[Discussion] Defining our Session/Keynote for Africa CyberFest Nigeria (May 1st)

[kurtiz]

We have been officially invited to represent OSSAfrica at Africa CyberFest in Nigeria this coming May. This is a strategic opportunity to showcase our leadership in open-source security and advocate for the standards we are building.

To ensure we are well-represented, we need to decide on the specific topic, speakers, and core message of our session. This should align directly with our mission of securing the African open-source ecosystem.

Strategic Alignment

Our participation should reflect the OSSAfrica Mission & Vision:

• Capacity Building: Empowering African developers to write secure code.
• Sovereignty: Reducing reliance on opaque proprietary systems through vetted open source.
• Community Standards: Establishing security best practices (like our secret rotation policies) across regional projects.

Proposed Discussion Points

I’d like the core team to weigh in on the following:

1. The Topic: Should we focus on Supply Chain Security (e.g., scoring agent skills/SkillGuard), Policy Frameworks for African CSIRTs, or a broader "State of Open Source Security in Africa" talk?
2. The Goal: Is this a technical deep-dive, or a call to action for regional governments and organizations to adopt OSS security standards?

Action Items

• Brainstorm 3 potential talk titles.
• Define the primary "Call to Action" for the audience.

Deadline

We need a finalized abstract by 23rd April 2026 to meet the Africa CyberFest organizers' deadline.

Please drop your thoughts below! 👇

[EjiroOS]

Hello everyone, I’ve put together my slides for my African Cyberfest talk and refined them based on feedback from my dry run on the Bear call.

I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look when you have time and share any thoughts or suggestions.

Thanks again!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-7ud1sQUCpH9EmfF8fg-YKPVhc1y7GxFqjv0VZH5IB0/edit?usp=sharing

[kurtiz]

Ok sure