The Germany-Africa Business Forum, the first-ever privately held event exclusively dedicated to strengthening trade and investment ties between Germany and Africa, has confirmed the participation of former Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi at its Berlin conference in March 23, 2017. Mr. Boni Yayi, a banker and former politician, was Benin\u2019s president between 2006 and 2016 and previously served as Chairperson of the African Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delighted and honored by former President Boni Yayi\u2019s confirmation to participate in GABF,\u201d said Guillaume Doane, Executive Director of the Germany-Africa Business Forum. \u201cHe is a pan-African champion who has strongly promoted the development of trade and political relations between Africa and Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Germany-Africa Business Forum has also bolstered its technology and innovation program by confirming Rebecca Enonchong, the founder, and CEO of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions. Ms. Enonchong, who is also the co-founder of ActivSpaces, a tech incubator in Cameroon, has devoted much of her life to promoting African interests. Through the proliferation of mobile technologies and digital platforms, Africa has created a vibrant environment for entrepreneurship and commercial ventures which are ideal partners for German tech and finance firms. The addition of Ms. Enonchong and AppsTech complements an already exciting roster of speakers in tech and finance at GABF, including Dirk Harbecke, the former CEO of Africa Development Corporation; Erick Yong, Managing Partner of Greentech Capital Partners; Tim Nuy, Executive Director of African fintech company MyBucks; and Daniel Gizaw, the founder and CEO of dVentus Technologies, based in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Germany-Africa Business Forum capitalizes on a wave of interest taken by the German government and companies to increase their engagement with African countries. There is a consensus that Africa remains ripe for German investment, from small startups to industrial giants spanning the economic spectrum. German Mittelstand <\/em>companies are already showing an interest in places where their skills and technology can bring value. Germany shows a strong need to expand to new markets, with companies doing just 2 percent of their business in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unternehmen die also dort aktiv sein wollen, brauchen ein gewisses politisches, soziales und kulturelles Know-How und erste Erfahrungen vor Ort, um nicht negativ \u00fcberrascht zu werden. \u201eMan muss vor Ort sein, man muss investieren, man muss aufbauen, man muss finanzieren, und ich denke, das ist f\u00fcr die deutsche Unternehmerschaft sehr wichtig zu verstehen\u201c \n\nF\u00fcr die Zukunft plant das GABF, deutsche Unternehmer direkt mit nach Afrika zu nehmen, genau aus diesem Grund. Ziel ist es, ihnen den Wirtschaftsmarkt verst\u00e4ndlich zu machen und politische Entscheidungstr\u00e4ger zu treffen, damit diese Unternehmer*Innen wissen, wie es hautnah in Afrika funktioniert, bevor sie investieren.\n\nZu Sebastian Wagner\n\nSebastian Wagner lebt in S\u00fcdafrika. Er hat in Uganda, \u00c4quatorialguinea, Kongo Brazzaville, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire gelebt und ist aktuell der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer der Afrika-fokussierten Energiehandels- und Investitionsfirma DMWA Resources. Zus\u00e4tzlich engagiert er sich f\u00fcr die Entwicklung des Kontinents durch das GABF. Das Germany Africa Business Forum ist ein rein ehrenamtliches Engagement, eine Art, seine Liebe f\u00fcr den Kontinent Afrika auszudr\u00fccken.\n\nAmeyo Dick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die Podiumsdiskussionen werden sich mit einigen der gr\u00f6\u00dften H\u00fcrden und Chancen im afrikanischen Technologie- und Innovationssektor von heute befassen. Unteranderem mit der Frage, wie die Technologie, insbesondere Afrikas rasche Anpassung an Fintech den Finanzsektor beeinflusst; oder Afrikas wachsende Problem der Ern\u00e4hrungssicherheit und wie Agrotechnologien und deutsche Innovationen den Marktzugang zu Nahrungsmittel auf dem ganzen Kontinent sicherstellen k\u00f6nnen. Sowie mit der Frage, wie neue Innovationen den Wachstum auf Afrikas, sich schnell ver\u00e4ndernden M\u00e4rkten vorantreiben k\u00f6nnen und welche Rolle der deutsche Maschinenbau, sowie die deutsche Produktion auf dem Kontinent spielen k\u00f6nnten.\n\nDie Konferenz, die im HVB-Tower abgehalten wird, bietet auch mehrere Gelegenheiten zum Networking, darunter Kaffeepausen, Mittagessen und ein Networking-Cocktail-Abend, der vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium f\u00fcr Wirtschaft und Medien, Energie und Technologie in der renommierten M\u00fcnchner Residenz veranstaltet wird.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Germany-Africa Business Forum, the first-ever privately held event exclusively dedicated to strengthening trade and investment ties between Germany and Africa, has confirmed the participation of former Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi at its Berlin conference in March 23, 2017. 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