AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK®
10 year Anniversary
Seminar, June 14th, 2021 in Copenhagen (Denmark)
We kindly invite companies, diplomats, investors, chambers of commerce, academia, foreign ministries and many other stakeholders to our 10 year Anniversary in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Innovative and successful Nordic companies doing business in Africa
The conference zooms in on some innovative Nordic companies that are doing successful business in Africa. We will learn more about challenges and opportunities in Africa. We will also learn how scalable these companies are and the potential they have in African countries in the future.
In coperation with the Danish Chamber of Commerce:
Innovative and successful Nordic companies doing business in Africa
Conference, June 14th, 2021 in Copenhagen
Programme
09.45 am
Check-in
10:00 am
Welcome
Welcome by The Danish Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Brian Mikkelsen or Mr. Michael Bremerskov Jensen
10:10 am
Moderator, Advisor Business Psychologist, Louise Luxhøi
– Introduction to the Pandemic situation
– Looking back at the last 10 years of AIN, Flemming Sørensen
– Today´s programme
10:40 am
10 years of business in Africa
Former Minister of Development Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry of Denmark
Mrs. Ulla Tørnæs
10:50 am
Short break
11:30 PM
Warfair is an upcoming private company doing business with countries that are badly affected by conflict and fragility, like: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. CEO, Former Minister of Developement Cooperation, Mr. Christian Friis-Bach
12:00 PM
LUNCH
12:30 PM
How to do Edtech business with the UN / Unesco
Partnerships with Unesco
by/ Educational Specialist, Mrs. Sheila Gerthofer
13:00 PM
KLM – Partner draw
Our airline partner, KLM will make a suprising draw
by / Director, Anita Wagner Feddersen
13:20 PM
Digital Africa
Business Angels and Impact investor, Mr. Jesper Vesten Drescher
– Is Sub-Saharan Africa the Next China?
– What is impact investing?
– Building Digital Business across Sub-Saharan Africa
13:50 PM
Short break
14:10 PM
Scale up companies
Case (pitch) 4: My Personal Health Bank
CEO, Mrs. Anne Mette Bang
Case (pitch) 5: Orana Denmark
Director, Mrs. Sia Oskarson
QA
15:15 PM
Short break
15:30 PM
Panel discussion
Panel discussion with company cases, Louise Luxhøi
15:45 PM
What´s next
What´s next in AIN?, Tanja K. Nielsen
16.00 – 17:00 PM
Heading towards Scandic Hotel to join our afterparty
Sign up is mandatory: fls@nordic-african.com
Participation: Only by invitation.
Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
Ms. Louise Luxhøi
Moderator, Advisor Business Psychologist
Mr. Christian Friis-Bach
CEO, Founder, Warfair
Mrs. Anne Mette Bang
CEO, mypersonalhealthbank
Mr. Michael Bremerskov Jensen
Special Advisor, Danish Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Tanja K. Nielsen
Director, AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK®
Mr. Jesper Vesten Drescher
Impact Investor / Business Angel
Mrs. Sia Oskarson
Director, Orana Denmark
Mr. Flemming Sørensen
President, AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK®
Mr. Ole Haubro
Sales Director, Aller Aqua
Mrs. Sheila Gerthofer
Educational Specialist Consultant (Frm. Unesco)
FACTS ABOUT THE SPEAKING COMPANIES
The speaking companies are amongst the most innovative and successful Nordic businesses with a significant scale up potential in Africa. Furthermore are the companies operating in 17 African countries and comply with several UN Sustainable Goals,
“Nordic companies have relaxed leadership models, think innovative and they are very motivated to engage in new partnerships if there is a clear business purpose”
Venue partner:
Danish Chamber of Commerce
Slotsholmsgade 1
1217 Copenhagen K.
Denmark
Date & Participation fee
Date
June 14th, 2021 from 9.45 am – 4.00 pm
Members
Members of AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK are participating free of charge to any of our events we facilitate and arrange
Non-members
Non-members are participating at EURO 350 (ex. VAT) a person. The fee is hereafter deducted the annual membership fee
Partner
As partner you participate free of charge to all events and you can bring one extra guest
THREE IMPORTANT TAKES
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Learn where the grow and business opportunities are in Africa
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Create new collaborations, partners and clients
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Networking with both the diplomatic level, investors and other business people with focus on business, sustainability, scale up and distribution in Africa
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