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NOSS '26 Schedule

Where is the Event :

Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, Accra, Ghana

When is the Event :

February 3rd & 4th, 2026 (Tuesday to Wednesday)

Day 1 : Technical Working Group

Guest Arrival/Coffee/Tea

GISF Protocol Team

Opening & Strategic Framing

Session Theme: Why Child Online ProtectionRequires a Whole-of Society Response

Opening Remarks: Government Of Ghana

Speaker: Dr. Jamal Tonzuah, Ag. Deputy Director General, CSA

Keynote Address 1

Speaker: Helen King, Praesidio co-Director, Emmanuel Adinkra, President – GISF

State Of Child Online Protection In Ghana

Speakers: Dr. Jamal Tonzuah, Ag. Deputy Director General, CSA

Session Theme: Protecting Children While Enabling the Internet for Good

Disrupting Cybercrime Networks & Fostering International Collaborations For Better Outcomes

Speaker: Lydia Davenport, ChildLight

Investigating and Prosecuting Cybercrimes InGhana- What You Should Know As AStakeholder

Speaker: Her Ladyship, Justice Afia Serwah, Justice of the Appeals Court, Ghana

11:00 - 11:20
Health/Coffee Break 1

11:25 - 12:15
Break-Out Groups - Session 1

The chairs will be rearranged in the room during the break. Planning to have 6-7 ppl per group. Notebooks and pens will be given to the attendees

Theme: Understanding the Child Online Protection Ecosystem & Identifying Gaps

Group A: Reporting and Hotlines

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: Gloria Boateng Gyamfua

Praesidio representative: Haley

Group B: Intelligence and Data Gathering

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: CSA Representative

Praesidio representative: Paul

Group C: Operational Coordination

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: Cybercrime Unit Chief Inspector Christiana

Praesidio representative: Chris

Group D: Industry and Technology

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: Abubakar Issaka, Cybersecurity Expert

Association Praesidio representative: Helen

Group E: AI and Crime Convergence

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: Terrence Addey Adams

Praesidio representative: Zoé

Group F: Community, Education and Law

( Break-Out Groups – Session 1 )

Moderator: Afua (WiLDAF)

Praesidio representative: Daniel

Plenary Report Back: Action Plans & Commitments

Moderator/Group Leads

Lunch Break/ Networking

GISF Protocol Team

Session Theme: What Works: Tools, Models & Collaborative Approaches

Demonstration Of Kindred Tech Solutions: Katalyst Platform

Dushica Naumovska, Kindred Tech

From Report to Rescue: A Case Study On Coordinated Child Online Exploitation Response in Ghana

Joint Presentation – DOVVSU/Cybercrime Unit Terrence

Addey Adams

02:55PM - 3:05PM
Health Break

Interactive Wind-Down: If This Were Your Child: Decisions, Dilemmas & Responsibilities

Trusted Partner: Esmond Adjei (MindSafe Ghana),Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology

One Change I Will Champion

Dr. Isaac Tweneboah Koduah, High Impact Performance

Closing Remarks

Paul Philips, Head of Strategy and Policy, Praesidio Emmanuel Adinkra, GISF

5:00 pm
Networking/Photography

DAY 2: Stakeholder & Public Engagement

Theme: From evidence to action. Confronting online child exploitation in Ghana
Audience: Media, law enforcement, NGOs, educators, community and faith leaders, youth/survivors, technology partners
Purpose: Public accountability, cross-sector alignment, and concrete commitments

8:00am – 9:00am
Guest Arrival | Coffee & Tea
Informal networking. Media registration opens.

Opening Remarks

Emmanuel Adinkra

Why this work? Why now?

Helen King

Keynote Address 1: The Child protection mandate in the digital age

Divine Selasie Agbeti, CSA

Keynote Address 2: Law Enforcement and Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Lydia Donkor, Director-General, CID

Keynote Address 3 (Video): What We’ve Got Right, What We Haven’t, and What We’reLearning: Practical Online Safety Lessons from Australia for Ghana and Africa

Julie Inman-Grant

Day 1 Outcomes

Paul Philips, Head of Strategy and Policy, Praesidio

Cultural performance

Panel Discussion 1: Investigating online exploitation

Speakers:

CSA Representative Dr. Maud Elliot Ashong (ISOC Ghana)

Mrs. Irene Sam (NCPTA) Ms Abigail Adu Darko, Responsible AI

11:00am – 11:10am
BREAK- coffee & tea, networking

Voices from the field – Children and Schools

Praesidio Safeguarding/ WiLDAF/SHS students

Tik Tok

Dan Mills

African Youth Shaping Safer Digital Spaces

TikTok Youth Council African Members

Google

Chloe Setter

INHOPE

Samantha Woolfe

12:15 – 01:15 pm
Lunch, Networking & Cultural Performance

Youth Talent Showcase – School Edition

CSA – Online Safety Clubs

Panel Discussion 2: Building the national response

Speakers:

Doreen Sulleyman (non-state actor / NGO representative)

Gwendolyn Abbey (Ghana Police Cybercrime)

Eben Asare Boafo (education awareness + AI)

Moderator: Kwesi Mensah Nyarkoh, Esq (lawyer

Meta

Victoria Olononi

ACSAI Nigeria

Juliet Oharu

Unicef

Joyce Odame or Hilda Mensah

2:55 – 03:10 pm
BREAK- coffee, refreshments, networking

Fireside Chat: Best Practices to Prevent Online Child Abuse and Exploitation at national, regional and international levels

Speakers:

Moderator: Zoé Colpaert (Praesidio)

Federica Dadone, Head of Members (WeProtect)

Joy Anima Deborah, Deputy Director, Public Education (COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE)

Felicity Feleke (Youth Advisor to UN Special Rapporteur)

Athena Morgan, Child Rights and Digital Safety Advocate

Closing Remarks

Jamal Tonzuah PhD, CSA

Summit Declaration: Checklist for Change

Praesidio Safeguarding and Emmanuel

Photography & Media/Networking Engagement