Program

THE STARTUPS AFRICA 2020 – Empowering African female entrepreneurs in Lagos.

The Startups Africa Conference is a 2-day business conference with the aim of bringing together hundreds of African female entrepreneurs, world class mentors, business experts, investors, leaders in government and the media to support and encourage female-led businesses. One of the objectives of this program is to facilitate the growth and success of women-led businesses by providing them with training, mentorship and networking opportunities after pitching.

The Startups Africa Conference is designed to unite female entrepreneurs in all stages of business development, exposing them to topics and subject areas in branding and marketing; networking and business strategy as well as organizational structure and access to market. Participants will acquire new knowledge on actionable strategies to build and grow world-class businesses. The event will feature a keynote address, top-tier speakers, masterclasses, expert discussions and business-pitching sessions where the winners with revolutionary ideas will win up to $10,000 in seed funding investment ; and a scale-up with worlds venture capitalist with investment funds between USD25,000 to USD1M offering from Faster Capitalist , UAE.

The startrups Africa event connecting African female entrepreneurs in Lagos.

Lagos state is the major economic centre of Nigeria. It would be fifth largest economy in Africa if it were a country. Its total generated revenue in 2017 was around 334 BILLION (equivalent to US$920 MILLION), growing by 10.43% compared to 2016.

Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria and the city they say never sleeps. In lagos, the hustle is real and the opportunities are enormous.
The last decade witnessed regular visits of some of the world’s top business leaders (Bill Gates, Jack Mark, Jack Dorsey , Mark Zuckerberg) including tech companies, executives , startups and numerous investors to get together in this city of excellence

27th & 28th March 2020 , Lagos will host the first edition of what is anticipated to be the largest gathering of African female entrtepreneurs in Africa.

Are you ready to rise up and shine at the startups Africa?

Hundreds of female African entrepreneurs will meet to listen to top-tier speakers and learn from the masters at the master class sessions.
Top 100 female startups will meet world class mentors , investors, companies and media for two days .
Exhibition stands opportunity to access:

  • Demo day
  • Mentor hours
  • Workshops on healthy life style
  • A chance to be on the main stage as a top 10 finalist
  • And a cocktail reception

Speakers and Demo Day Jury members of The Startups Africa 2020

H.E Pauline Tallen
Minister for women affairs, Federal Rebuplic of Nigeria

Mayor Jason Lary
Mayor of The city of Stonecrest, Georgia – USA

Mira Mehta
Founder and CEO Tomato Jos

Dr. Jacqueline Mohair
Chancellor, Tiua School of Business, Duluth, GA, USA

Arese Ugwu
Author of The Best Selling And Ground-Breaking “The Smart Woman”

Jefferey Williams-Edem
Sales Growth Expert & Coach (Business & Market Strategist)

Venture Capitalist

Full of connection and inspiring

Here is what you can expect from the startups Africa 2020.

conference-day

Conference Day

Join the international crowd coming to Lagos and listen to top-tier speakers

masterclass

The master class

3 simultanious master classes

mentorship

Mentorship

Startups pitch and get feedbacks from several mentors

open-demo-day

Open Demo Day

Selected start-ups , scale-ups pitch to the Angel investors , companies , investors, Startups Africa board, media and live audience

Cocktail Reception

Cocktail Reception

With the drama and tensed moments , we will still find time to enjoy cocktail reception with our invited guest and media during the open live demo session

The startups Africa Heroes. Everyday women helping their families and changing their communities.

This segment is designed to shine a spotlight on everyday rural women who are making extraordinary contributions to improve the lives of their family , the lives of other people, and the economy of their community. This special heroes will get reward with scale up funding of $1500 and a special recognition (MAMA AFRICA) plaque. Their stories will be used to inspire attendees at the conference live.
NOTE: This category is by public nomination and voting.

Training and online certification on startups

Sponsors & Partners

Main Sponsor

Media Partners

Supporters

Host Venue

Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, 6-8 Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Date schedules

March 27

  • Conference
  • Master class
  • The startups Africa heroes award
  • Founders pitch screening and top 100 selection

MARCH 28

  • Training
  • Private Demo
  • Mentorship
  • cocktail reception
  • Open Demo for top 10 founders

Utility

  • Medical team
  • Security
  • Lost and found booth
  • Accriditation : conference tag, meal & drink and conference pack.