Black Friday Preparedness
2020-10-07 09:00 - 12:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
Are you prepared for the rush of Black Friday? Join us on this FREE online webinar with a select group of speakers who are able to cover some of the topics you should consider to prepare you for Black Friday.
Event 3 hours

Introductions:

Warrick Kernes, CEO, Insaka Academy (20mins)

Marketing – how to be seen in the crowd

Email marketing – Deon van Rensburg, CEO, Inspired Marketing (20mins)

Using Social media and blogs to market – Liziwe Sodwele, Social Media Manager and Consultant (20mins)

Logistics

Gareth Moulton, Founder/Director, iDeliver (20mins)

Inventory

Wale Adejumo, Co-Founder and CGO, Dropstore (20mins)

Getting the best out of platforms

Mzuzukile Soni, CEO, BrownSense (20mins)

Conclusion

Zane Zietsman, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, Digital Planet (10 mins)

Building bridges to new e-commerce markets
2020-10-20 14:00 - 15:30
Why do SMEs face the following barriers to international e-commerce?

Unable to set up receipt of online payments
Excluded from international online marketplaces
Difficulties organizing payment of duties and taxes in foreign markets

& what can be done about it?
Find out how innovative international business structures and payment solutions can help small enterprises conduct cross-border e-commerce.
This webinar, organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC), will take place on October 20, 2020, from 14:00 to 15:15 (CET).
Who will speak?
• Mr. Anders Aeroe, Director, Division of Enterprises and Institutions at International Trade Centre (opening comments)
• Dr. Mohammed Es Fih, Cross-border E-commerce and Mobile Technologies Specialist
• Mrs. Hannah Brown, Head of Content, Estonian Government e-Residency Programme
• Mr. Artem Sokol, Head of Partnerships & Affiliates CEE Region at Payoneer
• Mr. Uygar Turantekin, CEO and Co-founder at Launchese (www.launchese.com)
• Mrs. Samia Ben Abdallah, Founder of AwA (www.awa.tn)
To join, register here!
If you are an entrepreneur or you lead a SME, you can also join the programme on “Building Bridges to New E-commerce Markets: a blueprint for small and medium sized enterprises”. Click here to read more!

3rd Digital Retail Forum
2021-01-27
Theme: Accelerated Technology Innovation for a Digital Retail Sector
Date: 27 January 2021
Time: 11:00 (GMT+2)
Benefits Of Attending :

Get a front row seat and discover how the retail landscape is changing.
Get ahead of the curve on what innovations, trends and technology are changing the industry.
Find what all the technological changes mean for you, your team and your company.

Speakers :

Jenny Pather – Executive Head of Department – Trading Bridge, Vodacom Financial Services
Queen Munyai – CEO – Consumer Goods & Services Ombud
Alastair Tempest – CEO – Ecommerce Forum of Africa
Jake Neethling – CRM Lead Africa at Anheuser-Busch InBev
Graeme Brooks – Retail Shopper Marketing & Digital Director at Barrows
Ramiza Abdool – Digital Media Strategist: Retail e-commerce (Luxury, Beauty, CPG, Automotive, Financial Services)- Publicis Media

To register and secure your space, visit this link : https://itnewsafrica.com/events/event/digital-retail-forum-2021/
For more information or if you have any queries email: events@itnewafrica.com

Digital Disruption in Africa-Mapping Innovations for the AfCFTA in Post Covid Times
2021-01-28 10:00 - 17:00
The COVID19 pandemic has highlighted the impact that digital innovations can have in resolving some of the most critical global challenges. Digital solutions have been the lifeblood that has helped many businesses and economies stay afloat in these times of crisis. In Africa the use of digital solutions is nothing new, indeed the continent is recognised for its utilisation of mobile-based payment systems including M-Pesa and many other innovations. Digital solutions have also been hailed by the African Union (AU) and other international bodies as critical for Africa’s development and growth.
As the world pivots into the digital economy, trends are showing that digital innovations will continue to play a key catalytic role in supporting not only post-pandemic recovery but also sustainable growth and prosperity benefiting Africa and helping to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Across many economies in Africa, digitisation has been used to leapfrog over traditional banking and landline telecoms infrastructure, helping businesses to innovate and scale up operations.

Sign up here

Barcelona New Economy Week (5-8 October 2021)
2021-04-05 08:00 - 2021-04-08 17:00
BNEW is a physical and digital B2B event that gathers unique events of the sectors of Logistics, Real Estate, Digital Industry, Ecommerce and Economic Zones. They all share a common denominator: New Economy.

Lightstone Search Webinar
2021-05-18 12:00 - 17:00
If you are in the eCommerce, Retail, Logistics, Insurance or Telecommunications sectors and need property search and address validation solutions that make it easier for you to do business, this webinar is for you.
In this webinar you will learn how, as a leader in property related information, Lightstone makes it quick and easy to identify, locate and describe a property, with precision, through our Property Validation system. This system enables users to get the right street address and legal property description for the subject property which greatly enhancing our clients’ property address data quality.
We will also share how, by leveraging the power of What3Words Intelligence, we bring location accuracy and operational efficiency together, enabling users to pin the right three-word address to the correct legal property description, while further enhancing our clients’ location data quality and ensuring a seamless online commerce experience. Our Address Validation tool makes it simple for users to enter shipping details at checkout by converting a what3words address into a traditional address.
Lightstone, simplifying the complexities of property search and address validation.
Register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9064086201693754894

Top empowerment virtual summit and awards
2021-06-14 - 2021-06-15

Africa Trade Week (NEW DATE: 20-22 June 2021)
2021-06-20 - 2021-06-22 | Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
dmg events are hosting Africa Trade Week, which will comprise of three essential exhibitions, namely The Hotel & Hospitality Show, Africa’s Big 7 and SAITEX. Taking place from the 20 – 22 June 2021, Africa Trade Week will bring together the hospitality, tourism, food & beverage and the retail sectors under the theme “Africa – the new home of trade.”
A fitting theme as South Africa’s’ trade industry is made of five sectors namely: retail, hospitality, food & beverage and wholesale. The 3-event showcases these sectors to the world while building a world-class retail event for Africa which will ensure the spotlight is on the continent in June every year.
Africa Trade Week welcomes over 10,000 local & international industry professionals from 65 countries to source products, services, equipment, supplies, innovations, technology and solutions from over 500 exhibitors.
This 3-event showcase together with the Hospitality Leadership Forum, FoodNext.Africa conference, Trade Development Forum, free training workshops and live features including competitions are supported by over 20 different global media partners.
This dedicated 3-day international trading platform establishes South Africa as the gateway to the continent while delivering the latest cutting edge innovations, new ideas and products, trends, insight and future thinking, ensuring that Africa Trade Week is the go-to event in the global calendar and the only place to find new products, secure new clients and meet the leading professionals from across the globe

Digital Transformation Virtual Conference for Sub-Saharan African Non-Profits- June 24 2021
2021-06-24 14:00 - 18:00
Non-Profit organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa have lagged behind in the race for Digital adoption and there is a need to bridge the divide by unlocking new pathways for Non-Profits to enable innovation and optimal program delivery through effective utilization of digital technologies.
See more here: DTVirtualConference

AMCHAM | Digital Tax & its Implications: An overview from a legal, commercial, economic and digital perspective
2021-08-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
Join us online 24 August at 13:30 (SAST) with our panel of leading industry representatives who will unpack Digital Tax and its implications from a legal, commercial, economic and digital perspective.

Realizing your global e-commerce potential - taking African women in e-commerce to the world
2021-08-31 11:30 - 15:00
The link to join the webinar is below.

Cross Border Ecommerce Conference
2022-11-16 - 2022-11-17
It gives the Ecommerce Forum of SA great pleasure in partnering with Trade Conferences International (TCI) in supporting this event on cross border ecommerce on 16 & 17 November 2022.
Ecommerce has been used for years to sell quality South African goods abroad. Business to consumer sales to the USA or Europe are a profitable niche market which grew during the COVID lockdown. So did business to business ecommerce. Now the African Free Trade Area is reducing tariffs and encouraging ecommerce merchants to look at new opportunities to trade cross-frontiers. South African ecommerce merchants need to be aware of these new opportunities to sell business to business and business to consumer within the African continent.
There have also been some innovative developments in cross-border payments which will be of great assistance to e-merchants – the TCIB system in the SADC countries created by BankServ, and the Afreximbank’s PAPSS, for example.
In the near future, South African business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-merchants will benefit from economies of scale in the new continental marketplace.
This is the first event specifically designed to assist and encourage e-merchants and ecommerce service providers to look at cross border sales to the traditional markets, and also to the African continent as their next frontier.
