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Change makers, investment experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders, will highlight the role of the African Diaspora during a three-day Silicon Valley Summit this month to help in amplifying the continent’s growth and abundance in certain key sectors this year.
Now in its fourth year, the African Diaspora Network (ADN) is hosting the Annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS) from January 24-26, 2019 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
The three-day global event brings together leaders, innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs, who seek to uplift the African continent by building bridges among Africans, global collaborators and friends of Africa.
The event will be held once again in Silicon Valley, the innovation and entrepreneurial capital of the world.
The conference aims to inform, engage and inspire participants to be agents of change and active contributors to Africa’s development.
The ADIS Symposium is a catalyst for diaspora-driven initiatives and investments with potential to the continent’s burgeoning future, as well as a platform to control the narrative about Africa and its thriving startup landscape.
Plenary sessions and workshops will focus on Fintech and Financial Inclusion, Investment Exit Strategies and Risk Mitigation, Economic Diversification and implications for Renewable Energy and Agriculture and the Critical value of Women Entrepreneurs.
Speakers include Ime Archibong, VP of Product Partnerships, Facebook; Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, CEO, Global Fund for Women; Osh Agabi, Founder & CEO, Koniku; Jed Emerson, Blended Value and Author of Purpose of Capital; Josh Ghaim, CTO, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies and Cheryl Jackson, Sr. VP Global Business Development, AAR, Africa Aviation.
“We are very excited about this year’s attendee and speaker list, as there is an increased participation from the Silicon Valley Tech companies from last year,” said Almaz Negash, Founder of African Diaspora Network.
In a CNN article published in December 2018, writer Kieran Monks cites “away from the flagship economies, emerging powers and international trends offer the prospect of new success stories.”
Monks collaborated with the co-author of ‘Africa’s Business Revolution” and they said that some of the trends to watch out for in 2019 for the continent include rapid urbanization, ascendant middle powers/mid-size economies and a closer union of African nations.