Who: Entrepreneurs, incubators, accelerators, investors. And you.
What: Startup Lounge. Pop-up Shops. Panels. Networking. Happy Hour.
Where: Downtown Austin’s historic Warehouse district,
10 min. from the Austin Convention Center
When: March 10 - 11, 2018 at SXSW Interactive
Why: Africa is the future of global growth
Full schedule now available here.
Please Arrive Early. RSVP Does Not Guarantee Entry.
Admission is First Come First Serve.
Who: Entrepreneurs, incubators, accelerators, investors. And you.
What: Startup Lounge. Pop-up Shops. Panels. Networking. Happy Hour.
Where: Downtown Austin’s historic Warehouse district,
10 min. from the Austin Convention Center
When: March 10 - 11, 2018 at SXSW Interactive
Why: Africa is the future of global growth
Full schedule now available here.
Please Arrive Early. RSVP Does Not Guarantee Entry.
Admission is First Come First Serve.
Full schedule now available here.
March 10
10:00am
Welcome Remarks by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)
10:30am - 11:15am
Panel: "Ready for Your Close-Up: Rewriting the African Script.” Powered by Temple Motion Pictures.
Participating Companies include Temple Motion Pictures, Ebony Life, Kwese
12:00 - 12:35pm
"Lights, Power, Action: Africa Goes Green": Sandrine Nzeukou, Executive Director, Invest Africa in conversation with Jessica O. Matthews, CEO, Uncharted Power; and Maurice Parets, CEO, Pawame
1:00pm - 1:30pm
“Inside Africa”: The Next Generation of PR is in Emerging Markets
Featuring Eliot Pence, Co-Founder, Africa Expert Network
2:00pm - 2:35pm
Fireside Chat: "Investing in a Vision for Rwanda"
Featuring Locus Analytics
3:15pm - 3:45pm
“Big Law & Africa: How Covington Is Supporting The Continent’s Technology Boom”
Featuring Worku Gachou, Policy Advisor, Covington and Burling LLP
4:00pm - 4:20pm
Delivering the Best of Africa to the World's Doorsteps.
Featuring Kathleen Campbell, Head of Global Operations, MarketplaceAFRICA.com
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Searching for Scale: The opportunities and challenges of moving beyond startup in the African context.
Featuring Dylan Richts, Senior Partnerships Associate, MEST
5:30pm - 7pm
Networking Happy Hour. Powered by Avant Garde Network.
8:00pm - 11pm
"Africa After Dark": The Official Africa House After Party featuring 9ice, Bisola Aiyeola, Chris Akinyemi and Aaron Munroe
March 11
10:30am-11:15am
Welcome to the Silicon Lagoon: A Nigeria Tech Breakfast Showcase
Featuring Paga, Venture Garden Group, Gidimo, Cars45
11:45am - 12:15pm
Panel: “Dancing to the Afrobeat: The rise and rise of African music”
Featuring Mark Redguard, Head of Entertainment, West Africa, Temple Management Company, in conversation with Rikki Stein, Kalakuta Sunrise Limited and Head of A&R, OkayPlayer, Abiola Oke, CEO and Publisher, OkayAfrica, and Troy White, Managing Director, Temple East Africa
12:45pm - 1:15pm
"Launching Africa: The Next Frontier in the Space Race”
Featuring Roxsanne Dyssell, Marketing Director, Afamba, in conversation with Levin M. Born, Managing Director, Afamba
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Panel: #Tech4Development. Powered by the US African Development Foundation
Featuring C.D. Glin, CEO, US African Development Foundation, in conversation with Wutiko, Wazi Vision, and Cherehani
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Doing Brand Activism Correctly:
A workshop powered by Accountability Lab and #CultureFix
4:00pm - 4:30pm
#TheFutureIsFemale: Greta Schettler, COO, WEConnect International, in conversation with Tobi Karim, Founder, The African Feminist and Afua Osei, Co-Founder, She Leads Africa
4:45pm - 5:00pm
#AfroFuturism: How African Superheros are Saving the Day
Featuring Roye Okupe, CEO, YouNeek Studios
Established in 2016, the Temple Management Company is a global full-service talent and events management agency that represents many of Africa’s most acclaimed and pioneering figures in every existing, new and emerging area of entertainment, media and government, including film, television, music, sports, literature, fine arts and live entertainment.
On behalf of the American people, USADF stands with communities across the African continent. The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) is an independent federal agency established to support African-led development that grows community enterprises by providing seed capital and technical support.
