Business Networking Week in Italy BNWI - Milan, September 10-14, 2018 1
About the E4Impact Foundation E4Impact is a spin off of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) of Milan, the largest private University in EU. It offers the MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship in 7 African countries: Kenya (2010), Ghana (2013), Sierra Leone (2014), Uganda and Ivory Coast (2015), Senegal (2016), Ethiopia (2017). It intends to reach 15 African countries by 2020. Impact to date 684 entrepreneurs involved o 542: entrepreneurs trained o 142: entrepreneurs under training (academic year 2017-18) 33%: women entrepreneurs 73%: trained entrepreneurs with a business currently in place ca. 3500: job places created in the value chain 40: African professors trained 20: African university managers trained 2
Business Networking Week in Italy The Business Networking Week in Italy (BNWI) is a networking programme that the E4Impact Foundation offers to the best entrepreneurs of the Global MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship it delivers in Africa, to African UCSC/ALTIS Alumni and to others African entrepreneurs. The BNWI intends to establish a collaboration platform between African Entrepreneurs and Italian Investors, Businesses and Startups. Participants to the BNWI will be able to: be part of an international business network between Italy and Africa acquire knowledge about entrepreneurial ecosystems and networks develop personal relations with peers overseas explore new markets and business opportunities 3
BNWI Programme The BNWI Programme will consist of the following activities: Italy-Africa Business Forum: a high level public event to introduce business opportunities between Italy and Africa Italy-Africa Venture Lab: deal-rooms and networking between African Entrepreneurs and investors, entrepreneurs, and start-uppers Exporting to EU Markets: rules, tools and strategies to export to Italy and the EU; moreover, a list of Italian importing companies Importing EU Innovation: introduction to Italian innovative technologies and analysis of financial tools to export to Africa Business cases: meetings with Italian companies/smes who manage business activities between Italy and Africa Visiting Italian Excellences: visits to Italian companies producing and exporting the best of the Made in Italy in the World Best African Entrepreneurs in Italy: guest-speech from some of the bests African entrepreneurs in Italy 4
Calendar September 2018 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 09:00-13:00 Italy-Africa Business Forum - Opening Remarks - Gian Marco Moratti Award - Doing Business between Italy&Africa Exporting to EU Markets - Rina: shipping, contracts & tools - Guest Speeches: Ferrero Segafredo Gucci Visiting Italian Excellences - Barilla S.p.A.: Meeting with management and visit of the production plant in Parma Importing EU Innovation - ETC: Financial tools - Assolombarda: Exporting Services - Vue Tel: Telecom services Best African Entrepreneurs in Italy - Naji, CS Stampi - Medi Sakande - Manager of New Cold System 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break 15:00-17:30 Welcome Session - Introduction to the BNWI - Visit of Catholic University Campus Italy-Africa Venture Lab E4Impact Entrepreneurs meetings with: - Investors - Italian SMEs - Incubators - Italian Start-ups - E4Impact Business Network Visiting Italian Excellences - ICA Packaging Machine: Meeting with management and visit of the production plant in Bologna Business Cases Thematic visits - Renewable Energy: Building Energy - Health: Humanitas Deal Room: - Entrepreneurs business meetings 5
Italy - Africa Business Forum (Sep. 10) Speakers Description 11:00-11:30 Opening Rewards Bonomi - President of Assolombarda Anelli - Rector of UCSC Moratti - President of E4Impact Foundation Abayage Ambassador of Ghana in Italy Italy-Africa Business Opportunities Institutional Greetings E4Impact s initiatives in Africa The role of African Institutions in Italy 11:30-12:00 Gian Marco Moratti Award Ceremony Moratti - President of E4Impact Foundation E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee Awarding 2018 E4Impact 3 best Alumni Winners speech 12:00-13:00 Doing Business Between Italy and Africa Squinzi - CEO of Mapei Saibene - Founder of Lisa TBD Director of AICS Italian SME exploring Africa with E4Impact - TBD Molteni - CEO of E4Impact Mapei s activities in Africa Lisa s eye on Africa AICS strategy for Italian firms in Africa The opportunities connected to E4Impact 13:00 Networking and Refreshment 6
Italy-Africa Venture Lab (Sep. 11) Tuesday September 11 th, from 14:00 to 18:00 Altis Headquarters, Via S. Vittore n.18, Milan; Desks and spaces available for one to one meetings Successful African Entrepreneurs: E4Impact MBAs meet: o Investors o Incubators/accelerators o Start-up o Italian companies and SMEs o E4Impact Business Network B2B individual meetings: o Meetings schedule will be arranged matching the availability of the invited guests with the BNWI African Entrepreneurs o Desks and spaces available for meetings according to each schedule 7
Why participating to BNWI? Ecosystems delegates are invited to: Italy-Africa Business Forum (Monday, Sept. 10, 11:00-13:00) Italy-Africa Venture Lab (Tuesday Sept. 11, 14.00-18:00) Delegates will: Get to know the African socio-economic and entrepreneurial context and its relations with Italy Meet the best African impact entrepreneurs trained by E4Impact with the higher academic and business standards Find new investment and internationalization opportunities in Africa Link with African SMEs/companies interested in business opportunities between Africa and Italy/EU Countries Connect with international business networks and communities of the African Diaspora in Italy 8
Current BNWI Participants 33 African Entrepreneurs Year of Business Establishment Countries Business s Industries 9
Our Champions at BNWI Tony Nyagah MBA Nairobi, Kenya, Class 2015-2016 CEO and Co-Founder of Strauss Energy Strauss Energy A Kenyan company that proposes a solution to the energy problem by providing renewable and cost-effective energy through building integrated photo-voltaic (BIPV) technology, a revolutionary solarpowered roofing tile designed and made in Kenya. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS The tiles are 600 millimeters by 500 millimeters can each generate up to 35 watts of power at 100% efficiency Produces and sells at 25% cheaper than what the market is offering traditionally Signed a deal of more than 667 houses in 2016 and is on track to deliver 11,500 houses in 2017 Won the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (category: global innovation through science and technology) in 2015 His company was visited by Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 10
Our Champions at BNWI Denis Kimbugwe MBA Kampala, Uganda, Class 2016-2017 Founder and Director PURE PRODUCTS A market-based social venture to provide access to safe clean drinking water to the underserved and unserved urban and periurban Ugandans at an affordable price, while creating employment to the youths through water franchise kiosks and water ATMs model. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS Is employing over 50 youths and has a permanent staff of 15 people 1000 loyal customers in 2015 More than 1,000,000 liters sold in 2016 Installed 10 water ATMs in peri-urban Kampala and has 5 existing water kiosks in Kampala Developed partnerships with Connect and Growth Africa Received a UNBS certification in 2011 11
BNWI at a glance What: A training and networking programme Where: Milan, Italy, @ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore When: 10 th - 14 th, September 2018 Why: Who: To learn how to do business between Italy and Africa To network with international business communities To know the best African start-uppers & entrepreneurs To meet EU companies and business services providers Best Entrepreneurs from E4Impact s MBAs in Africa Invited guests from the best Italian business networks 12
Contacts For further information and any inquiry please contact: Luca Colombo E4Impact BNWI Project Manager luca.colombo@unicatt.it +39 027234 8374 13