Innovation Conference to Facilitate the Growth of the New African Single Market

This premier conference held in Cambridge is a launchpad for ideas and inventions that will drive the next wave of New Pharmaceutical businesses, New Businesses in Agriculture, New Manufacturing and Infrastructural projects specifically targeted at the New African Single Market.

This isn't just another conference, we converge in a world class innovation city to showcase cutting-edge technology by pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of science and entrepreneurship in Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure and Logistics, Automotive, and Mining; these are the 5 key sectors of the new African Continental Free Trade Area. 

The success of the New African Single market will depend on the deployment of science and technology, innovative and new business models, human capital, and extensive financing. This event will bring together companies in Cambridge who are pushing the boundaries of science and entrepreneurship, multilateral development banks (MDBs) who are able to invest into new projects, African government officials who are scouting out for new opportunities for Public Private Partnerships, and Entrepreneurs who can pick up on opportunities for creating new ventures and partnerships in collaboration with companies based in Cambridge.

For companies in Cambridge this great opportunity offers a wealth of benefits;

1. Brand Visibility: It’s an opportunity to showcase your innovations and establish your company as a market leader in any one of the 5 key sectors of the new African single market. The Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Governments present will then invest into taking your technology into these African markets to facilitate the industrialization of the continent.
2. Opportunity for Collaborations and setting up new and impactful International Joint Ventures (JVs): Enter into International Joint Ventures (form JV’s) and collaborate with African Businesses who are significantly investing into new projects in Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure and Logistics, Automotive, and Mining.
3. Market Insights and Exposure to new ideas: Gain extensive and new insights on the market needs of specific African markets so that you can create new products and services to serve these markets. Understand the emerging trends and the industrialization that has just begun across Africa and take advantage of it.
4. Formulate winning Strategies for new markets: spark your creative thinking to create products and services that address severe market challenges, inspire new strategies for growth within your company, align your strategies with future demand - The African Continental Free trade Area is currently the largest free trade area and will grow extensively in the coming years.
5. Customer Engagement: Engage directly and interact with African Multilateral and Commercial Banks, Company CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Governments - build relationships that yield future business opportunities.
6. Networking Opportunities: Network with entrepreneurs, founders, corporate leaders, investors, governments, academia, media and your international peers. This conference will serve as an epicentre for innovation that drives new venture creation and supports extensive capital investments into new ideas.
7. Idea Validation: By sharing your new inventions, strategically position your new products and services correctly for African markets/customers by gaining valuable feedback from stakeholders that matter.