In this fast-paced bustling industry that we find ourselves, we often overlook industry events that we know would have been beneficial to us. At some of these events, it's very often that you can take something that you've learned at the event/conference and share it with your colleagues back at the office - which in turn can grow your company. So today, I will list just a few upcoming events just incase you have not yet diarised them...

• SatCom 2013, Africa's satellite, telco and broadcast show. 27-30 May 2013.
• Mega Cities Africa Conference & Expo, will highlight the needs and challenges of cities and mega cities. 29-30 May 2013
• Africa's Big Seven, a food and beverage trade industry event. 30 June-2 July 2013.
• Africa Mining Investment/Development Summit 2013, provides insights into the mining and investment potential of Africa. 9-11 July 2013.
• Africa Domain Name System Forum, a platform for the DNS community across Africa. 12-13 July 2013
• AfricaCom, Africa's premier communications conference. 12 -14 November 2013

For more events, have a look at our events section. If you're organising or hosting an event, you can have it featured on our calendar. Hope you have a great week! Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985, @Biz_Africa
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