BIGFIVE SUMMIT
AGENDA

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The BigFive Summit

11-13 May 2022

Cape Town South Africa

11th May 2022

17:00-20:00 - BigFive Summit Opening Reception
Ghibli Bar, Radisson Blu
22 Riebeek St, Cape Town City Centre
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12th May 2022

BigFive Summit 2022 Day 1

Workshop 17 Watershed

17 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

08:00 - 09:00 - Coffee, Tea & Networking
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09:00 - 09:20 - Summit Welcome & Introduction

Speakers
Charles Laughlin, Co-founder, BigFive Digital
Thabo Seopa, Chairman, BigFive Digital
Lyndon Munetsi, Director, BigFive Digital


09:20 - 09:45 - Market Overview – The African SMME Tech Ecosystem
Speakers
Charles Laughlin, Co-founder, BigFive Digital
Thabo Seopa, Chairman, BigFive Digital

09:45 - 10:15 - MSME Pulse Survey – Have Africa’s Small Businesses Bounced Back from the Global Pandemic?

How are African small businesses faring as we gradually emerge from the pandemic? And what plans do they have to grow their businesses in the future? And finally what role will technology play in those plans? These questions are tackled in the groundbreaking Africa 118/GeoPoll MSME Pulse survey.

Speakers
Fred Imbo, COO, Africa 118
Frankline Kibuacha, Digital Marketing & Outreach Manager, GeoPoll


10:15 - 10:30 - The Evolution of Africa’s Earned Wage Access Platforms

Lower wage workers often resort to high-interest payday loans to get by, which creates a cycle of debt few can escape. Earned Wage Access offers a more humane alternative to payday lending, and EWA platforms have popped up around the world to address this need. But do corporates see enough value from reduced absenteeism and higher morale to justify their investment? We’ll unpack this business with one of its leaders in Africa.

Speaker
Simon Ellis, CEO, SmartWage

10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee, Tea & Networking
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11:00 - 11:20 - Fireside Chat: Brett White, CEO, Zapper

11:20 - 11:50 - Headline Talk: “From Bing to TikTok, What Really Works for Local Businesses?”

Speaker

SandyLohr, CEO, MatchCraft

11:50 - 12:10 - Buy Now, Pay Later and the Future of Payments

Speaker

Jason Sive, CEO, Mobicred

12:10 - 12:30 - Using Speed to Your Advantage
Speaker

Mitul Patel, Director of Enterprise Sales EMEA, Duda

12:30 - 13:30 - Networking Lunch
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13:30 - 14:00 - Headline Talk: “Leveraging Technology to Increase Sales Efficiency”
Speaker
George Leith, CCO, Vendasta

14:00 - 14:30 - Building Solutions for Africa’s Informal Business Sector
Speaker

Arnaud Blanchet, Co-founder & CEO, Shop-It

14:30 - 15:00 - Innovations in African Foodtech

Speaker

Thabang Sebata, Senior Strategy & Planning Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber Eats

15:00 - 15:30 - Coffee, Tea & Networking
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15:30 - 16:00 - Conversational Commerce for SMMEs
Speaker
Eshmael Mpabanga, CEO, tdt.ai

16:00 - 16:30 - Headline Talk: “Time to Rebuild”

Speaker

Colin Timmis, Country Manager, South Africa, Xero
16:30 - 19:00 - Networking Reception Workshop 17 Watershed
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END DAY 1

13th May 2022

BigFive Summit 2022 Day 2

Workshop 17 Watershed

17 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

08 :00 - 09:00 - Coffee, Tea & Networking
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09:00-09:15 - Day 1 Highlights

09:15-09:45 - Headline Talk: Lunga Siyo, CEO, Telkom Consumer

09:45-10:00 - Fireside Chat, Celina Lee, CEO, Zindi

10:00-10:30 - Headline Talk: Khomotso Molabe, Chief Engineering Officer, Standard Bank
10:30-11:00 - Understanding the Coming Blockchain Revolution

Speaker

Gideon Greaves, MD, Africa, CV VC Steven Sidley, Director, Bridge Capital Future Advisory

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee, Tea & Networking
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SUMMIT ENDS