Economic innovation labs

Public and international markets

April 23

08h30 -09h30

Kick-off

Beyond 2020 effervescence!

  • Founding President of IBEF
  • Nadine Girault – Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie
  • Speaker : Terri Givens – rethinking and transforming Black mobility globally
  • Guest of honour: Fabrice Sawegon

09h30-10h40

Business Growth: Access to Public Procurement and international markets

Cassandra Dorrington

Assia Turenne

10h45-12h

Accelerate the internationalisation of entrepreneurs 

Saliou Babou

12h00-12h15

Health break!

12h15-13h30

Main Conference

Black prosperity Global partnership

Keith Nurse 
Rosalea Hamilton
Gilles Atayi

  • Transform international relations and trade in favour of Black populations. 
  • Realigning relationships (Aid vs. capacity/who benefits from Black strength).
  • Economic justice for Black People- Social Inclusion.

13h40-14h55

Financial innovation for internationalisation

Sewu-Steve Tawia

15h00-15h30

Highlights of the day

April 24

09h00-10h00

Inspiring panel (New possibilities for the future)
Pathways to prosperity
Manuel Mathieu
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Nadia Djadjo
Ibrahima Guimba Saidou

10h00-12h00

The future of our communities in action!
Prototype

12h00-12h15

Health break!

12h30–13h30

Pitch of the lab

13h35 -14h35

Award ceremony
Host Necy Ndri

14h40-15h40

Closing conference

Founder & Executive Director · African Diaspora Network

  • The transformative power of a growing diaspora with the potential for scalable impact in Sub-Saharan Africa and the global Black world.
  • Address gaps and opportunities that lie within. 
  • Explore opportunities for synergies and collaboration between the more significant diasporas.
  • Highlight areas where the more significant diaspora (including afro-descent (Haitian, Jamaican, Afro-American, etc.) has an opportunity to step up and take on more of a leadership role in building a leading ecosystem.