TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT 2020 Impact Report by the Tropics Group of Companies

TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT

IMPACT REPORT 2020

TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT 2020 Impact Report

By TROPICS GROUP OF COMPANIES

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Key Report Points What we have lined up for this year

2020 Summit Overview TBS Projected Impact on Small Businesses Key Area Focus Thanks to TBS 2020 Sponsors & Partners Speakers & Panelists Economic Impact TBS SDGs Goals Best Tweets List of Companies Key Sectors & Countries List 2020 Event Calendar 2021

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Thanks to our Parrains & Marraines SAMBA BATHILY

YVES MUYEJ

CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER AFRICA DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS - ADS (MALI/GUINEA)

CEO & FOUNDER KUPANGA (DR-CONGO)

BERTA RODRIGUES ISSA

FATOUMATA SANGHO

CEO & FOUNDER INGA ROSE (ANGOLA)

PRESIDENT ADA NGO (MALI)

BETH MATLATJI

DR. RACHID OUMLIL

DIRECTOR STARTUP GRIND JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH AFRICA)

CEO & FOUNDER ARCID (MOROCCO)

Thanks to our Parrains & Marraines ROSE-MARIE BOUBOUTOU

CELINE VICTORIA FOTSO

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST MOTIVATIONAL COACH (CONGO/FRANCE)

CEO & FOUNDER JEWANDA MAGAZINE (CAMEROON)

SAMIRA MIHAJA MOUMINI

AKASSIMANDOU

CEO & FOUNDER 3 LADIES PIRATES (MADAGASCAR)

CEO & FOUNDER SIMKOOL NETWORK (SWITZERLAND/COTE D'IVOIRE)

RAOUL RUGAMBA

CYNTHIA MUNWANGARI

CEO & FOUNDER AFRICA IN COLORS (RWANDA)

CEO & FOUNDER UKO SOKONI (UGANDA/EAST AFRICA)

TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT

Bridging the funding gap between the African continent and the rest of the world The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most complicated challenges faced by the financial sector globally. The impact of the pandemic on banking services has been severe due to demand reduction, income reduction, closure of public and private sectors and the overall curb on economic activities.

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The present situation has forced Afro-Caribbean businesses, consumers and financial intermediaries to shift focus on crafting a strategic response across the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The pandemic has undeniably acted as a catalyst in enabling rapid adoption and use of Technology platforms as contactless offerings become the new norm.

The TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT (TBS) 2020 live streamed event explored the regional discourse on how the services industry in Africa and the Caribbean should refocus on reopening and rebuilding the economy and how innovation and digital technology enablers will influence the future of investment in the region.

2020 Summit Overview

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MENTORSHIP PROGRAM • 98%

Tropics Business Network Projected Impact on Small Businesses

Our mentorship program lasts one year (12 months) to better support African and Caribbean Entrepreneurs through the crucial times of their journey.

ACCESS TO SEED CAPITAL • 71% The TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT gives access to Entrepreneurs' funding opportunities including Angel Funders, Seed Investors, Crowdfunding, Development Funding Intitutions, Public and Private Equity Funding, Venture Capital Funding, etc.

INVESTORS-STARTUPS MEETUPS • 54% The main aim of our Entrepreneurs and Investors Meetups is to simplify and demistify the business funding process so that you can make it work for you.

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350 SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

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BUSINESS LANGUAGES

55 500

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

GLOBAL DELEGATES

Key Area Focus • Impact of the pandemic on public and private sectors and the entrepreneurship industry • Consolidation of financial technologies • The importance of technology and digitization in seamless continuity

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: PUBLIC POLICIES TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SENEGAL w/ Her Excellency Madame Zahra Iyane THIAM (Minister of Social Entrepreneurship of Senegal) Link: https://youtu.be/pC8WuyzSHJM

TALK: AFRICA, A LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY OFFICES w/ Roberta Annan (CEO & Founder, Annan Capital Partners in Ghana) Link: https://youtu.be/dFFe-BVAe_U

WORKSHOP: WEBSITE BUILDER - BRING YOUR BRAND TO LIFE & INCREASE YOUR SALES w/ Beth Matlatji (Session powered by GoDaddy SA & StartupGrind Joburg by Google) Link: https://youtu.be/qmCn9M3cWiw

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: TRADE & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ANGOLA w/ Eduardo Kondua (Counsellor for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Angola in South Africa) Link: https://fb.watch/3xsTkWq9lq/

TALK: ZONES ECONOMIQUES SPECIALES: UN INSTRUMENT DE DEVELOPPEMENT EN AFRIQUE w/ HE Alain Akouala (Former-Minister of ZES in Congo) Link: https://fb.watch/3xsUD9yaL2/

TALK: INVESTING IN SPORTS OF AFRICA w/ Amadou Gallo Fall (President, Basketball Africa League - BAL at National Basketball Association (NBA Africa) in Senegal) Link: https://fb.watch/3xt6Tl0vYt/

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists LIVE INTERVIEW: ARTISANAT & INDUSTRIALISATION MINIERE w/ Yves Muyej (CEO of KUPANGA in the DR-Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/y1QoYjc_4k4

TALK: LA DIGITALISATION DES MEDIAS, UNE CHANCE POUR L'AFRIQUE? w/ Wesleg Nanse (CEO of Naja TV in Germany/Cameroon) Link: https://youtu.be/_z65jxf-bP0

TALK: e-REPUTATION: QUELS ENJEUX POUR LES DIRIGEANTS & LES ENTREPRISES EN POST COVID-19 w/ Vincent Garrigues (Managing Director of MEROE Global in France) Link: https://youtu.be/10-yW05vkhQ

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: MUTUALISM: ACCELERATING SMME GROWTH, TANSFORMATION & JOB CREATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS w/ Mason Witman (CEO, MUTUALISM in South Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/D8pkgXgt_Dk

TALK: WHAT IMPACT WLL BIG TECH'S ENTRY INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES HAVE ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA w/ Shaun Burrow (CEO of DEMARS in Mauritius/South Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/KJeo1fBiMQc

TALK: WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN AFRICA E-COMMERCE w/ Cynthia Munwangari (CEO of UKO SOKONI in Uganda / East Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/-FqdTFkREFg

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: INVESTING IN WOMEN w/ Adeline Akufo-Addo Kufuor (CEO of Women's Empowerment and Investment Group in Ghana) Link: https://youtu.be/3pzRH4S731c

ROUNDTABLE: THE FUTURE OF BANKING IN AFRICA: FROM SCALE & SCOPE ECONOMIES w/ Christian Kamtchueng (CEO of AFRISIA in France) and Dorothee-Henri Saubate (SME Consultant in France) Link: https://youtu.be/8NO37eoDh1E

PANEL: NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN UPSCALE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT & RENEWABLE ENERGY w/ Samba Bathily (Africa Develpment Solutions in Mali/Guinea), Joyce Williams, PLLC (Armooh Williams in USA/Ghana) and Gabino Guerengomba (Co-Founder at Integrated Solar Technologies in Central African Republic/Mexico) Link: https://youtu.be/4LDKIihbN_w

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: THE LINK BETWEEN HEALTH, HYGIENE & BEAUTY

TALK:ENTREPRENDRE EN AFRIQUE: ENJEUX & DEFIS DE L'INDUSTRIE DE BEAUTE

w/ Christelle Kedi (Multi Awards Winning Beauty Artist & Wellness Coach in France/Cameroon) Link: https://youtu.be/NGnaspev3oQ

w/ Francis Olilo (CEO of Ecole Olilo in Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/kDzcH1vLzCI

PANEL: IMPACT SOCIOECONOMIQUE DU STREAMING MUSICAL EN AFRIQUE w/ Moussa Wague (CEO at KEYZIT in France), Pembele Ndombasi Olivier (Manager of WALI International in DRCongo/Canada) and Baya Ciamala (CEO of Baziks Pulse in DR-Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/hwijoFg5-yE

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: QUAND LA MUSIQUE & LE DIVERTISSEMENT AFRICAINS ATTIRENT LES CAPITAUX

TALK: THE CURRENT & FUTURE STATE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY IN AFRICA

w/ Franck-Alcide Kacou (Managing Director at Universal Music Africa in Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/wHOs_coIm0w

w/ Sidick Bakayoko (CEO, Paradise Game in Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/WLVGpV92ngA

TALK: LA FISCALITE DU SECTEUR NUMERIQUE w/ Losseny Kamagate (CEO of Cabinet KLS in Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/KjjqjrrqYeM

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: LES CINEMAS D'AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE SUBSAHARIENNE: DU BUSINESS DE LA CULTURE w/ Rufin Mbou Mikima (CEO of Inzo Ya Bizizi in France/Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/1iYk_jXexAM

TALK: DE L'IDEE A LA CREATION ENTREPRISE

TALK: SDG3 GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING IN CITIES

w/ Dimitri M'Foumou-Titi (CEO of African valley in France/Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/ND3x0wCCHTo

w/ Gareth Presch (CEO, World Health Innovation Summit in United Kingdom) Link: https://youtu.be/iJhwHce3TD4

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: MINING & TECH: PREPARER LES INDUSTRIELS A LA 4EME REVOLUTION INDUSTRIELLE w/ Herve Mwinkeu (CEO, NOVA Inc. in DR-Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/LF-MqNi--Sc

TALK: PRISE EN CHARGE DU CANCER EN AFRIQUE w/ Dr. Arnold Sulu (Managing Director of Centre Hospitalier Nganda in DRCongo) Link: https://youtu.be/RSnINgW6oGs

TALK: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR HEALTH INNOVATION w/ Dr Brenda Khubeka (Health IQ Consulting in South Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/dbG-lVMvw8w

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists (IN MEMORIAM) TALK: THE MOBILE REVOLUTION IN THE TELECOMMS INDUSTRY IN ANGOLA

TALK: EDUCATION & GENDER INEQUALITY: WHEN CULTURAL TRADITION IS A FACTOR OF EXCLUSION

w/ Eunice Carvalho (Late Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at UNITEL in Angola) Link: https://youtu.be/tRYxn-PpmBM

w/ Berta Rodrigues Issa (CEO of Inga Rose in Angola) Link: https://youtu.be/73LdUUfPMmE

TALK: LA NOUVELLE GOUVERNANCE AFRICAINE w/ Jean Jacques Lumumba (Senior Credit Risk Analyst in Belgium) Link: https://youtu.be/8C79_mROpOI

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: TRADE & INVESTMENT IN MAURITIUS w/ Dr Prega Ramsamy (Economic Counsellor for Africa at Mauritius High Commission in South Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/nSkIpeoj5eg

TALK: JEUNESSE, MOTEUR DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE EN AFRIQUE w/ Fatoumata Sangho Keita (President, ADA in Mali) Link: https://youtu.be/wP9R2CoD7vU

TALK: LE SECTEUR BANCAIRE COMME LEVIER DE REDEMARRAGE DES ACTIVITES DES PME/TPE AFRICAINES w/ Danny Dior Ngongang, ARB I (Relationship Manager SME at ECOBANK in Cameroon) Link: https://youtu.be/jk5cnrLsMIA

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: DIASPORA NETWORKS & INVESTMENT INITIATIVES w/ Dr John Brewster (Board Member, Africa Diaspora Network in Europe - The Netherlands) Link: https://youtu.be/mZpeaDE4oNo

TALK: STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING DIASPORA INVESTMENT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA w/ Mel Foote (CEO & President of Constituency for Africa in Washington DC, USA) Link: https://youtu.be/tfrDuY5fbLU

TALK: SMART CITIES: A SOLUTION TO THE BOOMING URBANIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTINENT w/ Serge Poueme (Senior Site Reliability Engineer at SAP - Quebec Link: https://youtu.be/HFX57d0bsi4

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: LA GUINEE EQUATORIALE COMME UNE DESTINATION PHARE DES INVESTISSEMENTS EN AFRIQUE w/ Me. Maria Eugenia Bohabonay Boriba (CEO of PAN Associes in Equatorial Guinea/France/Spain) Link: https://youtu.be/O90vPq-nzTc

TALK: FUTURE YOUNG LEADERS (REBUILDING SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER COVID-19) w/ Mbolatiana Razakatsara (Economic Development Board of Madagascar) Link: https://youtu.be/R0nQtAD9cNU

TALK: HOW TO BECOME A RESILIENT WOMAN LEADER w/ Audrey Randriamandrato (CEO of KATRO & CO. in Madagascar) Link: https://youtu.be/dS4n2rOQHiQ

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: INVESTIR EN AFRIQUE - ACCELERER LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE PAR L'INNOVATION

PANEL: FACILITER LE TOURISME INTRA AFRICAIN A TRAVERS LA PROMOTION DE LA "DESTINATION AFRIQUE"

w/ Gaetan Rajaofera (CEO of Greentsika in Madagascar) Link: https://youtu.be/b1zYjKr1ePc

w/ Anita Volatsara (CEO, Marodia in Madagascar) Link: https://youtu.be/GRcH6Pxw12c

TALK: THE IMPORTANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM w/ Helvecia Takwe (Project Management Expert in Cameroon) Link: https://youtu.be/zMEXDx3_xKo

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists INTERVIEW WITH THE MAYOR OF VERNIER IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

TALK: L'INDUSTRIE DU GAMING & DU STREMAING EN AFRIQUE

w/ Mayor Gian-Reto Agramunt (Mayor of the Vernier Municipality) Link: https://youtu.be/i8W8GWkLHoI

w/ Luana Karen Andriamamonjy (Tech and Natural Cosmetics Entrepreneur in Madagascar) Link: https://youtu.be/GRcH6Pxw12c

TALK: LE ROLE DE LA TECHNOLOGIE (DU NUMERIQUE) DANS LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES SECTEURS DE L'ENERGIE w/ Thierry Barbaut (Digital Chief Officer, Agence des Micro-Projets in France) Link: https://youtu.be/4PiokHK6oVA

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: ONSITE TO ONLINE: HOW TO BUILD A REMOTE BASED, GLOBAL COMPANY IN AFRICA

TALK: THE EVOLUTION OF THE TELECOM LANDSCAPE OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

TALK: LES ENJEUX DE LA DIVERSITE & DE LA REPRESENTATION DANS LES STEM

w/ Cofounder & CEO, Baobab Consulting in USA/Kenya Link: https://youtu.be/D7wCT6YiI6o

w/ Clementine Fournier (CP Africa at BICS in Belgium) Link: https://youtu.be/_JSVE_b3N0g

w/ Dora Muanda (Biologist in Democratic Republic of Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/vquIKUL3B2U

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: COMMENT L'ART & LA CULTURE PEUVENT IMPACTER LE DEVELOPPEMENT & LA STABILITE EN AFRIQUE? w/ Boddhi Satva (Celebity DJ, Artist & Entrepreneur in Central Africa/Belgium Link: https://youtu.be/K4HbWN82EB4

TALK: VERSUS BANK, MEILLEURE BANQUE & PARTENAIRE DES PME EN COTE D'IVOIRE

TALK: L'IMPACT DU COVID19 FACE A L'INSERTION DES JEUNES SUR LE MARCHE DU TRAVAIL

w/ Jean Philippe Toure AKA (Corporate, SME and Retail Banking Director at VERSUS BANK in Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/-YR9QFIbo8U

w/ Dr Rachid Oumlil (CEO, ARCID in Morocco) Link: https://youtu.be/b6vra2DN1zM

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: RENFORCER L'INNOVATION AU COEUR DES STARTUPS DU DIVERTISSEMENT w/ Habib Bamba (Directeur de la Transformation, du Digital et des Medias - ORANGE Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/brv1_5bseF4

TALK: LA TUNISIE COMME PLATEFORME DE LUXE EN AFRIQUE & DE SOUSTRAITANCE DE MAINS D'OEUVRES w/ Rafla Hfayed (Assistant Professor, ESSEC Tunis in Tunisia) Link: https://youtu.be/cfDIxif5on0

TALK: INCLUSIVE DESIGN MATTERS TO HEALTH INNOVATION w/ Ntsoaki Phali in South Africa Link: https://youtu.be/rEkyfdyhmqY

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: HOW COMMUNICATIONS CAN HELP AFRICA ACHIEVE ITS INTEGRATION AGENDA w/ Mimi Kalinda (CEO, Africa Communications Media Group in South Africa Link: https://youtu.be/URPc0_NGN5c

TALK: LES INEGALITES SOCIO & ECONOMIQUES CONSTATEES / PROBLEMATIQUE DU GENRE EN AFRIQUE w/ Elizabeth Traore-Andony (Chair & Founder, CMO London in the CEMAC Region / United Kingdom) Link: https://youtu.be/kSIEnXRCB-4

TALK: HOW CAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES CHANGE THE NARRATIVE WITH WOMEN LEADERS w/ Nomsa Nteleko (CEO, OS Holdings in South Africa), Kriss Brochec (CEOm Africa Digital Academy in Congo) Link: https://youtu.be/dkFS2wNSojg

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: CLASSES CULTURELLES NUMERIQUES AU SERVICE DES PROFESSIONNELS EPANOUIS DANS LE NUMERIQUE w/ Virginie Mounanga (CEO, Blanc Cristal in Gabon) Link: https://youtu.be/odgqrdTEPQM

TALK: LA PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE & L'INNOVATION AU SERVICE DE LA COMPETITIVITE DES ENTREPRISES AFRICAINES w/ Tania Dieny (CEO, Rotan Beauty in France / Cote d'Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/hT3EpiMMSjM

TALK: LES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES FAVORISENT LE LEADERSHIP DES FEMMES w/ Fadima Diawara (CEO, Kunfabo in Spain/Guinea) Link: https://youtu.be/MdJ8PqoP7D8

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists MASTERCLASS: STARTUP TECHNOLOGIQUE - LE PILOTAGE JURIDIQUE, UN ATOUT POUR VOTRE PROJET ENTREPRENEURIAL w/ Me. Karine Mazand-Mboumba (CEO, MMT AVocats in France/Gabon) Link: https://youtu.be/7e7Bi36gSBE

TALK: DEMAIN, LA PUBLICITE SERA ECORESPONSABLE, EMOTIONNELLE & IMMERSIVE SANS ETRE INVASIVE w/ Julie Cesaire (CEO, DC Marketing in France and Martinique) Link: https://youtu.be/hT3EpiMMSjM

TALK: LES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES FAVORISENT LE LEADERSHIP DES FEMMES w/ Fadima Diawara (CEO, Kunfabo in Spain/Guinea) Link: https://youtu.be/MdJ8PqoP7D8

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists PANEL DISCUSSION: L'AUTONOMISATION DES FEMMES, CONDITION ESSENTIELLE AU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE w/ Kriss Brochec (CEO of African Digital Academy in Congo), Magali Mukendi (Blessed to be Bless NGO in DR-Congo) and Ndeye Marieme Fall (Associate Director, G&G Professional Services in Senegal) Link: https://youtu.be/FFBRKsAdfNM

TALK: PROMOUVOIR DES POLITIQUES AXEES SUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE, L'ENTREPRENEURIAT FEMININ & LA CROISSANCE ECONOMIQUE RICHE EN EMPLOIS w/ Samatar Abdi Osman (CEO, CTID i Djibouti) and Geraldine Link: https://youtu.be/8PWDTPNTvOY

LUNCH WITH CHEF COCO w/ Chef Coco Reinharz (Chef Patron at Epicure Restaurant) Link: https://youtu.be/ytaoyi0uzAU

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists PANEL DISCUSSION: AFRICAN DIASPORA FACILITATING TRADE & INVESTMENT

TALK: WOMEN BY DESIGN (session powered by MASTERCARD AFRICA/MENA)

w/ Kriss Brochec (CEO of African Digital Academy in Congo), Magali Mukendi (Blessed to be Bless NGO in DR-Congo) and Ndeye Marieme Fall (Associate Director, G&G Professional Services in Senegal) Link: https://youtu.be/Vj7QKxulos4

w/ Ifeoma Dozie (Marketing & Communications Manager, MASTERCARD Africa) Link: https://youtu.be/vNQooL40_4E

TALK: CONSUMING & EXPORTING "MADE IN AFRICA" PRODUCTS & SERVICES TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT w/ Aristote Roger Tossea (CEO, Carlixe Link: https://youtu.be/jTHwAY5fLtM

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Speakers & Panelists TALK: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY: GENDER-LENS INVESTING & INCLUSIVITY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT w/ Grace Lokako (CEO, Logitech in Switzerland) Link: https://youtu.be/eTOYisiuwoQ

TALK: MECHANISMS TO HELP SMEs IN THE POST PANDEMIC w/ Lynda Aphing Kouassi (CEO, Cabinet KAIZENE in Cote d Ivoire) Link: https://youtu.be/yCE5Bm-_8qM

TALK: CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOR YOUTH IN RWANDA: UNLEASHING POTENTIAL & GROWTH w/ Raoul Rugamba (CEO, Africa in Colors in Rwanda) Link: https://youtu.be/IJpxjGtrF6E

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AGRIBUSINESS

EDU-TECH

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45%

TECHNOLOGY

MANUFACTURING

75%

35%

FMCG

CREATIVE SECTORS

60%

40%

Economic impact of the 2020 Tropics Business Summit

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Tropics Business Summit committed to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 34

GOAL 1:

GOAL 3:

GOAL 5:

No Poverty

Good Health and Well-being

Gender Equality

GOAL 7:

GOAL 8:

GOAL 9:

Affordable and Clean Energy

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Companies Attended GOVERNMENTS

GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT OF CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE GOVERNMENT OF SENEGAL EMBASSY OF ANGOLA EMBASSY OF CONGO EMBASSY OF RWANDA EMBASSY OF MAURITIUS EMBASSY OF CONGO DR-CONGO MAIRIE DE GENEVE (SWITZERLAND)

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT &

AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS

ROYAL KINGDOM OF MOZAMBIQUE ROYAL KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND

BANKS & INSTITUTIONS

UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (WITS VENTURES) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (MADAGASCAR) WOMEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (HAITI) SOUTH AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SA) AZANIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SOUTH AFRICA) CONSTITUENCY FOR AFRICA (WASHINGTON DC)

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

GAUTENG GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GGDA)

UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (WITS VENTURES)

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Companies Attended A ANNAN CAPITAL PARTNERS (GHANA) AFRICA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (SOUTH AFRICA) AFRICAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT (MOROCCO) AGENCE DES MICRO-PROJETS (FRANCE) AFRICA DIGITAL ACADEMY (CONGO) ARMOOH WILLIAMS, PLLC (USA) AFRICA DIASPORA NETWORK IN EUROPE (BELGIUM) ATSI INTERNATIONAL (WASHINGTON DC) ADA - ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE (MALI) AFRICAN VALLEY (FRANCE) ALLURE AFRIQUE (SOUTH AFRICA/DR-CONGO) AFRICAN MUTTI (COTE D'IVOIRE) AFRICA IN COLORS (RWANDA) AFRISIA (CAMEROON/FRANCE) ACC - ATELIERS CITOYENS DU CONGO (CONGO)

B BLANC CRISTAL AGENCY (GABON) BLESSED TO BLESS NGO (DR-CONGO) BAOBAB CONSULTING (KENYA) BICS (BELGIUM) BEBUC EXCELLENCE HIGHER EDUCATION (SWITZERLAND/GERMANY)

C CAPITAL MARKETS OPPORTUNITY LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) CENTRE HOSPITALIER NGANDA (DR-CONGO) CREATIVE IDEA SOLUTIONS (FRANCE) CURLY AT HOME (MADAGASCAR) CABINET KAIZEN (COTE D'IVOIRE) CHRISTELLE KEDI WELLNESS COACH (FRANCE/CAMEROON)

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DC MAKETING (FRANCE/MARTINIQUE) DAGO'S CORP (MADAGASCAR)

ECOBANK (CAMEROON) ESSEC TUNIS (TUNISIA) EZ ENGINEERING GROUP (ANGOLA) EFFRAKATA ENTERTAINMENT (NIGERIA) ECRIS-MOI UN BISCUIT (MADAGASCAR)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC AFRICA (COTE D'IVOIRE) NBA - NATIONAL BASKETBALL AFRICA (SENEGAL) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (MADAGASCAR) AFRICA GLOBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (CHICAGO) SOUTH AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SA) CONSTITUENCY FOR AFRICA (WASHINGTON DC) FENU STYLE DESIGNS (BENIN) FRED EBAMI ARTIST (CAMEROON/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM) FEMMES ICI & AILLEURS (FRANCE/CAMEROON/ANTILLES)

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GUINOT & PARTNERS (SOUTH AFRICA) GEN GROUP OF COMPANIES (SOUTH AFRICA) GRIOTE TV (CAMEROON) GEOFFREY GASPARD FILMS (MADAGASCAR) G&G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SENEGAL) GREENTSIKA (MADAGASCAR) GLOBAL MIND CONSULTING (GABON)

HcsMDA (SOUTH AFRICA) HOGAN LOVELLS (SOUTH AFRICA) HOPE IN LIFE INTERNATIONAL (UGANDA/SOMALIA)

INTEGRATED SOLAR SOLUTIONS (CENTRAL AFRICA/NEW MEXICO) INGA ROSE (ANGOLA) INITIATIVE 100% JEUNE (DR-CONGO) INZO YA BIZIZI (FRANCE/CONGO) ICY ACADEMY (MIAMI/NIGERIA)

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JEWANDA MAGAZINE (CAMEROON) JENDOUBA (TUNISIA)

KUPANGA (DR-CONGO) KUNFABO (GUINEA/SPAIN) KATRO & CO. (MADAGASCAR) KINGDOM TRANSLATORS (UGANDA/FRANCE)

LIOR MEDIA (WASHINGTON DC) LOGITECH (SWITZERLAND/DR-CONGO) LES SAMBAS PROFESSIONNELS (GABON)

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MTN (CONGO) MMT AVOCATS (FRANCE/GABON) MEROE GLOBAL (FRANCE) MORINGALA (MADAGASCAR) MAT LI (MADAGASCAR) MAYADIGITAL (MOROCCO) MARODIA (MADAGASCAR)

NBA - NATIONAL BASKETBALL AFRICA NOVA INC. (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) NALLAH BEAUTY (FRANCE/MALI/COTE D'IVOIRE) NEBEDAI COSMETICS (SENEGAL) NY MANJARY (MADAGASCAR) NAKAWA (TUNISIA)

ORANGE (COTE DIVOIRE) OS HOLDINGS (SOUTH AFRICA) OPEN CONSULTING (CAMEROON)

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PAN ASSOCIES (FRANCE/SPAIN/EQUATORIAL GUINEA) PRINCESS COMMUNICATIONS (USA/NIGERIA/BENIN)

ROTAN BEAUTY COSMETICS (COTE D'IVOIRE/FRANCE) RIDAAF (FRANCE/CAMEROON) REDLIPS BEAUTY ACADEMY (SENEGAL)

CABINET SbLEGAL (FRANCE) SAP - QUEBEC (CANADA) SPLENDEURS D'AFRIK (SENEGAL) SKY LEADZ ADVERTISING (FRANCE) SEMAINE DE LA SCIENCE & DES TECHNOLOGIES DE KINSHASA (DR-CONGO)

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC AFRICA (COTE D'IVOIRE) UNITEL (ANGOLA) UKO SOKONI (UGANDA/BURUNDI)

VERSUS BANK (COTE D'IVOIRE) VOAHARY (MADAGASCAR) VIVIAN FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (NIGERIA) VIZEO AGENCY (COTE D'IVOIRE/SENEGAL/CONGO)

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WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION SUMMIT (SCOTLAND/UK)

YTAL CONSULT (DEMOCATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) YEMALI (GABON/FRANCE)

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Tropics Business Summit 2020 Key Sectors NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

BILATERAL G2B & B2B MEETINGS

STRATEGIC NETWORKING

The Afro-Caribbean Entrepreneurs took part in the Tropics Startups Challenge and engaged VCs from Africa and Europe.

The Governments of South Africa, Senegal and Congo got to engage the private sector on investment opportunities amidst Covid-19.

A post-conference networking session will take place in mid February 2020 to help SME build synergies with their counterparts.

THE 2020 TROPICS POWERLIST TROPICS MAGAZINE released ts 2020 powerlist featuring the top Startups to invest in 2021 and beyond.

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AGRICULTURE / AGRIBUSINESS

The 8 sectors of the 2020 Tropics Business Summit

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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

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BANKING / FINTECH / CRYPTO

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ENERGY / MINING / OIL & GAS

The TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT caters to all business industries with the goal to position Africa as a top investment destination.

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HEALTH / TOURISM

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

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GENDER BALANCE / SOCIAL IMPACT

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TECHNOLOGY / FMCG / TELECOMMS

55 participating countries ALGERIA - ANGOLA - BELGIUM - BENIN BURUNDI - CAMEROON - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - COTE D'IVOIRE DR-CONGO - CAPE VERDE - CANADA CONGO - EQUATORIAL - CHAD - CHILI COMOROS - DJIBOUTI - GABON GERMANY - GUINEA - GHANA - GUINEA HAITI - INDONESIA - ITALY - KENYA FRANCE - GUADELOUPE - INDONESIA MADAGASCAR - MARTINIQUE - MALI MAURITIUS - MAURITANIA - MIAMI MEXICO - MOROCCO - MOZAMBIQUE NIGER -SENEGAL - SWITZERLAND RUSSIA - RWANDA - SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE - SIERRA LEONE - SRI LANKA - SPAIN - SOUTH AFRICA TOGO - TUNISIA - UGANDA - UNITED KINGDOM - USA - ZIMBABWE

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Event Calendar 2021 Tropics Business Mixers & Tropics Business Summit Planned activities for 2021

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MADAGASCAR

SOUTH AFRICA

COTE D'IVOIRE

USA

MOROCCO

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

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TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

26TH FEBRUARY

12TH MARCH

26TH MARCH

16TH APRIL

30TH APRIL

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CAMEROON

SENEGAL

CONGO & DRCONGO

FRENCH CARIBBEAN

GABON

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

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TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

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14TH MAY

28TH MAY

11TH JUNE

25TH JUNE

16TH JULY

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QUEBEC

RWANDA

ETHIOPIA

KENYA

NIGERIA

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TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

TROPICS BUSINESS MIXER

30TH JULY

13TH AUGUST

27TH AUGUST

10TH SEPTEMBER

24TH SEPTEMBER

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Global partners rock our world!

We hope to have you back on board in October 2021.

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TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT

You're invited to our 5th annual

Tropics Business Summit Save The Date: 13th - 16th October 2021

For more information, please contact: TROPICS GROUP OF COMPANIES Tel: +27 (0) 72 749 2347 | Email: hello@tropicsbusinesssummit.com venicia.guinot@tropicsbusinesssummit.com | tropics.info@gmail.com Website: https://tropicsbusinesssummit.com