Thursday 8 December 2011
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Registration and breakfast |
| 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Ten minute introduction by TONY O. ELUMELU MFR, followed by 50 minute Q&A with audience. ![]() “Building Businesses Across African Borders”> TONY O. ELUMELU MFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Three breakout “Entrepreneurship Tools” Master Classes (interactive sessions where leading journalists will interview a major business leader and field questions from the audience):
“Understanding the legal framework as your business grows”> JACQUELINE MUNA MUSIITWA, Founder, Hoja Law Group ![]() “Executing on that big idea”> MAGATTE WADE, Founder, Adina and Tiossano ![]() “Securing financing as your business expands”> JAMES MWANGI, CEO, Equity Bank |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Ten minute introduction by SIR RICHARD BRANSON, followed by fifty minute Q&A with audience. ![]() “The Challenges Facing African Entrepreneurs – and How to Overcome Them”> SIR RICHARD BRANSON, Founder of Virgin Group |
| 12:30 PM - 14:00 PM | Buffet "networking" lunch |
| 14:00 PM - 15:00 PM | Fifteen minute Keynote, followed by 45 minute Q&A with audience: ![]() “How will we train the next generation of African leaders?”> FRED SWANIKER, Founder/CEO, African Leadership Academy |
| 15:00 PM - 16:00 PM | Three breakout "Opportunity" Master Classes: ![]() “Capitalising on Opportunity”> NIK NESBITT, Founder, KenCall “Monetising African Content”> ISIS NYONG’O, VP and MD for Africa, InMobi ![]() “Funding win-win African joint-ventures”> BAME PULE, Pan-African Private Equity Investor, Actis |
| 16:00 PM - 16:30 PM | Break |
| 16:30 PM - 18:30 PM | Investor Speed Dating, where pre-matched companies will pitch for funding from venture capital and private equity firms. |
| 18:30 PM | Close |







