Disruptive Africa Expo is an initiative of Wiretooth Technologies. It stemmed out of the technological revolution which is causing a major shift in the economical eco systems of the world. This company in partnership with other local and foreign experts including TechCity, thought it will be unwise for Africa to be unprepared as this could take away its chances of building a sustainable economy.
To further emphasize the effect of disruptive technologies, Mckinsey is of the opinion that, Disruptive technologies have the potential to disrupt the status quo, leading to new products and services. Businesses that are unable to position themselves are likely to get kicked out of business. With this expo, Africa is able to take advantage of Disruptive Technologies for Development which will avoid future loss of jobs and increase Africa’s GDP thereby increasing efficiency which will yield profit and reduce cost.
The Expo will focus around the following disruptive technologies like IoT, Telecom APIs, WebRTC, BitCoin and Blockchain. These are all revolutionary technologies that can significantly boost economies. We also will be joined by foreign experts from the UK and US to come and introduce these technologies to individuals and companies attending the Expo. Some of the speakers already lined up include, Dean Bubley, founder, Disruptive Analysis UK; Marek Zmyslowski, MD, Jovago; Maarten Ectors, VP of IoT at Canonical/Ubuntu; Alan Quayle, International Telecom Consultant, Organiser of TadHack/TadSummit; and David Alozie, Founder, Wiretooth Technologies.
Prior to the event, there will be a Hackathon from 9th-10th October, 2015 at IBM Innovation Centre, Churchgate Towers, Victoria Island Lagos where developers will be required to build Solutions that solve major African problems combining at least two of the focus disruptive technologies. The best hacks will pitch in a Demo in the Afternoon session of the Expo and Winners will be given prices.
Disruptive Technologies Expo will hold on the 14th of October, 2014 at Four Points by Sheraton, right here in the city of Lagos between 8am and 7pm. Over 250 attendees are expected and you can be a part of it. Several communities and groups will be launched at the event to co-ordinate volunteers, people and companies towards adoption and maximization of disruptive technologies for development. For more information, visit, www.disruptiveafricaexpo.com
Other partners of this event include, Uber Taxi, Jovago, Enplug Africa, TadHack and WebRTC World. We hope to see you there!
