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Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/10/2019]
Cape Town will host a Lioness LeanIn Enteprise event this Friday (25 October). A similar event will take place in Durban on Wednesday (23 October).
Out on the continent, The Social Enterprise World Forum will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Wednesday to Friday (23 to 25 October). This, while in West Africa Elearning Africa 2019 will simultaneously be held in Abidjan in Ivory Coast.
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
Lioness Lean In Enterprise series is designed specifically to meet the needs of high growth potential women entrepreneurs. It’s the place to be if you need to get access to funding for your business, access to big company ED opportunities, and specialist support to grow your business to the next level.
Date: 25 October, 8am to 11.30am
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Upper Eastside, 31 Brickfield Rd, Cape Town
Durban
Lioness Lean In Enterprise series is designed specifically to meet the needs of high growth potential women entrepreneurs. If you need to get access to funding for your business, access to big company ED opportunities, and specialist support to grow your business to the next level, then this event in Durban is a must-attend for you.
Date: 23 October, 8am to 11.30am
Location: The Hilton Hotel, 12-14 Walnut Road, Durban
Spaces Umhlanga hosts award winning entrepreneur and international speaker Grant Gavin, who will share his insight into finding the right partner, investor or mentor that will help scale your business exponentially.
Date: 23 October, 8am to 11.30am
Location: Spaces Durban, Spaces Umhlanga, 2 Ncondo Place, Ridgeside, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban
Rustenberg
Startup Grind Phokeng will host a workshop which will feature founders that the chapter has hosted throughout the year.
Date: 26 October, 1pm to 6pm
Location: Masakeng Inn, 547 Saron, Phokeng
Ethiopia
The Social Enterprise World Forum
This event will blend African traditional social enterprise perspectives with future technological trends. The forum is expected to attract more than 1200 delegates from around the world.
Date: 23 to 25 October
Location: Menelik II Avenue, Addis Ababa
Ghana
Startup Grind Kwame Nkrumah University
Join SBIncubator Ghana manager Foster Awintiti for a fireside chat that will focus on innovation and how to turn innovative ideas into businesses that make a positive impact on society by leveraging technology.
Date: 26 October, 1.30pm to 5.pm
Location: College of Engineering (Petroleum Building), Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi
Ivory Coast
Elearning Africa is a networking event for ICT supported education, training and skills development in Africa and brings together high-level policy makers, decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government.
Date: 23 to 25 October
Location: Sofitel Abidjan Hotel, Ivory Coast
Kenya
Startup Grind hosts tax consultant Evans Mwenze.
Date: 25 October, 5.30pm to 8pm
Location: Sirikwa Hotel, Oloo Street, Eldoret
Liberia
Join Startup Grind will host a discussion on leadership and innovation.
Date: 25 October, 4pm to 6pm
Location: Sofitel Abidjan Hotel, Ivory Coast
Mauritius
Startup Grind Bornes hosts Coffeechat founder Chris Susdak.
Date: 21 October, 5.45pm to 6pm
Location: Fast Hub, Super U – Grand Baie, GrandBaie
Nigeria
This one-day workshop is aimed at aspiring and budding entrepreneurs. It will offer practical hints and recommendations to unearth your business potential.
Date: 25 October, 9am to 3.30pm
Location: NG Hub From Facebook, 8 Montgomery Road, Lagos
Professional trainer Ajayi Adebayo will host a talk on freelancing secrets for startups.
Date: 25 October, 12pm to 5pm
Location: South South Innovation Hub, 59 Ice Road, Benin City
This event will celebrate and recognise people who have contributed their best in agriculture development, tech and ICT development in Nigeria.
Date: 25 October, 9am to 4pm
Location: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
If you have a startup idea or idea-stage company and you’re interested in expanding your network, then join the Founder Night Out. Meet fellow entrepreneurs, as well as mentors and coaches.
Date: 26 October, 10am to 1pm
Location: The Twim Art Institute, Ibadan
The goal of this hackathon is to highlight the existing community of Nigerian developers by showcasing their talent and work. There will also be opportunities to interact with professional mentors and engineers, meet recruiters, and listen to great tech talks and tutorials from sponsors.
Date: 26 and 27 October
Location: Sofitel Abidjan Hotel, Ivory Coast
Startup Grind Bauchi hosts Muhseen Company founder Kasim Jibrin.
Date: 26 October, 10am to 12pm
Location: Uplift Hub First Floor, Yuguda House, 19 / 23 Road, Bauchi
Startup Grind hosts Payloader product manager Toyin Olasehinde.
Date: 27 October, 6pm to 9pm
Location: Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, Obafemi Amowolow Univeristy
Tanzania
Startup Grind Dar hosts Nala founder Benji Fernandes.
Date: 26 October, 3pm to 5pm
Location: The Braai Restaurant Mwaya Street, Masaki, (was previously Funkies) close to George and the Dragon, Dar es Salaam
Tunisia
During this event, members of the audience will pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, who will then rate each pitch and provide feedback.
Date: 23 October, 6.30pm to 10pm
Location: Mediterranean School of Business, Les Berges du Lac II Walkway, Tunis
Featured image: Startup Grind Dar (Morani Media/Facebook)
