On November 16th, The Next Wave, a television show that explores and dissects the potential of Africa’s tech ecosystem, comes to our television screens. The Next Wave will feature some of Africa’s most influential tech experts, including Juliet Anammah, Chairwoman of Jumia Nigeria and Group Chief Sustainability Officer; Victor Basta, Co-head at Magister Advisors; Angela Wamola, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA; and Lizanne D’Souza, VP of Products at Flutterwave. They will discuss a range of critical topics, cutting across cryptocurrency, infrastructure, smart cities, 5G in Africa, talent, super apps, and more.
The 30-minute show will be broadcast weekly and new episodes will air on Wednesdays at 4:30 PM (WAT) on CNBC Africa (DStv Channel 410). The Next Wave is produced by TechCabal, in partnership with African fintech giant, Flutterwave, and will be hosted by two tech industry experts— TechCabal’s managing editor, Koromone Koroye, and the CEO of Big Cabal Media, Tomiwa Aladekomo.
Koromone Koroye is a creative storyteller who encourages technology businesses to use transparent and emotive language to tell their brand and product stories. Prior to pivoting to the media & tech, she spent time helping fintech brands like Flutterwave tell their stories, introducing foundational internal & external communications processes.
Tomiwa Aladekomo is an experienced media executive who has worked extensively across media and marketing roles in Nigeria and North America. He believes in products that address real human needs, brands that stand for something, marketing that thrills, and great ideas executed well. This informs his work at Big Cabal Media, where he serves as CEO.
Speaking about the launch of the show, Aladekomo said: “The Next Wave brings the story of Africa’s tech industry to new audiences. Africa has grown significantly in the past few years to become a major tech and business hub, and we are delighted to have another opportunity to tell the continent’s stories to the world through insightful, thought-provoking discussions with the people at the center of its growth.”
Once the first season of the show begins airing, viewers who miss the broadcast have a chance to catch up on episodes by visiting TechCabal’s YouTube channel.
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For sponsorship inquiries, contact the Head of Partnerships at Big Cabal Media, Favour Ogunlana | Favour@bigcabal.com
For general event inquiries, please send an email to thenextwave@techcabal.com
About TechCabal
Founded in 2013, TechCabal is a future-focused publication that speaks in-depth to African innovation and technology. In addition to well-researched and written articles, reports, events and expert opinions on the main website, we publish the TC Daily newsletter, the most comprehensive roundup of technology around Africa. The TC Daily arrives in inboxes Monday through Friday at 7 am WAT and can also be accessed on the website. For more information, visit www.techcabal.com, and follow www.twitter.com/TechCabal and www.instagram.com/techcabal.
About CNBC Africa
CNBC Africa is a portal into business and financial news across the African continent, and beyond. It is the only pan-African television network producing 5 hours of African content daily, and is a reliable source of actionable business and financial information, displaying real-time market data. Broadcasting to 48 countries, CNBC Africa has established points of presence across the continent and has built state-of-the-art infrastructure and studios that support the development of quality content across the continent.
Every week, CNBC Africa reaches 14,000 C-Suite directors, 65,000 business decision-makers, and 97, 000 influential opinion leaders. With headquarters in Johannesburg, Nairobi, and Lagos, CNBC Africa is physically represented on the ground, relaying information from the continent’s biggest economies. It is available on DStv Channel 410 and on www.cnbcafrica.com.
About Flutterwave
Flutterwave is a leading African payments technology company that enables businesses across the world to expand their operations in Africa and other emerging markets through a platform that enables cross-border transactions via one API. Flutterwave has processed over 200M transactions worth over USD $16B to date and serves more than 1,000,000 businesses, including customers like Uber, Flywire, Booking.com, etc.
The Company’s key advantage is international payment processing in 150 currencies and multiple payment modes, including local and international cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers, Barter by Flutterwave etc. Flutterwave has an infrastructure reach in over 34 African countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa. For more information on Flutterwave’s journey, please visit: http://www.flutterwave.com
