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Charl Norman @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:31:55 +0000

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.

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Charl Norman @ Net Prophet 2009

Andrew Smith @ Net Prophet

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:28:57 +0000

Andrew is the operations and technical whizz-kid at Live Alchemy, a cutting edge e-commerce development company that specializes in aiding businesses make the transition towards transacting online. Live Alchemy’s flagship project is Yuppiechef, an award-winning online premium kitchen tools store.

His presentation was entitled ‘eCommerce is not about Technology’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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Hannes van Rensburg @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:25:43 +0000

Van Rensburg is a founding member of Fundamo. Prior to the formation of Fundamo, he was the CIO of the Sanlam Group, a past board member of a number of IT-related companies, and has also performed the role of IT consultant to many major South African corporations.

His presentation is entitled: ‘Opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to the mobile web’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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Mike Stopforth @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:22:20 +0000

Mike Stopforth is an entrepreneur, writer and speaker who helps companies extract value from Web 2.0* trends and technologies to create smarter, more profitable businesses.

He heads up Cerebra, South Africa’s leading social media company (the sister company of Brandsh Media), which enjoys relationships with local and global brands.

His presentation is entitled: ‘Harnessing the social Web’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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Henk Kleynhans @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:43:58 +0000

Henk is a computer scientist and Internet junkie turned social entrepreneur. He founded Skyrove, which enables anyone to set up a WiFi Hotspot and earn an income by sharing their internet access with their neighbours. Through its community, Skyrove is today Africa’s largest and fastest-growing WiFi hotspot network!

His Presentation is entitled: ‘Lifting the Venture Capital Skirt’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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Herman Heunis @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:32:52 +0000

Herman is founder and CEO of mobile IM giant MXit – a free instant messaging service with a community of 11+ million registered users and growth rate of between 15,000 and 20,000 per day globally.

His presentation is entitled ‘Mxit, The Past Present and Future’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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Peter Flynn @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:29:21 +0000

Peter Flynn is a successful web entrepreneur, co-founder and currently Managing Director of award winning Web Application Development company White Wall Web. He is a thought leader on the subject of Software as a Service and is the author of the blog/e-book SaaSPert (www.saaspert.com). Peter is also a non-executive director of several other tech companies. He presented on ‘Software as a Service’

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Arthur Goldstuck @ Net Prophet 2009

Tim — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:24:28 +0000

Arthur Goldstuck is an award-winning writer, analyst and commentator on Internet, mobile and business and consumer technologies. He heads up the World Wide Worx research organisation and is the authority on technology trends that are shaping business strategy, consumer use of technology, and the social landscape of the future in South Africa.

Here is his presentation on ‘Why the Digital is going good in bad times’.

Raw video footage kindly sponsored and provided by Wordsource.

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