16TH ANNUAL 12-14 NOVEMBER 2013 CTICC CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA’S ALL-ENCOMPASSING EVENT ON ALL THINGS AFRICAN AND <strong>DIGITAL</strong>. HOSTING REPRESENTATION FROM THE ENTIRE TELECOMS, MEDIA AND ICT ECOSYSTEM THIS IS YOUR WINDOW ON THE FUTURE… MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER WIMAX OPERATORS’ SUMMITHosted by @AFRICA COM NETWORKING PARTY DAY 1 TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 09.00-11.10 DAY 1 TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER EXHIBITION OPENS 10.00 – 18.00 ENSURING PROFITABILITY IN AFRICA’S <strong>DIGITAL</strong> MARKET • Where will revenues come from next? • Business transformation to promote data access in Africa • New Opportunities: How will MVNOs change Africa’s telecoms landscape? • Profitable strategies for the Internet of everything DAY 1 TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 11.00-18.00 COST EFFICIENT NETWORKS MultiplatformFocus Day MASTER CLASS • Market Evolution • Customer Experience Management DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER EXHIBITION OPENS 10.00 – 18.00 DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 09.00-11.10 INNOVATIVE SERVICES FOR <strong>DIGITAL</strong> CONSUMERS • Digital and Innovation Strategies for Operators • Content & Apps: Unleashing Africa’s Creativity for Digital Consumers • Making the most of Mobile Marketing & Advertising • Driving data usage through content services DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 11.00-18.00 @ MASTER CLASS • VAS & Content • M-health/education/ government THE 6TH ANNUAL AFRICACOM AWARDS 2013 DAY 3 THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER EXHIBITION OPENS 10.00 – 17.00 DAY 3 THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 09.00-11.10 NEXT STEPS TO CONNECT AFRICA • The next leap forward in African TMT: the role of fixed broadband networks and content • Connecting all Africans to reliable and affordable services • Handset & Devices: Delivering on the specific needs of African consumers DAY 3 THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 11.00-18.00 MONETISING CONTENT & DATA INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING REGULATORY EVOLUTION WIRELESS BROADBAND LTE & Broadband MASTER CLASS NEW FOR 2013: @ 12TH & 13TH NOVEMBER 12TH NOVEMBER 13TH NOVEMBER 12TH – 14TH NOVEMBER 14TH NOVEMBER JOIN US WWW.LINKEDIN.COM www.comworldseries.com/africa
“SIMPLY, THE BEST & BIGGEST TELECOM EVENT IN AFRICA WITH HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS & SENIOR SPEAKERS AND THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES” Mezi Riadh, Products & Services Director, Atlantique Telecom COME AND SEE THE FUTURE OF <strong>DIGITAL</strong> AFRICA AFRICACOM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – FEATURING LEADERS FROM THE TELECOMS, MEDIA & ICT ECOSYSTEM OPERATOR Romeo Kumalo, Chief Operating Officer: International Business, Vodacom Group Romeo was appointed Chief Operating Officer: International Business at Vodacom Group in 2012. He has held many senior positions in media and broadcasting. OPERATOR Irene Charnley, Group CEO, Smile Telecoms Irene is founder and CEO of Smile, one of the first operators to launch LTE in Africa. She is a social entrepreneur and widely respected telecoms visionary. SOCIAL MEDIA Nicola D’Elia, Growth Manager Africa, facebook Nicola looks after Facebook growth strategy and mobile partnership for Africa. Prior to joining Facebook, he worked for the GSMA Development Fund, Accenture and with a humanitarian organisation in the Middle-East. OPERATOR Marc Rennard, EVP Middle East, Africa & Asia, Orange Marc joined France Telecom-Orange in 2003, and has been International Executive Vice-President in charge of Africa, Middle East & Asia since 2006. OTT Jason Bigler, Director, Product Management, Google, USA Jason drives the overall product strategy of Google’s display ads business in EMEA and is Advisory Board Member at the Telegraph group. BROADCASTER Lulama Mokhobo, Group CEO, SABC Lulama heads South Africa’s public broadcaster reaching over 20 million people through 19 radio stations and 3 TV stations. She has extensive leadership experience in the private and public sectors. OTT Jason Njoko, CEO, iROKOtv, Nigeria Jason founded iRoko Partners, one of Africa’s leading entertainment companies, housing brands such as iROKOtv (dubbed the ‘Netflix’ of Africa) and online music platform iROKING. <strong>DIGITAL</strong> MARKETER Bonin Bough, Vice President of Global Media and Consumer Engagement, Mondeléz International (Kraft) Bonin is responsible for all media, including digital, TV, print and outdoors at Mondeléz International. He was previously at PepsiCo where he oversaw the company’s digital strategy. CONSUMER BRAND Guy Carter, Group Marketing Manager, Nandos International Guy is the Marketing Manager for Nando’s Worldwide Licensing division, managing all licensed Nando’s markets over 13 countries. He previously worked with Publicis Advertising Agency and City Lodge Hotels. TRIPLE PLAYER Richard Bell, Group CEO, Wananchi Group Holdings Ltd Richard is a seasoned ICT entrepreneur. He heads Wananchi Group Holdings (Wananchi), East Africa’s leading home entertainment operator established in 2008. OPERATOR Essa El Haddad, Group CEO for Africa, Etisalat Group Mr Essa has held a variety of senior leadership positions within Etisalat for 25 years including CMO UAE, Group CMO and latterly Group CCO. SOFTWARE Rick Fant, VP of Apps and Marketplace, Mozilla Rick leads the development of the ecosystem supporting developers, the Marketplace for discovery and distribution to end users, and the commerce platform within free software community Mozilla. MUSIC Cédric Diedrich, Head of Telecom Business Development, Deezer Cédric Diedrich joined Deezer in 2011. He overseas a team to develop new distribution partnerships with telecom carriers & ISPs in some of the world’s fastest growing digital music markets. OPERATOR Jose Henriques, Jose is Vice President for data and online services at Airtel Africa group. He previously held positions at Unitel Angola, Vodafone Group and Optimus Portugal. BIG DATA Jurgen Urbanski, Chief Technologist Big Data and Cloud, Deutsche Telekom Group Juergen is responsible for the development and application of innovative technologies for growth and profitability. He drives the transformation of ICT services delivery towards cloud-enabled business outcomes. TELCO CLOUD OPERATOR Adrian Cornelius, General Manager, MTN Business Adrian has worked in product development in both fixed and mobile industries. He is now responsible for securing the converged product offerings at MTN Business. BANK Yolande van Wyk, CEO of e-Wallet, First National Bank (South Africa) Yolande is the CEO of eWallet Solutions at FNB and played a large part in revolutionising mobile banking in SA. She’s also worked in consulting, telecoms, and software. OTT Axel Bringéus, Head of New Markets, Spotify Axel is Head of New Markets at Spotify, with overall responsibility for international expansion. Under Axel’s lead Spotify has been successfully launched in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Iceland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia. OPERATOR Zunaid Bulbulia, Chief Executive Officer, MTN SA Zunaid is a founding member of the MTN team. He has more than 19 years of telecoms experience, which cuts across the areas of sales, finance, distribution, marketing, customer care and mergers and acquisitions. He was appointed CFO of MTN South Africa in 2005 and took on the role of MTN SA CEO in 2013. NEWLY EXTENDED EXHIBITION NOW OPEN 3 DAYS: Tuesday 12th November 10.00 - 18.00 Wednesday 13th November 10.00 - 18.00 Thursday 14th November 10.00 - 17.00 WHO WILL YOU NETWORK WITH? 8000 2550 37% 43% 2347 85% 96.5% attendees from 102 countries CxOs/Director Level 81% increase Operator delegate attendance C-Level / Director / Head delegate attendance companies 52% increase of exhibitors rebooked onsite for 2013 of AfricaCom attendees would recommend AfricaCom to a colleague AWESOME NETWORKING … AFRICACOM IS LIKE A BANK/REPOSITORY OF KNOWLEDGE AND CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS OF ALL PRODUCTS AND VALUE ADDED SERVICES THAT I NEED TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND BE EFFECTIVE IN MY ROLE AS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER” Evans Muhanga, Chief Marketing Officer, Zamtel www.comworldseries.com/africa FOLLOW US WWW.TWITTER.COM/ALLABOUTCOM