The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG) and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) have made the announcement that the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa Summit will take place in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, during the month of October 2023.
The annual GSA Africa Summit will be held at the Museum of Art and Science, which only recently opened its doors to the public.
The summit’s purpose is to bring together the African startup ecosystem and celebrate the exceptional achievements of startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators from all over the continent.
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What this summit will do
The summit will bring together important stakeholders in African innovation, including executives from industry, government, academia, and the wider ecosystem, to meet and connect with the continent’s leading technology solutions.
The conference will take place in South Africa. Here, start-up companies will have the option to take part in a series of solution exchange workshops. During these workshops, they will have the chance to network with industry professionals and investigate the possibility of forming new partnerships.
The 15 regional finalists who have made it to this stage of the GSA Africa competition will be honoured at a gala dinner. As winners on the African continent, these start-ups will be rewarded for their outstanding contributions to addressing significant problems on a global scale. In addition to this, students will have the unique chance to interact with the GIIG Africa Fund, which will provide a route for possible financial investment in their capacity as future agents of change.
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“Critically, we want this event to act as a spark for younger generations, to encourage them to explore the world of innovation as a promising career path. The African Development Bank projects that our continent’s youth population will more than double to 830 million by 2050. This means that an additional quarter of the population will need food, jobs, housing, and healthcare that we’re currently not equipped for. But by nurturing innovation and the growth of new, leap-frogging ideas, we can grow whole new industries of opportunity. And if we can do that, then we ensure that our actions today have a meaningful impact on the generations of tomorrow,” said GIIG and GSA Africa co-founder Jo Griffiths.
About Global Innovation and Investment Group (GIIG)
The Global Innovation and Investment Group (GIIG) is an organization devoted to bringing together various parties involved in innovation in the form of a reliable network in order to accelerate the process of finding, funding, and developing ground-breaking technological ideas. As they observe the integration of economies across Africa, they realize that the significance of their mission is growing.
They make it possible for African entrepreneurs in the technology sector to prosper and build enterprises that lead the way in developing global solutions to the most pressing problems of their era.
They have the potential to inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs and propel innovation throughout the continent if they work together.
About Global Startup Awards
The Global Startup Awards is the most prominent and comprehensive competition for autonomous startup ecosystems. The GSA utilizes its competitive structure and event calendar in order to operate programmes in every region of the world.
The Global Startup Awards are an international competition that brings together high-impact startups and investors from over one hundred nations. Participants in the network have the opportunity to meet potential mentors, partners, and clients, and they also have access to the most recent developments in their respective industries.