Oxford’s annual Business Forum Africa (Oxford BFA) applied Africa’s own wisdom to the development and growth being experienced today. Through the use of proverbs with which many of us (African and not) have grown up, Oxford BFA reframed the conversations we have about the Continent. Oxford BFA featured keynote insights from the likes of Dr Mo Ibrahim, Khanyi Dhlomo (Ndalo Media), James Mwangi (Dalberg), […]
Singularity University (SU), a global community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and build an abundant future for all, has announced a new partnership with Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to launch a SingularityU Global Impact Challenge in West Africa. The purpose of the SingularityU West Africa Global Impact Challenge is to foster moonshot innovations and […]
It’s nearly that time again, and we can hardly wait! The 16th annual Africa Business Summit is scheduled to be held on Saturday 22nd April 2017 and in keeping with the London Business School’s tradition of substantive thought leadership, this year’s summit theme ‘Made in Africa’ will explore the new realities of doing business in Africa. Early bird tickets are […]
The LSE Africa Summit returns for with 2017’s iteration – Built for Africa: African Solutions To African Issues. The summit takes place from 31st March until the 1st April and promises to provide a platform to engage, explore cutting-edge research and business trends across Africa’s rapidly changing socio-economic environment. The conference is split across two days, with the first being […]
How can innovative and promising ideas take root and transform into sustainable and impactful businesses in Africa? This is the central question of the 2017 Africa Innovate Conference held by MIT Sloan Africa Business Club on April 8th 2017. This year’s panels will follow the African entrepreneurship process: starting with an exploration of the origins of sound business ideas to […]
The Oxford Africa Conference 2017 is inviting talented entrepreneurs from across the globe, whose work focuses on Africa, to participate in their annual Innovation Fair. Are you an entrepreneur working on Africa-focused social impact projects? Do you have an innovative solution that addresses a pressing problem in Africa? If selected, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to network with other founders, explore […]
Welcome to the final Movemeback newsletter of 2016! We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part of the Movemeback global movement and for your contributions in making this community the driving force that it is. And what a year it has been! As you can see from the list below, it’s three days […]
Wharton African Business Forum 2016 through the eyes of Movemeback Photos by Samsona Oputa #WABF24 Enjoy!
Africa’s startup scene is growing from strength to strength as African entrepreneurs create solutions at a faster pace than ever before. With so many African opportunities abound, the ‘war for talent’ is fiercer than ever. At the Wharton Africa Business Forum 2016 (#WABF24), the founders of 3 of Africa’s most impactful ventures told their stories on how they mobilise human capital […]
Bringing together some of the finest minds with a passion for Africa, the 24th Annual Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF24) explored the creation of measurable impact in Africa and redefining the possibilities and areas for success on the continent. How fitting then that the five WABF24 keynote speakers ran the gamut of entrepreneurship, politics, education and business with some creating […]