Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Taking Action on Investment in Africa
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Registration & Coffee at 9:30 a.m.
Innovation Hangar at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123
Participate in discussions, workshops and networking with leaders from Google, DBL Investors, DraperDarkFlow, Omidyar Network, Off-Grid Electric, The Silicon Valley Bank; Khosla Impact; Echoing Green; The African Technology Foundation; The African Diaspora Network; Rippleworks; The White House, USAID, The U.S. Department of State and many others. To register for this free event, please click here: Registration Page
Angel Fair Africa Ghana
Accra, November 5, 2015
You are cordially invited to Angel Fair Africa Ghana! The event provides African entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch to investors. For details, please go to www.angelfairafrica.com
November 5, 2015 from 8 AM to 6 PM at the Labadi Beach Hotel and an evening cocktail reception from 6 Pm – 9 PM. Angel Fair Africa is an Angel Africa List event that brings selected African entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of curated investors with the intent of doing deals. The first video explains the concept:
INNOVATE 2015
London, November 9-10, 2015
Africa Technology Business Network is proud to announce we will be leading a delegation of innovative African businesses to attend the INNOVATE UK 2015 conference which will take place in London from 9 – 10 November, 2015.
About INNOVATE 2015
Hosted by UKTI and Innovate UK, Innovate 2015 is a unique two-day event providing innovative businesses from around the UK and the globe with networking opportunities, fresh thinking and expert advice to help accelerate their growth.
This event is designed to help businesses engage at a sector-specific, industry or cluster/hub level within the global marketplace. In addition, there are opportunities for pre-arranged 1-2-1 buyer and investor meetings as well as an array of informal and formal networking opportunities. Learn more
Why attend?
As an international delegate, Innovate 2015 enables you to meet the UK’s most inventive and creative companies looking to discover new partners for export, investment, technology transfer, research and development. You will also discover why the UK is a leader in advanced technologies and learn about the ecosystem that supports it.
Join the ATBN delegation
ATBN is looking for innovative African businesses to join our delegation at INNOVATE 2015
Delegate criteria
Fully registered, Africa-based businesses within the digital economy, energy, healthcare, Agri-food, built environment, transport and manufacturing sectors
Must be interested in and have the budget capability to trade with, invest, set up operations in or develop a product in the UK.
Should have their key decision makers available to attend the conference in London and participate in 1 to 1 sessions with UK companies.
Benefits of joining the ATBN delegation
We’ll provide assistance with the international delegate application process and act as a liaison with the event organisers providing follow-up on your application, conference passes, visa invitation letters and any other requirements.
We’ll help to pre-arrange meetings for you with targeted, relevant businesses in your sector to enable you make the most of this opportunity for your business.
We can also provide assistance with other aspects of your visit such as airport pick-up and hotel bookings to ensure a pleasant and comfortable stay in London.
If you’re interested in joining the delegation, please contact eunice@africatbn.com for further details about the application process.
Oh, and here is another one:
Africa Business Jumpstarters in Washington DC here is a great event that you may want to attend. So I thought I share it with you.
African Diaspora Pitch Workshop for Small & Medium Businesses
YAP & USACC (Young African Professionals Network, and the U.S.-Africa Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, October 15, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
Washington, DC