Pennsylvania State Senator LeAnna M. Washington joined with Temple’s College of Engineering and Fox School of Business to host her 7th Annual Technology Symposium in honor of Carole I Smith. The symposium will feature guest speakers, exhibits and robotic and multi-media demonstrations, and will be attended by 200 students from the School District of Philadelphia to learn about opportunities in Science and Technology. Keynote by Jon Gosier

1. “PREPARING FOR AN UNKNOWN FUTURE”
Jon Gosier, jon@d8a.com, @jongos
Temple University
Sept 27, 2013

2. JON GOSIER, 32
Serial Tech Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Investor. Designer.
From Atlanta, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Founder of D8A, Appfrica & MetaLayer. Former Director at Ushahidi.

5. STARTED WITH MUSIC
Intern to Audio Engineer to Producer

8. Deployed 40,000 times to date in 159 countries. Over 4 million citizen reports. Reach of 200 million+ globally.

9. METALAYER

10. METALAYER

12. WHY AFRICA? WHY NOW?

14. WHY AFRICA? WHY NOW?
The African business landscape is rapidly changing. Currently, the
global social sector spends around $200 billion in Africa. Total foreign
direct investment in was $45.8 billion in 2011.1
In comparison, by 2020, African consumer facing businesses are
projected to generate $400 billion in revenue.

15. We help multinational technology corporations reach
African consumer markets. Software Development. Market Research. Product Testing.
Data & Analytics. Sourcing Talent.
We help African companies reach foreign consumer
markets.
We invest.
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HOW DOES APPFRICA MAKE MONEY?

17. A LOOK AT AFRICA’S
UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURS

18. EXAMPLES OF AFRICAN TECH STARTUPS
Matatu, a video game from Uganda that replicates a popular local card game
iCow, a Kenyan service for crop and livestock farmers that helps them improve crop
yields up to 300%
Dropifi, a customer engagement and contact management solution for businesses
SleepOut, a web app making it easier for travelers to book accommodations
Minishop, a turnkey mobile/web/accounting system for shop owners
SliceBiz, a Ghanian crowdfunding platform attempting to leverage the diaspora to
fund businesses

21. THE $100 MILLION+ CLUB

23. CONNECTIVITY &
PENETRATION
Internet Penetration
Continent:120 Million users (12%)
2005 - 2011 Growth Rate: 428.7%
Mobile Penetration
Continent: 600 Million users (65%)
2005 - 2011 Growth Rate: 380%
Mobile Broadband
Continent: 273.1 Million users
2005 - 2011 Growth Rate: 446%

24. The best opportunities are never obvious.
Any system can fail. Diversification is resilience.
Be curious. Look for ideas outside your comfort zone.
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26. APPS4AFRICA (2010 - 2013)
19
Investments
12
African Countries
Participants Have Raised Nearly
$1 Million USD
Average Follow-on Funding
$90,909 USD11
Still Active
PARTNERS
U.S. Department of State, Google, Microsoft, Lions@frica, AfriLabs,
VC4Africa, TED, HiveColab, DEMO Africa, Indigo Trust, SpotOne
Global, The World Bank, Unreasonable Institute
Total Invested
$150,000 USD

27. http://gosfellowship.com
@gosfellowship

28. “PREPARING FOR AN UNKNOWN FUTURE”
Jon Gosier, jon@d8a.com, @jongos