Breakout 2
Saturday
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11:15 am
Spangler Auditorium

Venture Capital and Studios

$8 billion dollars later, what have we learned in the past decade about the enduring lessons of investing in and building successful early stage companies in Africa? Africa has seen a complete market cycle of boom and bust in the VC ecosystem, its first few exits and IPO, and a flurry of founders and media coverage. This panel features insights from serial founders, early stage VCs and leading accelerators. Expect to hear riveting insights on key questions including - What early stage investors have gotten right and wrong in choosing winners? How founders are getting wiser on choosing investors and achieving PMF? How the ecosystem will evolve as it unlocks new types of capital like venture debt and new models like studios?

Venture Capital and Studios

$8 billion dollars later, what have we learned in the past decade about the enduring lessons of investing in and building successful early stage companies in Africa? Africa has seen a complete market cycle of boom and bust in the VC ecosystem, its first few exits and IPO, and a flurry of founders and media coverage. This panel features insights from serial founders, early stage VCs and leading accelerators. Expect to hear riveting insights on key questions including - What early stage investors have gotten right and wrong in choosing winners? How founders are getting wiser on choosing investors and achieving PMF? How the ecosystem will evolve as it unlocks new types of capital like venture debt and new models like studios?

America/New_York
Mar 25, 2023 11:15 AM
Spangler Auditorium
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Breakout 1
Saturday
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10:15 am
Aldrich 112
The Creative Economy
Harnessing the Potential of Africa’s Creative Talent
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The Creative Economy

Broad and powerful, the creative industry in Africa holds great promise and spans multiple sectors including film, art, fashion, music, social media content creation, among others. This panel will engage different actors across the value chain on how to break down the barriers that are holding back the industry from achieving its full potential. In this discussion, we will cover the tailwinds that have supported the growth of African creative content so far, how to further increase access to financing for creative entrepreneurs, how to formalize the industry to better realize the economic benefits of its output, how to boost investment in the physical and digital infrastructure that support the creative economy, how to better leverage global digital platforms to distribute creative products more effectively and finally government policies needed to support the overall development of the industry.

America/New_York
Mar 25, 2023 10:15 AM
Aldrich 112
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Keynotes
Friday
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3:30 pm
Klarman Hall
Opening Keynote with Mostafa Terrab
Chairman of OCP Group
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Opening Keynote with Mostafa Terrab

America/New_York
Mar 24, 2023 3:30 PM
Klarman Hall
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Specials
Friday
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10:00 pm
Chinatown Country Club
Afrolituation x World Afrika Party sponsored by Amplify Africa
Sounds by Spinall, SuperSmashBroz, KingCollins and $25 for Conference Attendees All Night
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Afrolituation x World Afrika Party sponsored by Amplify Africa

10PM-2AM
Chinatown Country Club
9a Tyler Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
$25 for conference attendees until 12:30AM

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America/New_York
Mar 24, 2023 10:00 PM
Chinatown Country Club
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Maurizio Caio
Yoeal Haile
Niama El Bassunie
Nneka Eze
Eunice Wambui

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