Leading entrepreneur and technologist, Erik Hersman, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Africa Tech Summit London. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the South Africa High Commission in London will host the summit.
The Africa Tech Summit will focus on bringing together technology leaders from across Africa and Europe, international investors, entrepreneurs and leading African start-ups
The event will host 20 speakers from Vodafone Group, Atlas Mara, Opera Software, Nest.VC, VC4Africa, ABAN, Singularity Investments, Worldreader, Bitpesa, The Bandwidth Barn, SimbaPay, Big Cabal Media, Balancing Act, What3words, WeFarm, HotelOga, Fintech Circle Innovate and other leading ventures providing attendees with the latest insight on mobile innovation, in tech and investment opportunities across the continent.
In a statement made available to Techsmart, Andrew Fassnidge, Co-organiser, Africa Tech Summit London, noted “We are delighted and honored to announce Erik Hersman as our keynote for his unparalleled vision, passion, and contribution to the African tech ecosystem.
According to Thobile Mazibuko, DTI Economic Counsellor at the South African High Commission, Department of Trade and Industry is committed to promoting innovation and development across the continent of Africa, not in South Africa alone.
“We look forward to welcoming those who wish to see Africa realize its considerable potential in the tech space,” he added.
About The Keynote Speaker
Erik is the CEO of BRCK, a rugged wireless WiFi device designed and engineered in Kenya for use throughout the emerging markets. In 2010 he founded the iHub, Nairobi’s innovation hub for the technology community, bringing together entrepreneurs, hackers, designers and the investment community.
He is also a co-founder of Ushahidi, the free and open source software for crowdsourcing crisis information, and also established afrigadget.com and whiteafrican.com and is the general partner of the Savannah Fund.
Erik has been the driving force behind so many key initiatives that have put African technology on the global stage, encouraging inward investment and inspiring an ecosystem of startups and techies who are now building Africa’s future through technology. His passion and optimism for Africa are exactly what the African Tech Summit London is all about.
