CCK 10-Year Anniversary Celebrations kicked off today end Wednesday. Venue: KICC Room: Aberdare Exhibitions: 'upstairs' -- I shall be a panelist on Day Three –Wednesday 22 July 2009 9am CONSUMER PANEL "Consumers have the last say regarding the problems they currently face with their providers and the service quality they would like to have in the future. Topics: • Industry collaboration: Forging a common agenda for ICT in Kenya‘s economic and social development • Issues from a consumer perspective • How consumers could build their own networks to achieve the last mile solution • Harnessing potential through public-private partnership frameworks • Involving users and empowering communities • Leveraging resources Panelists: 1. Alex Gakuru, ICT Consumers Association of Kenya 2. Patricia Muchiri, Assistant Director- Consumer Affairs, CCK 3. Stephen Mutoro, CEO, The Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations(KARA) 4. Lucy Mathai, Project Co-ordinator, SIDAREC 5. Susan Mochache, Universal Access Funds, CCK You're welcome to this public forum and entry is free. Edward would you be available to live blog for sake of remote folks? Alex