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The Future City of Africa - presentation and invitation (startups & EXPO)

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Jens Kjærgaard
Jens Kjærgaard

The document summarizes an upcoming conference called the Future City of Africa that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from June 9-11, 2016. It aims to bring together the brightest minds in technology, urban planning, and business to discuss solutions for building sustainable cities across Africa to accommodate 700 million new urban residents by 2050. The conference will focus on themes like smart cities, infrastructure, urban planning, and citizen engagement. It hopes to inspire innovation and new partnerships to address Africa's rapid urbanization in a way that leapfrogs old models and creates new, African-centered solutions for the future of the continent's cities.

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Unique opportunities UNHabitat predicts that “700 million people will be moving to the cities of Africa until 2050. That means an entire New York City needs to be built every 6 months for the next 35 years!” That is a huge challenge, but also an unique opportunity. An opportunity to redesign the African city of the future, based on the latest mobile technologies, smart city innovations and African reality. Africa has already taken the lead in innovative solutions within mobile banking and mobile health. The lack of systems and infrastructure means there is a need for different solutions, and the implementation of them can happen much faster than in the cities of Europe and America that are tied down by old structures and old systems. This is Africa’s opportunity to leapfrog over the cities of the 20th century and create something new and fantastic - to be the leading designer of the future city.
This is where you´ll find the people that are going to shape the growth of Africa in the next 20 years. The brightest minds thought leaders within technology, smart cities and business models of the future groundbreaking designers, architects and urban planners entrepreneurs, developers and key decision makers investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Africa the mayors of the top 30-40 cities of the African continent The brightest minds of Africa will be brought together at the Future City of Africa conference in Nairobi in June 2016. Expect to meet:
How can we better use the latest technology to optimize the flow of water, energy, waste as well as people and citizen services such as health care? The four main themes Alongsidethemainconferencewe aresettingup: a mayors summit focusing on a common challenge across the Africancities, a hackathon where we develop a solutiontoacommonproblem, a startup competition where we hopetoinspirethebrightesttotake action and develop new solutions with great examples of innovation andentrepreneurship and The Future City EXPO to showcase the most innovative companiesandtheirproducts. 1. Smart cities and innovation 3. Urban planning and architecture 2. Infrastructure and business models of the future 4. Communities and citizen engagement How can we rethink energy production, waste management and transportation in the city of the future? What are the upcoming trends and experiments being tried out in Africa today? How do we design for the community of tomorrow? How do we activate the population as a resource and driving force in the development of the cities, instead of seeing them as a burden or an obstacle to development?
Location Nairobi, Kenya As one of the leading cities in Africa when it comes to business, technology and development, Nairobi is a natural choice. The city is in fast development and a hub for international business. Date For increased publicity for the conference and our partners we are teaming up with the leading voices in African Media, like Quartz Africa. The Future City of Africa conference is a great opportunity for the leading developers and tech companies in Africa to showcase themselves and connect with thought leaders, decision makers and entrepreneurs from across the continent - and beyond. 9.-11. June 2016 Partners Media partners
A G E N D A Thursday 9.6. Friday 10.6. Friday 10.6. Saturday 11.6. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00- 11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 Registration/ Networking breakfast Opening and Key Note Speech Image of Africa Panel Discussion Main sponsor´s speaker Lunch Urban planning, architecture and Smart Cities and Innovation Coffee break Registration/ Networking breakfast Key Note Speech 18:00-18:30 Key Note Speech A Slum or a Resource Panel Discussion Key Note Speech Lunch Infrastructure and Coffee break Communities and Closing Key Note Speech 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 Mayors summit Business Models Citizen Engagement Sustainable Development
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Marketing of the conference DIRECT MARKETING The key target audiences will be approached directly via phone and mail. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook and twitter will play a key role in the marketing of the conference on the African continent. This will be divided into the following: a) Articles on the website shared on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. b) Facebook memes that visualize the potential of Africa c) Weekly twitter chats for 8 weeks where the topics of the conference will be discussed d) Highly targeted promoted content on both Facebook and twitter PR AND MEDIA COVERAGE Through targeted PR and storytelling around the potential of the African cities we will creata a buzz in newspapers, TV and radio across Acrica. We will also run advertising in Forbes Africa with 2 full page ads and a TV spot running on CNBC Africa for 2 months. CNBC Africa will also create a 1hr long TV show about the conference which will be recorded during the conference in Nairobi and aired in 47 African countries later this year. OTHER PROMOTIONS This is in particular a video competition where young people from the big cities of Africa will be encouraged to create a video about their vision of the future city. The finalists will be flown in to attend the conference and show their videos, which the audiences can then vote on.
EXPO PACKAGES - a stand and 2-day tickets to the conference - any equipment inside the stand or decoration 10 m 2 6 m 2 30 m 2 3 tickets 4 tickets 6 tickets STAND TICKETS PRICE $ 5000 $ 8000 $ 13 000 SMALL MEDIUM LARGE SINGLE TICKET FOR THE CONFERENCE (2 DAYS): $890 All packages contain: The prices don´t cover:
Start-up expo package $ 1900 a small stand (1m2) 2-day tickets to the conference for 2 people The price doesn´t cover: - any equipment inside the stand or decoration * The Startup Expo is an invite only deal, available to only 50 startups from the entire continent.
Organised by: International Conference Services is one of the leading Congress Organizers and Destination Man- agement Companies in Scandinavia at it has man- aged innumerable events ranging from 20 to 20.000 participants over the past 25 years. ICS has run a number of international conferences all over the world and will make sure no details are missed in the planning and execution of this event. Phønix, the international place branding panel, is in charge of the content of the conference, includ- ing panelists, speakers and workshops. The panel consists of six internationally acclaimed experts with broad experience from city development and city branding. The Phønix members have been involved in urban planning, city branding and various events, including both the Olympic games and the World Cup in Football. Connect @fcafricaorg The Future City of Africa @fcafricaorg Join us in shaping the future city of Africa! Please do not hesitate to contact: Jens Kjærgaard Future City of Africa Ambassador jens@caregore.dk www.fcafrica.org

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The Future City of Africa - presentation and invitation (startups & EXPO)

  • 2. Unique opportunities UNHabitat predicts that “700 million people will be moving to the cities of Africa until 2050. That means an entire New York City needs to be built every 6 months for the next 35 years!” That is a huge challenge, but also an unique opportunity. An opportunity to redesign the African city of the future, based on the latest mobile technologies, smart city innovations and African reality. Africa has already taken the lead in innovative solutions within mobile banking and mobile health. The lack of systems and infrastructure means there is a need for different solutions, and the implementation of them can happen much faster than in the cities of Europe and America that are tied down by old structures and old systems. This is Africa’s opportunity to leapfrog over the cities of the 20th century and create something new and fantastic - to be the leading designer of the future city.
  • 3. This is where you´ll find the people that are going to shape the growth of Africa in the next 20 years. The brightest minds thought leaders within technology, smart cities and business models of the future groundbreaking designers, architects and urban planners entrepreneurs, developers and key decision makers investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Africa the mayors of the top 30-40 cities of the African continent The brightest minds of Africa will be brought together at the Future City of Africa conference in Nairobi in June 2016. Expect to meet:
  • 4. How can we better use the latest technology to optimize the flow of water, energy, waste as well as people and citizen services such as health care? The four main themes Alongsidethemainconferencewe aresettingup: a mayors summit focusing on a common challenge across the Africancities, a hackathon where we develop a solutiontoacommonproblem, a startup competition where we hopetoinspirethebrightesttotake action and develop new solutions with great examples of innovation andentrepreneurship and The Future City EXPO to showcase the most innovative companiesandtheirproducts. 1. Smart cities and innovation 3. Urban planning and architecture 2. Infrastructure and business models of the future 4. Communities and citizen engagement How can we rethink energy production, waste management and transportation in the city of the future? What are the upcoming trends and experiments being tried out in Africa today? How do we design for the community of tomorrow? How do we activate the population as a resource and driving force in the development of the cities, instead of seeing them as a burden or an obstacle to development?
  • 5. Location Nairobi, Kenya As one of the leading cities in Africa when it comes to business, technology and development, Nairobi is a natural choice. The city is in fast development and a hub for international business. Date For increased publicity for the conference and our partners we are teaming up with the leading voices in African Media, like Quartz Africa. The Future City of Africa conference is a great opportunity for the leading developers and tech companies in Africa to showcase themselves and connect with thought leaders, decision makers and entrepreneurs from across the continent - and beyond. 9.-11. June 2016 Partners Media partners
  • 6. A G E N D A Thursday 9.6. Friday 10.6. Friday 10.6. Saturday 11.6. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00- 11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 Registration/ Networking breakfast Opening and Key Note Speech Image of Africa Panel Discussion Main sponsor´s speaker Lunch Urban planning, architecture and Smart Cities and Innovation Coffee break Registration/ Networking breakfast Key Note Speech 18:00-18:30 Key Note Speech A Slum or a Resource Panel Discussion Key Note Speech Lunch Infrastructure and Coffee break Communities and Closing Key Note Speech 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 Mayors summit Business Models Citizen Engagement Sustainable Development
  • 8. Marketing of the conference DIRECT MARKETING The key target audiences will be approached directly via phone and mail. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook and twitter will play a key role in the marketing of the conference on the African continent. This will be divided into the following: a) Articles on the website shared on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. b) Facebook memes that visualize the potential of Africa c) Weekly twitter chats for 8 weeks where the topics of the conference will be discussed d) Highly targeted promoted content on both Facebook and twitter PR AND MEDIA COVERAGE Through targeted PR and storytelling around the potential of the African cities we will creata a buzz in newspapers, TV and radio across Acrica. We will also run advertising in Forbes Africa with 2 full page ads and a TV spot running on CNBC Africa for 2 months. CNBC Africa will also create a 1hr long TV show about the conference which will be recorded during the conference in Nairobi and aired in 47 African countries later this year. OTHER PROMOTIONS This is in particular a video competition where young people from the big cities of Africa will be encouraged to create a video about their vision of the future city. The finalists will be flown in to attend the conference and show their videos, which the audiences can then vote on.
  • 9. EXPO PACKAGES - a stand and 2-day tickets to the conference - any equipment inside the stand or decoration 10 m 2 6 m 2 30 m 2 3 tickets 4 tickets 6 tickets STAND TICKETS PRICE $ 5000 $ 8000 $ 13 000 SMALL MEDIUM LARGE SINGLE TICKET FOR THE CONFERENCE (2 DAYS): $890 All packages contain: The prices don´t cover:
  • 10. Start-up expo package $ 1900 a small stand (1m2) 2-day tickets to the conference for 2 people The price doesn´t cover: - any equipment inside the stand or decoration * The Startup Expo is an invite only deal, available to only 50 startups from the entire continent.
  • 11. Organised by: International Conference Services is one of the leading Congress Organizers and Destination Man- agement Companies in Scandinavia at it has man- aged innumerable events ranging from 20 to 20.000 participants over the past 25 years. ICS has run a number of international conferences all over the world and will make sure no details are missed in the planning and execution of this event. Phønix, the international place branding panel, is in charge of the content of the conference, includ- ing panelists, speakers and workshops. The panel consists of six internationally acclaimed experts with broad experience from city development and city branding. The Phønix members have been involved in urban planning, city branding and various events, including both the Olympic games and the World Cup in Football. Connect @fcafricaorg The Future City of Africa @fcafricaorg Join us in shaping the future city of Africa! Please do not hesitate to contact: Jens Kjærgaard Future City of Africa Ambassador jens@caregore.dk www.fcafrica.org