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Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [04/05/2020] [Updated]
Today Startup Grind Pretoria will host a free webinar that looks at the state of entrepreneurship support organisations in South Africa.
This, while on Wednesday (6 May) business support organisation Hybr and its partners will again run its “Growing Through Uncertainty” programme, a 12-week virtual series blend of masterclasses, live expert Q&As and more.
On Friday (8 May) investors, financial advisors and financial professionals can join a Section 12J training session presented by Jaltech’s Jonty Sacks (pictured above).
Ventureburn has updated its existing weekly series that highlights all the top startup events in Africa, by shifting to focus only on web events broadcast from Africa. This includes webinars as well.
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. Please notify us by the Friday of the week before the event.
Not all the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information.
All times below are set in South African time, unless indicated.
Start of business support organisations
Startup Grind Pretoria will host a free webinar that looks at the state of entrepreneurship support organisations in South Africa. The webinar will feature Derrick Ndzavani Hlungwani, Mohlodi Matjeding and Refiloe Chokoe.
Date: 5 May 2, 3pm
Location: Startup Grind
Growing through uncertainty programme
In response to the crisis, Hybr and its partners have launched the “Growing Through Uncertainty” programme, a 12-week virtual series blend of masterclasses, live expert Q&As, insights, and resources to help leaders, entrepreneurs and businesses obtain a new set of capabilities to thrive in the “Next Normal”.
Date: 6 May 2, 6pm to 6.30pm
Location: Hyber
Akro Capital hosts Diane Lindemann from The Elevation Coach who will focus on the single project or goal that would have a huge impact on our business if you devoted time and energy to it.
The event is being offered as a free service during lockdown, but will become subscription based as of late May 2020.
Date: 7 May, 9am to 10.15pm
Location: Zoom
Virtual panel with top VCs in Africa
In this webinar, Flourish Ventures, a mission-driven fintech-focused VC firm, takes a look at the state of early-stage funding in Africa amid Covid-19.
The webinar will feature: Flourish Ventures’s Arjuna Costa and Ameya Upadhyay, Future Africa’s Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, 4Di Capital’s Justin Stanford, TPG Growth’s Yemi Laude and Alitheia’s Tokunboh Ishmael.
Date: 7 May, 9am, 4pm (UK time)
Location: Zoom
How to find calm and control in life
In this webinar, Chiko Amadou looks at how leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who feel stuck, overwhelmed or lost in any area of their lives can gain clarity, calm and control.
Date: 7 May, 3pm (Nairobi time)
Location: Eventbrite
Join Akro Capital and Jason Luboyera, founder of 365 DigiSales, for a 45-minute LinkedIn messaging and sales navigator case-study session.
Date: 7 May, 4.30pm to 5.15pm
Location: Zoom
Investors, financial advisors and financial professionals are encouraged to join this Section 12J training session presented by Jaltech’s Jonty Sacks. A number of slots will be available over the coming weeks, with the first one to start on 8 May.
Date: 8 May, 11am to 12pm
Location: Jaltech
In this webinar, Gordon Otieno Odundo a healthcare leader and management consultant with over 20 years’ experience in top leadership in the healthcare industry, looks at how entrepreneurs can thrive in uncertain times.
Date: 8 May, 2pm (Nairobi time)
Location: Eventbrite
Virtual Yoco Meets offers entrepreneurs a community to create connections, share experiences and trade insights.
Date: 8 May, 6pm
Location: Crowdcast
Nic Haralambous weekly business stream
Serial entrepreneur and author Nic Haralambous is hosting a weekly business stream for startup founders and business owners every Friday at 2pm.
This week Haralambous talks to Wesgro CEO Tim Harris as they discuss the effects of Covid-19 and the effect it is having on Western Cape and small business in South Africa.
Date: 8 May, 2pm
Location: Crowdcast
Editor’s note (6 May 2020): Like usual, we’ve added in a few more webinars. They are: Flourish Ventures’ virtual panel with top VCs, Chiko Amadou’s webinar on How to find calm and control in life and Gordon Otieno Odundo’s webinar on Thriving in Uncertain Times.
Featured image: Jaltech partner Jonty Sacks (Supplied)
