Agenda
For the 12th Annual Africa Innovate Conference, our theme is “The Next Frontier: Building Resilient and Strategic Leadership in Africa.” We plan to highlight the innovative approaches that companies and governments are using to propel the longterm growth and prosperity of the continent. We will assemble eight panels spanning Agriculture, Education, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Finance & Investment, Healthcare, Mobility, Real Estate, Startup and various keynote speeches to give life to the theme. Please join us!
Date: Friday April 14th, 2023
4:00 – 4:10 PM – Welcome by Co-Chairs (Multi Purpose Room)
4:10 – 4:55 PM – Opening Fireside Chat – Michael Joseph, Chairman, Kenya Airways, moderated by Eberechukwu Onwuegbule, MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan (Multi Purpose Room)
4:55 – 5:10 PM – Transition
5:10 – 5:55 PM – Healthcare Panel (Multi Purpose Room) | Agriculture Panel (Silverman Skyline)
5:55- 6:00 PM – Closing Address (Multi Purpose Room)
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Break
7:00 – 9:00 PM – Soirée @ One Broadway, 1 Broadway Terr, Cambridge, MA 02142 (Please note that this location is different from the conference venue (~10 min walk)
Date: Saturday April 15th, 2023
9:00 – 9:15 AM- Welcome by Co-Chairs (Multi Purpose Room)
9:15 – 9:55 AM – Opening Keynote – Dr. Joe Abah, Country Director – Nigeria, DAI (Multi Purpose Room)
9:55 – 10:10 AM – Transition
10:10 – 10:55 AM – Finance Panel (Multi Purpose Room) | Real Estate & Infrastructure Panel (Silverman Skyline)
10:55 – 11:10 AM – Transition
11:10- 11:55 AM – Entertainment, Arts & Culture Panel (Multi Purpose Room) | Mobility Panel (Silverman Skyline)
11:55 – 12:55 PM – Lunch & Networking (Winter Garden)
12:55 – 1:10 PM – Transition
1:10 – 1:55 PM – Fireside Chat – Hon. Seth Terkper, Former Minister of Finance, Ghana, moderated by Professor Kartik Raman, George
and Louis Kane Professor of Finance at Bentley University (Multi Purpose Room)
1:55 – 2:15 PM – Transition
2:15 – 2:30 PM – Pitch Competition Keynote Speech – Kwasi Donkor, Chief Strategy Officer, USADF (Multi Purpose Room)
2:30 – 3:00 PM – Pitch Competition Finalist Presentations (Multi Purpose Room)
3:00 – 3:15 PM – Transition
3:15 – 4:00 PM – Startup Panel (Multi Purpose Room) | Education Panel (Silverman Skyline)
4:00 – 4:15 PM – Transition
4:15 – 4:30 PM – Pitch Competition Awards (Multi Purpose Room)
4:30 – 4:45 PM – Transition
4:45 – 5:30 PM – Closing Keynote – H.E. Amb. Arikana Chihombori Quao, Founder & President, ADDI (Multi Purpose Room)
5:30 – 5:45 PM – Closing Address (Multi Purpose Room)
5:45 – 7:00 PM – Networking & Closing (Winter Garden and Silverman Skyline)
7:00 – 9:00 PM – Break
9:00 – 1:00 AM – Afterparty (Winter Garden and Multi Purpose Room)