Entrepreneurship in Africa: What Makes The Continent Unique

What makes entrepreneurship in Africa Unique? A Roundtable Debate between entrepreneurs, business school students and academics.

As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week #GEW2021, HEC Paris Africa Days and the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center have organized a round table to discuss the specificities of entrepreneurship on the African continent.

Panelists:
– Pacôme Ezan, co-director Financial Control Structured Finance at Crédit Agricole, “Angel investor”, founder of Afrisquare Invest.
– Graziella Kiragu, student, HEC-X Master in Entrepreneurship
– Albert Mensah, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management Control at HEC Paris, CEO of Codabot Ghana
– Ginika Okafor-Obamuroh, HEC Paris MBA candidate, founder of Yili Footwear

Joining the panel from Abidjan:
– Steven Bedi, Founder & CEO at PANELYS, President of #Ci20
– Yaya Koné, Co-founder & CEO of COLIBA., Côte d’Ivoire

Moderated by Daniel Brown, journalist & chief editor at HEC Paris

Chapters :
I/ Understanding Entrepreneurship in the African continent (00:02:50)
II/ Creating your business in Africa (00:22:35)
III/ What makes Entrepreneurship in Africa unique (00:40:20)
IV/ What role should business play to catalyze entrepreneurship in Africa? (00:51:52)

Based on an idea by Emma Cochrane, Head of Strategic Projects, HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

Special thanks are extended to:
The team of Morpho Production and Laurin Asin, co-founder of Marram (production and post-production)
The HEC Paris team (coordination): Gabriella Mazzini (International Department), Alexis JOHN AHYEE (West & Central Africa Office), Carole Lahbabi (HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center).

Learn more:
www.hec.edu/innovation-entrepreneurship-center

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