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Africa Business Forum Returns to GSB May 12
The Africa Business Forum will return to Stanford Graduate School of
Business (GSB) on Saturday, May 12, to bring together business
executives, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, students, and faculty to
discuss current challenges in one of the world's fastest-growing
economic regions, collaborate on potential solutions, and translate
ideas into action.
The theme of this year's Forum, organized by the GSB student-led Africa
Business Club (ABC) and supported by Stanford Seed, the Stanford
Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, is Connecting the
Dots - Africa, the Market of the Present and the Future. The Forum
will highlight the innovative new trends of global business that are
emerging in Africa as a continent ripe with high-potential opportunities
and growth.
The 2018 lineup is composed of some of Africa's highest profile
entrepreneurs and business leaders including:
Keynote Speakers:
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Mthuli Ncube, former Vice President and Chief Economist of the
African Development Bank Group & former Professor of Public Policy at
the University of Oxford. Head of Research at Quantum (News - Alert) Global,
Switzerland.
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Abiola Oke, CEO & Founder of OkayAfrica, one of the most
prominent digital media platforms dedicated to African culture, music,
and politics.
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Hakeem Belo-Osagie, former Chairman of Etisalat (News - Alert), Chairman of
the Abuja Investment Company & former Chairman of the United Bank for
Africa. Member of the Advisory Council of the African Leadership
Academy.
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Julie Gichuru, Kenyan entrepreneur and media
personality, host of the Africa Leadership Dialogues, independent
direcor on the boards of Brand Kenya Board and Acumen Communications
& fellow and trustee of the Africa Leadership Initiative.
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Joshua Oigara, Group CEO, Kenya Commercial Bank, one of
the youngest CEOs of a publicly traded bank on the Nairobi Stock
Exchange.
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Aishetu Dozie, former General Manager and Division Head,
Investment Banking West Africa, Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd.
Distinguished Career Institute Fellow, Stanford University.
The conference also will feature:
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Design Thinking Workshop featuring renowned lecturers from the
Stanford d.school using design-thinking principles to tackle
challenges facing an African company.
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Startup Pitch Showcase, judged by Silicon Valley venture
capital investors, including a session on "Getting Funded: The Secrets
to Nailing the VC Pitch" by David Wu, frequent judge on CNBC's Power
Pitch. Other judges will include Toro Orero from DraperDarkFlow,
an Africa-focused fund founded by leading Silicon Valley investor Tim
Draper.
Panels:
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Manufacturing: How viable is Africa as an investment destination for
the development of an export-focused manufacturing sector?
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Food and Agriculture: Final breadbasket for the world: investing in
feeding the world through the 21st century
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FinTech: Harnessing technology to deliver essential financial services
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Technology: The fourth industrial revolution: adopting a
technological approach to solve problems at scale
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Media and Entertainment: Africa's next export industry?
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Education Outcomes: Responsiveness of education in Africa
For more information, including a complete list of speakers, and to
purchase tickets,
please visit sabf.stanford.edu
The Africa Business Club is one of dozens
of GSB student-led activity clubs that enrich the academic
experience and provide experiential leadership learning to students
interested in business in Africa.
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