Ecommerce Forum Africa

ECOM 2020 - The Business of Selling Online (Postponed - 5th - 6th August )
2020-08-05 08:00 - 2020-08-06 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
eCommerce Africa focuses on the business of buying and selling online and is a major drawcard for all individuals and companies within this ecosystem. Wherever there is a need to sell an item, tangible or not, Ecommerce Africa has it at its core; from logistics and fulfilment, developing a digital strategy, online Security, payment solutions. E-commerce Africa covers a wide variety of solutions to enable the online shopping experience.
ECOM 2020 has also become a hub for start-ups, scale-ups and SME’s to meet and discuss the future of ecommerce in Africa. The event also attracts investors, developers and founders of tech companies.
This year is about delivering value to all attendees and to achieve this we have lowered the price point significantly and added 72hours of rich content that is presented in a practical format over a multi-track agenda that can be shaped according to your specific needs.
Our agenda is packed with Founders and CEOs representing some of Africa’s most exciting comnpanies

Robert Paddock, Co-founder-GetSmarter, Founder- Valenture Institute
Simon Hartley, Founder – WumDrop
Shannon McLaughlin, Designer and Founder- Ubuntu Baba
Stephan Ekbergh, Founder- Travelstart
Dinesh Patel, CEO- Orderin…… and many more.

The conference agenda is divided into 4 tracks:
Track One: Strategic marketing & consumer behavior featuring topics on

User experience & customer centricity
Future trends
Practical examples for launching and improving your online business
AI & machine learning to impact sales

Track Two: Payments, cyber security & trust featuring topics on

Customer Experience
Risk mitigation
Future proofing your online business
Needs based solutions to best suit your new business or corporate requirements

Track Three: Fulfillment, from checkout to delivery featuring topics on

Keeping up with customer demands
Cross border payments and logistics
Future trends
Understanding the fulfillment ecosystems

Track Four: Knowledge Bar: Q&A and Investors 101
One on one advice from Experts in a needs-based session that is dedicated by the delegate but guided within parameters according to a timed agenda. These topics are practical and designed to assist with the basics of starting or propelling an online business
Register at: https://www.ecommerce-africa.com/register
Use coupon code: ECOMGEN

PIPC 2020 (7th & 8th of July 2020)
2020-07-07 08:00 - 2020-07-08 17:00
The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) is hosting its 4th international payments conference (PIPC) on the 7th & 8th of July 2020. This highly focused 2-day event reveals the rapidly altering and transforming payments ecosystem, locally and globally. The plenary and multi-track sessions explore the future challenges and opportunities in the world of transactions, whilst the variety of sessions allows you to tailor your experience to your area of interest. PIPC2020 is around the corner and we’d like to offer Ecommerce Forum Africa an opportunity to be seen at the premier payments conference in the financial hub of South Africa, through Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

See more at https://www.pipc2020.co.za/

eCommerce Webinar for SMEs, June 25th, 2020 @ 3 pm EAT
2020-06-25 11:00 - 17:00
Theme:
Creating value in the digital economy by enabling Sub-Sahara Africa SME’s to deploy eCommerce sites
as part of Covid-19 interventions
Background:
The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis that has also transitioned into a global economic crisis,
threatening the continued operation of SMEs and the livelihoods of workers everywhere, especially in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Given the role of SMEs as the backbone of the global economy, EITI, as digital for
the development firm is collaborating with all interested partners to raise awareness of the plight of these vital businesses, to provide trusted policy advice and concrete digital tools to empower SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In particular, Covid-19 has accelerated the drive for eCommerce and online cashless transactions as part
of interventions to contain the pandemic. There is now an evident need to engage in eCommerce for
SMEs in Sub Saharan Africa.
See more here: eiti_eComWebinar0625

Payment Innovation Forum 2020 (Postponed)
2020-06-16 - 2020-06-17
We are happy to join 50+ top delegates at the Payment Innovation Forum 2020!

More than 50 leaders in the Payment, Banking, Financial Service and Insurance industry in Africa and beyond will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, between the coming June, to discuss efforts aiming to promote the new age payment and banking techniques and various disruptive innovations in the payment landscape in Africa.

In the digital era, it is incomprehensible why e-payments should take longer than e-mails or instant messages/SMS, live movie streaming or Instagram. There is a definite growing demand for immediacy of retail payments transactions and delaying things would be denying customers of their needs and expectations. Payments innovation is diversifying, and while mobile still captures many of the headlines, the continent is making great progress in other forms of technology, including card-based payments to access transport services as well as bitcoin and blockchain.

Payment Innovation Forum which is scheduled to hold 16th – 17th June 2020 in the city of Nairobi, Kenya will connect key players and leading experts from the banking and payments industries to discuss trending issues in the payment Landscape.

This event is designed to provide participants with a remarkable opportunity to learn about prevailing frameworks and trends from experienced senior-level decision-makers, who will share their thoughts and findings on topics regarding open banking, latest fintech and payments regulations, digital transformation, PSD2/Open Banking, Real-Time Payments, Authentication, new innovations and many more. This creates a unique opportunity to face their opinions, experience, and moreover, to benchmark their know-how.

Some of the confirmed speakers for the event includes George Njuguna / Director, Information Technology (CIO) / Safaricom Plc ; James Muritu / Lead Technology and Program Director / Atlas Mara Digital Kenya Limited; Anthony Muiyuro / Senior Manager, Cybersecurity & Resilience EY; Vice President / ISACA Kenya Chapter; Michael Michie / Head of Information Technology / TripleOKLaw LLP, Kenya; Chernay Johnson / Engagement Manager / Cenfri; Emmanuel Aihevba / Head, Customer Channels/Personal & Business Banking / Stanbic IBTCBank Nigeria; Stefano Virgilli / CEO / Pocket Money Limited; David Lusala / Chief Operating Officer / Exim Bank Tanzania; Furaha Marwa / Founder and CEO / Jambo Wireless Limited Kenya; Stanley Chege / Chief Information Officer / Madison Insurance; George Makori / Chief Digital Officer (CDO) / Bank of Africa, Kenya; Kenneth Korwa / Product Manager – Cash Management / NIC Bank Limited; Shola Akinlade / CEO and Co-founder / Paystack, Nigeria; Joshua Fatoye / Vice President (KongaPay) / Konga Online Shopping Limited Nigeria; Michael Kimani / Secretary General / Blockchain Association of Kenya; Samuel Eduam / Head, Risk and Regulatory / Transsnet Payments Ghana Limited; Seun Owoeye / Chief Operating Officer / Integrated Payment Services Limited; Moses Kuria / Managing Director / CAREPAY, Kenya; Olugbenga Paul Kayode / Head, Technology Operations / Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems PLC; Noah Baalessanvu / Founder & Head of Strategy and Partnership / CryptoSavannah; etc.

Come and be part of an interactive conversation about the hottest topics regarding digital banking and payment innovations, as this forum will offer the ideal space for networking with industry players; senior managers, decision-makers, and practitioners operating in the industries and making the most of banking technologies. This is the major opportunity to meet, connect and influence these key industry players.

Would you rather sit and watch this revolution sweep you off your feet? Or be a part of this great Change?

To register or learn more about the Forum please check here: https://mjdvent.com/event/payment-innovation-forum/

To request the agenda please sign up or If you need any help booking your place or if you want to book a group, please contact Forum Organizer at johni@mjdvent.com. Contact person: John Isaac, Project Lead Marketing.

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Join us for the Ecommerce Virtual Summit - May 25-28, 2020
2020-05-25 - 2020-05-28
Want to start, grow or scale your online store? Don’t miss this free online event!
Why Attend The PayFast eCommerce Summit?
The world has been forced to quickly shift to adopt technology and the growth of eCommerce in SA has been fast-tracked by 3 – 5 years. If you’re thinking of getting started with selling online then NOW is the time as you don’t want to miss out. If you’ve been selling online for a while then you need to get the best advice and guidance to fast track your own success and to get ahead of all the competition which is coming in.
Either way, eCommerce is booming and this is South Africa’s eCommerce Virtual Summit. This is your chance to advance your skills and learn from the best. Get your ticket NOW to fast track your growth and your success in eCommerce. NOW is the time!
Book your ticket below and you’ll get…

Access to the 2020 PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit
Training from Worldwide eCommerce Experts
A chance to win R10k worth of lucky prize giveaways

Book your ticket here

First Ecommerce Conversation Seminar
2019-04-16 08:00 - 2019-05-31 17:00
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