In this page you can find all the resources, intended as videos, presentations, documents and other useful tools that can help develop partnerships between African and European small and medium-sized companies.
There resources will help you find the perfect partner on our networking platform African European Entrepreneurs as well as present your “Best Shared Value Business Idea”.
7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF22)
14-18.02.2022
Video Recordings
17 February- Bridging the Finance, Investment and Skill Gaps and Developing Youth Entrepreneurship
Agenda
Moderator:
• Ms. Treasure Maphanga, Director, AETrade Group
Keynote speakers:
• Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for international partnerships
• Dr. Mohamed Belhocine, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Speakers:
• Prince Randy Koussou Alam-Sogan, CEO, The Black Lion Fund
• Ms. Nyama Gusona Marvel, UNICEF Youth Representative and member of the Youth Sounding Board for International Partnerships
• Ms. Cynthia Aïssy, Managing Director, Keyops
• Ms. Hilda Kragha, Managing Director, ROAM Africa
• Mr. Stefan Moritz, Managing Director of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
• Mr. Gregory Clemente, CEO, Proparco
• Mr. Pablo Ruiz Múzquiz, CEO and co-founder, Kaleidos, EU Youth Representative
• Mr. Robert Sanders, Team Leader, EU BIC Programme
16 February- High Level Opening and Introductory Panel – The road to economic recovery: fostering the Pan-African Opportunity
Agenda
Moderators:
• Ms. Tamsin Rose, Senior Fellow, Africa-Europe Foundation
• Ms. Afolake Oyinloye, Journalist, AfricaNews
Keynote speakers:
• Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
• Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
• Dr. Amany Asfour, President, Africa Business Council
• Mr. Pierre Gattaz, President, Business Europe
Speakers:
• Mr. Albert Muchanga, AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Industry, Trade and Mining
• Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
• Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, AfCFTA Secretariat
• Prof. Maurizio Casasco, President, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
• Mr. Ahmed Elsewedy, President and CEO, Elsewedy Electric
• Mr. Bruno Bensasson, EDF Senior Executive Vice-President for Renewable Energies and Chairman and CEO of EDF Renewables
• Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive-Director, ITC
15 February- Sustainable investment: What does it mean for companies?
Agenda
14:30 – Introduction by the Moderator (AU Commission, Dr Yeo DOSSINA, Acting Director of Economic Development, Integration and Trade)
14:35 – European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Ms Astrid BARTELS, Head of the Access to Finance Unit): Setting the scene, European policy developments and tools at EU level
14:45 – African Development Bank (Mr Stefan NALLETAMBY, Director of Financial Sector and Capital Markets): Sustainable finance and the African financial market: policy developments and available tools, taking (i) a forward looking interventions approach and (ii) a look at the opportunities and challenges from the green finance as well as greening the financial sector angle
14:55 – Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (Ms Stefanie Lindemann-Kohrs, Head of Division Equity and Funds Sub-Saharan Africa): Private sector support in Africa: How to promote sustainability investments
15:05 – European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME (Stefan Moritz, Managing Director & Head of the EU-Liaison Office of BVMW in Brussels): Experience with sustainability investments: challenges and opportunities & which tools are or could be useful to obtain the necessary funding – European business perspective (including in Africa).
15:15 – African business representative (Mr Mulualem SYOUM, CEO and Chairman of the Board AeTrade Group): Experience with sustainability investments: challenges and opportunities & which tools are or could be useful to obtain the necessary funding – African business perspective.
15:25 – Q&A
15:50 – Conclusions and closure by the Moderator
14 February – Supporting a solid entrepreneurship mind-set through mentoring and accelerating sustainable and shared value business ideas
Organised by European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME (EU / BE)
Agenda
Moderator: Prof. Horst Fischer, Associate Director Economic Cooperation, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
– SVAI Keynote: The importance of Shared Value Creation by the Private Sector
– Ms. Sazini Mojapelo, SVAI
– Ms. Vuyo Lutseke, SVAI
– Entrepreneurs Creating Social & Environmental Impact [Panel: Benedict Okpala (Kiru Energy), Dr Edmund Amu (Kenoch HG Herbal Clinic), Bless Ama Satsi (Happy Eagle Tourism)] [25min]
– OVO/Einstein Rising Keynote: Supporting Entrepreneurs Building the African Economy
– Mr. Thierry Deflandre, Pro bono Board Member at OVO Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
– Mr. Brian Mangeni, OVO/Einstein Rising [10min]
– The African Entrepreneurship Journey (Panel: Sarah Atuhaire (Akaboxi), Ivan Agaba (Imani Academies) & Regina Nakayenga (Rena Beverages)] [25min]
– Audience Q&A for all speakers [20min]
EU-African SME Summit 2021
21-22.10.2021
Video Recordings (Working Language: English/Italian/French/German)
Day 1
Day 2
Documentation – Launch of the Africa IP SME Helpdesk
Affordable Payment Solutions for Off-grid Renewable Energy in Africa | Part of the EU-Africa Business Forum
20.04.2021
Video (Working Language: English)
Showcasing Sustainable Business Practices in Uganda | OVO | Networking SusTech4Africa
09.02.2021
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Welcoming by Mr. Stefan Moritz, Managing Director of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Mr. Björn Macauter, General Manager at OVO
Mr. Thierry Deflandre , Executive Director at OVO
Keynote: Mr. Rudi Veestraeten, Belgian Ambassador in Uganda
Showcasing 6 Sustainable Business Practices in Uganda
Moderation: European Value Shared Business Factory, Mrs. Jovana Savić, Project Manager at European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Presentation from 6 Entrepreneurs
- TUKOLE, Ms. Phyllis Nassuna
- Akaboxi, Ms. Sarah Atuhaire
- Imani Academies, Mr. Ivan Agaba
- Rena Beverages solutions, Ms. Regina Nantege
- ClinicMaster, Mr. Wilson Kutegeka
- Innovex, Mr. Douglas Karugaba
First EU-African Online Business Lab for SMEs/ Session 4 – Economic cooperation between Africa and Europe in times of COVID-19 – What will the future bring to us?
16.07.2020
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Moderator: Prof. Horst Fischer, Univ. of Columbia and Univ. of Leiden, Senior Advisor European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Mr. Youssef Travaly (PhD, MBA), Friends of Europe Senior Fellow for Digital and Task Force Leader for the Africa Europe Alliance (presentation here)
Mrs. Kathrin Russner, Project Manager Digital Skills Accelerator Africa(DSAA), GIZ
Prof. Sergio Arzeni, President of INSME, the International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Mr. Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh, President of the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and of Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Djibouti
Mr. Sylvain Kopoin, Secretary General of FIPME
First EU-African Online Business Lab for SMEs/ Session 3 – Shared Value Business Ideas Pitches
16.07.2020
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Moderator: Mrs. Jovana Savić, Project Manager European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Pitches by max. 5 entrepreneurs (1st batch)
Alessandro Orizio, Oro Oil – Ghana / Italy (presentation here)
Thierry Nsaka, Makuta – Digital Banking – Belgium / Democratic Republic of Congo (presentation here)
Dominique d’Almeida, Copharbiotec – Belgium / Benin (presentation here)
Nadège Payet Tisset, E-Faitou – Multi project agriculture – France / Senegal (presentation here)
Bronson Eran’ogwa, The Source Plus – Water purifiers – Kenya (presentation here)
Coffee break
Pitches by max. 5 entrepreneurs (2nd batch)
Birindwa Bahizire, Motosec – Democratic Republic of Congo (presentation here)
Jean-François Ricouleau, Valorem – France / Ivory Coast (presentation here)
Klaus F Hepp, Vulkan – Germany / South Africa (presentation here)
Francis Turyahikayo, Kashari Farm – Uganda (presentation here)
Santiago Orlando, Interal – Spain (presentation here)
Live Voting via Zoom Polls
First EU-African Online Business Lab for SMEs/ Session 2 – Share your success in doing business in Africa
16.07.2020
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Moderator: Mr. Hans Stoisser, NextAfrica, Austria
Mrs. Isadora Forcén Vázquez, IFB Advisors, Spain
Mrs. Linda Onyango, Financial deal maker for SMEs, specialist in SME business advisory, champion for entrepreneurship & SDG goals, Kenya
Mr. Kwaku Nsiah Mensuoh, e-commerce platform Trade Africa Online, Ghana, www.tradeafricaonline.com
Dr. Gernot Wagner, Entrepreneur, Germany
First EU-African Online Business Lab for SMEs/ Session 1 – Financial Tools – what’s in it for European and African SMEs?
16.07.2020
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Moderation: European Value Shared Business Factory, Mr. Stefan Moritz, Managing Director European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
African growth sectors and investment promotion offers from the Special Initiative Training and Employment, Mr. Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, GIZ (presentation here)
Financing opportunities for SMEs in Africa, Dr. James R. Kanagwa, Country Representative, Ecobank Ethiopia
Mrs Ayélé Sikavi Gabiam, Co-Founder & Partnerships Director, LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub , https://www.lady-agri.org/
Mr. Stanislas Zézé, Bloomfield Investment Corporation
First EU-African Online Business Lab for SMEs/ Opening – Setting the scene for a better economic cooperation among African and European SMEs
16.07.2020
Video (Working Language: English)
Speakers & Presentations
Why SMEs should take Africa much more seriously – Mr. Mario Ohoven – President of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME and of Der Mittelstand/BVMW e.V.
Keynote: Ms. Jacqueline Groth – Head of the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Keynote: Mr. Hassan Hussein – Acting Director, Department of Trade and Industry at the African Union Commission
Keynote: Mr. Antti Karhunen – Head of Unit C4 Private Sector and Trade, DG DEVCO, European Commission (presentation here)
Dr. Joseph Boguifo – President of Fédération Ivorienne des PME – Ivory Coast
Webinar – L’Afrique: un continent d’opportunités …. et comment celles-ci peuvent se réaliser, malgré la crise du Corona!
19.06.2020
Video (Working Language: French)
Presentations
Said Ferri, Vice-Président, Convention Europe-Afrique du Nord – Convention Europe Afrique du Nord
Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, Invest For Jobs/GIZ – African growth sectors and investment promotion offers from the Special Initiative Training and Employment
Mr Christophe Plastre, Adjoint Responsable de Zone – Afrique de l’Ouest, Centrale et du Nord, BPI France – Soutien public français aux investissements en Afrique
Jean-François Ricouleau, Vétérinaire et Consultant export spécialisé sur l’Afrique – L’expérience d’un entrepreneur français en Afrique
Stefan Moritz, Managing Director, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – Best Value Business Ideas Contest
Webinar – L’Africa: un continente di opportunità …. e come queste possono diventare realtà, nonostante la crisi del Coronavirus
18.06.2020
Video (Working Language: Italian)
Presentations
Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, Invest For Jobs/GIZ – African growth sectors and investment promotion offers from the Special Initiative Training and Employment
Ruggero Pietrafesa, Development Finance, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti; Carlo De Simone, Servizio External Relations, Simest – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti a supporto dell’internazionalizzazione delle Pmi: strumenti e misure
Stefan Moritz, Managing Director, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – Best Value Business Ideas Contest
Webinar – Afryka: kontynent możliwości, który może stać się rzeczywistością pomimo epidemii COVID-19
28.05.2020
Video (Working Language: Polish)
Video (Working Language: English)
Presentations
Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, Invest For Jobs/GIZ – African growth sectors and investment promotion offers from the Special Initiative Training and Employment
Verick Schick, Senior Project Manager, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung – Funding and financing instruments of German development cooperation
Ms. Lucyna Sikora, Representative, Fundusz Górnośląski SA, Wsparcie Sektora Msp W Obszarze Internacjonalizacji
Stefan Moritz, Managing Director, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – Digital Networking across continents and Best Shared Value Business Ideas
Webinar – África: un continente de oportunidades…. y estos pueden hacerse realidad, ¡a pesar de la crisis de Corona!
28.05.2020
Video (Working Language: Spanish)
Video (Working Language: English)
Presentations
Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, Invest For Jobs/GIZ – African growth sectors and investment promotion offers from the Special Initiative Training and Employment
Augusto Acosta, Project Manager, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung – Instrumentos de financiación y financiación de la cooperación alemana para el desarrollo
Ana Beatriz Jordao Carneiro-Monteiro, Head of Coordination for Sustainable Cities, AECID, Opportunities boosted by the Spanish Fund for the Promotion of Development (FONPRODE)
Stefan Moritz, Managing Director, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – Digital Networking across continents and Best Shared Value Business Ideas
Webinar – Africa: Ein Kontinent der Chancen auch für KMUs… und wie diese Wirklichkeit werden können – trotz Coronakrise!
12.05.2020
Video (Working Language: German)
Presentations
Marcel Thomkins, Project Manager, GIZ – Afrikanische Wachstumssektoren und Investitionsförderungsangebote der Sonderinitiative Ausbildung und Beschäftigung
Bastian Geyer, Project Manager, Agentur für Wirtschaft & Entwicklung– Förder- und Finanzierungsinstrumente der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bienvenue Angui, Geschäftsführerin Mittelstand Alliance Africa, Der Mittelstand/BVMW – Die Deutsch-Afrikanische Mittelstandsallianz
Stefan Moritz, Managing Director, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – Digitales Netzwerken über Kontinente und Best Shared Value Business Ideas