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• Established in Cape Verde in 2012• Our mission is to “build enterprises

and nurture innovation in Africa”• Our vision is “transforming Africa”• Our approach is to incubate creative

ideas into businesses, support innovators, and build innovation friendly environment in Africa

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• We aim to contribute to building innovation friendly environment in Africa and for this we will promote strategic dialogues on innovation– Policy research– Evidence based decision making– Multi–stakeholder dialogues

•Web site & Blog•Summits

– Action plans and advocacy

Seed Africa – venture financing

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• The pace of change gets faster and faster– Science and technological (S&T) innovations

– Societal change

• S&T capabilities and innovations are critical for socioeconomic transformation and development

• Africa in most metrics of S&T and Innovations is far behind the other continents

• Yet Africa is changing and some “innovations hubs” are emerging

• What can be learned from these experiences and how can the experiences be shared

Why?

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• Our first major event is today’s launch of – Website – Online blog — Innovation Talk– Africa Innovation Summit (AIS)

Cabo Verde 2013

• The first Africa Innovation Summit (AIS ) Cabo Verde 2013 will take place on 10 – 12 June 2013, at the National Assembly, Praia, Cabo Verde

• AIS Cabo Verde 2013 will be organized in collaboration with the Government of Cape Verde (several agencies & ministries) and national and international partners

Ihaba is launching an ongoing dialogue on Innovation

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What do we aim to achieve with

AIS – Cabo Verde 2013• Summit to showcase• Emerging African hubs of innovations• Innovations which are taking place on the continent• The leading innovators – people and organizations

• Platform to explore• How best to promote innovation in Africa• Share experiences and facilitate cross-country learning

• Facilitate change through• An African multi–stakeholder network for innovation• An Action Plan to resolve core constraints• Promote robust policies

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What do we aim to achieve with

AIS – Cabo Verde 2013• This first summit has a special focus, the Ecosystem of Emerging Innovation Hubs in Africa. The idea is to provide a platform to explore, showcase and to discuss the innovations which are taking place in African countries.

 

• We will like to use the Summit to explore the emerging hubs like Kenya (mobile payment), Cape Verde (e-governance), Nigeria (Nollywood films), etc and to share experiences between African countries, learn from these experiences, and seek solutions to challenges facing these hubs.

 

• We also intend to use the Summit to explore how these innovations can become a source of economic growth and socioeconomic transformation in Africa.

 

• We intend to have important stakeholders including founders of early stage firms and venture capital companies at the Summit to explore how to address major challenges such as financing for starts up in Africa.

 

• We will also use the Summit to showcase innovations taking place on the continent. We plan to provide a facility for exhibitors and facilitate the participation of some innovative early stage firms.

• Additionally, we will use the Summit to define an Africa-wide agenda for innovation and to promote cross country collaborations.

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AIS – Cabo Verde 2013 is not a one time event; activities will take place before, during and after

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AIS Profile•Participants•Approximately 200 participants from at least 25

African countries & Diaspora, the majority from outside the host country

•Institutions working on facilitating innovations•Government: Ministers and other high level

officials•Firms: CEOs of companies, including start-ups •Finance: Partners of venture capital and private

equity; Bankers, capital market operators •Research & Education: Academics & researchers,

policy experts, scientists, and engineers•Individuals: Business angels, high net worth

individuals, innovators, and entrepreneurs

•Networking•Organization of meetings for networking•Special networking zones•Coffee breaks which allow informal meetings

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AIS Profile

•Content•Hubs: The Ecosystems of Africa’s Emerging

Innovation Hubs•Policy: Policies to Promote Innovation; •Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs and

Innovation •Finance: Financing Innovation•Education: Educational Systems & Innovation

•Organization•Plenary sessions •Simultaneous Workshops

•Special Content•Ideas lab & fundraising•Exhibit

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AIS Profile•Patron•H.E. President Pedro Pires, former President of

Cabo Verde and 2011 Mo Ibrahim Laureate: to help promote the AIS and mobilize support for the AIS

•Advisory Committee•Consists of 20 world renowned experts on

innovation and African development issues•Advise the organizing committee•Provide suggestions to ensure quality & action

oriented summit•Mobilize Support for the AIS

•Program & Scientific Committee•Consists of 10 resource persons•Support the development of content & program

for AIS 2013•Support the selection of speakers and design of

special programs

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Agenda: AIS – Cabo Verde 2013

Monday (10) Plenary Session: The Ecosystems of Africa’s Emerging Innovation Hubs

Simultaneous Workshops: Africa’s Emerging Innovation Hubs

Visit Exhibits

Plenary: Innovation Policies

Welcome Reception

Tuesday (11) Plenary: Financing Innovation

Simultaneous Workshops & Seminars

Plenary: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Simultaneous Workshops & Seminars

Cultural Night & Dinner

Wednesday (12) Plenary: Education & Innovation

Simultaneous Workshops & Seminars

Launch: SeedAfrica Fund

Closing cocktail

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• Plenary & Workshop • Organize the infrastructure, logistics &

technical needs• Webstreaming

• Simultaneous Interpretation • Equipment and technical needs• Interpreters : English, Portuguese and

French

• Registration & Meeting Point• Establish and finance an online system for

registration and organizing meetings• Organize the infrastructure and logistics of

meetings

• Business Center• Organize and finance the infrastructure of a

space with WiFi, 25-30 computers and printers for the use of participants

• Exhibit Center• Finance the infrastructure of about 20

stands for exhibits and production of the exhibits

• Visits Program• Organize visits to historic Cidade Velha or

institutions of interest to participants NOSI, Casa do Cidadão, Bolsa das Valores, etc

• Organize registration & transportation

• Entrepreneurs & Researchers Program • Fund the participation of researchers,

policy experts, young technology entrepreneurs and innovators

• Case Studies Book Project• Honorarium, review meeting, editors

meeting, publication, dissemination

Sponsored Components

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Sponsored Social Events

•Welcome Reception•Cocktail for all participants on Monday night•Montage, decoration, transportation, and entertainment

•Cultural Night & Dinner•Sit-down dinner for all participants on Tuesday night•Montage, decoration, transportation, and entertainment

•Coffee Breaks & Lunches•Two coffees per day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)•Daily Lunch for delegates

•Closing Cocktail•Cocktail for all participants on Wednesday night

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AIS is not business as usual • It is neither a “talk shop” nor the usual

conference or summit on innovation• It recognizes the importance of

governments (Government matters)• It aims to build a platform for ongoing

multi–stakeholder dialogues• It aims to engage the public at large

and build a constituency for innovation• It aims to build a strategic agenda and

promote actions

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