2. Unique opportunities
UNHabitat predicts that
“700 milion people will be moving to the cities of Africa until 2050.
That means an entire New York City needs to be built every 6 months for the next 35 years!”
That is a huge challenge, but also an unique opportunity. An opportunity to redesign the
African city of the future, based on the latest mobile technologies, smart city innovations
and African reality.
Africa has already taken the lead in innovative solutions within mobile banking and mobile
health. The lack of systems and infrastructure means there is a need for different solutions,
and the implementation of them can happen much faster than in the cities of Europe and
America that are tied down by old structures and old systems.
This is Africa’s opportunity to leapfrog over the cities of the 20th century and create
something new and fantastic - to be the leading designer of the future city.
3. This is where you´ll find the people that are going to shape the growth of Africa in the
next 20 years.
The brightest minds
thought leaders within technology, smart cities and business models of the future
groundbreaking designers, architects and urban planners
entrepreneurs, developers and key decision makers
investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Africa
as well as the mayors of the top 30-40 cities of the African continent
The brightest minds of Africa will be brought together at the Future City of Africa
conference in Nairobi in June 2016.
Expect to meet:
4. How can we better use the latest technology to optimize
the flow of water, energy, waste as well as people and
citizen services such as health care?
The four main themes
Alongsidethemainconferencewe
aresettingup:
a mayors summit focusing on a
common challenge across the
Africancities,
a hackathon where we develop a
solutiontoacommonproblem,
a startup competition where we
hopetoinspirethebrightesttotake
action and develop new solutions
with great examples of innovation
andentrepreneurship
and The Future City EXPO to
showcase the most innovative
companiesandtheirproducts.
1. Smart cities and innovation
3. Urban planning and architecture
2. Infrastructure and business models of the future
4. Communities and citizen engagement
How can we rethink energy production, waste
management and transportation in the city of the future?
What are the upcoming trends and experiments being
tried out in Africa today? How do we design for the
community of tomorrow?
How do we activate the population as a resource and
driving force in the development of the cities, instead of
seeing them as a burden or an obstacle to development?
5. Location
Nairobi, Kenya
As one of the leading cities in
Africa when it comes to
business, technology and
development, Nairobi is a
natural choice. The city is in
fast development and a hub
for international business. The
venue will be a prominent
conference venue with an
exhibition area.
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For increased publicity for the conference and our
partners we are teaming up with the leading voices
in African Media, like Quartz Africa.
The Future City of Africa conference is a great
opportunity for the leading developers and tech
companies in Africa to showcase themselves and
connect with thought leaders, decision makers and
entrepreneurs from across the continent - and
beyond.
9.-11. June 2016
Partners
Media partners
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Networking breakfast
Opening and
Key Note Speech
Image of Africa
Panel Discussion
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Registration/
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Key Note Speech
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Key Note Speech
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8. Marketing of the conference
DIRECT MARKETING
The key target audiences will be approached directly via phone and mail.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook and twitter will play a key role in the marketing of the conference on the African
continent. This will be divided into the following:
a) Articles on the website shared on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
b) Facebook memes that visualize the potential of Africa
c) Weekly twitter chats for 8 weeks where the topics of the conference will be discussed
d) Highly targeted promoted content on both Facebook and twitter
PR AND MEDIA COVERAGE
Through targeted PR and storytelling around the potential of the African cities we will creata a
buzz in newspapers, TV and radio across Acrica. We will also run advertising in Forbes Africa
with 2 full page ads and a TV spot running on CNBC Africa for 2 months. CNBC Africa will also
create a 1hr long TV show about the conference which will be recorded during the conference
in Nairobi and aired in 47 African countries later this year.
OTHER PROMOTIONS
This is in particular a video competition where young people from the big cities of Africa will
be encouraged to create a video about their vision of the future city. The finalists will be flown
in to attend the conference and show their videos, which the audiences can then vote on.
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GOLD PLATINUM
Tickets
Stand
Goodie bag
Hyperlink to the webpage
Logo everywhere
IW on the blog
Newsletter
Speaker on stage
Host a VIP event
Keynote speaker
Round-table (Mayors summit)
Follow-up email (300 characters)
Price
SILVER
$15 000 $ 40 000
10. EXPO PACKAGES
- a stand and 2-day tickets to the conference - any equipment inside the stand or decoration
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STAND
TICKETS
PRICE $ 5000 $ 8000 $ 13 000
SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
SINGLE TICKET FOR THE CONFERENCE (2 DAYS): $890
All packages contain: The prices don´t cover:
11. Take the lead!
As one of the main sponsors of the Future City of Africa conference you
POSITION YOUR BRAND as:
The leading brand within its field in Africa
A brand that is planning ahead with great faith in African development
A brand that is ready to shape the future of Africa
12. Connect
@fcafricaorg
The Future City of Africa
@fcafricaorg
Become a partner!
Becoming a partner will give you exclusive access to
decision makers and influencers.
As a partner you have the option of:
Giving one of the keynote talks
Host an exclusive VIP event
Showcase your products at the EXPO
Get high profile publicity in the fastest growing
market of tomorrow
Join us in shaping the future city of Africa as a sponsor, partner, exhibitor or attendee.
Please do not hesitate to contact:
Jens Kjærgaard
Future City of Africa Ambassador
jens@caregore.dk
www.fcafrica.org
13. International Conference Services
Organised by:
International Conference Services is one of
the leading Congress Organizers and
Destination Management Companies in
Scandinavia at it has managed innumerable
events ranging from 20 to 20.000
participants over the past 25 years.
ICS has run a number of international
conferences all over the world and will
make sure no details are missed in the
planning and execution of this event.
Phønix, the international place branding
panel, is in charge of the content of the
conference, including panelists, speakers
and workshops.
The panel consists of six internationally
acclaimed experts with broad experience
from city development and city branding.
The Phønix members have been involved in
urban planning, city branding and various
events, including both the Olympic games
and the World Cup in Football.
