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TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INNOVATION, YOUTH AND TECHNOLOGY

25 - 27 JUNE 2018, SOUTH AFRICA

AGENDA

TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INNOVATION, YOUTH AND TECHNOLOGY

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  • 25 June 2018
  • 26 June 2018
  • 27 June 2018
morning

Pre-forum side events

Youth: Empowering Africa’s future (invitation only)

Room: Ilanga I

This workshop will provide an introduction to YAS!, an online portal for African Youth Entrepreneurship. The portal aims to support the development and growth of youth entrepreneurship in Africa.

0900 – 0930

Welcome & YAS! introduction

0930 – 1000

The Theory of Change

1000 – 1045

Introduction to the Business Model Canvas

Business Model Canvas – Round 1

1040 – 1045 Running coffee/tea
1045 – 1145 Business Model Canvas – Round 2
1145 – 1200  Marketing Channels and Customer Segments 
1200 – 1300 

Business Model Canvas – Round 3

1300 – 1345 Lunch

 

Impact@Africa meeting: Constituency General Assembly (invitation only)

Room: Ilanga II

Impact@Africa is an industry wide coordinating network that aims to serve as the continental industry voice. The network will serve as a platform to foster impact investment. Through impact investment, investors can allocate capital to ventures that have social and environmental benefits, while generating a financial return.

0900 – 0930

Welcome and introductions

Tomas Sales, Special Advisor for Private Sector, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Cluster, UNDP

0930 – 1030

Impact@Africa Vision, Mission & Goals

Salma Seedat, Chairperson of Southern African Impact Investing Network (SAIIN) and CEO, Impact@Africa

1030 – 1100

Coffee break

1100 – 1300

Roadmap for the Future of Impact Investing

1200 – 1300

Impact@Africa – Action Plan and Strategy for the next 12 months

1300 – 1400 Lunch
afternoon

Youth: Empowering Africa’s future (invitation only)

Room: Ilanga I

1345 – 1445

How to move from idea, seed, MVP to commercialisation

1445 – 1545

How to fund a business? What do VCs and donors want to see in your business plan?

1545 – 1600

Coffee break

1600 – 1700

Intellectual property

1700 – 1730

Your business plan: Monitoring, evaluation & reporting

1730 – 1800 Closing

 

Impact@Africa meeting: Constituency General Assembly (invitation only)

Room: Ilanga II

1400 – 1500

Governance, legal structure, registration and operations of Impact@Africa

1500 – 1600

Membership, founding membership, membership fees & fundraising for Impact@Africa

1600 – 1700

Board membership, elections and confirmations

1700 – 1900

Networking event and signing ceremony (The Atrium)

morning
0900 – 0905

Introduction (Ayanda II & II)

Facilitators: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School & Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

0905 – 0925

Welcome address (Ayanda I & II)

Nardos Bekele-Thomas, UN Resident Coordinator, South Africa

Lamin Manneh, Director, Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP

0925 – 0935

Phumzile Langeni, Executive Chairperson, Afropulse & Chairperson, Primedia Limited

0925 – 1035

Opening discussion panel (Ayanda I & II)

Transforming Africa’s development through innovation, youth and technology

Moderator: Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

Joanne Yawitch, Chief Executive Officer, NBI South Africa

William Mzimba, Chief Officer, Vodacom Business

Brett Wallington, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Standard Bank

Daniel Zaire, Deputy Director of Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia

1035 – 1115

Networking coffee

1115 – 1210

Empowering Africa’s Future: Launch of YAS! UNDP’s ‘Youth for Africa and SDGs’ online portal (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Paballo Moloi, Actress

Sandiso Sibisi, Open Innovation Africa Lead Accenture

Tyron Reddy, Chief of Staff for Alternative Business Models, ABSA Bank

 

Keynote presentation: Vincent Karega, Rwandan High Commissioner to South Africa

 

YAS! Entrepreneur award ceremony

Presented by: Vincent Karega, Rwandan High Commissioner to South Africa & Lamin Manneh, Director, Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP

1210 – 1310

Plenary discussion panel (Ayanda I & II)

A practical approach to SDG implementation

This discussion will give examples of how multi-stakeholder projects and initiatives can drive the development agenda forward. It will demonstrate how organisations are approaching SDG implementation, and discuss the opportunities and challenges with regards to Agenda 2030.

Moderator: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management  & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School

Jean Marc Ricca, Chief Executive, BASF West Africa

Temitope Iluyemi, Associate Director, Global Government Relations, Africa, P&G

Tashmia Ismail, Chief Executive, Youth Employment Services

Lamin Manneh, Director, Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP

1310 – 1410 Lunch (Foyer)
afternoon
1400 – 1600

Consultative Investors’ and Partners’ Meeting on UNDP Hybrid Finance Impact Investment Fund of Funds for Africa

(invitation only – please contact david.mueller@undp.org for information)

1410 – 1555

Parallel sessions: Transforming development for Africa in 2030

Finding collaborative approaches to Africa’s development priorities through innovation, youth and technology. Each parallel session will incorporate perspectives from young innovators, entrepreneurs and technologists, in addition to stakeholders from companies, governments and NGOs.

 

1. Sustainable energy for all: Empowering Africa through clean energy (Nina I)

Moderator: Matthew Cullinen, Senior Director, Renewable Energy Program, Pact

Charity Wanjiku, Chief Operating Officer, Strauss Energy

Christopher Clarke, Managing Partner, Inspired Evolution Investment Management

Courtney Gehle, Consultant, Global Cleantech Innovation Programme, UNIDO

 

2. The future of farming: Advancing technological solutions for food security (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Jolene Dawson, Global Agriculture Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships

Wendy Engel, Agricultural Economist, WWF South Africa

Samir Ibrahim, CEO, Sun Culture

Sunesh Bhoola, Co-Founder & CEO, uLima Limited

Alloysius Attah, CEO & Co-Founder, Farmerline

Rafael Flor, Director, YieldWise, The Rockefeller Foundation

 

3. Scaling education access through digital learning

Moderator: Shafika Isaacs, Chair, Telkom Foundation & Technical Advisor, UNESCO

Gossy Ukanwoke, Founder, Beni American University and President, EduTech

Willem Fourie, Associate Professor, Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership & Coordinator, South African SDG Hub

Barbara Mallinson, CEO & Founder, Obami

Michele Malejki, Global Head, Strategic Programs, Sustainability & Social Innovation, HP

 

4. Africa’s urbanisation challenge: Reimagining our cities (Ilanga I)

Moderator: Sisa Ntlango, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte

Jane Afrane, Regional Head, Africa Network, World Green Building Council

Khiyam Fredericks, National Technical Manager, Old Mutual

Nigel Beck, Group Head Environmental & Social Risk and Finance, Standard Bank Group

Sénamé Koffi, Founder, L’Africaine d’Architecture & WoeLab

 

5. Disrupting development: Designing for a circular economy (Ilanga II)

Moderator: Nqobizitha Ndlovu, Senior Advisor, Adaptive Change Advisors (ACA)

Cecilia Njenga, Head, UNEP Office in South Africa and Regional Programme Coordinator, Southern Africa

Alexandra Russell, Vice President, Strategy, Policy & Sustainability, Sasol

Ruben Janse van Rensburg, Head of Sustainability, Africa, HP

Keith Anderson, CEO, E-Wasa

1555 – 1625 Networking coffee
1625 – 1645

South African government perspectives (Ayanda I & II)

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa

David Makhura, Premier, Gauteng

1635 – 1715

Sharing, feedback and commitments from parallel sessions (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School

Matthew Cullinen, Senior Director, Renewable Energy Program, Pact

Shafika Isaacs, Chair, Telkom Foundation & Technical Advisor, UNESCO

Sisa Ntlango, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte

Nqobizitha Ndlovu, Leadership Advisor, Adaptive Change Advisors (ACA)

Jolene Dawson, Global Agriculture Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships

1715 – 1755

Fashion, textiles and the SDGs (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

Craig Jacobs, Creator and Founder, Fundudzi

Mandla Nkomo, Managing Director, Solidaridad, Southern Africa

Ron Osman Omar, Senior Industry Policy Officer, African Union

1755 – 1800

Day one closing (Ayanda I & II)

Facilitators: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School & Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

1800 – 1930

Networking cocktail reception

morning
0730 – 0850 Networking coffee and registration
0730 – 0850 YAS!Youth Entrepreneurship Powers Africa’s Future Breakfast Meeting (Ilanga I)
0900 – 0905 

Welcome address (Ayanda I & II)

Facilitators: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School & Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

0905 – 0915

UNSDG Ambassador Message

0915 – 1010

Employers, Innovators & Drivers of Sustainable Development: Harnessing the Private Sectors’ role in the Global Compact for Migration (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Jason Theede, Senior Labour Mobility and Human Development Specialist, Southern Africa, IOM

Presentation: Nardos Bekele-Thomas, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, South Africa

Panellists: Phumza Manqindi, Liaison Officer to the AUC and UNECA, IOM

Stephanie Winet, Head of Business Mechanism, International Organization of Employers (IOE)  

Presentation of the IOM MigApp: Alex Dougan, MigApp Project Manager, IOM

1010 – 1040

Launch

Impact @ Africa (Ayanda I & II)

Special presentations by representatives of Impact @Africa network, governments, institutional Investors and UNDP

Moderator: Tomas Sales, Special Advisor for Private Sector, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Cluster, UNDP

Lamin Manneh, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa

Duncan Onyango, Board Member, Impact@Africa

Judith Shoniwa, Programme Manager, Swiss Economic Cooperation and Development (SECO)

1040 – 1050

Aisha Abubakar, State Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

1050 – 1120

Networking coffee break

1120 – 1305

Parallel sessions: Partnership initiatives to scale and deliver the SDGs

These sessions aim to produce recommendations and commitments to scale the projects and initiatives in discussion through innovation, youth and technology.

 

1. Connecting Africa through mobile technology (Nina I)

Moderator: Jolene Dawson, Global Agriculture Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships

Taki Netshitenzhe, Chief Officer, Corporate Affairs, Vodacom Group

Gerry Rasugu, Director, Mobile for Development, GSMA

Kabonire Ruhinda, Ambassador, Humaniq

 

2. Shaping a future without hunger: the innovations accelerating agricultural growth (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator: Angus Kelly, Head of Business Sustainability, Africa, Middle East, Syngenta

Hillary Miller-Wise, CEO, Tulaa

Kinyua M’Mbijjewe, Consultant, AGcuity

Felistar Obonyo, Project Manager, Syngenta East Africa

 

3. Impact investment: A catalyst for sustainable development in Africa (Ilanga I)

Moderator: Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, Africa Business Group

Panel I: Pauline Mbayah, Director, Strategy & Partnerships, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund

Papy Luzala, Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Reed Exhibitions – Organizer, WTM African Tourism Investors Forum

Janice Johnston, Investment Head, Edge Growth

Remigio Mahonde, Project Manager, Developmental Impact Support, South Africa Industrial Development Corporation

Panel II: Salma Seedat, Chairperson of Southern African Impact Investing Network (SAIIN) and CEO, Impact@Africa

Reuben Coulter, Chief Executive, Transformational Business Network, Nairobi

Tomas Sales, Special Advisor for Private Sector, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Cluster, UNDP

Susan De Witt, Senior Project Manager, Innovative Finance, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town

Alana Bond, CEO, Simanye and Co-Founder, Impact Hub Johannesburg

 

4. The leapfrog model: Innovations in healthcare (Nina II)

Moderator: Henry Mwanyika, Regional Director, Africa, Digital Health, PATH

Alankar Malviya, Senior Regional Advisor, UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa

Prudence Selani, Head of Communications, Sanofi

Debbie Rogers, Managing Director, Praekelt Foundation

 

5. A systems approach to plastic waste in the oceans (Illanga II)

Moderator: Tony Ribbink, Chief Executive, Sustainable Seas Trust

Akiko Yamamoto, Regional Programme Specialist, Water and Oceans, Africa, UNDP

Tatyana von Bormann, Market Transformation Manager, WWF SA

Philippa Notten, Principal Consultant, The Green House

Feroz Koor, Sustainability Lead, Woolworths

1305 – 1425

Syngenta Start-Up Lunch (Ayanda I & II)

The Innovation Stage – Syngenta invites you to discover some of the most innovative ideas to feed Africa, sustainably

Moderator: Felistar Obonyo, Project Manager, Syngenta East Africa

Julius Mabuya, Managing Director, PAAT Soil Clinics

Karidast Tshintsholo, Director, Money Tree Group

Palesa Moatung, Yellow Beast Limited

afternoon
1425 – 1510

Plenary discussion panel (Ayanda I & II)

Innovation, entrepreneurship and the SDGs

Moderator: Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

Mthandazo Ngwenya, Africa Director, Intellecap            

Rachel Sibande, Programme Director, Digital Impact Alliance

Michele Malejki, Global Head, Strategic Programs, Sustainability & Social Innovation, HP

Mfanufikile Motha, Head of Enterprise Development, Standard Bank

1510 – 1550

Sharing, feedback and commitments from parallel sessions (Ayanda I & II)

Moderator:  Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School

Jolene Dawson, Global Agriculture Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships

Angus Kelly, Head of Business Sustainability, Africa, Middle East, Syngenta

Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, Africa Business Group

Tony Ribbink, Chief Executive, Sustainable Seas Trust

Henry Mwanyika, Regional Director, Africa, Digital Health, PATH

1550 – 1600

Summary, next steps and closing: A vision for an equitable and proseperous future

Facilitators: Malcolm Preston, Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management & Guest Faculty, Harvard Business School & Lynette Ntuli, Chief Executive, Innate Investment Solutions

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