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Robert Rusike

Treasurer, AI Institute Africa

A seasoned Telecommunications professional who strives to demonstrate excellence in the execution of duties with over twenty years’ experience in the industry. As a holder of a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronic Engineering, he commenced his career in the Internet Service Provider industry where he developed unparalleled expertise as an IP Network Engineer. Catapulted by the wave of voice and data services convergence, he was further exposed to the Mobile Network Operator world where he played a pivotal role in leading a team deploy a Next Generation Network at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe. His strong analytic and attention to detail skills channeled him into the Network Intelligence and Performance Management field of the industry where the focus was to secure value to the MNO business by assuring quality service to the customers. The next cut was to lead and provide direction to the Revenue Assurance department charged with the responsibility of providing intelligent revenue maximization and risk management recommendations to the executive leadership teams of the Econet Wireless Group companies and provide end-to-end business assurance with a goal to safeguard value to the businesses and customers. Riding on the wave of Digital Transformation and developments in the Artificial Intelligence space, he spearheaded the transformation of the function from traditional Fraud and Revenue Assurance to Business Assurance. During the same period, he led a Cross Functional Team to develop and operationalize a Digital Innovations Management framework for the entire business. Experiences in his career have developed strong leadership, motivational, analytic, problem solving, product development and project management skills. This firm foundation reinforced by a rich social network has helped him build a recognized name in the Information and Communications Technologies industry.