Xtreme Tech Podcast Xtreme Tech Network Africa

Xtreme Tech Podcast is a weekly digest focused on conversations around Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM).

We'll be surfacing insights around budding innovations creating an exponential shift in the dynamics on the future of technology in Africa.

What We Discuss In This Episode

On this Episode of the Xtreme Tech Podcast, we feature discussions from the recently ended Mobex Africa ICT Expo held on the 5th through to 7th of September 2019.

We spoke to three participants on the first day of Expo;


Mr. Allen Biaso (Chief Convener for Mobex Africa),
Mr. Charles Kollo (Snr. VP Sales and Marketing - Dream-oval),
and Mr. Oscar from the Equatorial Guinea

Each guest shared insights about a central theme " E-Finance, the future of payments and Banking.



On the first Session, we spoke to Mr. Allen Biaso of Mobex Africa


[2:12]  Allen talks about his Journey coming into the tech industry from a background in Biochemistry.
[3:12]  Allen shares insights on the central theme for the 2019 Mobex Africa ICT Expo (E-Finance, the future of Payments and Banking).
[4:55] Allen shares thought on MTN Ghana recent big  Move "Making public their mobile money API".
[6:11]  Allen talks about the journey of Mobex Africa ICT Expo and what it takes to organize the Mobex Africa ICT Expo.
[8:20] Allen talks about the Future of Mobex Africa ICT Expo.
[15:20] Allen talks about the Biggest TECH Event on the Ghanaian TECH Ecosystem "GHANA TECH SUMMIT".



On the Second Session of this episode, we talk to Mr. Charles Kollo (Snr. VP Sales & Marketing - DreamOval)


[18:12] Charles talks about his Background and journey within the Tech Ecosystem.
[19:00] Charles shares thoughts about the Mobex Africa ICT Expo 2019.
[19:45] Charles shares thoughts on the Future of E-Finance (payments & Banking).
[21:11]  Charles talks about his company's role in E-Payment
[23:10] Charles talks about MTN big  Move (Making public their mobile money API) and the effect on fin-techs'.
[27:06] Charles talks about the effects of politics on growing a sustainable business in Africa, and how new start-ups  can overcome the political climate.
[28:30] Charles talks about the need for a mentor and how to get one.
[31:18] Charles talks about the inclusion of millennials to tech spaces.
[34:35] Charles shares thoughts on the importance of skill based learning.



On the Third (final) Session of this episode, we talk to Mr. Oscar Ondo Ngomo Nchama (CEO GITGE - Equatorial Guinea)


[38:48] Oscar shares thoughts on Mobex Africa ICT Expo 2019.
[39:45] Oscar talks about his Background and journey within the Tech Ecosystem.
[41:10] Oscar talks about the role of his company in providing free internet across Equatorial guinea.
[43:33] Oscar shares thoughts on the need to build sustainable innovations focused on Africans.
[47:12]  Oscar talks about planning and the need for African Venture Capitalists (VC's) and Investors to invest into African start-ups
[49:51] Oscar shares thoughts on helping the African Investor understand the dynamics of the African Market.



Key Take Away:

If you find a way to communicate the right value (Value Preposition) to the right people, you'll get an audience.