(LONDON) – March 27th, 2012 – All Amber Ltd, the organiser of premier mobile-related events in Africa, today announced plans for the second annual Mobile Web West Africa conference. The conference, which will take place April 24
th through 26
th at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, will cater to the entire range of individuals involved in the West African mobile sector.
The event includes the two-day Mobile Web West Africa conference and a separate day, which is being hosted by BlackBerry, dedicated exclusively to the development of applications for mobile phones. The ambitious plans are designed to build on the massively successful 2011 edition and further establish Mobile Web West Africa as the leading mobile-focused conference in the region.
International, continental and local speakers have been integrated into the unique All Amber business-focused, interactive environment and will offer a comprehensive dissection of key mobile web and mobile application topics. The speaker faculty includes representatives from key industry players including MXit, Bozza, Twinpine, InMobi, Storm 360, Eskimi, Spinlet, TBWA Africa and Research in Motion.
All Amber Managing Director Matthew Dawes commented: “After the feedback we received in 2011 we really wanted to step everything up for this year’s conference. Even before the official launch interest has been extremely high. My message to anyone interested is simple: get in touch and let’s organise how you can get involved.”
The event will be taking place at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The schedule and speakers are listed below.
The full structure of the conference:
- Tuesday 24th April – App Developer Day sponsored by BlackBerry
- Wednesday 25th April – First Day of Mobile Web West Africa 2012 Main Conference
- Thursday 26th April – Second Day of Mobile Web West Africa 2012 Main Conference
The Confirmed Speakers are:
- Alan Knott-Craig, CEO, MXit
- Elo Umeh, CEO, Twinpine
- Ayo Alli, Sales Director, Eskimi
- Isis Nyong’o, Managing Director – Africa, InMobi
- Obi Asika, CEO, Storm 360
- Jason Njoku, CEO, Iroko Partners
- Eric Idiahi, CEO, Spinlet
- Emma Kaye, CEO, Bozza
- Waldi Wepener, Regional Director – East, Central and West Africa, Research in Motion
- Yomi Adegboye, Founder, Mobility Blog
- Jean-Patrick Ehouman, Founder, AllDenY
- Tim Smyth, Group CEO, TBWA Africa
- Emeka Okoye, CEO, Vikantti Software
- ‘Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
For further details please contact:
Andrew Mowbray, Communications Director, All Amber:
comms@allamber.co.uk
Or visit
www.mobilewestafrica.com
All Amber was founded in 2009 by Matthew Dawes and produces interactive, discussion-based events specifically aimed at high-level strategists in mobile technology across Africa. To date, All Amber events are industry leading and highly acclaimed.
The events provide abundant networking opportunities, which have been proven to lead to growing business and new partnerships. This is achieved through:
- A highly interactive roundtable seating format that facilitates genuinely constructive discussion and networking
- Panel discussions featuring senior strategists from industry leading companies
- Networking sessions designed to encourage maximum interaction between attendees
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This article was first published on 2nd April 2012 and updated on May 10th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
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