The Forum X-Afrique returns this year for its third edition on Saturday, March 10, 2018 on the campus of the Ecole polytechnique. This forum aims to promote entrepreneurship in Africa. During a day, about twenty start-ups will present their projects with an African focus.

It has been organized for three years now by the association X-Afrique of the Ecole Polytechnique. The latter brings together Africans and lovers of Africa X with the aim of shining the African culture and entrepreneurship in Africa through various events during the year.

Last year’s forum

The Forum is the main event of X-Africa. The second edition of 2017 was chaired by the then Ivorian Minister of the Budget, Mr. Abdourahmane Cissé and other great African personalities with more than 600 visitors during the day. You will find on the site https://x-afrique.binets.fr/ all the information concerning the event of 2017.

This year’s forum

This year, the theme of the Forum is New Technologies for Africa. Indeed, Africa is shaken by new technologies from all around, in terms of economy, education, health and culture. We are witnessing the birth of several start-ups, companies using these new technologies and galvanized by the bubbling African entrepreneurs.

What is the share of new technologies in African growth? How to take advantage of this era of new technologies? How do we appropriate it and adapt it to our real needs in Africa?

Exchanges on questions will take place throughout the forum through conferences, round tables and exhibitions of start-ups.

 

Round tables

For this third edition, there will be major speakers as for previous editions including

Valérie Levkov: Managing Director EDF Africa and Middle East

Bruno Bensasson: Managing Director Engie Africa

Ousseynou Nakoulima: Director of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the African Development Bank

Henri Boyé: Expert Consultant in Energy and Development

Valérie-Noelle Kodjo Diop: Head of Innovation and Alternative Banking Models for Africa Region of Societe Generale

Thameur Hamdane: CEO Afrikwity & Cofundy

Leyth Zniber: Founder of Impact Lab (Incubator for projects with high social impact) and NUMA Casablanca (Fond VC)

Christian Kamayou: founder of MyAfrican Startup

 

Two round tables will mark this third edition:

Round table n ° 1: How will Africa succeed in its own energy transition?

It will address the energy issues in Africa. Indeed, Africa has the advantage of not going down the same path as its predecessors in terms of energy and making a sustainable and environmentally friendly choice. What are the paths to get there?

 

Round table n ° 2: Entrepreneurship in Africa: innovation or recycling of imported ideas?

African entrepreneurship will be addressed in all its aspects. Does disruption really take into account African realities or would it not just be an inappropriate import of ideas from elsewhere?

 

Pitch contest

A pitch contest, chaired by a jury of experts, will be organized throughout the day with different phases. It will be for entrepreneurs to outline their disruptive ideas. The start-up who has been the most convinced will be awarded the Forum prize.

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Comme beaucoup de personnes j’ai connu l’Afrique à travers des stéréotypes : l’Afrique est pauvre, il y a la guerre, famine… Je suis devenu entrepreneur pour briser ces clichés et participer à la construction du continent. J’ai lancé plusieurs entreprises dont Kareea (Formation et développement web), Tutorys (Plate-forme de e-learning), AfrikanFunding (Plate-forme de crowdfunding). Après un échec sur ma startup Tutorys, à cause d’une mauvaise exécution Business, un manque de réseau, pas de mentor, je suis parti 6 mois en immersion dans l’écosystème Tech au Sénégal. J’ai rencontré de nombreux entrepreneurs passionnés, talentueux et déterminés. A mon retour sur Paris je décide de raconter leur histoire en créant le média AfrikaTech. L'objectif est de soutenir les entrepreneurs qui se battent quotidiennement en Afrique en leur offrant la visibilité, les connaissances, le réseautage et les capitaux nécessaires pour réussir. L'Afrique de demain se construit aujourd'hui ensemble. Rejoignez-nous ! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boubacardiallo

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