Tech4Africa Johannesburg 2015: Full Schedule

10:40am SAST

An indie app developers story from initial idea to getting featured on the google play store.

Talk about my app development experiences while working on the 365 body workout android app, from having the idea through development to finally getting the app published and featured on the app store. This talk promises to be a great overview of the steps you need to go through as a developer to get your ideas out there

Speakers

Kurt Mbanje

Founder, Peirra

I'm a Droid fanboy, I literrally binge on the droid kool-aid . I also create apps when I have the time and believe in all things mobile.

Wednesday October 7, 2015 10:40am - 11:10am SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

Mobile, Mobile in Emerging Markets

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Solo
Who should attend Designers, developers
Session DNA Inspiring
Tags #365BW

11:30am SAST

Mobile, video, Africa - Tuluntulu is leading the revolution

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Tuluntulu is a mobile content and advertising platform targeting audiences in Africa, and globally, with African focused content. The platform currently has 17 x 24/7 streaming "TV" channels; and 11 radio stations. Tuluntulu is designed to work on mobile devices connected via low bandwidth connections. The â€œFREEâ€ business model is designed to maximize audience reach and engagement; it can be downloaded for free, usage is free (no subscriptions) -100% free on Wi-Fi, with data costs only if connected via a mobile network (low data TV setting consumes +-50MB / hr.).

Speakers

Pierre van der Hoven

Founder & CEO, Tuluntulu

Tuluntulu is a mobile content distribution company for Africa. Talk to me about getting your content out there. Talk to me about launching an app in Africa.I am a serial entrepreneur. Talk to me about anything to do with thinking big, never giving up and starting your own busines... Read More →

Wednesday October 7, 2015 11:30am - 12:00pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

Mobile, Content and Distribution

Session Purpose Impart wisdom
Session Type Keynote
Who should attend advertisers, app developers, Marketers
Session DNA Inspiring
Tags #Tuluntulu #Mobilevideo #mobileadvertising #africancontent #mobileresearch

1:00pm SAST

Lunch & Drone Race

Wednesday October 7, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

2:00pm SAST

Always-on learning - the secret ingredient to Digital Marketing success

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Taste-test, collaborate, create - embrace a culture of learning and sharing - these are some of the traits of modern-day marketers making sense and staying ahead in the multi-faceted world of digital marketing. - The Marketing Landscape in 2015 and beyond - Creating a learn-&-share culture (internal) - Marketing through sharing (external) - Lessons from Heavy Chefs around the world

Speakers

Louis Janse van Rensburg

Managing Director, World Wide Creative

Louis is a business partner and the Johannesburg Director at leading digital consulting agency World Wide Creative and member of the Heavy Chef education initiative. Louis is also known as the "Connecting-The-Dots Guy" at WWC with an encyclopaedic knowledge of research to support... Read More →

Wednesday October 7, 2015 2:00pm - 2:30pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

Marketing, Digital Domain

Session Purpose Impart wisdom
Session Type Solo
Who should attend All
Session DNA Inspiring
Tags #wwcteam #heavychef

2:50pm SAST

The One Thing The Apache Indians And The Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company Knew Then That Africans Cannot Ignore Now

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Africa is in a state of disruption. This provides both significant opportunity and increasing risk. Using a unique backdrop of two similarly disruptive periods in history - the Spanish invasion of the Americas, and the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the USA - I argue that following a relevant, meaningful and visceral cause is the most important step that Africans can make in building your business, organisation or career.

Speakers

Fred Roed

CEO, World Wide Creative

Fred Roed first started teaching people how to build their brands in the digital economy way back in 1998. Fred is the CEO of digital marketing agency World Wide Creative, one of SA's biggest digital agencies with clients such as Hyundai, City of Cape Town, Virgin Mobile and The Foschini... Read More →

Wednesday October 7, 2015 2:50pm - 3:20pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

Marketing, Art and Inspiration

Session Purpose Impart wisdom
Session Type Solo
Who should attend All
Session DNA Inspiring
Tags #HaveACause #heavychef

3:40pm SAST

Vini. Video. Vinci. Why digital video is the king of content

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Presentation will cover: the power of video, the latest trends in video viewing, stats relating to video ads, looking at how video has infiltrated google, facebook, and other online platforms, the power of the vine, and how to create a digital video strategy with ads, vignettes, stories, even ongoing series â€“ each serving to achieve the relevant objectives of the brand/publisher/corporation/organisation.

Speakers

Devon Brough

Director: Strategic Partnerships, HoneyKome

Wednesday October 7, 2015 3:40pm - 4:10pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

Marketing, Content and Distribution

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Solo
Who should attend Advertising agencies, Bloggers, Brand Managers, Content Providers, Marketing agencies, Marketing Managers, Publishers, Students looking for new careers
Session DNA Enabling
Tags #movingstories, #OMGVideo, #VideoisKing, #VideoSwarm, #ViniVideoVinci

10:40am SAST

On demand logistic's mobile app

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Fastvan is revolutionizing and reinventing logisticâ€™s by moving it entirely online and to mobile devices, bringing greater automation, transparency and efficiency to this traditionally inefficient shipping industry. Fastvan platform lets businesses order a courier service or removal service on demand, and drivers accept the job via our mobile app or desktop (fastvan.co.za). Once accepted, customers can then follow their van/truck in real time, all the way through delivery. We offer competitive rates, a superior customer experience, and automatic billing, making local logistics easier than ever before. Fastvan is a real-time on demand network for Local courier Availability

Speakers

daud nur

Founder & CEO, fastvan

Thursday October 8, 2015 10:40am - 11:10am SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

eCommerce, Mobile in Emerging Markets

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Solo
Who should attend couriers, developers, individuals, managers, SME's, software engineers, Solution Architects
Session DNA Innovative
Tags https:--twitter.com-FastVanAfrica

11:30am SAST

E-commerce Logistics. Behind the scenes.

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A behind the scenes look how we took over the logistics for Superbalist.com, enabled them to grow 400% in a year, and ultimately sell the business to takealot.com

Speakers

Justin Drennan

Parcelninja, Parcelninja

Online retail and logistics

Thursday October 8, 2015 11:30am - 12:00pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

eCommerce, eCommerce and Transactions

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Showcase
Who should attend developers, E-commerce owners
Session DNA Innovative
Tags #logistics

1:00pm SAST

Lunch

Thursday October 8, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

2:00pm SAST

How to make it and not to make it in Africa

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Personal learnings, failures and some success stories from almost a decade in tech on the big African continent presented by a Germany boy who shaped the African eCommerce landscape (a little).

Speakers

Nils Körber

CIO, One Africa Media

Thursday October 8, 2015 2:00pm - 2:30pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

eCommerce, Learning from Developed Markets

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Solo
Who should attend entrepreneurs, founders, Project managers
Session DNA Inspiring
Tags #africa, #business, #ecommerce, #expat, #growth, #learnings, #marketplaces

2:50pm SAST

How to Challenge Amazon in Mozambique and Win

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How a small company took Mozambique by storm and created an digital retail eco-system of top brands and products in the country.

Speakers

Jonathan Novotny

Founder, Compra.co.mz

Growth Markets - eCommerce Brands in Southern African Countries - Not South Africa. Investing in nascent e-commerce environments.

Thursday October 8, 2015 2:50pm - 3:20pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

eCommerce, Entrepreneurialism and Business

Session Purpose Tell a story
Session Type Success story or case study
Who should attend Afri-Techies, eCommerce & Digital Entrepreneurs, Investors
Session DNA Engaging
Tags #Mozambique #OnlineMarketplace #Grassroots #Success #Compra.co.mz #eCommerce

3:40pm SAST

SA eCommerce landscape - a closer look at alternative online payment methods

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The growing rate of eCommerce has created a hot topic of conversation. Payments are core to this and there are a number of options to fulfil these transactions. The South African market, as an example, offers a unique challenge with a need for additional methods beyond credit card. Join us in looking at insight gained at PayFast and the industry around us. We will take a closer look at the alternative options and how customers are responding.

Speakers

Jonathan Smit

MD & Founder, PayFast

Thursday October 8, 2015 3:40pm - 4:10pm SAST
eCommerce/Marketing/Mobile Track

eCommerce, eCommerce and Transactions

Session Purpose Impart wisdom
Session Type Solo
Who should attend Business Owners, Entrepreneur, Store owners
Session DNA Enabling
Tags #ecommerce #payments #fintech