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\u201cWe are witnessing the transformative power of the private sector in changing the lives of individuals and the face of communities across Africa\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026and with these prophetic words by Dr. Awele Elumelu, Trustee, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chairperson, Avon HMO, and CEO, Avon Medical, the 2017 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum was declared open today.<\/p>\n

Day One of the Forum was an unravelling of ideas as we successfully hosted over 1,000 entrepreneurs, as well as knowledgeable speakers, generous enough to share their wealth of experience.<\/p>\n

Three common themes that ran through the speeches, masterclasses and plenaries were the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. The role entrepreneurship and Africapitalism in the transformation of the African content;<\/li>\n
  2. the need for technology in driving the success of today\u2019s businesses; and<\/li>\n
  3. the importance of the\u00a0representation of more women in the business and political environments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dr. Awele Elumelu\u2019s speech was a passionate reflection of TEF\u2019s journey as she challenged the entrepreneurs present to reach for success. Her challenge to entrepreneurs went thus: “I am a woman, a Medical Doctor and a mother of 7 children. If I could do it, you can\u201d.<\/p>\n

    CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Parminder Vir, took the stage next to fire up the entrepreneurs on the impact TEF has made since its launch in 2015. She summarised the mission and vision of the Foundation as \u201chaving a positive impact across Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n

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    Afterwards, there was a panel on \u201cAfricapitalism 360\u201d moderated by Somachi Chris-Asoluka, Head, Policy and External Relations, The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Participants included Sam Nwanze, Chief Investment Officer, Heirs Holdings; Kola Karim, GMD, Shoreline Energy; Edward Kallon, United Nations Resident Coordinator; and David Rice, Associate Professor of Economics, New York University.<\/p>\n

    The next session was presented by Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe who shared thoughts on what it means to \u201cExtend the frontier\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Following that, there was a breakout masterclass on finance with these speakers:<\/p>\n