<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; ">
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM.</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Content will be as follows:</font></span></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)?</font></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind</font></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Dealing with government/registration etc</font></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC,�Angel investors?</font></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Patenting ideas - How to make money from �soft capital�.</font></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Making money. Chasing the numbers.</font></span></font></li>
</ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Speakers will include:</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited -�</font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: underline; "></a></font></span></font><a href="http://www.verviant.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">www.verviant.com</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media -�</font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: underline; "></a></font></span></font><a href="http://www.pamojamedia.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">www.pamojamedia.com</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">, a TED fellow.</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya, leading recruitment firm that specializes in identifying key human resource in the IT industry.</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">4. Kahenya Kamunyu �-�CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises.</font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033">Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN.</font></span></font></p>
</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="georgia, serif"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#330033"><br>-- <br>With Regards,<br><br>Phares Kariuki<br><br>| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: <a href="mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com">pkariuki@gmail.com</a> | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |</font></font><br>