Economic innovation labs
Stimulate entrepreneurship
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
Entrepreneurship and social impact
Michael Bellot
Lesogo
10h45-12h
Investing in our companies from nursery to maturity!
Tiffany Callender
Sewu-Steve Tawa
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
The future of entrepreneurship
Indira et Hafoussoi
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.