After the overwhelming success of Social Media Week Lagos held in Nigeria last month, Society HAE/AFRIKA21 heads to the annual South by South West (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas to further explore how Africa is well positioned to be a key player in music, tech and film going forward. Held March 8th to March 17th, SXSW’s official program will include two sessions produced by Society HAE at both interactive and music conference tracks.
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On Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3:30pm Society HAE (SHAE) hosed “Africa or Bust! Content, Monetization, Opportunity,” at the Austin Convention Center featuring speakers from Tanzania, Nigeria and the UK who provided insights on the local internet market and outlined the opportunities for collaboration and investment. On Friday, March 15, 2013 at 5pm at the Austin Convention Center SHAE will host its second panel entitled “The Promise Land: Can Africa Save the Music Biz?” which looks to make the case for Africa as the next big market for music. To attend this panel you will need a SXSW conference badge. For those unable to attend SHAE’s panels they can follow the conversation on twitter via the hashtags #webAfrica and #PromiseLand.
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ABOUT SOCIETY HAE
Society HAE (SHAE) is an online media and events production company that promotes emerging art and culture from a global perspective. Using digital media and events as a platform SHAE celebrates artists and the goodness they create worldwide.
ABOUT AFRIKA21
AFRIKA21 was conceptualized as a media and production outfit that could take a multidisciplinary approach to promoting a new vision of Africa in the 21st Century. AFRIKA21 produces online content, multimedia events and public programming with the express purpose of re-framing the conversation around Africa, creating awareness of the opportunities that exist on the continent and encouraging collaboration.
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