This year LBS Africa Club and its 15th Africa Business Summit were ground breaking in a number of ways: Firstly, it brought to the stage a number of heavy hitters – Dr Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Bob Diamond, Founder and CEO of Atlas Merchant Capital; Ken Njoroge, Co-Founder and Group CEO of Cellulant; and Sola David-Borha, CEO of Stanbic […]
In 2015 alone, African startups received over $185m of funding. The lion’s share came to rest in the laps of South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya – the countries with the highest startup activity. No longer heavily reliant on grants or foreign donor funding, equity investment is on the rise on the continent. This begs the question – which route should […]
LBS Africa Business Summit 2016 through the eyes of Movemeback Photos by Reemal Madlani @re_emal Enjoy! *UPDATE*: You can buy tickets to this year’s conference here! [envira-gallery id=”2342″]
Now in its 15th year, the London Business School’s Africa Business Summit has established itself as a leading forum in Europe for engaged discussion and practical engagement on Africa. This year’s summit, on Saturday, 7th May, is inspired by the Swahili phrase “UKWELI”, and will explore the new realities of doing business in Africa and provide a platform for frank debate on […]