Conference Agenda

Demo Africa 2012

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

09:00 – 18:00 Demo Rehearsals Demo Conference
09:00 – 17:00 Registration Opens KICC / Intercontinental Hotel
12:30 – 17:30 LIONS@frica Summit (see separate programme) Intercontinental Hotel
19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Reception/ Movie Screening Intercontinental Hotel

Thursday, October 25, 2012

08:00 Registration Opens at the DEMO Africa Desk
09:00 Welcome to DEMO Africa

  • Harry Hare, DEMO Africa
  • Neal Silverman, Senior VP, DEMO
 DEMO Africa Conference
09:10 One-on-One

  • Fernando de Sousa, General Manager, Microsoft Africa
 DEMO Africa Conference
09:25 Official Opening

  • Dr Bitange Ndemo, PS Ministry of Information and Communication, Kenya
 DEMO Africa Conference
09:40
  • Samuel Pogishio, Minister Ministry of Information and Communication, Kenya
 DEMO Africa Conference
10:00 Networking Break at DEMO Africa Pavillion
10:30 One-on-One

  • Shiv Shivakumar, Senior VP, India, Middle East & Africa, Nokia
11:00 DEMO Africa Pitches – Mobile 

  • eLimu
  • Kuza Mobile
  • mKazi
  • mTracker
  • mPawa
 DEMO Africa Conference
11:35 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Anthony Stonfield, Head of Ecosystem, South & East Africa, Nokia
  • Paul Nguru, CEO, PN Consulting
  • Johnathan Ortmans, President, Global Entrepreneurship Week
 DEMO Africa Conference
11:50 DEMO Africa Pitches – Enterprise

  • Balefyre
  • Flowgear
  • iPay
  • ProWork
  • Firestring
  • MTI support App
 DEMO Africa Conference
12:25 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Louis Otieno Onyango, Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs – Microsoft Africa Initiatives
  • Martin Butler, Senior Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch
  • Gerard Brandjes, VP, South & East Africa, Nokia
 DEMO Africa Conference
12:40 Lunch Break at DEMO Africa Pavillion
14:00 LIONS@frica Partners Panel

  • Thomas Debass, Director for Global Partnerships, Global Partnerships Initiative, Office of the Secretary of State, US State Department
  • Ben Hubbard, Director, USAID Development Finance Group
  • Aben Kovoor, Area Lead Developer & Platform Group, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft
  • Jussi Hinkkanen, VP, Corporate Relations  & Business Environment, Nokia Middle East & Africa
  • Oltac Unsal, Coordinator, Access to Markets and Finance, InfoDev
 DEMO Africa Conference
14:20 DEMO Africa Pitches – Consumer

  • Gigham
  • Piilo
  • MyOrder
  • Hewani Retail
  • MobiFlock
  • Dash2do
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:05 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Eghosa Omoigui, General partner, EchoVC
  • Rudy De Waele, CNO, DotOpen
  • Dr. Kamau Gachigi, Director, Fablab
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:15 DEMO Africa Alpha Pitches

  • BetOTM
  • World of Sports
  • Virtual Firehouse
  • Wisely Done
  • Winsinga
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:45 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Sam Gichuru, CEO, Nailab
  • Racheal Keeler, Founder, AfricaAssets
  • Alexander Bashian, Investment Manager, Invested Development
 DEMO Africa Conference
16:00 DEMO Africa Pavilion Opens
19:30 – 22:00 DEMO After Dark at DEMO Africa Conference

Friday, October 26, 2012

08:30 Registration Opens at the DEMO Registration Desk
09:00 One-on-One

  • Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom
 DEMO Africa Conference
09:10 DEMO Africa Pitches – Social Media

  • Sasa Africa
  • KKYB Productions
  • mPrep
  • Qabila Media Productions
  • Kuzima
 DEMO Africa Conference
09:45 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Andrea Bohnstedt, Ratio Magazine
  • Ben White, Founder, VC4Africa
  • Marieme Jamme, CEO of SpotOne Global Solutions (TBC)
 DEMO Africa Conference
10:00 Networking Break at the DEMO Africa Pavilion
10:30 DEMO Africa Pitches – Mobile

  • CrowdPesa
  • Eskimi
  • Meka
  • Expenza
  • People Input
  • Maliyo Games
 DEMO Africa Conference
11:05 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Milton Lore, Chief of Party, Kenya Feed the Future Innovation Engine, Land O’ Lakes
  • Erik Hersman, Founder Ushahidi/iHub
  • Oded Zehavi, Director, International Corporate Business Development, Paypal
 DEMO Africa Conference
11:20 DEMO Africa Pitches – Mobile Payments

  • Lipisha
  • mPayer
  • Mverified
  • Virtual Bank
  • OzinboPay
 DEMO Africa Conference
11:55 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Alliy Mbwana, Partner, Savanah Fund
  • June Arunga Kimani, Co-Founder, BSL
  • Dele Akinsade, Lead, Developer Platforms, Microsoft Sub Sahara Africa & Indian Ocean Islands, Microsoft
 DEMO Africa Conference
12:10 DEMO Africa Pavilion  DEMO Africa Conference
12:40 Lunch/Round Table Discussions DEMO Africa Pavilion
14:00 One-on-One

  • Gabriel Negatu, Regional Director, African Development Bank
 DEMO Africa Conference
14:10 DEMO Africa Pitches – Enterprise

  • FrameworkOne
  • Rasello
  • ComUnity
  • PropMaven
  • TaxTim
 DEMO Africa Conference
14:40 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Johnni Kjelsgaard, CEO, GrowthAfrica
  • Lilian Marenya, Country Manager, Enablis
  • David Owino, Executive Director, BCS Group
 DEMO Africa Conference
14:55 DEMO Africa Pitches – Social Media

  • Kivuko
  • Mluoma
  • Kytabu
  • Evly
  • Djoss.tv
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:00 DEMO Africa Sage Panel

  • Acumen
  • Biju Mohandas, IFC
  • Rockefeller
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:15 Building the EcosystemApps4Africa Winners

  • Farmer Line
  • Mini Shop

GSMA Pitch

  • Mobile and Development Intelligence Chris Williamson, Advisor, Development Fund, GSMA
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:35 DEMO Africa Alpha Pitches

  • My African Touch
  • Swifter
  • Cardiopad
  • Student Partner
  • KingMaker
 DEMO Africa Conference
15:45 DEMO Sage Panel

  • Acumen
  • Dalberg
  • Rockefeller
 DEMO Africa Conference
16:00 DEMO Africa Pavilion DEMO Africa Conference
17:00 DEMO Lions Awards Ceremony

  • Thomas Debass, Director for Global Partnerships, Global Partnerships Initiative, Office of the Secretary of State, US State Department
  • Hanna Kefela, Project Manager, DEMO Africa
  • Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board
 DEMO Africa Conference
17:20 Closing Reception at DEMO Africa Pavilion
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