Africa

Learning Journey to Silicon Savannah, Nairobi

Date/Venue:
26/09/2022-29/09/2022, Nairobi, Kenya

Get to know an economically booming Africa. Silicon Savannah, where a huge demand meets a newly networked society. Digital Africa as a starting point for new contacts and future cooperation. We in Europe have not recognized this side of Africa yet – our Learning Journey will change that.

Date/Venue:
11/10/2022, 9am-5pm, online-workshop

The pandemic is accelerating the digital transformation in African countries. Get ready to be part of it. Learn about new business models and agile methods.

1st July 2020, 16-18.15 CEST: Online-Workshop Part 2:Silicon Savannah – Why real needs make up a different digital transformation The mobile revolution in the 2000s showed the Western world something previously unknown: communication is a basic human need and enabling…

24th June 2020, 16-18.15 CEST: Online-Workshop Part 1:Rwanda – the Proof-of-Concept Country What do companies that operate successfully in Rwanda have in common? They have chosen Rwanda to innovate! The country has a government with a clear vision and a…

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: 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.

The video documentation of the Side-Event at the 'High-Level Forum Africa-Europe' in Vienna on December 19th, 2018. Watch a 2-minutes clip with interviews and the full documentation of the introduction and the panel discussion.

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:
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

Africa

Learning Journey to Silicon Savannah, Nairobi

Business in Africa – a one-day Online-Workshop

Online-Workshop Part 2: Silicon Savannah

Online-Workshop Part 1: Rwanda

Online-Workshop: Doing Business in Africa

Connecting with African Startups – a Webinar

Networking in Africa – a Workshop

Disrupt Collaboration! – Video Documentation

Disrupt Collaboration! – Africa and Europe in the Digital Age

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