The Vision The Silicon Cape vision is of an ecosystem in the Western Cape of South Africa, that serves to attract and bring together local and foreign investors, the brightest technical talent, and the most promising entrepreneurs, to foster the creation and growth of world-class IP start-up companies in an environment that competes with other similar hubs around the world against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful settings and pleasant places to live, work and play on the globe.

The Silicon Cape vision is of an ecosystem in the Western Cape of South Africa, that serves to attract and bring together local and foreign investors, the brightest technical talent, and the most promising entrepreneurs, to foster the creation and growth of world-class IP start-up companies in an environment that competes with other similar hubs around the world against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful settings and pleasant places to live, work and play on the globe.

The Concept The concept of the Silicon Cape is not owned or controlled by any single entity. It is a living community and an organic, ever-developing concept in the hearts and minds of every participant, which endeavours to catalyse the local IP entrepreneurial community. As a community member, come and be a part of the genesis of turning the Silicon Cape into reality.

The concept of the Silicon Cape is not owned or controlled by any single entity. It is a living community and an organic, ever-developing concept in the hearts and minds of every participant, which endeavours to catalyse the local IP entrepreneurial community. As a community member, come and be a part of the genesis of turning the Silicon Cape into reality.

The Initiative The initiative aims to start a conversation -- to plant a seed and foster the concept of the Silicon Cape in people’s minds and on their lips around the world as the emerging Silicon Valley of Africa, and to create an environment and a perception of the area as a world-class location and destination that is not only capable of delivering but already is. This will in turn create real benefits for the Cape and it’s residents and stakeholders, and assist in attracting further foreign direct investment into South Africa.

The initiative aims to start a conversation -- to plant a seed and foster the concept of the Silicon Cape in people’s minds and on their lips around the world as the emerging Silicon Valley of Africa, and to create an environment and a perception of the area as a world-class location and destination that is not only capable of delivering but already is. This will in turn create real benefits for the Cape and it’s residents and stakeholders, and assist in attracting further foreign direct investment into South Africa.

The Event The Shared Vision The Challenges The Future Johann Rupert Panel discussion Dr Mamphela Ramphela Helen Zille

The Shared Vision

The Challenges

The Future

Johann Rupert

Panel discussion

Dr Mamphela Ramphela

Helen Zille

The Shared Vision Serial and parallel entrepreneur and investor. Passionate #SiliconCape envangelist. Lover of great cars and other fast things. Web: http://www.justinstanford.com Twitter: @JustinStanford LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/justins Current projects: Co-founder of nurture capital company @4DiCapital, and Co-founder of The Silicon Cape Initiative, among many other projects on the go! Justin Stanford Vinny Lingham Co-founder : Silicon Cape Initiative CEO : Yola.com Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnylingham Blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com

Serial and parallel entrepreneur and investor. Passionate #SiliconCape envangelist. Lover of great cars and other fast things.

Web: http://www.justinstanford.com

Twitter: @JustinStanford LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/justins

Current projects: Co-founder of nurture capital company @4DiCapital, and Co-founder of The Silicon Cape Initiative, among many other projects on the go!

Co-founder : Silicon Cape Initiative

CEO : Yola.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnylingham

Blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com

The Shared Vision Cape and SA has the potential and opportunity to become the Silicon Valley of Cape Town Why the “Silicon Cape” Build global companies and take them to profitability “ Early beginnings of an ecosystem that wants to develop due to emerging opportunities and awareness”

Cape and SA has the potential and opportunity to become the Silicon Valley of Cape Town

Why the “Silicon Cape”

Build global companies and take them to profitability

“ Early beginnings of an ecosystem that wants to develop due to emerging opportunities and awareness”

The Shared Vision What is needed? Investor-friendly environment Entrepreneur-friendly environment Silicon Initiative Non-profit, community owned creation of an ecosystem Branding campaign Awareness campaign Platform to highlight issues

What is needed?

Investor-friendly environment

Entrepreneur-friendly environment

Silicon Initiative

Non-profit, community owned creation of an ecosystem

Branding campaign

Awareness campaign

Platform to highlight issues

The Challenges: Andrea Bohmert Co-managing partner of Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa, a venture capital fund focused on taking South African technology leaders globally

Co-managing partner of Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa, a venture capital fund focused on taking South African technology leaders globally

The Challenges: Andrea Bohmert The Vision The ecosystem Culture Scale PASSION + COMMITMENT 

The Vision

The ecosystem

Culture

Scale

PASSION + COMMITMENT 

The Future: Laurence Olivier The world is flat Opportunity: leapfrog older tech cycles Silicon Valley community = success recipe

The world is flat

Opportunity: leapfrog older tech cycles

Silicon Valley community = success recipe

The Future: Laurence Olivier Secret sauce for Israeli success Traditional SA tech model Israeli model Government involvement Entrepreneurial culture CREATIVE RISK-TAKERS

Secret sauce for Israeli success

Traditional SA tech model

Israeli model

Government involvement

Entrepreneurial culture

CREATIVE RISK-TAKERS

Johann Rupert Confluence: Time + Geography Globalised society We cannot survive if we export our best material

Confluence: Time + Geography

Globalised society

We cannot survive if we export our best material

Johann Rupert Power of individual vs power of state Look after the young people Tax-free zone in WC Entrepreneurs create jobs Never scare the donkey that carries the china

Power of individual vs power of state

Look after the young people

Tax-free zone in WC

Entrepreneurs create jobs

Never scare the donkey that carries the china

Panel Tyler Reed Entrepreneur & Speaker on all things web and mobile. CEO & Founder of TinyImpact. Patrick Lawson Entrepreneur and owner of Dataweb Consulting Llew Claasen VP Online Marketing & Products - Clickatell

Tyler Reed

Entrepreneur & Speaker on all things web and

mobile. CEO & Founder of TinyImpact.

Patrick Lawson

Entrepreneur and owner of Dataweb Consulting

Llew Claasen

VP Online Marketing & Products - Clickatell

Panel Justin Spratt Founder: IS Solution Brett Commaille: InVenFin Vanture capitalist with a passion for globally innovative ideas driven by entrepreneurial individuals. Henk Kleynhans Skyrove

Justin Spratt

Founder: IS Solution

Brett Commaille: InVenFin

Vanture capitalist with a passion for globally innovative ideas driven by entrepreneurial individuals.

Henk Kleynhans

Skyrove

Dr Mamphela Ramphele The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a new public entity that is aimed at stimulating and intensifying innovation and inventions in order to improve the economic growth as well as enhance the quality of life of all South Africans by developing and exploiting technological innovations and interventions and creating an enabling environment wherein these could be commercialized. The TIA will be managed and controlled based on the provisions of the TIA Act, which was signed into law by President Kgalema Motlanthe in December 2008. The DST has since established a Project Management Office in preparation for migration of the various entities to TIA. The existing entities which will be incorporated into TIA are the: Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centres (BRICs), the Innovation Fund, AMTS, and the Tshumisano Trust. Once it is established, the TIA will be expected to stimulate the development of technology based products and services, by the public and private sector technology based enterprises, thereby developing a significant technology base for the country’s economy. Nb link: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-agency-to-stimulate-technology-to-grow-the-economy-2007-07-27

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a new public entity that is aimed at stimulating and intensifying innovation and inventions in order to improve the economic growth as well as enhance the quality of life of all South Africans by developing and exploiting technological innovations and interventions and creating an enabling environment wherein these could be commercialized.

The TIA will be managed and controlled based on the provisions of the TIA Act, which was signed into law by President Kgalema Motlanthe in December 2008.

The DST has since established a Project Management Office in preparation for migration of the various entities to TIA. The existing entities which will be incorporated into TIA are the:

Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centres (BRICs), the Innovation Fund, AMTS, and the Tshumisano Trust.

Once it is established, the TIA will be expected to stimulate the development of technology based products and services, by the public and private sector technology based enterprises, thereby developing a significant technology base for the country’s economy.

Dr Mamphela Ramphele Promote culture of innovation and use of technology Work with government -> collaborate for skills development Partnerships: Researchers, investors, wider industry Making SA citizens aware of importance of IP

Promote culture of innovation and use of technology

Work with government -> collaborate for skills development

Partnerships: Researchers, investors, wider industry

Making SA citizens aware of importance of IP

Helen Zille Key variable for success: people Ecosystem: enabler to work, live , grow Knowledge economy: skills and capital very important

Key variable for success: people

Ecosystem: enabler to work, live , grow

Knowledge economy: skills and capital very important

Helen Zille Create confidence in the future IF WE CAN’T EXPORT IP, WE WILL EXPORT TALENT

Create confidence in the future

IF WE CAN’T EXPORT IP,

WE WILL EXPORT TALENT