Nordic Innovative Digital Solutions in Africa
March 18th, 2021 | Stockholm, Sweden
Meet the innovative Nordic companies having sustainable digital solutions to the African markets. At this seminar you´ll learn how to do business in Africa, meet other companies doing business in Africa, investors, diplomats, experts and other relevant people with focus on sustainable impact business in Africa.
About digital solutions in Africa
Over the past 1-2 years, we have seen an increasing interest in digital solutions within all sectors, in Africa. And we believe Nordic companies can make a significant difference in Africa, due to the way we lead/manage, think innovative and have trust in people.
Remarkably, digital flows in Africa —which were practically nonexistent just 15 years ago—now exert a larger impact on GDP growth than the centuries-old trade in goods.
The world is more connected than ever, but the nature of its connections has changed in a fundamental way. The amount of cross-border bandwidth that is used has grown 45 times larger since 2005. It is projected to increase by an additional nine times over the next five years as flows of information, searches, communication, video, transactions, and intracompany traffic continue to surge. In addition to transmitting valuable streams of information and ideas in their own right, data flows enable the movement of goods, services, finance, and people. Virtually every type of cross-border transaction now has a digital component.
PROGAMME:
March 18th, 2021 in Stockholm
13:00 pm
Check-in
13:15 pm
Welcome
Ms. Tanja K. Nielsen, Director, PhD,
AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK ApS
Mr. Joakim Hedenstedt, CEO
14:15 pm
Break
Networking
15:15 pm
The One Initiative
Impact Investing
Mr. Richard Georg Engström, Founder & Executive Director, The One Initiative (DK)
15:30 pm
Break
Networking
15:45 pm
Entrepreneurs Without Borders (S)
Entrepreneurship
Founder, CEO, Donnie SG Lygonis, EWB (S)
16:00 pm
EldonCard (DK)
M-Health / Tech
Mr. Kasper Juul Hedegaard, Int. Sales & Marketing Manager EldonCard (DK)
16:30 pm
TBA
TBA
16:50 -17.30 pm
Sum up (Q/A)
Thanks for today and networking/mingling
(Wine, beer and soft drinks will be served)
Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
Mr. Joakim Hedenstedt
CEO
Ms. Tanja K. Nielsen
Director, PhD, AFRICA INNOVATION NETWORK ApS
Mr. Siyanda Mthethwa
Founder, CEO nClude (N)
Mr. Kasper Juul Hedegaard
Int. Sales & Marketing Manager, EldonCard (DK)
Mr. Hans Becker
Founder, CEO, Redflash
FACTS ABOUT THE SPEAKING COMPANIES
The speaking companies are amongst the leading Nordic businesses with a significant scale up potential in Africa. Furthermore the companies are operating in 17 African countries and comply with several UN (SDG´s) Sustainable Development Goals,
Mr. Richard G. Engström
Founder, Executive Director, The One Initiative
Mr. Donnie SG Lygonis
CEO, Entrepreneurs Without Borders (S)
Venue partner:
TBA, Stockholm
Date & Participation fee
Date
March 18th, 2021 from 13.00 am – 17.30 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 how Nordic companies do business 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