Johannesburg, South Africa (April 12, 2021) – Tropics Business Summit will hold the Tropics Business Mixer, live from Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2021. The Mixer is the leading innovation platform focused on business opportunities and disruptive trends that gather the entrepreneurial system. This event will address increasing cooperation between the continent of Africa and America, boosting trade and investment and to see how bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the US and the rest of Africa can facilitate this process.
This all-digital, online event, will feature talks and panel discussions which will focus on agribusiness, education, trade and development, women’s leadership, microfinance, financial inclusion, energy, entertainment, beauty & fashion, marketing and branding, philanthropy and diaspora engagement. The program will commence on Facebook, and YouTube simultaneously beginning at 11:00 Washington DC EDT / 8h00 PDT / 09h00 MDT / 17:00 Paris & Johannesburg time / 16h00 Lagos & London Time.
The lineup of featured dynamic speakers includes:
Angelle B. Kwemo, Founder & President, Believe in Africa and President & CEO AstrategiK Group, LLC
Joyce Williams, Esq. Founder & Managing Partner, Armooh-Williams, PLLC
Dr. Angel Adelaja-Kuye, Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria & Founder of Fresh Direct Produce and Agro-Allied Services
Melissa Tickle, Investment Manager, FINCA Ventures
Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, Africa Business Group
Philomena Desmond, International Consultant, Trade and Investment Business Development Government Relations and Diplomacy
Dr. Yvan Yenda Ilunga, Visiting Assistant Professor, Providence College & Instructor, James Madison University
Nomsa Nteleko, Founder & CEO, OS Holdings
Michelle Osorio, Investment Director, KawiSafi Ventures
Helen Lin, Principal, At One Ventures
Gabino Guerengomba, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Solar Technologies Modupe Adeyinka-Oni, Founder & Superintendent, Standard Bearers School Rachel Aron, CEO, Rumble Sports Africa
Elle Bruno, Managing Director, Techstars & Western Union Accelerator Daniela Felletti, Founder, Talents Connection Joy Ytal, CEO, YTAL Consult & Co.
Ammin Youssouf, Co-founder, Afrobytes / The Colors
Christelle Kedi, Multi Award-Winning Make-up Artist, Hairstylist, Fashion Stylist and Wellness Coach Lorraine Kone, CEO of IMYA Studio, Fashion Stylist, Designer and Fashion Marketing Consultant Udochi Nwogu, Founder, Bias in Africa Fashion
Rahel Getachew, Founder, Afrolehar
Julian Kiganda, CEO, JBK Brand Design, LLC
Jackson Mvunganyi, Host, Voice of America’s UpFront Radio & TV Talk Show & Red Carpet TV
Nnenna Anyaugo, Co-founder and Managing Director, West of Ivy Tambra Raye Stevenson, Founder & CEO, WANDA
Belkacem Nahi, Consultant, Nahi Consulting & Nonprofit Management Consultant
Kelly Lei, Managing Partner, Finclusive Ventures
Mel Foote, Founder & President, Constituency for Africa
Dennis Matanda, Executive Director, Morgenthau
“Bringing this event to the US gives us the opportunity to examine the future of Africa – America relations, boost and encourage trade and investment between the two continents, improve the relationship between businesses in the African diaspora and their country of origin, as well as pave the way for more positive and increased relations between the two continents,” says Olufunke Adebonojo, Communications Manager, Tropics Business Summit. “While Africa has embraced the digital revolution, innovation and entrepreneurial potential is emerging across the continent. Therefore, we hope to promote and inform a dialogue that will generate sound practical strategies and synergies and provide new opportunities for collaboration between Africa and America.”
“In the dawn of information and telecommunication technology, Africa is full of promise and potential,” says Venicia Guinot, Chairwoman, Tropics Group of Companies and President, Tropics Business Summit. “Africa is transforming very rapidly and the US needs to support Africa’s efforts for economic growth and facilitate increased trade and investment in the region. With AfCFTA, commercial opportunities in trade and investment will increase and Africa will be moving towards being the world’s fastest growing economy (barring political instability).”
Tropics Business Summit (TBS) is an action and results-oriented business forum connecting 54 African countries to the rest of the world. The Summit takes place yearly in the month of October as a global, livestream event. It is a deal-making marketplace, where the summit organizers, along with their global partners, position the African continent as a key investment destination, forge new synergies and structure new deals that will help close the gap between anglophone, francophone, lusophone and arabophone markets. Businesses benefit from the opportunity to talk with representatives from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), corporations, investors, incubators, business accelerators, trade commissioners, and more, receiving advice on market development and access to foreign emerging markets.
The theme for the 5th Annual Tropics Business Summit is, “Accelerate the Transition to a Circular Economy.” The event will be held from 13-16 October 2021 and focus on eight key sectors for pan-African economies offering opportunities for investors in Finance and Capital Investment, Infrastructure, Energy, Agriculture, Consumer Products (FMCG), Sustainable Tourism, Telecommunications and Technology.
If you are interested in participating in the online Tropics Business Mixer, please contact us on hello@tropicsbusinesssummit.com. For questions regarding partnership or sponsorship, please contact sponsors@tropicsbusinesssummit.com
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