It gives us great pleasure to announce that Old Mutual has come on board as our platinum (top tier) sponsor for 2010, showing their support of the Net Prophet vision:

“Free access to enabling knowledge is the true killer app. As platinum sponsor of Net Prophet 2010 we are proud to be associated with an event that makes it possible.”
- Jack Kruger, Head: Digital, Old Mutual

Old Mutual’s strong entrepreneurial spirit can be traced back to 1845, when the company was founded by John Fairbairn – without initial capital other than the premiums of its first 166 policyholders. Today, Old Mutual services the savings and investment needs of millions of South Africans, is listed on the FTSE 100, and operates in 38 countries.

Faithful to its roots, the company continues to foster entrepreneurship via skills training and small business support – providing opportunities for integrating marginalised South Africans into the mainstream economy. It further remains dedicated to its responsibilities as a good corporate citizen, actively investing in our communities and natural environment. In 2008, Old Mutual contributed R38.8m to deserving events, causes and hands-on initiatives.

With 2009 coming to a close, preparations for Net Prophet 2010 are in full swing. Next year’s event promises to be something quite spectacular, building on the success of this year and the excitement amid the build up to hosting the World Cup Soccer.

We can’t give away all our plans just yet, but we can tell you that Net Prophet 2010 will dwarf our 2009 event with a showcase of new prophets, appearances from previous prophets, an after-party of epic proportions and some interesting surprises along the way…

Thursday the 13th May is the official date for Net Prophet 2010. Diarize it. Sync it with your smart phone. Etch 13/05/2010 into your desk if you must – the date has been set!

The conference will once again take place at the magnificent Old Mutual business school, Pinelands, Cape Town. All details regarding registration, speakers (prophets), times etc will follow in due course. Stay in touch by subscribing to our mailing list, or follow us on twitter.

All Podcasts from Net Prophet are now available for your convenience on iTunes!

You can find them by searching the iTunes store, or by clicking here.

Now that the Net Prophet video material has been uploaded, we’d like to officially credit Jaco @ Wordsource for providing on-the-day video equipment and services. He sponsored his time, and for this we’d like to thank him. For more information, visit www.wordsource.co.za

Charl Norman is an internet entrepreneur and blogger currently holding the position as Operations Manager (Co-Founder) for Blueworld Communities.

Charl has 8 years of online publishing experience and started his first website while still in high school. Charl was also runner up for ICT Young Entrepreneur of Africa 2008 and nominated for Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30 in Africa.

His presentation is entitled: ‘Market, Manage and Monetise your blog’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

Presentation Slides:

Net Prophet podcasts

Making business sense of the internet