been recognized by Apolitical as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in digital government in 2018 and as a world-leading figure in AI in Government in 2025 and 2026. He is also a Mozilla RISE25 honoree, an AfricaCom top 100 Technology and Telecommunications leader, and a recipient of Kenya’s Presidential Commendation, Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear.

Amb. Thigo serves on the Executive Steering Group of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, is a founding steering committee member of the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES), serves as a Board Member of NASA’s Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals, chairs the Board of iamtheCODE, and was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to the High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

He has authored and co-authored foresight, policy, and research publications with institutions such as the Brookings Institution and the World Economic Forum.

He has held senior roles across international organizations, non-profits, and social ventures in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, including as founding Director for Africa at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University.
 

With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Yedaly has achieved remarkable success in designing and implementing sustainable growth strategies in international settings. Formerly serving as the Minister of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Modernization for the Government of Mauritania, Mr. Yedaly has played a crucial role in advancing cyber policy and technical projects across Africa. He also held the position of Head of Information Society at the African Union Commission, where he led the implementation of several key capacity building programs with partners like the European Union, the United States State Department, Luxemburg, the Internet Society (ISOC), Microsoft, and others. 

Notably, Mr. Yedaly was instrumental in crafting and adopting the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention) and the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy (2020-2030). He is also known as the main actor behind the Dot Africa Domain. Throughout his career, Mr. Yedaly has been a strong advocate for Africa’s digital transformation, emphasizing the indispensable role of cybersecurity in its development.