UK - Africa Technology + Innovation Summit 2022

We bring together African professionals, businesses, leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to discuss market trends and challenges faced, share ideas and solutions to address economic issues and to accelerate sustainable growth.

SSCG Consulting

Accelerating innovation, digital  and technology development, knowledge transfer, partnerships and investment between the UK and Africa

COVID-19 is expected to delay economic growth both in Africa as well as the rest of the world for years to come. However, technology and digital opportunities across Africa are growing deep as well as broad unlocking new opportunities and innovations, despite setbacks from COVID-19. The resilience of Africa’s Internet economy, coupled with growing private consumption population, strong developer talent, public and private investments, investments in digital infrastructure, connectivity and new government policies and regulations will continue to drive growth. The growing number of tech and digital economy based companies are introducing avenues for significant economic growth that will help unlock new sources of value, entrepreneurship, business growth, product innovation, job creation, reduce poverty, and contribute to overcoming Africa’s future development challenges.Join us for The Virtual UK - Africa Technology and Innovation Summit on Thursday 12 May 2022 between 11:00 - 14:00 BST to learn and hear from our speakers, experts and industry leaders. Join us to connect with like minded business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs, to gain latest updates, insights, perspectives, strategies and practical best practices.<h2>Agenda</h2>11:00 - 12:00 BST SESSION 1: TECH ECONOMY, ECOSYSTEM, DIGITAL INCLUSION AND SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS<ul><li>Rethinking and unleashing digital, tech innovation and e-Conomy in Africa</li><li>Harnessing Africa’s $180 Billion digital economy innovation and technology investment opportunities</li><li>Fuelling the growth and scale up of tech SME businesses and tech companies</li><li>Leapfrogging Africa’s digital and remote economy, virtual services and E-Services sectors </li><li>Accelerating digital inclusion and payment systems in Africa</li><li>Developing African tech Ecosystem, digital skills and building linkages between Kenya and UK</li><li>Tech development opportunities, gender equality and women in digital economy</li></ul>Nadia Ahmed Abdallah - Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Government of Kenya (TBC)Moataz Helmy - Chairman, AfriLabsTania Ngima - Managing Director, Dijitali (Digital Divide Data Ltd)Jamelino AKOGBETO - Regional Director, West Africa, AfricaNendaIrene Kiwia - Chief Growth Officer, Adanian LabDr. William Derban - Global Director, Digital Financial Services, Opportunity International12:00 - 13:00 BST SESSION 2: TECH INVESTMENTS, START-UP FINANCING AND DIGITAL CURRENCY OPPORTUNITIES<ul><li>Building robust early stage investment ecosystems for African tech start-ups and innovators</li><li>Financing R&amp;D, African tech start-ups, digital SME businesses and innovations technology start-ups VC investment ecosystem: Angel investors, venture capitalists, FDI and DFI funding</li><li>Banking and financial technologies: Defi, FinTech, Digital Currencies and Crypto peer-to-peer trading </li><li>Investment in digital trial technologies and infrastructure</li></ul>Fadilah Tchoumba - Secretary General, African Business Angel Network (ABAN)Sahil Affriya - Principal, SavantAbdulrahman Abdi - Director, Propel AfricaChukwuemeka Gerald Ibeawuchi - Community Manager- Africa, LBankTomie Balogun - Co-Founder, TwelveMooketsi Tekere - Partner, Digital Future Fund13:00 - 14:00 BST SESSION 3: TECHNOLOGY 4D, DISRUPTIVE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATION IN AFRICA<ul><li>Accelerating technological advancement, adoption, modernisation and digital transformation</li><li>Helping SMEs thrive in a new era of digital technology</li><li>Process digitalisation and digitisation technologies and innovations</li><li>Business collaboration and management systems: Cloud, Edge Computing, AI, IoT, Blockchains, ML, VX, VR ,ERD, Data Centres, TaaS, SaaS, PaaS, DigCom, GovTech</li><li>Clean Tech, sustainability and circular economy management innovations </li><li>Driving inclusive digital financial services and innovative solutions for development</li><li>Cyber security, attacks, data protection and digital tech security threats </li><li>Digital agricultural development, innovations, data infrastructure, connectivity and D4Ag for Africa</li></ul>Dr Benjamin Kwasi Addom - Adviser, Agriculture and Fisheries Trade Policy (Digital), The Commonwealth SecretariatKenneth Abdulai Nelson - Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Farm360 GlobalChinenye Faleye - CEO and Founder, Triotel IntegratedSamuel Obeghe - CEO &amp; President, ECO AFRICAShane Dale - CEO, EDATA.AfricaFor enquiries and discuss how you can participate and sponsor the summit, email us at info@sscg-group.comFind more about SSCG at <a href="http://www.sscg-group.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.sscg-group.com</a> or Twitter @SSCGConsulting and hashtag #SSCGConsulting #SSCGForum #SSCGSummit<h2>GDPR COMPLIANCE</h2>By registering to attend our events, you consent for us to hold your personal data and usage of event images inline with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance. We assure you that your data will be kept confidential and only be used to keep you updated of our events activities. For further inquiries, please email info@sscg-group.com.

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