WIPJam @ Apps World Africa

1st June 2011
Cape Town, South Africa

Come and meet us in Cape Town! Our first WIPJam in South Africa! 

 

WIPJam will be hosted by Apps World Africa, 2 days of unique mobile content, with a flurry of speakers and workshop about native, web,  Qt, Android, iPhone, Cross Platform development,

This is a special WIPJam sponsored by Nokia and wel'll be WIP-Connecting people for the occasion!

For more information about the event and to register  to join this free event you can visit  http://www.apps-world.net/africa/.


SEE WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA
 

Time Agenda Presenter
13:30  Intro to the day
Get ready to Jam! No seating comfortably and reading your email it's all about listening and getting involved.		  
13:40  Developer Stories of Adventure and Enlightenment
Come listen to developers talk about their feats and triumphs. Hear directly from those who have been there, done that AND bought the t-shirt. 		 Moderators
Janaina Pilomia
Nokia
  Mobile Payment ...
              that works		 Rick Joubert
Yonder Media
  .NET on Nokia phones in 2008...
              2 years too early?		 Dusan babic
Device Magic
  The most downloaded app in Africa...
              and what's clever about it.		 Tim Bishop
Prezence SA
14:30 1st Discussion Group:
Its discussion group time and a lot of you know the drill. It’s the time for you to ask questions and enlighten us with your experiences on what works and what doesn’t.
The room is divided into circles of chairs. A discussion topic takes place in each circle, led by 2 discussion leaders. When time is up, attendees move to a new circle and topic of choice for a maximum of 2 sessions to attend.		  
  The death of featurephones 
(aka "the rumors about my death are greatly exaggerated") 
While the world raves about smartphones a majority of devices in use are still in the feature camp...  We'll talk about the options available to deal with this market.		 Robert Virkus
Enough Software
Derrick Kotze
Nokia
  The rise and frag of smartphones 
"Fragmentation rhymes with mobile, moaning is futile! " Based on this mobile developer mantra we'll look at strategies to reach mass deployments of your services. Is it really necessary to go multi-platform to make it big? Are mobile web standards the answer to mass market?		 Dusan babic
Device Magic
Renier Kriel
4i software development
  Making money from mobile 
Want to make money from mobile apps, what are the options for you? From paid app to advertising, from premium SMS to virtual gift the world is your clamshell!		 Ankit Rawal
InMobi
Sin To
Smaato
Tim Bishop
Prezence SA
  Catch the Mobile money /
I'm not just an app I'm a wallet-connected app! We'll look at all the options around mobile payment from horrendous to low commission rates and the possible use cases from virtual gifts to real world payment!		 Rick Joubert
Yonder Media
Anwar Ahmed
NAVTEQ
  Launchpad /
My app is almost ready now what? Join fellow new app starter to share tips and tricks about launching a new app!		 David Muller
Cipherit
Sebastien Lacour
Powertime
  Mobile for good  /
Mobile applications are not just about making hard cash... Yet mobile projects driven by the World Bank are some of their most successful ones. Come and share experiences on using mobile in government and non for profit sector.		 Simon de Haan
Praekelt Foundation
David Grier
Miles for Smiles
15:10  2nd Discussion Group
You now have a chance to join your second preferred subject !		 All!
16:00  Developer Stories of Adventure and Enlightenment
are back!		 Moderators
Janaina Pilomia
Nokia
  Surprise talk!
              		 David Grier
 
  .The tech behind YoungAfricaLive
              ... dumb phones smart tech		 Simon de Haan
Praekelt Foundation
16:30  Open Mic
Surprise us! Tell us what you have to offer or what you're looking for! Each person has 60 sec to introduce themselves and their services		 First Come First Serve