U-Start Africa Conference
Thu Mar 6, 14:00 - Thu Mar 6, 18:00
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Come and Meet High Growth Ventures, Top International Investors and Amazing Speakers who are visiting South Africa for the U-Start Conference Africa 2014.
U-Start (www.u-start.biz) will be announcing 3 winner at the U-Start Conference who will be traveling to Milan, Italy for a week in May 2014 to meet global business and industry experts and pitch their businesses to top investors who can help scale and possibly invest in Early Stage Entrepreneurs from the African continent.
You are invited to the U-Start Conference Africa being held in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, 6th March 2014 at the Radisson Blu, Granger Bay.
Date: Thursday, 6th March 2014
Time: 14:00 - 18:30
Venue: Radisson Blu, Granger Bay, Cape Town
Ticket Price: R150 - The seating for this event is limited.
Including: International Speakers, Pitches from 15 Top Early Stage Ventures with International Judges, canapes and refreshments included
What to Expect:
An afternoon of high quality speakers sharing experiences about their entrepreneurial journeys and growth ventures pitching their business value proposition. The top 15 entrepreneurs will be announced by 2nd March 2014. The top 3 winners will be flown to Milan, Italy.
The seating for this event is limited.
Where else in the world is U-Start having a conference like this?
Brazil, Russia and Switzerland. This is important as you will be meeting hundreds of international investors and top global ventures if you are a winner.
If you want to find out more about the conference or would like to enter, click here:
U-Start Conference
Sponsors and Partners for the U-Start Conference Africa:
Platinum Sponsors: Barclays Africa (ABSA)
MyVigo (In partnership with Microsoft Biz Spark)
Western Cape Provincial Government - Department of Economic Development & Tourism
Other Sponsors: Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Invenfin Venture Capital
Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa
MLabs
Travel Partner: Uber
Online Media Partner: Invent Africa
We encourage responsible drinking and driving and have arranged a R200 voucher for all delegates attending the conference. Please click here to take advantage www.uber.com/UStartSA or click on the promo code: UStartSA.
Itinerary for the Day:
13:30 - 14:10 - Arrival and Networking at Radisson Blu, Granger Bay, Cape Town
14:10 - 15:40 - Key Note Speakers and First round of pitches
15:40 - 16:00 - Networking
16:00 - 17:30 - Key Note Speakers and Second and Third round of pitches
17:30 – 18:30 - Final Remarks, Networking and Judges Deliberation
18:30 - Winners Announced
18:30 - 20:00 - Networking
Key Note Speakers Bios:
Stefano Guidotti - Italian manager and entrepreneur with extensive experience in startup management and support, with a focus on supporting entrepreneurial ventures in Emerging Markets in Africa and Latin America. Co-founder of U-Start and General Partner of U-Start Ventures. Ex World Bank, Washington DC
Joana Picq - Started at IBM (Brazil) and moved to Microsoft (Paris) Joana has founded over 4 business and is an expert in Mobile Media. She currently works between Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and Cape Town. She was recently ranked number 10 in the NEXT 100, a list of the TOP Influences of the European Digital Industry in 2013 and is the winner of numerous Startup Awards.
Sisa Ntshona - Head of Enterprise Development Business Banking, Barclays Africa. He is responsible for Pan Africa SME strategy for Africa for Barclays Africa. He is an accountant by profession and holds an MBA from GIBS.
Amit Pau – Director at Ariadne Capital and Entrepreneur Country (UK). 20+ years of experience in the TMT industry. Previous high profile corporate positions at Vodafone, as Group MD for International Accounts and Business Markets where he was instrumental in creating strategic OEM partnerships with Dell, IBM and HP. Additionally, he led the Divisional Units of AT&T and GTS where he launched their e-commerce products and delivered significant scale. Has served on a number of listed and private boards such as Vodafone Spain, Radamec Plc, IOS Plc and Goldnet, to name a few.
Gareth Jane - Gareth is the Start-up Strategy Advisor for the Microsoft BizSpark program in South Africa.
Carl Wallace - A tech entrepreneur that successfully raised funds and founded ViGO. VIGO has partnered with MWeb, Microsoft, Vodacom and World Design Cappital to shape a connected vision for South Africa.
Judging Panel
Name Country Title
Stefano Guidotti Switzerland CEO, U-Start
Gavin Ellis South Africa Head of Client Acquisition,Barclays Africa
James Durrant UK Founder, Mambo Mentors
Peter Van de Zee South Africa Senior Principal, IDC Venture Capital
Stuart Gast South Africa Executive Director, Invenfin
Marc Elias South Africa CEO, Seed Engine
Catherine Townshend South Africa Managing Director, Endeavor South Africa
If you would like to enter the compeition -
Deadline is 24th Febraury 2014. Click here: https://conferenceafrica.u-start.biz
To follow the U-Start Conference the #ustartconf #africa
For more information contact [email protected]
U-Start (www.u-start.biz) will be announcing 3 winner at the U-Start Conference who will be traveling to Milan, Italy for a week in May 2014 to meet global business and industry experts and pitch their businesses to top investors who can help scale and possibly invest in Early Stage Entrepreneurs from the African continent.
You are invited to the U-Start Conference Africa being held in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, 6th March 2014 at the Radisson Blu, Granger Bay.
Date: Thursday, 6th March 2014
Time: 14:00 - 18:30
Venue: Radisson Blu, Granger Bay, Cape Town
Ticket Price: R150 - The seating for this event is limited.
Including: International Speakers, Pitches from 15 Top Early Stage Ventures with International Judges, canapes and refreshments included
What to Expect:
An afternoon of high quality speakers sharing experiences about their entrepreneurial journeys and growth ventures pitching their business value proposition. The top 15 entrepreneurs will be announced by 2nd March 2014. The top 3 winners will be flown to Milan, Italy.
The seating for this event is limited.
Where else in the world is U-Start having a conference like this?
Brazil, Russia and Switzerland. This is important as you will be meeting hundreds of international investors and top global ventures if you are a winner.
If you want to find out more about the conference or would like to enter, click here:
U-Start Conference
Sponsors and Partners for the U-Start Conference Africa:
Platinum Sponsors: Barclays Africa (ABSA)
MyVigo (In partnership with Microsoft Biz Spark)
Western Cape Provincial Government - Department of Economic Development & Tourism
Other Sponsors: Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Invenfin Venture Capital
Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa
MLabs
Travel Partner: Uber
Online Media Partner: Invent Africa
We encourage responsible drinking and driving and have arranged a R200 voucher for all delegates attending the conference. Please click here to take advantage www.uber.com/UStartSA or click on the promo code: UStartSA.
Itinerary for the Day:
13:30 - 14:10 - Arrival and Networking at Radisson Blu, Granger Bay, Cape Town
14:10 - 15:40 - Key Note Speakers and First round of pitches
15:40 - 16:00 - Networking
16:00 - 17:30 - Key Note Speakers and Second and Third round of pitches
17:30 – 18:30 - Final Remarks, Networking and Judges Deliberation
18:30 - Winners Announced
18:30 - 20:00 - Networking
Key Note Speakers Bios:
Stefano Guidotti - Italian manager and entrepreneur with extensive experience in startup management and support, with a focus on supporting entrepreneurial ventures in Emerging Markets in Africa and Latin America. Co-founder of U-Start and General Partner of U-Start Ventures. Ex World Bank, Washington DC
Joana Picq - Started at IBM (Brazil) and moved to Microsoft (Paris) Joana has founded over 4 business and is an expert in Mobile Media. She currently works between Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and Cape Town. She was recently ranked number 10 in the NEXT 100, a list of the TOP Influences of the European Digital Industry in 2013 and is the winner of numerous Startup Awards.
Sisa Ntshona - Head of Enterprise Development Business Banking, Barclays Africa. He is responsible for Pan Africa SME strategy for Africa for Barclays Africa. He is an accountant by profession and holds an MBA from GIBS.
Amit Pau – Director at Ariadne Capital and Entrepreneur Country (UK). 20+ years of experience in the TMT industry. Previous high profile corporate positions at Vodafone, as Group MD for International Accounts and Business Markets where he was instrumental in creating strategic OEM partnerships with Dell, IBM and HP. Additionally, he led the Divisional Units of AT&T and GTS where he launched their e-commerce products and delivered significant scale. Has served on a number of listed and private boards such as Vodafone Spain, Radamec Plc, IOS Plc and Goldnet, to name a few.
Gareth Jane - Gareth is the Start-up Strategy Advisor for the Microsoft BizSpark program in South Africa.
Carl Wallace - A tech entrepreneur that successfully raised funds and founded ViGO. VIGO has partnered with MWeb, Microsoft, Vodacom and World Design Cappital to shape a connected vision for South Africa.
Judging Panel
Name Country Title
Stefano Guidotti Switzerland CEO, U-Start
Gavin Ellis South Africa Head of Client Acquisition,Barclays Africa
James Durrant UK Founder, Mambo Mentors
Peter Van de Zee South Africa Senior Principal, IDC Venture Capital
Stuart Gast South Africa Executive Director, Invenfin
Marc Elias South Africa CEO, Seed Engine
Catherine Townshend South Africa Managing Director, Endeavor South Africa
If you would like to enter the compeition -
Deadline is 24th Febraury 2014. Click here: https://conferenceafrica.u-start.biz
To follow the U-Start Conference the #ustartconf #africa
For more information contact [email protected]