| 08:00 |
Registration & Network breakfast |
| 09:00 |
Opening remarks
Ben White, VC4A |
| 09:10 |
Opening keynote
Getting investment ready!
Tomi Davies, ABAN + Lagos Angel Network |
| 09:20 |
Opening panel
State of play: Understanding the current investment thesis
Leading investors from across the continent share their views on investing and the path for success in Africa’s early stage investment landscape.
Marieme Diop, Orange Digital Ventures
Keet van Zyl, Knife Capital
Khaled Ismail, KI Angel
Ido Sum, TLcom Capital Partners
Aaron Fu (moderator), MEST |
| 10:00 |
Opening keynote
Lessons learned from a leading serial entrepreneur and startup investor
 Jason Njoku, iROKOtv
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| 10:10 |
Keynote
From the outside in
, EBAN |
| 10:30 |
Fireside chat
The African exit
 Sam Paddock, Getsmarter
Rebecca Enonchong (moderator), ABAN + Cameroon Angels Network |
| 11:00 |
Network break |
| 11:30 |
Parallel sessions
Investor panel
Is the Silicon Valley venture capital model not working in Africa?
Is there such a thing as ‘the African way to investing’? Do global investment rules not apply to investing on the continent? Leading investors debate if the traditional Silicon Valley Venture Capital model does or does not apply in Africa.
Wale Ayeni, IFC
Manuel Koser, Silvertree Internet Holdings
Craig Mullett, Branison Group
, Village Capital
Matthew Buckland (moderator), Ventureburn
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Panel/roundtable
The impact of the rise of female investors
Understanding the impact of the rising number of female investors and the opportunities and challenges in catalyzing gender lens investing.
Jocelyn Cheng, Global Innovation Fund
Yemi Keri, Rising Tide Africa
 Allie Burns, Village Capital
Amee Parbhoo, Accion
 Johan Bosini (moderator), Quona Capital |
| 12:15 |
Parallel sessions
Ecosystem panel
Changing the landscape. Building an enabling environment
Exploring the role international organizations, governments, FDI’s play in empowering local ecosystems and enabling entrepreneurs and investors to excel.
 Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve, European Commission
, Proparco
, Egypt Ventures
Ilyes Bdioui, African Development Bank
Danai Musandu (moderator), Goodwell Investments
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Panel/roundtable
The African way to investing: exploring alternative funding models
Examining how alternative funding models such as ICO’s, equity crowdfunding, blended capital can help untap much needed capital.
, Newtown Partners
Thomas Festerling, GreenTec Capital Partners
, Entrepreneur Traction
, Lagos Angel Network
Christopher Campbell (moderator), SABAN
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Panel discussion
Building bridges between entrepreneurs, innovation agencies and the angel investor community in partnership with Technology Innovation Agency.
, Dazzle Angels
Abu Bakr Cassim, Jozi Angels
, ABAN + VBAN
, Angel Investor
 Werner van der Merwe, TIA
Alexandra Fraser (moderator), ABAN + Dazzle Angels
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| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Special announcements |
| 14:10 |
VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A
4 investor-vetted scale-ups from across the continent pitching on stage, all looking to raise their Series A round between $250K and $5M.
Nawah-Scientific
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Egypt
Investor judges:
, Innovation Edge
Emilian Popa, DiGAME Investment Company
Maxime Bayen, GSMA
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| 14:50 |
Parallel sessions
VC4A Venture Showcase – Investor deep dive sessions
Got sparked by one of the pitches? This is your chance as an investor to engage with the founders and get a better sense on the business they are building in 4 separate breakaway sessions.
——or——
Research roundtable ‘Letting the data speak’
Fact-based research and access to reliable data are key to any investment decision and important building blocks of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Join leading research practitioners and learn from their main findings and insights.
Kenza Lahlou, Outlierz Ventures
 Aziz Sy, Impact Hub Dakar
, SAVCA
, Disrupt Africa
Thomas van Halen (moderator), VC4A
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| 15:30 |
Network Break |
| 16:00 |
VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A
4 investor-vetted scale-ups from across the continent pitching on stage, all looking to raise their Series A round between $250K and $5M.
Gebeya Inc
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Ethiopia
GoMetro
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South Africa
Shezlong
–
Egypt
Investor judges:
, BidNetwork
, Africa Tech Ventures
Fabrice Boulle, Compass Venture Capital
Kenza Lahlou, Outlierz Ventures |
| 16:45 |
Parallel sessions
VC4A Venture Showcase – Investor deep dive sessions
Got sparked by one of the pitches? This is your chance as an investor to engage with the founders and get a better sense on the business they are building in 4 separate breakaway sessions.
——or——
Roundtable
‘How to boost early-stage deal flow in Africa’, in partnership with Village Capital
, Suguba
Mimshach Obioha, Ventures Platform
Simunza Muyangana, Southern Africa Venture Partnership
 Mercy Zulu, Goodwell Investments
Thomas Festerling, GreenTec Capital Partners
Rachel Crawford (moderator), Village Capital
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| 17:30 |
Closing panel
Connecting the dots – Making investing work In Africa
Taking investing to the next level. Summarizing key learnings from the day and setting the roadmap for the future.
, Blue Haven Initiative
 Alice Gugulev, Collective for Frontier Finance
, 4Di Capital
 Nikunj Jinsi, IFC Venture Capital
Charles Ojei (moderator), HYBR Group |
| 18:15 |
Closing ceremony
Ben White, VC4A
Tomi Davies, ABAN + Lagos Angel Network |
| 19:30 |
Investor dinner at Radisson RED – No. 6 Silo, V & A Waterfront |
