“Africa is Ready for an Entrepreneurial Revolution”
Final preparations are being made in Nairobi, Kenya ahead of next week’s Open Innovation Africa Summit (OIAS).
More than 200 of Africa’s top policy makers, developers, entrepreneurs and private enterprises will be in attendance for three days of intense debate and discussions about how to address the challenges facing Africa today.
The theme of this year’s summit which is being organised by Nokia, CapGemini and infoDev is “Leadership in Innovation”, and will focus attention on the leadership required to drive acceleration of African entrepreneurship and innovation.
“Without open innovation enabling business environment and seamless collaboration, creation of new innovative enterprises and locally relevant solutions becomes incredibly challenging,” said Jussi Hinkkanen, Nokia’s Vice President of Corporate Relations and Business Environment for the Middle East and Africa.
“This event underscores that Nokia and infoDev believe in the power of partnerships and that Africa is ready for an entrepreneurial revolution”.
There will be several key activity streams where attendees can learn about latest ideas and innovations and take an active part in discussions:
Leadership for Innovation (Summit theme)
Stimulate discussion on leadership models and the type of leadership required to drive innovation in the 21st century Africa.
Technology & Innovation Financing
Identify gaps in innovation financing and develop new approaches and propose methodologies for financing growth-oriented entry level SMEs.
The Mobile Information Society
Examine mechanisms to speed up adoption of mobile solutions that bridge digital and information divides by stimulating the local developer ecosystem.
eTransformation
Engage in the debate on how information and communications technologies are transforming the African landscape for social and economic development:
The Ecosystem for Innovation
Explore practices, structures and policies needed to stimulate and create the enabling environment for innovation – including open innovation models and collaborative platforms.
The Open Innovation Africa Summit² is being held at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya – Monday, May 28th – Wednesday, May 30th.
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