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U-Start Africa Conference
Fri Nov 28, 10:00 - Fri Nov 28, 18:00
City Hall
ABOUT
International U-Start Conference with a focus on entrepreneurial and investment ecosystems in top emergent markets.The U-Start Conference Africa hosts an international event along side other emerging countries like Brazil, Turkey and Russia. U-Start pioneers in the emerging market, showcasing high-level innovations from Africa and having real conversations around deal flow, investment locally and internationally.
The U-Start Conference Africa offers a unique experience to investors, entrepreneurs and delegates based on its high international flavor and offering a unique opportunity for the local market to connect with other each other and international investors and thought leaders in the emerging market space.
International investments are made throughout the continent. U-Start aims to harness these opportunities, through increased collaboration and implementable structures.
9:00 – 10:00: Registration and Networking
10:00 – 10:10:
Conference Introduction - Master of Ceremonies Kieno Kammies (Cape Talk)
10:10 – 10:20:
U-Start Introduction - Stefano Guidotti (Global CEO), Zachariah George (COO Africa)
10:20 – 10:25:
Welcome Address - Alan Winde (Minister of Economic Opportunities, Western Cape)
10:25 – 10:50: Speaker - Retail in Africa - An Entrepreneural Journey - Gareth Ackerman (Chairman & Director, Pick n Pay Holdings Ltd)
10:50 – 11:35:
Entrepreneurial Panel – The Makings of a Feasible, Sustainable & Scalable Enterprise
- Moderator: Nicholas Haralambous (Mobile Specialist, NicSocks)
- Panelists:
- Dan Guasco (Ex Groupon)
- Sheraan Amod (Founder & Managing Partner, Springlab)
- Sylvia Gruber (CEO, RubyBox)
- Aaron Marshall (CEO & Founder, Over)
- Ryan Falkenberg (Director, Clevva)
- Rapelang Rabana (Founder & CEO, Rekindle Learning)
12:00 – 12:45: Legal Panel - Reserve Bank & Exchange Control Considerations; Legalities of IP Protection & Transfer:
- Moderator: Christine Strutt (Partner, Von Seidels)
- Panelists:
- Ralph van Niekerk (Patent Attorney & Partner, Von Seidels)
- Nicolene Schoeman-Louw (Director, SchoemanLaw)
- Michael Heath (Owner, XConsult)
- Adrian Dommisse (Director, Dommisee Attorneys)
- Leanne Mostert (Director, Webber Wentzel)
13:10 – 13:50: Break for Lunch
13:50 – 14:05: A Word from our Lead Sponsors - Tim Harris (City of Cape Town), Christo Fourie (Head of Venture Capital SBU, Industrial Development Corporation), Arnold Beyleveld (Group Manager: Marketing Operations and CSR, Business Connexion)
14:05 – 14:30: Building Traction that Creates Inbound Interest from Investors - Keet van Zyl (Partner, Co-Founder, Knife Capital)
14:30 – 15:15: Family Office Investing Panel – The Role of Global Family Offices in Venture Capital Investing
- Moderator: Zachariah George (COO Africa, U-Start)
- Panelists:
- Nicolo Miscioscia (U-Start Advisory, Switzerland)
- Ernst Hertzog (Founder & Owner, Action Hero Ventures)
- Marc Balkin (Partner, Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa)
- Tony Ruiters (Owner, Sentio Capital)
- Cornell Basson (Division Head, Shoprite)
15:40 – 16:00: Break for Tea, Coffee & Refreshments
16:00 – 16:45: Investor Panel – Venture Capital Investing in Emerging Markets
- Moderator: Alexandra Fraser (Founder, Stone Tree)
- Panelists:
- Raymond Ndlovu (Investment Executive, Invenfin)
- Eric Edelstein (Partner, Angel Investor)
- Brett Commaille (CEO, AngelHub)
- Peter VanDer Zee (Venture Capital Investor, IDC)
- Justin Stanford (Co-founder & Managing Director, 4di)
- Joana Picq (Partner, Jampp)
Accelerator Models in Africa - Lessons Learned - Mbwana Alliy (Founder & Managing Partner, The Savannah Fund Nairobi)
17:10 – 17:30:
Closing Remarks - MC Kieno Kammies (Cape Talk), Stefano Guidotti (CEO, U-Start)
17:30 – 19:00: Networking & Cocktails
For more details check out: http://conference.u-start.biz/conferences/africa