CONVERGENCE: Africa is the platform that brings together the entrepreneurs, investors, policy-makers and businesspeople who will fuel the continent’s burgeoning growth. This one-day conference is designed to be informative, practical, actionable and valuable. In addition to headline keynote speakers representing the champions of entrepreneurship on the continent, the heart of the conference is a series of Master Classes, conducted by experts in their fields, covering the topics that matter most to entrepreneurs, investors and policy-makers.
The conference will culminate in an exclusive session designed to match enlightened investors and a selection of the brightest entrepreneurs and their businesses in a series of rapid-fire meetings – Investor Speed Dating. Fifteen VC and Private Equity firms from across Africa and overseas will each hear four pitches from amongst 30 pre-qualified potential investee companies