Open Innovation Africa Summit - Nairobi, Kenya

The Open Innovation Africa Summit 2012 will convene regional innovators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to share their knowledge, network, and coordinate on initiatives to deploy information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development in Nairobi, Kenya, May 28-30.

Sponsored by the Worldbank InfoDev, Nokia Africa and Capgemini, this summit is organized to cultivate collaboration and promote a reflective mindset among the African innovation ecosystem stakeholders and leaders by enabling a living dialogue and exchange of ideas from which practical outcomes and actions can be jointly agreed and pursued. It is a platform to continue high level debates among stakeholders (policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, financiers, researchers, etc.) on national or regional strategies that support strengthening of innovation ecosystems and emergence of African entrepreneurs and innovators.

The discussions will be facilitated by Capgemini’s facilitation methodology – Accelerated Solutions Environment – and supported by their team of facilitators. To date, more than 350 participants with the largest majority registered to the Mobile Information society content stream that I'll lead & facilitate. Topics covered include:

• Monetisation of mobile content & services
• Business Models for mobile content & services
• Distribution and marketing of mobile content & services
• Mobile Ecosystems / Platforms
• Intellectual Property Protection
• The Role of Mobile Network Operators
• The Role of incubation networks & innovation enablers

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