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Wednesday, October 8
 

09:15 SAST

Build your own drone ( Overveiw)
Build your own drone ( Overveiw)

You cannot open a tech/news site without reading about a drone, UAV, UAS, multi-rotor, quad copter or flying robot. The headlines tend to be combat heavy, but the real applications is just being discovered - surveying, agriculture, photography, art, search-and-rescue, medicine, infra-structure etc. In this workshop, we will demonstrate how to build a working multi-rotor based drone. The demonstration will explain each of the components, sub-systems and showing step-by-step assembly. We hope to enable participants with a deep technical understanding of the technology and demystifying to the point where anyone can build their own drone.

Speakers

Wednesday October 8, 2014 09:15 - 10:00 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
  DIY Hacker and Maker

10:15 SAST

Leveraging the WeChat platform for faster mobile communities and engagement
Leveraging the WeChat platform for faster mobile communities and engagement

WeChat is not another IM chat app or social media platform. WeChat is a mobile platform that allows for 100% engagement with your followers at no cost, full cross-platform smartphone app functionality and opportunities to integrate offline to online marketing. Come find out more about WeChat Official Accounts as we look at case studies and opportunities for brands. The second half of the workshop will focus on the WeChat APIs and tech Q&As.

Speakers
avatar for Christoff Albertyn

Christoff Albertyn

Head of Technology, WeChat
avatar for Ronald Bach

Ronald Bach

New Business Manager, WeChat Africa
Connect on WeChatID: amabacha
avatar for Brett Loubser

Brett Loubser

Brett Loubser, Head of WeChat Africa Brett has been involved in the mobile industry for almost two decades. He has experienced the industry from the perspective of an operator, device manufacturer, application developer and mobile startup.


Wednesday October 8, 2014 10:15 - 11:45 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
  Design And Develop

12:15 SAST

Digital Art: Tunis to Joburg. Innovation and New Tech leading Futurist African Arts Practices.
Digital Art: Tunis to Joburg. Innovation and New Tech leading Futurist African Arts Practices.

This visual and graphic intensive talk presents research on digital art practices in Africa, ranging across the continent from Tunisia to South Africa. It features digital arts festivals (Cairo through Joburg); specialists digital artworks; and the super talented sound, visual and innovation driven creative practitioners emerging in new tech and maker spaces in Africa. Not only a showcase but goes further to address the critical role taken up artists in this realm. Talk is based on research by Karen Dermineur (Dakar/Paris) and Tegan Bristow (JHB) for Parisian publisher MCD, Magazines Des Cultures Digitales, Digital Afrique.

Speakers
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Tegan Bristow

Lecturer and Artist, University of the Witwatersrand
Tegan Bristow is lecturer and coordinating head of the Interactive Digital Media Masters program at the Digital Arts Division of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Bristow is in addition an artist and developer of interactive digital installations... Read More →


Wednesday October 8, 2014 12:15 - 13:00 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono

15:00 SAST

The African Startup Landscape. What to expect, how to navigate it and what you need to do to succeed in it
The African Startup Landscape. What to expect, how to navigate it and what you need to do to succeed in it

Having started a tech business in South Africa, listed in London, raised capital, then riden to Cairo on his motorbike, Keith, along with his wife, Odette, launched what is now the the largest mentor lead technology accelerator in Africa. Keith will look at what the options are in the local startup eco-system, what the opportunities are locally and how to navigate the minefield. Through the Sw7 programme, Keith has had the support shared learnings from over 50 of South Africa's technology entrepreneurs and CEO's, the largest IT brains trust in Africa.

Speakers
avatar for Keith Jones

Keith Jones

CoFounder, Sw7
We are the largest tech accelerator in Africa with more support, more mentors and more alumni than any other programme in Africa. We have the pain!!! We are a startup ourselves in an emerging sector. keith had i his own tech business for 11 years and listed in London in 2009, did... Read More →


Wednesday October 8, 2014 15:00 - 15:45 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
 
Thursday, October 9
 

10:15 SAST

Sci Bono Clubhouse
Sci Bono Clubhouse
I will be talking about what we offer at the clubhouse and may expierence at the Clubhouse

The Clubhouse is a safe place where underprivileged young people use multi-media to explore and channel their creative talents, where they are exposed to resources that allow them to develop valuable 21st century skills. It allows them the opportunity to collaborate with youth from around the world as members of the Clubhouse Network. They are presented with bursary opportunities to study in the field of multi-media. Every second year three clubhouse members are presented with the opportunity to travel to the Teen Summit hosted in different parts of the world.

 A Computer Clubhouse provides youth with access to technology that is not available to them in their schools and communities. It exposes them to technological tools that will assist them in expressing themselves creatively thus building a confidence in them that will change their lives.

The Clubhouse has unlimited potential to grow and impact positively on the lives of youth. The program is an investment in the lives of our youth that cannot possibly go to waste

Speakers

Thursday October 9, 2014 10:15 - 11:00 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
  Community Activism

11:15 SAST

The Future of Online Gaming (Local and Abroad)
The Future of Online Gaming (Local and Abroad)

The Online Gaming scene has always been categorised as a space only applicable for nerds and their nerdy ways. With the recent development of Online Gaming and the amount of people who are partaking in this Global phenomenon. It is imperative that brands take site of this and try to capitalise on it.

Speakers

Thursday October 9, 2014 11:15 - 12:00 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
  Gaming and Game Development

12:15 SAST

Power of open source technologies
Power of open source technologies

The story of our team building an Access Control system using open source technologies. This contactless system is designed to work with new age smart phones and exploits their NFC capabilities to provide a future solution for access control. Imagine a world without keys or cards, simply your own smart phone. This was our team's vision and passion. We have an inspiring story of our struggles and successes. The power of open sources allows anyone to achieve unimaginable things, and we believe the people of Africa can achieve many of their dreams by making use of this power.

Speakers
avatar for Mitch Dart

Mitch Dart

Senior Developer, Limitless Virtual
I am a lead Android developer at Limitless Virtual with a major passion in open source development. I enjoy coming up with creative innovative ways to solve real life problems using both open source hardware and software. I have a hobby in electronics which I do in my spare time... Read More →


Thursday October 9, 2014 12:15 - 13:00 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono

15:00 SAST

Discover and share in Africa's creative community.
Discover and share in Africa's creative community.

Being Bozza is about being unique, doing your own thing and expressing yourself as an artist.
Bozza.mobi is the trusted place where artists can be Bozza by sharing their latest videos, music and poetry and where you, the fan, can discover it and directly support the artists.

Speakers
avatar for Nicole Klassen

Nicole Klassen

Head of Content, Bozza
Nicole is dedicated to unlocking the continent’s creative currency. As Head of Content for Bozza.mobi, a pan-African digital distribution platform for artists, Nicole’s work enables artists to showcase their work and consumers to discover it. Passionate about turning creativity... Read More →


Thursday October 9, 2014 15:00 - 15:45 SAST
Room 1 Sci Bono
  Content and Distribution
 
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