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Huge kudos to @oneafrikan & the @Tech4Africa team for an event that inspired both the hard core geeks and the business heads. #T4A
Kate Wolters,
@KateWolters
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Amazing speakers and inspiring words filled with knowledge but most of all PASSION!
Anne Schmidt,
@AnneKSchmidt
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Made the right choice by attending @Tech4Africa instead of marching with Malema. Really learning a lot from the guys. #T4A
Glen Mhloti Bvuma,
@glenbvuma
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Thank you for an inspiring conference @oneafrikan, speakers, and @tech4africa team #t4a
Alexandra Fraser,
@anfraser
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@Tech4Africa has reached out to over 150 cities, mostly main cities in Africa, this is how you empower and innovate a continent #T4A
Shawn Graaff,
@ShawnGraaff
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Dear Tech4Africa
Your facility was luxurious and classy, something extraordinary for us at Linden Hoërskool, for this was our first experience in a function of such magnitude.
The information received from the lectures motivated us to a great extent, to see the possibilities in the world and in our own community. What we appreciated the most and still do, is that we were invited without having to pay, gracing us with knowledge that is out of reach for most people.
Lastly and most importantly, we want to thank Tech4Africa for the hospitality and kindness shown to us. We wish to attend such a function again and give opportunity for more to also perceive such a wondrous encounter.
Kind Regards
Rian Myburgh
Grade 11 learner – Hoërskool Linden
Rian Myburgh,
Linden Hoërskool
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Hi,
The tech4africa conference was a very enlightening event especially for someone who has a passion for IT such as myself. Through this experience I was able to learn just how far this continent has developed and which are the areas that have lots of potential.
Another key point is that I was able to meet and stay in contact, up to today, with people making great strides in the IT industry. This is crucial when it comes to networking. For that I am grateful and I look forward to numerous similar events in the future.
Best regards
Anthony
Anthony Wamunyu Maina,
African Leadership Academy
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Incredible. Wealth of knowledge. New friends. Great role models. Inspired.
Byron Rode,
@byronrode
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Seriously loved Tech4Africa! Great to hear international speakers with a global mindset!
Justin McCall,
@justinmccall
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Awesome week.We have some great minds & great tech within our borders!
Simon Bestbier,
@sbestbier
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@oneafrikan @Tech4Africa #T4A want to thank and congratulate the team on an inspiring and informative few days. #awesome #seeyounextyear
David Emanuel,
@davidemanuel
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RT @imel: @Tech4Africa was networking so much in the lunch session i never got to have some lunch! #t4a rocks!
Simone Brunozzi,
@simon
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the first day of @Tech4Africa rocked – only got home around 21h30… gotta hustle tonight and then back there early tomorrow. #T4A
Tyler Reed,
@TylerReed
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@Tech4Africa – a great follow! The conference is being held in JHB today and tomorrow, brilliant insights into African tech space #T4A
Steven Cohen,
@Steven_Cohen
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“If one word could sum up my Tech4Africa experience, it would without any doubt be ‘INSPIRING’. Though the only complaint I might have would be the lack of female speakers, which would have added even more to the impact this conference had on me, I have to admit that it was an incredible and life-changing opportunity where I learned a lot and got even more motivated to work for the development of the African IT sector”
Regards
Zineb
Zineb Oulmakk,
African Leadership Academy
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Big up to @oneafrikan and the #t4a crew for putting up a fantastic @tech4africa . Looking forward to 2012
Michael Dabrowski,
@TheRealDobs
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Must admit I’m feeling remarkably spent after the most incredible 2 days
Gabrielle Rosario,
@gabyrosario
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Tech for Africa was an unforgettably exciting and unforgettable experience. The event was brilliantly organized and the top notch presentations were mind blowing. The latest technological info delivered so inspirationally changed my whole understanding and insight into the technological era we all live in (while I always thought I had a well above average grasp of the latest developments).
The venue was immaculate, with impressive lecture theatres which were neither to big to nor too small but perfect for everyone to become hooked entirely to the presentation they attended. Everything was planned to perfection and awesome. The interactive screens during the presentation which showed the tweets were brilliant and everybody immediately joined in. I even had two friends who signed up for twitter during the break to be able to tweet about Tech for Africa.
We had awesome opportunities to talk to people in the technology business, and they were all more than willing to answer all our questions, and give advice wherever they could. The event was not only mind blowing with the line-up of speakers, but the uniquely modern setup and up to the minute info combined to make it an exhilarating event.
Thank you for granting us the wonderful opportunity of attending Tech for Africa 2011, and the honor of being the first school who had the enviable privilege of experiencing this prestigious event first hand. I hope we will be able to be part of the 2012 event, which we are already looking forward to!
Martin van Rooyen
Grade 11 learner – Hoërskool Linden
Martin van Rooyen,
Hoërskool Linden
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My experience
At the Tech4Africa I felt at home. Speaking as an aspiring IT guy I felt like I was in heaven amongst all the IT company owners there. Many of the speakers had started IT companies of their own thus, I had so many for them, and they had amazing answers. The speakers there were top class, showing not only there hard earned experience, but their conversational character. Overall the conferences were full of amazing techy stuff to learn. My highlight was when the group had a personal conversation with Mr. Swanikas cousin Herman (surname eludes me) and also his talk later in the conference. He is truly an exceptional man and African in IT, my inspiration.
Tech4Africa was great.
Theko Lekena,
African Leadership Academy
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Really an awesome day at Tech4Africa conference. This level of energy and optimism I have not seen anywhere else. SA Tech Rocks!
Rudie Shepherd,
@rudshep
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I enjoyed the open platform session we had at the end of the conference. It was also a great opportunity to network. The conference should also make provisional sessions for high school students so that they can have a broader view of technology in Africa.
Victor
Rikhotso Victor,
African Leadership Academy
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We have come to the end of @Tech4Africa #T4A. I really enjoyed myself, met some great people and am taking so much info away.
Liam Beeton,
@liambeeton
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A big thank you to @oneafrikan and the rest of the @tech4africa team for a thought provoking conference #T4A
Internet Solutions,
@IS_global
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@oneafrikan @event_rockstar @Tech4Africa Inspiring event, engaging people, enabling atmosphere, innovative ideas. Thank you! #t4a
Jo Crawshaw,
@JosieInJozi
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What’s New
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May04
Watch Gustav Praekelt and Sébastien Lacour talk about mobile applications for everyone & giving power to the powerless, atTech4Africa 2011
Everyone knows that mobile in Africa will surpass desktop PC’s, but what are the practical examples and success stories that give context to the changing landscape? Gustav Praekelt (Praekelt Digital), Sébastien Lacour (Powertime)
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May03
Watch Josh Spear talk about social media at Tech4Africa 2011
Global nomad and digital strategist Josh Spear will explore what inspires him, some of his work and projects, and social media trends from across the globe and Africa. More about Josh: As one of the youngest and most influential marketing strategists in the world, Josh is sought out for his intelligent, no-holds-barred insight on everything...
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May02
Watch the “Bill Gates of Africa” talk about his vision for innovation and technology in Africa
Often described as the “Bill Gates of Africa”, Herman Chinery-Hesse embodies his mantra “Only Africans can save Africa“, and believes that if Africa misses the current global IT boat, there may never again be an opportunity for rapid wealth creation on the continent. He will talk candidly about the challenges, potential and opportunity present in...
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Apr03
New website up
… And, we’re up. After much work and a lot of tinkering with what we have, we’re proud to release our new MVP (Minimum Viable Product) site for 2012. Coming up are all the videos for 2011, and much more content. In the meantime, checkout the blog archives, our past speakers, or the sitemap. If...
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Oct28
What users are doing with mobile devices in Africa: Insights from Google, Native and Motribe
By: Mongezi Mtati The first panel this morning had Nic Haralambous (Motribe), Jason Xenopoulos (Native) and Brett St. Clait (Google) who took an in depth look at the growth and usage of mobile devices in Africa. Their focus from the user, as opposed to a business perspective. Take-outs from the panel Nic Haralambous (Motribe) People...
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Oct28
Keynote: Josh Spear on social media FTW!
By: Heidi Schneigansz Josh Spear likes to say he is ‘from the internet’. He is a digital nomad in the true sense of the word. He spends most of his time travelling around the world – he has literally visited 12 countries in the last 30 days! He started his keynote with a little bit...
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Oct28
Africa’s First Mobile Career Opportunities Community Launches at Tech4Africa
By: Gustav Praekelt Africa’s first mobile career opportunities social network was launched today at Tech4Africa by Gustav Praekelt, founder of Praekelt Foundation. Called Ummeli – the Nguni word for “mediator” – the mobile platform went live on October 27th on YoungAfricaLive, a community to share and discuss critical issues such as love, sex and relationships...
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Oct28
HTML 5, the darling of the Open Web
By: Heidi Schneigansz The Tech stream of day 2 of Tech4Africa kicked off with a mind-expanding session about the one thing on everyone’s lips (and some people’s t-shirts); HTML5. The new messiah of markup languages was described by MC, Toby Shapshak, as; ‘a handy thing with which to build the Internet”. Our speaker was Robert...
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Oct28
Where are all the young black tech entrepreneurs in South Africa?
By Mongezi Mtati Disclaimer: This is by no means a racial post, or one that separates people in the tech space by race. There are quite a lot of innovative products that are built in Africa for the African context and Tech 4 Africa is proof thereof. But it is While having a chat with...
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