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Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [11/8/2019]
On Friday (16 August) UCT’s Graduate School of Business will host the 20th annual Women in Business Conference under the theme Disrupt Industry 4.0.
For those in Joburg, LifeCheq will tomorrow host Wits University senior economics lecturer and Synthecon managing partner Peter Karungu for a discussion on the future of Africa’s economic climate.
Elsewhere on the continent, intellectual property takes centre stage with an event in Abuja on Friday (16 August) and another in Nairobi on Saturday (17 August).
This article is part of a weekly series that highlights all the top startup events, competitions, networking sessions, workshops and conferences in Africa.
If you have any event recommendations for us to add to the list, or next week’s, please let us know in the comments below or send us an email.
Not all of the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information.
Cape Town
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) SA team and Social Value UK will hold a workshop which aims to train intermediaries that support social and creative enterprises.
Date: 15 to 16 August, 9am to 5pm
Location: Radisson Red V&A Waterfront, 6 Silo, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Join ANDE SA members and ecosystem players for late afternoon drinks, snacks and networking at their casual happy hour in Cape Town.
Date: 15 August, 5pm to 8pm
Location: Red Roof Radisson Red V&A Waterfront, 6 Silo, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Join the Bertha Centre team and scholars as they share their social justice related work which spans from health innovation, and impact investing to youth development and more.
Date: 15 August, 5.30pm to 18pm
Location: Tshisimani, Centre for Activist Education, 67 Main Rd, Mowbray
UCT’s Graduate School of Business will host the 20th annual Women in Business Conference under the theme Disrupt Industry 4.0. The event will unpack innovative ideas and solutions that our female disruptors have created to help change the world around them for the better.
Speakers include Rethaka Group CEO and founder Thatho Kgatlhanye, Flavalite Innovations CIO and co-founder Sibongiseni Tunzela, Elite Risk Acceptance MD Christelle Coleman, Unilever HR VP Mechell Chetty and Brownie Points CEO and co-founder Pascale Du Toit Henke.
Date: 16 August, 8am to 3.30pm
Location: UCT GSB Academic Conference Centre, 8 Portswood Road, Green Point
Sales Guru CEO and founder Mark Keating will speak at this session on how to get inspired for sales success.
Breakfast Connect offers an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs to expand their knowledge on how to do business well and network with people who will inspire and motivate them.
Date: 16 August, 8am to 11am
Location: Shimmy Beach Club, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Johannesburg
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) SA team and Social Value UK will hold a workshop which aims to train intermediaries that support social and creative enterprises.
Date: 12 to 13 August, 8am to 4pm
Location: Workshop17 Firestation, 16 Baker Street, Rosebank, Johannesburg
An evening with Dr Peter Karungu
LifeCheq hosts Wits University senior economics lecturer and Synthecon managing partner Peter Karungu for a discussion on the future of Africa’s economic climate.
Date: 12 August, 6pm
Location: The Capital Empire Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg
New DiscoveryBS CEO Derrick Ndzavani Hlungwani will talk about building sustainable businesses beyond The Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Date: 13 August, 6pm to 9pm
Location: African Beer Emporium @ 012CEntral, 367 Helen Joseph (Church) Street, Pretoria
Democratic Republic of Congo
Startup Grind Kinshasa will host The Best Group CEO Athoms Mbuma in a fireside chat that will cover the main steps that an entrepreneur or startup must know to succeed in defining how their business brings added value.
Date: 17 August, 4pm to 6pm
Location: Fondation Hanns Seidel 57, Avenues des Sénégalais, Réf: Réstaurant Estoril (Gare Centrale) C/Gombe, Kinshasa
Ghana
Meet successful young entrepreneurs as they share their startup experiences in this Shepreneur maiden mentorship and networking seminar.
Date: 12 August, 12pm to 3pm
Location: Knutsford College, Bamako Road, Accra
Kenya
How to assess your organisation’s impact on all stakeholders
B Lab East Africa business development manager Lucy Muigai will share learnings from over 600 East Africa businesses that have used the firm’s impact assessment tool to measure the impact of their business operations.
Date: 14 August, 6pm to 8pm
Location: 6/F Belgravia, 4 Riverside Drive, Suite 6A, Nairobi
How to build a customer-centred business
Join this event to earn how to build a customer-centred business. The event will cover product or service development, feedback loops and co-creation of products with customers.
Date: 16 August, 10am to 1pm
Location: Nairobi Garage, Westlands, Mirage M2, Chiromo Road, Nairobi
Intellectual Property workshop
Mobar co-founder and advocate Wakili Kiti will discuss intellectual property (IP) strategies and why entrepreneurs, creatives and small businesses should consider them in protecting their intellectual property and trade secrets.
Date: 17 August, 2pm to 4pm
Location: 68 Muthithi Road, Opposite Golden Tulip Hotel, Muthithi Road, Nairobi
Nigeria
Startup Grind Kaduna hosts Tomato Jos CEO Mira Mehta.
Date: 14 August, 1pm to 2pm
Location: Gusau Institute, 1 Dendo Road off Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna
The 20th edition of CFA’s Startup Hangout will feature Inlaks CEO Femi Adeoti.
Date: 15 August, 5pm to 8pm
Location: GoDo.ng, 53 Oladipo Bateye Road, Off Adekunle Fajuyi Way, Works Road, GRA Ikeja, Lagos
Digital Entrepreneurs and SMEs Conference
Guest speakers at this conference include the National Information Technology Development Agency’s Aminatu Sambo-Mogaji, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association’s Oluwatobi Obaniyi, AdNaira co-founder Jaycola Francis, Empower Africa Project’s Moyosore Amoo, TEF Connect head Ayobola Adedayo and Empower Africa Project founder Blessed Ola Saint.
Date: 16 August, 8.30am to 3pm
Location: NG Hub From Facebook, 8 Montgomery Road, Lagos
This masterclass is for young individuals who want to be entrepreneurs, and startups who want to create an intellectual property (IP) foundation for the future of their businesses.
Date: 16 August, 4pm to 6pm
Location: Aiivon Innovation Hub – St. James House, 167 Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Abuja
Rwanda
Join this event to learn more about The Fourth Industrial Revolution and how it is changing the world around us.
Date: 12 August, 6pm to 9pm
Location: Career Center, 7th Floor, Kigali
Senegal
Dakar-based digital business school Volkeno holds its annual event which aims to discuss Senegal’s tech community.
Date: 12 August, 9am to 7pm
Location: UCAD II, Dakar
Zimbabwe
Startup Grind Harare hosts Yomilk and Zimdeli CFO Jenny Evans for a workshop on bitcoin.
Date: 14 August, 6pm to 9pm
Location: The Venue, 23 Kenny Road, Harare
Featured image: Attendees at a Graduate School of Business event in May (Facebook)
