Mobile Monday Kampala

Mobile Monday Kampala Sponsorship Information

Mobile Monday is Kampala’s leading venue for networking, professional exchange and business development for the mobile industry. The community promotes discussion, dissemination of new ideas, exchange of opinion and industry-wide contact-making; MoMo also fosters cooperation and partnership between companies and individuals.

Mobile Monday also promotes exchange and contact between Uganda’s mobile industry and foreign companies and markets, and offers opportunities for members of the wireless industry to meet their counterparts from other countries. MoMo Kampala’s working language is English, enabling as wide a range of professionals as possible to attend and participate. A particular feature of MoMo is the chance for investors and others working in the new ventures segment to meet with new and emerging companies and keen individuals with bright ideas seeking know-how, advice, capital or technology.

Organization
Mobile Monday chapters have been established in major cities worldwide, the Kampala chapter held its first event in February 2010, followed by its launch event on the eve of the Digital Africa Summit on 8^th March 2010. MoMo Kampala operates MoMo events on a strict brand- and technology-agnostic, open-platform basis.

Sponsorship Scope
MoMo events are made possible through the sponsorship of forward-looking companies that understand the power of networking and the benefits of supporting events that support people and business. The networking events take place at popular venues in and around Kampala. At each event, MoMoKla invites the guest speakers, confirms the venue, markets and promotes the event and provides the Chair and/or Moderator.

MoMo Kampala Audience
As of December 2010, over 510 unique individuals have attended Mobile Monday Kampala monthly events; many more from around the world have visited the website to download  Presentations of  our past events. This audience represents a wide and good slice of the wireless industry and includes professionals from telecom carriers, handset makers, technology vendors, developers, content providers, media, researchers and analysts, and this is a relatively young chapter.

1. Sponsor Promotion – pre-event
Sponsors are asked to provide a digital promotional message, typically including a logo or image, and designate a preferred URL for backlinks; this promotional message will be included in all pre-event online marketing.

Mobile Monday Kampala events are promoted via our local website and registered member e-mail list as well as through our network of international Mobile Monday sites, affiliate media, PR and marketing partners. Typically, before an event, over 500 email recipients and a thousand or more Web visitors will view the sponsor’s promotional message.

2. Sponsor Promotion – during events
At the event, sponsors will be introduced and asked to make a short presentation to the audience. The sponsor will also be recognized by the Chair or Moderator during the opening and closing remarks and the audience will be specifically invited to meet and network with the sponsor’s representative(s) after the showcase presentations. The evening format (18:00-20:30) typically includes:

o Welcome, programme introduction, sponsor introduction: 5 mins.

o Sponsor presentation: 3-5 mins.

o Guest Speaker 1: 10-min presentation

o Guest Speaker 2: 10-min presentation

o Guest Speaker 3: 10-min presentation

o Guest Speaker 4: 10-min presentation

o Open forum, moderated Q&A: 30 mins.

o Sponsor thanks, closing remarks

After 20:00, MoMo attendees meet for extended networking and discussion.

Sponsors are also welcome to provide an active voice in Mobile Monday organization and recommend potential guest speakers. Organizers will strive to assist in promoting the sponsor and provide introductions at the events and otherwise, as appropriate. MoMo Kampala will make regular efforts to promote and enhance the sponsor’s image and products or services.

Pricing, terms
For details on pricing, terms and additional information, contact us here and we will be happy to provide you with our latest sponsorship document.