Previous events

previous events, like Learning Journeys, seminars, workshops, missions and other events dealing with management, the Emerging World and Africa you find here.

Online-Workshop: Doing Business in Africa

Date/Venue:
24/06/2020, 01/07/2020, 08/07/2020, Webinar

This three-part online-workshop provides quick and profound insights into East Africa's business opportunities through direct interaction with local players.

Webinar: 13.5.2020, 10.00-11.30 am CEST - Once the global economic freeze comes to an end, a new normality will emerge. On the future of economic development in selected African markets and how to rethink economic collaboration between Africa and Europe.

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Webinar: 15.4.2020, 10-11.30 am CEST - Whether and how companies will emerge from this pandemic will also depend on the preparedness and ability to navigate through Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity, in short VUCA.

Webinar: 1.4.2020 10-11.30 CEST - The digitization surge caused by the Corona crisis will make something possible and at the same time a must: the adaptation of business models to local conditions. Startups can play a key role.

Date/Venue:
26/02/2019, 9am to 5pm, Vienna, Austria

EUR 390 + VAT

More and more European companies are expanding to Africa. Successful is who knows how to adapt and go new ways. Through an exchange with practitioners this workshop provides insights in new business models and shows you the importance of agile methods in emerging markets.

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Date/Venue:
19/12/2018, 08:00-9:45, WU Executive Academy, Vienna

free event, but limited seats make registration required (first come, first serve)

Silicon Savannah has become a synonym for East Africa’s vibrant entrepreneurship scene. We take the opportunity and present young African leaders to give you first-hand information on what is going on.

Earth spins at 1670 km/h. The digital world spins faster, driven by agile teams all across the globe.

Date/Venue:
18/12/2018, 9-10.30am, Austria Center Vienna

A Side-Event at the 'High-Level Forum Africa-Europe' in Vienna. Digitization and Globalization lead to a big transformation that shapes Africa and Europe at the same time, but differently. Practitioners and experts are calling for new approaches to African-European collaboration allowing to exchange, learn and co-create.

Date/Venue:
12/10/2018, 8am to 10am, WU Executive Academy, Vienna

A business breakfast with Madara Ogot from Nairobi about China's engagement in East Africa and Europe's chances to catch up again.

Date/Venue:
24/05/2018, 7pm - 9pm, Vienna, Austria (Kanzleramt Bar, Schauflergasse 6)

free, registration required

The event will gather a selected group of international, purpose-driven investors and executives for an evening of inspiration and networking with a particular focus on the economic development and chances for investments in Africa.

Date/Venue:
05/06/2018, 4 - 6pm, Vienna, Austria - Weinplateau Südafrika, Tiefer Graben 7, 1010 Vienna

for free, registration required

To understand our economies and societies we have to understand the different global innovation ecosystems. This event presents "Global Innovation Expert", a unique program allowing you to dive into innovation cultures in Africa, Europe, Asia and the USA. Innovators, companies and researchers present their cases in on-site 2-day seminars in Cape Town, Vienna, San Francisco, Nairobi, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Cape Town/South Africa on March 8/9, 2018: A 2-day seminar has provided valuable insights into the highly dynamic and very specific innovation ecosystem of Africa's most southern city. A start-up system which is trying to solve many of Africa's most pressing problems and at the same time trying to create global standards.

On personal invitation only: Book presentation of Irene Yuan Sun in Vienna on Nov 15, 2017: The Next Factory of the World: How Chinese Investment is reshaping Africa

Kick-off Global Innovation Expert: Join us on June 13 in Vienna for a discussion on Silicon Savannah: With the ambassador of Kenya in Austria, the Consul of Mozambique and lectures on the new Africa and its innovation ecosystem

Previous events

Online-Workshop: Doing Business in Africa

Collaboration with Africa in the new normality – a webinar

Report Learning Journey February 2020

Managing in a new VUCA World – a Webinar

Connecting with African Startups – a Webinar

Networking in Africa – a Workshop

Report Learning Journey January 2019

Report Learning Journey January 2018

Entrepreneurship in East Africa – A Business Breakfast

Disrupt Collaboration! – Africa and Europe in the Digital Age

The dragon reaching the Savannah – A Business Breakfast

Good Tech Venture Lounge

Global Innovation Ecosystems

Global Innovation Expert – module Cape Town (completed)

Book Presentation Irene Yuan Sun

Kick-off Global Innovation Expert in Africa – June 13 in Vienna