In an effort to introduce some new faces to the Net Prophet line-up, we came up with the concept of the 3 minute power presentation to demonstrate that there are plenty of inspirational & under-exposed speaking heroes in SA – and we took the risk to give them a stage, a mic and one big opportunity! After an application process and careful scrutinisation of all of the applicants – we selected an amazing group of people to take part on the day – and we think they all absolutely rocked it.

• Eric Edelstein
• Rory Berry
• Elodie Kleynhaus
• Walter Pike
• Wesley Lynch
• Don Packett

After tracking audience participation & listening to the panel of judges battle it out – a winner has emerged. This was no easy decision, as each and every speaker brought their own spice to the event. However-  we do need a winner, and that winner is: Don Packett - Don will be awarded with 40 hours of presentation mentoring by Missing Link and will have a full 20 minute speaking slot at Net Prophet next year.

Don’s content, style and execution gave him the edge eventually – big congrats to him! We’ll run another session of 3 minute slots next year – and another winner will rise!

We were honoured to have Arthur Goldstuck present his headline findings of the Internet Access in South Africa 2012 Study – and since we’re all about tech – he did it via Tweetnote.

Follow Arthur for more SA internet stat brilliance – or check out his tweetnote presentation below:

1.#Net2012 unveils headline findings of Internet Access in SA 2012 study. World Wide Worx report due June. #NetProphet

2.#Net2012 uses multiple methodologies: primary research, interviews with providers, market intelligence. #NetProphet

3.#Net2012 first headline finding: there were 8.5-million Internet users in South Africa at the end of 2011. #NetProphet

4.#Net2012 found 2011 growth in SA user base was 25%, following 28% in 2010. Internet has awoken in SA. #NetProphet

5.#Net2012: 6,02-million access on computer, laptop, tablet. 90% of these also on cell. 2.48m only on cell. #NetProphet

6.#Net2012: Total of 7,9 million South Africans access the Internet on their cell phones. #NetProphet

7.#Net2012:  Number of 3G users in South Africa: 5,5m. Smartphone base end of 2011: 8.5m. Forecast 2012: 11m. #NetProphet

8.#Net2012: Undersea cable capacity to SA at end of 2011: 2,69Tbps. End 2012: 11,9Tbps. End 2013: 24,6Tbps. #NetProphet

9.#Net2012 ADSL lines in use in South Africa: 820 000. 2011 growth: 13% . Limited by Telkom as sole supplier. #NetProphet

10.#Net 2012: Internet growth in 2012: expect 20%, taking user base past 10m mark and 20% penetration. #NetProphet

For more on Net Prophet – follow us on twitter! 

We’re very proud to announce that Arthur Goldstuck will once again deliver a tweenote presentation – for those of you who don’t know what it is – it’s a full summary presentation on a specific topic, in 10 tweets.

The tweenote, which will be published on the screens at Net Prophet tomorrow at 10:35 – 10:45 , will comprise the official release of the headline findings from World Wide Worx’s “Internet Access in South Africa 2012” study. This will be never before seen content, and we’re extremely privileged to have this as part of our event.

The findings to be presented include the size of the Internet user base for 2011 and forecasts for 2012, the impact of smartphones and tablets, the capacity and roll-out status of undersea cables and South Africa’s ranking in Africa and the world, and the opportunity landscape for the next 5 years.

Follow Arthur on @art2gee and the hashtags #NetProphet and #Net2012

Since 2012 is the year of Mobile – we’ve decided to go mobile enabled with our 2012 Net Prophet Event Guide!

Thanks to the kind folks and clever minds over at Snapplify (our first ever App Sponsor) – our Event Guide will be 100% digital!

In the app you can watch all of last years speaker video’s along with lots of extra awesome content – such as a prediction on the future of the music industry from Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino and a Q&A session with Tony Hsieh

The Event Guide will give you all the info you’ll need on the big day including:

• The Agenda (your go to guide for the day!)
• The Speakers & their bio’s (and their twitter handles so you can follow them in one simple click!)
• Information on our kind Sponsors
• Information on our Bursary & how to pledge
• Exclusive Video Content

Download the iPhone or Andriod enabled App by clicking on one of the buttons below!

We’re really pleased to announce our key note speaker for Net Prophet – our first female key note speaker ever!

Robyn Scott is Managing Director and Co-Founder of OneLeap.

Robyn is also Co-Founder of Mothers for All, Botswana’s only grassroots national non-profit, now also operating in South Africa. Backed by Barclays Bank and the EU and featured in Oprah’s magazine, Mothers for All teaches entrepreneurship skills to AIDS orphan caregivers.Her critically acclaimed first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle, is a memoir about growing up in Botswana against the AIDS epidemic. She is currently writing her second book, Big Like Coca-Cola, the true story of a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa’s most violent prison who adopted AIDS orphans.

She is an Ambassador for the Access to Medicine Index, a Global Ambassador for Sandbox Network. She is an adviser to several international development charities and social enterprises and a mentor at Skoll’s Emerge Social Venture Lab. She has worked for BP, the Financial Times and Investec Bank. She has a BSc Bioinformatics from Auckland University and an MPhil Bioscience Enterprise Distinction from Cambridge University.

She is a fellow of the RSA and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Robyn was also  featured in WIRED Magazine’s list of 50 People About to Change the World in 2012.