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8:00 |
Arrival & Registration |
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8:45 |
Opening Ceremony, including invited official Ministerial addresses from the Governments of Canada and South Africa Mayoral-Level Welcome: The Role of Cities in Driving Global Growth |
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9:30 |
Keynote Address: Indispensable to Every Global Investment Portfolio - Understanding Africa's Venture Capital Revolution in Global Growth Zachariah George, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures – Africa’s most prominent and active early-stage VC Fund with a portfolio of 130+ tech ventures across 20+ countries. |
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10:00 |
Panel 1: Enabling Rapid Growth & Financing Drawing on Canada-Africa ventures as a starting point, explore the role of Canada and its African partners in financing high growth ventures - backed by market-driven technical skills and CFO solutions. Including: Louw Barnardt, Founder and Managing Director, Outsourced CFO; Zachariah George, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures |
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10:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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11:15 |
Panel 2: Education Models for the Future: The role of African and Canadian collaboration for trade and investment |
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12:30 |
Luncheon |
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13:00
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In Conversation: An African Case for Trade & Investment with Canada Featuring Patrick Mbambo, Founder & CEO, Mbambo Construction, Alberta |
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13:30
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Think Tank Session: Private Sector Solutions informing Canada's Africa Strategy: Success Stories for Global Application – Insights from business leaders who’ve pioneered best practice in recent years - applying private sector solutions to public challenges, through high-growth entrepreneurship. Including: Susan Namulindwa, Executive Director, Africa Trade Desk (Ottawa) |
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15:40 |
Closing Keynote Address |
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16:00 |
Networking & Refreshments |
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9:00 - 17:00 |
Member Bilaterals and B2B Meetings |
| Site Visit |