Building off their successful 2015 MBA Business in Africa Conference: Fostering Innovation Ecosystems in Africa, Fuqua’s Business in Africa Club (BIA) has announced that their 3rd Annual Business in Africa Conference will be the weekend of April 2nd, 2016 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. When asked about this year’s theme of Reinvigorating Innovation and Leadership in Africa, BIA […]
Harvard Africa Business Conference 2016… Need we say more?! Ok – for those of you unfamiliar with it, the Harvard Africa Business Conference brings together around 1,500 people from Africa and the diaspora, who are all passionate about the Continent. Over three fully packed days, the conference will take place in Boston, MA from February 26th to February 28th, 2016. It will […]
It’s back! After a remarkable conference last year, the LSE Africa Summit is back with their 3rd annual summit. This year, the Summit will explore how nations in Africa can capitalise on opportunities and address challenges shaped by their position in a Global Context. Once again, the Summit will take place over two high impact and fully charged days. Day 1 […]
The University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School is a strong and proud advocate for greater levels of investment into talent from across Africa. In May 2014, at the World Economic Forum on Africa, Oxford Saïd’s Dean, Professor Peter Tufano, pledged for 10% of MBA students to come from the African continent, by 2018. Marking their commitment to Africa, this year the University of Oxford’s Saïd […]
The Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is the world’s longest running student-organized Africa-focused conference. This year marks its 23rd annual conference – which will be held at the University of Pennsylvania and the historic Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia on 13th-15th November, 2015. With this year’s theme, “My Africa Story: Lessons in business, visions for impact”, WABF will be a platform for […]
There are few times that I find myself the least interesting person in the room. As I saunter around I get talking to Brian, a Kenyan investment banker based in London. “What do you mean you want to wait 5 more years to go to Ghana? Go now! Africa needs you now!” I’m taking in his every word as we animatedly discuss […]
Ambition, renewal and innovation were the catchwords of the LSE Africa Summit Conference held on the 17th and 18th April in Holborn, London. Bright and engaging speakers argued the features of a new Africa, emerging and thriving with opportunities, resources and markets gradually giving way to innovative and creative entrepreneurs. However, there remains a large number of challenges to overcome, especially […]
If you follow us on social media you should be aware from our many announcements of our partnership with LSE for the Africa Summit 2015. If in the unlikely case you weren’t aware, two things: Where have you been? Follow us, we have exciting updates you just can’t afford to miss out on! With that said, we are pleased to […]