Alan Knott-Craig Jr - Founder Project Isizwe: Free WiFi for Africa


Founder & CEO of Project Isizwe, a non-profit company facilitating the roll-out of free Wi-Fi networks across Africa.

Former CEO of Mxit, Africa’s biggest social network. In 2010 founded World of Avatar, an investment house for mobile apps for Africa.

2006 to 2009, CEO of iBurst from 2006 to 2009, building one of South Africa’s largest wireless broadband networks.

Founded Cellfind in 2003, one of Africa’s first location-based services providers.

Between 2003 and 2013 co-founded and/or funded 17 companies in the TMT sector in Africa.

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 2002.

Previously spoke at:

iWeek 2014

Company website:

www.projectisizwe.org

Blog:

www.alanknottcraig.com

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