Facebook & Shoppify Managers Among Speakers Confirmed for uAfrica.com’s eCommerce Conference

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uAfricaGooglePlusCoverPicCoSouth African eCommerce technology firm, uAfrica.com, has announced the speakers for the annual South African eCommerce Conference which will take place at Gallagher Convention Centre on the 4th September 2014.

The eCommerce Conference speakers include leading international and local industry experts with eCommerce experience, insight, expertise and wisdom such as John Lawson (USA), author of “Kick Ass Social Commerce for E-prenuers” and founder of Colderice Media which is an eCommerce education, training and consultant agency; Brennan Loh (Canada), Head of Business Development at Shopify; Paul Greenberg (Australia), Executive Chairman and CEO of NORA, The Voice of New Retail in Australia; Warrick Godfrey (Ireland), Vertical Specialist in eCommerce for Facebook Sub-Sahara;  Malvina Goldfeld (Israel), Head of Business Development Africa at PayPal; Luke Mckend (SA), Country Director of Google South Africa and  Arthur Goldstuck (SA), Head of local leading technology research company, World Wide Worx.

According to Andy Higgins, Managing Director of uAfrica.com, “The 2014 South African eCommerce Conference is an opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about eCommerce in South Africa. Any business owner that is currently running any online retail, commerce activity or anyone planning to operate within the eCommerce space will gain valuable insight from local and international industry leaders.”

Tech geek, Aki Anastasiou will guide delegates throughout the day as the Master of Ceremonies for the eCommerce Conference, introducing the international and local speakers who will cover the following topics:

  • The latest International trends in online and offline retail
  • South African Internet and eCommerce statistics
  • The rapid uptake of mobile commerce in Africa
  • Harnessing the opportunity around social commerce
  • Developments in online payments
  • The future of logistics and warehouse management solutions
  • Lessons from long standing experts in the local eCommerce industry
  • Case studies across these topics to showcase the learnings from major industry players

The eCommerce Conference will also provide a platform for the announcement of the uAfrica.com South African eCommerce Survey and Awards results.

Categories for these industry accolades include:

South Africa’s Favourite eCommerce Website

Best eCommerce Store

Best Shopping Process

Best Customer Service

Best eCommerce Services Platform

Best Small eCommerce Business

You can take part in the South African eCommerce Awards 2014 survey here or register to attend here.

 

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Sam Wakoba
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Sam Wakoba is a pan-African technology journalist, author, entrepreneur, technology business mentor, judge, educationalist, and a sought-after speaker and panelist across Africa’s innovation ecosystem. He is the convenor of the popular monthly #TechNight evening event and the #StartupEast Awards and Conference, platforms that bring together startup founders, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, and tech professionals from across the continent. For more than 16 years, Sam has reported on and analysed Africa’s technology landscape, covering some of the continent’s most impactful, and at times controversial policies, programs, investors, co-founders, startups, and corporations. His work is known for its independence, depth, and fairness, with a singular goal of helping build and strengthen Africa’s nascent technology ecosystem. Beyond journalism, Sam is a business analyst and consultant, working with brands, universities, corporates, SMEs, and startups across East Africa, as well as international companies entering the East African market or scaling across Africa. In his free time, he volunteers as a consulting editor and fintech analyst at Business Tech Kenya, a business, technology, and data firm that publishes reports, reviews, and insights on business and technology trends in Kenya. Follow him on X: @SamWakoba