EXPLAINED: THE INTERACTIVE, ROUNDTABLE SEATING FORMAT @ MOBILE WEB EAST AFRICA

Mobile Web East Africa promises to bring you
a new event format. 

               •      One which avoids those embarrassing sleepy moments; 
               •      One which instead seats you on roundtables with your peers;
               •      One which will provide a buzzing and interactive conference room.

By sitting on roundtables your conference experience will be completely
different to others you may have experience, the event will feature:

               •      Scheduled “Discussion Periods” lasting just under an hour.
               •      A mixture of traditional panel discussions and ‘interactive roundtable 
                      discussions’.
               •      Unrivalled interaction and networking opportunities.

“A very interactive conference, with a great
number of people from different backgrounds.”
Stephane Boyera, Program Manager, Web Foundation speaking about Mobile Web Africa

Picture this scenario taken from the traditional event format:
(we have all been there...)

Lunch is over, you’ve sat back down, the presenter isn’t exactly setting the room alight and despite their best efforts, you start to feel a little dozy…
Anybody who has attended an event with ‘theatre’ or ‘classroom’ seating plans has reached this point.

"High quality speakers.  Inspiring discussions.”
Willie Maritz, Managing Director, Kalleo Learning speaking about Mobile Web Africa

Now picture this - your experience at Mobile Web East Africa:

-  You’re sat on a roundtable surrounded by people you want to do business with, who's opinions you value.
-  The chairperson has instructed you and your 9 peers to tackle a subject raised in the previous presentation. 
-  You have 10 minutes before your table feeds back to the rest of the room. 
-  The senior level panel on the stage take your table’s point. 
-  They debate it, and, by the end of the discussion, the point raised by your table has been thoroughly dissected.

 “I think the panel discussion format worked very well.  I think the organisation of the event was super slick.  Great turnout – lots of all the right people”
Louisa Douwes Dekker, Content Manager, Garmap for Mobile speaking about Mobile Web Africa