Digital Disruptors
The theme for the next Freetown Pitch Night is “Digital Disruptors”. Date: Wednesday April 4th 2018. Venue: 232 Lumley Beach. Time 18:30-21:00
“Disruptive innovation is transforming Africa’s economic potential, creating new target markets and unprecedented consumer choice. Capitalising on these potential opportunities demands a complete rethink of customer engagement and business development strategies”. Pwc
Is your start up or company tapping into this huge and still largely untapped commercial potential.
Are you doing any of these-
1.Driving efficiency in business and public service?
2.Strengthening trust and combatting corruption using blockchain?
3. Improving market access and ease of doing business?
4.Healthcare and crisis prevention-using disruptive technology to overcome the traditional barriers of distance and limited access to healthcare
5.Education, innovation and job creation
6.Bringing the informal sector into the mainstream economy
The technologies that are driving change and innovation-
- Big data analytics
- Blockchain
- Drones
- Sensors/Internet of Things
- FinTech
- Renewable energy
- Robotics
- Shared economy
- 3D printing