AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2019

The fourth edition of The AfriLabs Annual Meeting in partnership with the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union Commission was held from October 28 to 30, 2019 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of the event was: “Connecting towards an integrated innovation ecosystem”.

The Annual Meeting welcomed more than 350 participants, including members of the AfriLabs network from across the African continent, groups of investors such as the African Community of Venture Capitalists (VC4A) and the African Network of Business Angels (ABAN) , development agencies like the African Development Bank (AfDB), business organizations and AfriLabs partners like AUC, GIZ, GIZ-Make IT, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Liquid Telecom , Facebook, African Diaspora Youth Forum (ADYFE), Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO), Microsoft, Google, Digital Africa, International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD), Sèmè City,the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) support program, Mozilla, University of Basel, among others.

The Meeting on the theme “Building a Resilient and Innovative Africa” ​​was held from October 12 to 14, 2020 and was sponsored by the French Development Agency (AFD) through the AfriLabs Capacity Building Program (ACBP) , Mozilla, KTN Global, among other partners. It was a unique and exciting experience that transcended the boundaries of the norm and shattered conventional virtual expectations. With more than 15 exhibitors, 20 speakers and 1200 participants, La Rencontre was proof of the resilience of the AfriLabs community.

As a prelude to La Rencontre Annuelle, the General Assembly of AfriLabs was held on October 7, 2020, where a new Board member was elected. The AGM was an opportunity for members of the AfriLabs community to lift the veil on the latest news within the AfriLabs network and to have discussions on what is needed to improve the community and the ecosystem.

As a prelude to the Annual Meeting, AfriLabs held its Annual General Meeting during which a new Board of Directors was elected to oversee the affairs of AfriLabs for the next two years. In addition, AfriLabs partnered with the University of Basel to organize the Advanced Entrepreneurship Workshop of the Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative (SABII), a program aimed at building knowledge -make entrepreneurial and train sub-Saharan graduate students. Furthermore,

The Annual Gathering welcomed over 350 attendees including AfriLabs network members from across Africa, investor groups like Venture Capital for African (VC4A) and African Business Angels Network (ABAN), developmental agencies like the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), corporate organisations and AfriLabs partners like AUC, GIZ, GIZ-Make IT, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Liquid Telecom, Facebook,The African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe (ADYFE), Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO), Microsoft, Google, Digital Africa, International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Seme City, Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS), Mozilla, University of Basel amongst others.

The Gathering themed “Building a Resilient Innovative Africa” held from the 12th-14th October 2020 and was sponsored by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) through the AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme (ACBP), Mozilla, KTN Global amongst other partners. It was an exciting unique experience that transcended the borders of the norm and broke the conventional virtual expectations. With over 15 exhibitors, 20 speakers and 1200 participants, the Gathering was a proof of the resilience of the AfriLabs community.

As a prelude to the Annual Gathering, the AfriLabs General Meeting meeting held on the 7th of October 2020, where a new Board Member was elected. The AGM served as an opportunity for members of the AfriLabs community to get the latest updates and
development within AfriLabs and have discussions on what is needed towards improving the community and the ecosystem.

As a prelude to the Annual Gathering, AfriLabs held its Annual General Meeting where a new board was elected to oversee the affairs of AfriLabs for the next two years. In addition, AfriLabs partnered with the University of Basel to organise The Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative (SABII) Advanced Entrepreneurship Workshop, an initiative which aims to boost the entrepreneurial know-how and exposure of Sub-Saharan graduate students. Also, The Business Accelerator Master Class (a collaboration between Suguba and Village Capital sponsored by African Development Bank Innovation and Entrepreneur Lab and supported by AfriLabs) was held 2 days before the gathering to build the capacity of accelerators from the AfriLabs network and across Africa.