“Hello, world!” The sound of that probably gives you a hint on what’s coming next. At this month’s “Meet the Industry” we are featuring Developers who’ve been practicing their skills in web development. What are some of the opportunities and challenges for the developers in Zambia? Is technology the future of Zambia’s development? Come and listen to a discussion with some passionate web developers as they share with us their stories.

Meet our panelists:

Regina Mtonga

Regina is a 26 year old web developer who studied computer science from the University of Greenwich. She is a 2014 SETAfrica fellow and is passionate about web development, and recently android app development. She has also recently found another strength in business and has decided to marry this skill with her computer skills and is currently another Bsc in Business computing from RDI University.

Yost Kalasa

Yost is a creative young entrepreneur based in Lusaka, Zambia. Having accomplished his first venture 3 weeks after completing high school, he set out on his dream of becoming an entrepreneur that makes use of his creative ability and prowess at identifying business opportunities. In light of his ambitions, he developed his visual arts talent into graphic design and later taught himself how to develop websites -an ability that he now uses in his company, Webworx Ltd.

Marcia Wachira

Marcia is a freelance designer, a consultant with a great passion for design and has a BTEC National diploma in graphic design. She has 7years of experience. She’s a very versatile designer with a proficiency in numerous areas of practice including graphic design and web design. Her first goal is to wow you with the professionalism and talent she employs to complete a project. Her secondary goal is to just have fun with whatever it is she creates, be it a crazy colorful brochure, or a clean and crisp magazine layout.

Ronald Ronny Mboma

Ronald is an Analyst by day and Web Developer by night with over 7 years’ experience in Web and graphic design with a huge emphasis in front end design. He’s love for combining aesthetics and content is his drive to see beautiful websites online. In 2007, Ronny Founded 360nx Designs; a Web Design agency based out in Lusaka. Ronny has managed to land countless gigs in the web space including the United Nations Country Team, the Olympic Youth Development Centre, Capital Christian Ministries International and a lot more other brands, just to mention a few.

We look forward to seeing you there!