This Summit will highlight the value of Open Data for society by featuring the City of Cape Town's local government Open Data Initiative, and by showcasing how the Cape Town startup community, civil society and academia have used Open Data.

The event also intends to introduce investors and donors to an expanding sector that seeks and supplies Open Data to achieve development goals in Africa and across the globe.

This will be an opportunity to see how Open Data can improve health, energy, education, economic growth, agriculture and nutrition, and the National Development Goals.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING THIS EVENT?

Academics, Business leaders, Government technology leaders and Startups (data focused), investors and donors

SPEAKERS

Zackie Achmat, Activist, South Africa

Wesley Diphoko, Information Architect, South Africa and Chair IEEE-SA Industry Connections, Open Data Initiative, IEEE-SA South Africa

Ellen Fischat, Director, Silicon Cape

Prof. Louis Fourie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Knowledge and Information Technology Services, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Neil Hoorn, Open Data Project Manager, City of Cape Town

Cheroline Ripunda, Water Data Researcher, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Hannah Williams, Freelance Designer, South Africa