Opportunities, Events, Publications

Vibe Martech Fest (VMF), Cape Town, 26-27 July

Martech is Africa’s first, largest, and most credible marketing technology summit for senior marketing and IT professionals.For more details are to register use this link http://bit.ly/414YHDe

UNCTAD’s 2023 e-Week, Geneva, 4-8 December

UNCTAD welcomes proposals to organize a session during the week-long conference. To qualify, all proposals must be submitted online via this online form by 23 June 2023. EFA is considering 3 proposals – Women in Ecommerce in Africa; Cross-border Payment Services, two years on; An Africa Structure for Ecommerce. Anyone interested in those sessions please let me know [email protected]

Africa Trade and Customs Week, Kigali, 16-18 August

Africa Trade and Customs Week Summit and Exhibition, Africa’s flag ship event for customs, compliance and trade facilitation brings together industry leaders, experts, and professionals from across Africa and the world to discuss the latest trends and technologies and key aspects of next generation supply chain and borderless trade.

Startups at the Seamless Africa 2023 Event, 19 – 20 of September, Sandton Convention Centre.

Seamless Africa brings together the entire financial ecosystem to discuss, debate and evaluate the future of the industry, and is offering startups the following: a stand at the start-up pavilion on the exhibition floor; their logo and profile on the event website, platform / digital show guide;  exhibition-only passes for your team members to man your stand and attend the exhibition; access to their networking app – to set up meetings with attendees. To qualify, a startup must be less than 3 years old and not owned by a larger corporation/holding company. For more information please see: www.terrapinn.com or contact [email protected]

30^th anniversary edition of Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2023), Accra, Ghana, June 21 – 24
The AAM2023’s theme is “Delivering the Vision. Building Prosperity for Africans.” For more information email  [email protected]

Africa/EU Innovation Festival, 15 June, Cape Town

Hosted by the European Union, the African Union and the Republic of South Africa, the 1^st AU-EU Innovation Festival will take place on 15 June 2023 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in SA. This Festival will run as a large hybrid, whole-day event, which can be attended both in person and online. The event will bring together innovators’ and entrepreneurs’ insights and perspectives on the AU-EU Innovation Agenda, and will feature pitching sessions and exhibitions of innovations from both Africa and Europe. Register  https://au-eu-innovationfestival.service-facility.eu/

Africa SDGs Mentorship Programme

The goal of the Africa SDGs Mentorship Programme is to equip young African professionals to become champions of sustainable development in their respective countries. The 6 month programme is in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to empower the next generation of African leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to drive sustainable development across the continent. More information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNpQFwfBSPc9z2k2BFIHsyEYGn36cJbwGSQf58cP-LW50DvQ/viewform

RetailX’s Nordic Regional Ecommerce Regional Report 2023
Download the full report and receive: 52 pages of market-leading research into the Nordic ecommerce region; specific ecommerce overviews of the individual Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; research is illustrated throughout with 49 easy-to-read graphs, figures and charts; plus 6 company profiles.

MTN as a leading African brand – YouTube Recording

The MTN Group is the largest mobile network operator in Africa and one of the 10 largest in the world. It has over 270m subscribers, operates in 20 different markets, and is also one of the largest FinTech’s in the continent. This YouTube recording unpacks their mobile money business in some detail, contrast the development of Telcos in Africa with the US experienced, and explores the competitive dynamics of operating in Africa. https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/76753025/isaac-mtn-group-connecting-africa?tab=transcript

The RetailX Global Sports Sector Report 2023

Download the full report for insight into: who are the largest 50 global sports brands and how do they perform? how Athleisurewear and fashion sports have saved this sector; how Asia is leading the way in sports goods sector growth after a post-pandemic slowdown; how sports sales are dominated by Gen Z; sports goods consumers want to be sustainable but they also like high turnover and brand new items; what next for this sector as consumers become more tech-orientated?

RetailX’s USA 2022: Ecommerce Country Report

Explores the ins and outs of America’s digital economy, including its global position in the Logistics Performance Index. Retailers and brands will also come away with a clearer understanding of the US consumer, from shopping habits to the main barriers to online grocery shopping Download your free copy

RetailX’s Metaverse Almanac

This in-depth report looks at what the metaverse is, how it works, who is building it, and how consumers, retailers and brands are using it today. We also address the concerns many have with privacy and addiction plus consider how retailers may use the metaverse in the years ahead. Estimates suggest that the metaverse could be worth as much as $5tn by 2030. VC investment into the technology and into companies looking to use the metaverse has gone from $13bn in 2021 to more than $120bn in 2022. Download the full report for insight into:  what is the metaverse and who is it for? why the metaverse matters to retailers; the consumer view and business potential of the metaverse; why 34% of fashion retailers already participate in the metaverse; which companies are the pioneers creating the games, platforms and worlds of the metaverse? why 66% of 1,000 US business leaders are ‘actively engaged’ in the metaverse in some form or other; what are the consumer concerns about the metaverse?

The Trans Africa Investment summit, 9-11 November 2023, Entebbe, Uganda

Destination Africa: Fostering Development Collaboration between Africa and the Diaspora. Early Bird registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchsqAULFqjSSymJ_eQ3s1svRRL8dJQpiesI3SThtN0woFMBw/alreadyresponded?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

RetailX Health and Beauty Marketplaces Sector Report 2023 and Global Luxury Sector Report 2023

The first offers 36 pages of market-leading research into the Health and Beauty Marketplaces Sector, and why sales of health and beauty products are increasing online but at a slower pace than during the pandemic Download your free copy . The second, the Global Luxury Sector Report, analyses the growth in revenue terms in this dynamic sector after the downturn of the pandemic and, thanks to its embrace of technology, assesses how it is already cultivating the next generation of luxury shoppers. Download your free copy

Startups at the Seamless Africa 2023 Event, 19 – 20 of September, Sandton Convention Centre.

Seamless Africa brings together the entire financial ecosystem to discuss, debate and evaluate the future of the industry. Seamless is offering startups the following: a stand at the start-up pavilion on the exhibition floor; their logo and profile on the event website, platform / digital show guide;  exhibition-only passes for your team members to man your stand and attend the exhibition; access to their networking app – to set up meetings with attendees. To qualify, a startup must be less than 3 years old and not owned by a larger corporation/holding company. For more information please see: www.terrapinn.com or contact [email protected]