AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2016

The AfriLabs Annual Meeting took place in Africa for the first time since the creation of AfriLabs in 2011 at Alliance Française in Accra, Ghana. This Assembly was held from 24 to 27 October 2016 and addressed the theme “ Making the Technology Ecosystem Count ”. Its main sponsor was Making All Voices Count (MAVC).

Microsoft 4Afrika sponsored the Boot Camp for Tech Member Hubs which took place prior to the meeting on October 24, 2016. This was iSpace Foundation Hub, Ghana.

Were present: members of the AfriLabs hub, angel investors/venture capitalists, leaders of development organizations, startups, entrepreneurs and universities. The following countries were represented at La Rencontre from Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, etc.), Europe (Netherlands), Asia (Philippines), United States of America (Washington DC).

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) also took place on October 26, 2016 during the meeting. It was an opportunity for AfriLabs board members and hub managers to meet and discuss AfriLabs activities.

The Assembly thus undertakes a debate during which several sponsors and partners including Oracle, MAVC and Microsoft 4Afrik take the floor to express their opinion on the content. The debate continues with round tables, presentations, a pitch session, showcases and masterclasses.

The committee sessions were highly interactive and covered topics related to promoting women’s entrepreneurship, collaboration between universities and innovation for social change, strengthening hubs as institutions for open societies, the role of government in the growth of innovation hubs and startups and technology as a tool for social and economic change.

The master classes covered topics relevant to the growth of startups and innovation hubs such as monitoring and evaluation of business activities, management and business strategy, communication and leadership skills and business matrices. ‘business.

About 160 people were present daily during La Rencontre Annuelle.
Visit the gallery to see photos of highlights from La Rencontre Annuelle 2016.