{"id":9169,"date":"2019-07-31T18:12:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T18:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/?p=9169"},"modified":"2019-08-26T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:40:10","slug":"%d8%a3%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b7-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%89-%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/ar\/news\/highlights-from-the-2019-tony-elumelu-foundation-entrepreneurship-forum","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u062a\u062f\u0649 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633\u0629 \u062a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0625\u0644\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tonyelumelufoundation.org\/forum2019\">2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum<\/a> was a delightful coalition of masterclasses from seasoned professionals, riveting plenary sessions, and a memorable interactive session with the Founder, Tony Elumelu, CON. The Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja was pulsing with excitement as an audience of over 5,000\u2014most of them entrepreneurs from across Africa\u2014gathered at the 2019 TEF Forum.<\/p>\n<p>It certainly remains the most influential event that brings together leadership from the private and public sectors, including policymakers with Africapitalism taking centre-stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Welcome to TEF Forum<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event was declared open with a welcome address from the distinguished Dr. Awele Elumelu, Trustee, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and CEO of Avon Medical. She rounded up her speech by reinforcing the foundation\u2019s commitment to promoting African Entrepreneurship. She encouraged everyone listening to join the revolution to transform the continent through entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr. Elumelu, empowering our African youths must be prioritised if the continent must move forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u201cSurmounting Challenges\u201d Plenary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The plenary was moderated by Jennifer Blanke, Vice President, Agriculture, Human &amp; Social Development, African Development Bank (AfDB).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She was joined by <strong>Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly- <\/strong>Country Director for the Maghreb and Malta, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Group; <strong>Mohamed Yahya, <\/strong>Africa Regional Programme Coordinator, United Nations Development; <strong>Hon. Papa Amadou Sarr <\/strong>Minister, General Delegate for Entrepreneurship, Republic of Senegal; <strong>Olusegun Awolowo Jnr. <\/strong>Executive Director \/ CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); <strong>Ahmed Abbas <\/strong>Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumnus and Founder, SunCity; and <strong>Dr. V\u00e8na Ahouansou <\/strong>Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumnus and Founder, KEA Medicals and <strong>Anita De Werd <\/strong>Senior Director, Africa Region, Maersk Line.<\/p>\n<p>High points from this session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access<\/strong> to finance is a challenge and remains a stumbling block<\/li>\n<li>Africa as a continent still struggles with structural impediments such as energy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Senegal <\/strong>reported a contribution that has been set aside to the tune of $50 million a year in funding to support young entrepreneurs. This has resulted in the opening of 78,000 bank accounts in 2018 to encourage entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria has just signed the African Free Trade Continental Agreement, the largest free trade area in the world. Entrepreneurs were encouraged to take advantage of this<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ahmed Abbas <\/strong>Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumnus and Founder, SunCity, says the money he got from winning the TEF award in 2015 overcame the risk of using his own money to invest in his mobile solar pump.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>85 percent of the jobs that are going to exist in 2030 have not been created yet<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Africapitalism: What Next and When? &#8211; Plenary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second plenary was moderated by<strong> Somachi Chris-Asoluka, <\/strong>Head, Policy &amp; External Relations, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) with the following speakers: <strong>Viwanou Gnassounou <\/strong>Assistant Secretary General, Sustainable Economic Development and Trade, African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP); <strong>Edward Kallon <\/strong>Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, United Nations (UN); <strong>Tony Okpanachi <\/strong>MD \/ CEO, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN); <strong>Claude Borna <\/strong>MD \/ Chief Innovation Officer, S\u00e8m\u00e8 City Development Agency; and <strong>Patrick Smith<\/strong>, the Editor-in-Chief of The Africa Report.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High points from the session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We do not need to wait for the government to drive development<\/li>\n<li>The Media has a huge role to play to encourage investors to come to Africa<\/li>\n<li>There is poor quality of reporting and poor access to reliable data<\/li>\n<li>A lot of Nigerian companies were not featured in his paper\u2019s top 500 companies in Africa because of the challenge in verifying data in the country<\/li>\n<li>Gnassounou declared that from 2020, the ACP will be supporting at least 2,000 African entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u201cLeveraging Technology for Business Success\u201d Plenary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLeveraging Technology for Business Success. The panel was moderated by <strong>Sam Nwanze \u2013 Moderator <\/strong>Chief Investment Officer, Heirs Holdings Limited, and he was joined by these speakers: <strong>Hon. Kojo Boakye, <\/strong>Head, Public Policy, Connectivity and Access, Sub Saharan African Region, Facebook; <strong>Ayobola Adedayo <\/strong>Head, TEFConnect, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF);<strong> Onyebuchi Akosa <\/strong>Group Chief Information Officer, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA); <strong>Noomane Fehri <\/strong>Former Minister of Technology, Tunisia;\u00a0 <strong>Ahmed El-Banna, <\/strong>Director for Africa, Web Summit Group; <strong>Iddris Sandu, <\/strong>Architectural Technologist; and <strong>Uwagbae Uzebu <\/strong>Director, Digital Payments &amp; Labs, International Markets, Mastercard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High points from the session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology is important in helping African entrepreneurs solve a lot of their problems.<\/li>\n<li>It is necessary to have a digital platform that connects African entrepreneurs. TEF Connect is designed to be the Facebook of Africa. You can share ideas, interact with one another, leverage on each other\u2019s strength.<\/li>\n<li>UBA Marketplace promotes interconnectedness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BAD_8084-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Highlights from the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum\" width=\"577\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BAD_8084-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BAD_8084-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BAD_8084-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Masterclasses<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Forum featured six masterclasses spanning several industries, Media, Healthcare, Agriculture, Exploring Africanism, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The speakers of the sessions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ugo Mozie Founder, Ugo Mozie and Angelle Kwemo, Former Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme Selection Committee Member and Founder\/Chair, Believe in Africa, who spoke on \u201cExporting African Excellence\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Koroma Suffyan, Country Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and Fatou Assah, Programme Manager, the Global Index Agriculture Insurance Facility (GIIF), Initiative of the World Bank Group, who spoke on \u201cLeveraging the Agriculture Value Chain\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Claudine Moore Founder, C Moore Media (CMM) who spoke on \u201cBuilding Brand Equity\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Njide Ndili Country Director (Nigeria), PharmAccess Foundation; Hadiatou Barry Head, Business Development (Africa), Zipline Group; and Faisal Gilani Head, Middle East and Africa, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, who spoke on \u201cDisruptive Healthcare\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Adesimbo Ukiri MD \/ CEO, Avon HMO, who spoke on \u201cHealthcare \u2013 The Unseen Opportunities to Penetrate &amp; Scale\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ifeanyi Christopher Oputa CEO, Studio24 who spoke on \u201cPhotography\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The Role of Healthcare \u2013 First Ladies\u2019 Plenary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fourth plenary of the day was moderated by Dr. Awele Elumelu. The title, <strong>\u201c<\/strong>The Role of Healthcare in Economic Transformation &#8211; Critical Role of Quality, Affordable &amp; Accessible Healthcare\u201d featured the following:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Awele Elumelu \u2013 Moderator <\/strong>Trustee, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Founder \/ CEO, Avon Medical Practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oulimata Sarr <\/strong>Regional Director, UN Women, Central and West Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong> Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus <\/strong>Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/li>\n<li>A representative of <strong>E. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, <\/strong>First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Mme Djena Kaba Cond\u00e9 <\/strong>First Lady, Republic of Guinea<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Mme Ke\u00efta Aminata Maiga <\/strong>First Lady, Republic of Mali<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gilles Carbonnier <\/strong>Vice President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High points from the session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The initiatives the Tony Elumelu Foundation is key to stemming illegal migration.<\/li>\n<li>According to Dr. Tedros \u201cAfrica has a young population. By 2025, the age of people between 18 and 25 will be doubled.<\/li>\n<li>2 million Nigerian women and girls get pregnant and 13 of them die every minute giving birth. Government should work towards eradicating poverty<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurship in the area of health is growing. For example, there is a young from Cameroon who runs a blood bank app that uses data to show where blood is available; and another lady, from Kenya, who developed a technology that tracks where an ambulance is available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Mali, sexual and reproductive health for adolescents should be prioritised to reduce maternal mortality. Also, child marriages and female genital mutilation remain huge issues in Mali and should be eradicated.<\/p>\n<p><u><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2334.jpeg\" alt=\"Highlights from the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2334.jpeg 5472w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2334-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2334-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2334-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Interaction Between Tony Elumelu and African Entrepreneurs<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tony Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation began his interactive session by encouraging entrepreneurs and educating them on all the possibilities available to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are more educated, you are more exposed, you are more socially connected,\u201d he said to the thousands of audience listening with rapt attention and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the partnerships that have grown the programme from accepting 1000 entrepreneurs to accepting 3,000. The UNDP, ACP, AFDB respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe said in ten years we are targeting 10,000 entrepreneurs and in five years, we have already done more than 7,500, and that excludes the 2,000 and 3,000 mentioned today and the 100,000 UNDP partnership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He ended his speech session by educating on the four success tips needed by entrepreneurs: Hard work, thinking long-term, resilience, and discipline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you commence your entrepreneurship journey, tell yourself that success comprises a lot of things, including short term failures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Elumelu transitioned into a Q&amp;A session from the attendees where he answered all questions asked. An interesting part of the evening was an Entrepreneur\u2019s call for the government to partner with the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Elumelu finally rounded up the session by stating the three stages of his career:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStage one was trying to make sure my accounts balance at the end of the day; stage two was the self-actualisation phase &#8211; the business aspirations; and where I am now is the legacy phase, helping people like you to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Elumelu ended with this: \u201cMy philosophy is that you don\u2019t know it all. 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