Lagos-based
pan-African technology news and analysis website, TechCabal, has announced
speakers for its first AfricaBeta event.
The first
edition of AfricaBeta is tagged Chat 3.0 and it will explore the ideas and
technologies that are shaping the future of the African continent. The aim is
to showcase the companies and individuals pushing the frontier, influencing how
Africans experience a life in which technology has become essential.
Speaking at the
event are Etop Ikpe, the
co-CEO of Dealdey,
Nigeria’s largest discounted deals website; Adia Sowho, Director,
Digital Business at Etisalat Nigeria and Amber Fowler, a Partner and Chief of
Staff (overseeing fund operations and portfolio development) at EchoVC.
The event will
be hosted by the award winning journalist and television personality, Lamide
Akintobi.
As part of
AfricaBeta, three startups will demo on the AfricaBeta stage. The startups are
the top seed from the Africabeta ideathon that ended last week. The startups
will be announced on Wednesday, 30th September 2015.
The ideathon is
a parallel experience within AfricaBeta and the winning startup stands to gain
an early deployment access to the WeChat platform and also a go-to-market
support for their product or service. All participating startups will also be
able to leverage WeChat’s built-in functionalities and get exposure to an
audience of industry experts, technology and internet investors and savvy
technology enthusiasts that can help turbocharge their ideas.
Entry to
Africabeta is free, but attendance will be secured by registration. Full event
details are available at Africabeta.co.
AfricaBeta is
sponsored by WeChat, the all-in-one messaging app.
About WeChat
WeChat is the
world’s fastest-growing social communication app with more than 600 million
monthly active users globally. It provides a central point of control for users
to share voice, photo, video, text messages as well as transact for free across
their entire social eco-system – on and offline. Through Official Accounts,
WeChat allows brands to deliver rich, high-touch content experiences to engage
with and grow their communities – on and offline.
Learn more
about WeChat and download the app at www.wechat.com
About TechCabal
TechCabal is
Nigeria's largest tech blog focused on promoting conversations around
technology, mobile & internet in Africa.
For more information, specific inquiries and interview
opportunities, please contact Kristin Wilson - kristin@bigcabal.com
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