ReCap of the April 2013 edition of Kingston BETA – Jamaica’s Tech Community Meetup

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It was that kind of Kingston BETA d on Thursday April 25th. It was the first for the year, we had the heady mix of  a guest speaker, a panel discussion and startup pitches that created a wicked vibe at the event and online. We had a guest speaker talking about a hot button topic – Mr Livingstone Morrison- Deputy Governor, Bank of Jamaica who spoke about Mobile Money and the Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and the Q & A section was hot with information and no holds barred revelations and suggestions.

Then We had a 4 person panel of entrepreneurs and developers – Lloyd Laing- Founder JL Mobile Gordon SWaby – Founder, Edufocal.com, Khary SHarpe – Founder, Bakari Digital, Wayne Jones Jr – Founder, Hybrid Tech talking about STARTUP CITY: Kingston- How to make the city a hub for tech entrepreneurship & development. This was engaging and challenging to to the business and government officials who were in attendance.

We had 3 teams pitch their tech ideas and a full house 130 attendees. All at the headquarters of our gold sponsor JAMPRO-Jamaica’s Trade and Investment Agency. Our other Gold Sponsor was Jamaica Gleaner/DIGJamaica and our Silver Sponsor was My Virtual Offices.

But here are links to get a full recap of the event.

1. The Teams who Pitch their Tech Ideas at Kingston BETA April 2013 Edition

2. Kingston BETA April 25th, 2103 By the Numbers.
3. Kingston BETA featured in the May/June issue of Caribbean BEAT magazine
4. How Was Kingston BETA April Edition ? Let a few of the selected Tweets Tell the Story