Frontier Investors Dinner (#FID1015)
Frontier Investors Dinner
Time: 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm
On 6th October 2015, a group of up to 18 people will gather for the 3rd edition of the Frontier Investors Dinner hosted at the prestigious Piccolino restaurant in Moorgate, London.
This series is one of the most highly anticipated dinners in town where some of Africa’s most prominent professionals,Investors and business leaders from various professions will gather to share their experiences and be part of a dedicated environment for growing their craft in a constructive and collaborative way.
Previous attendees of the Frontier Investor Dinners have said :
‘Real conversations, tangible partnerships and possibly life-long friendships can all be formed at a Frontier Investors Dinner. These intimate gatherings are the epitome of productive networking for serious, Africa-focused professionals. Plus, there’s an offering of very good wine.’ — Akosua Annobil, Editor in Chief at Africa Business 2020
‘I was privileged to been part of the last FID. It was curated to be an unbridled, fresh and open environment that creates an energetic atmosphere. You can’t help but feed off the buzz in the room, and most important, I was able to walk away with some new business.‘ — Stanley Austin, Partner at Africonomie.
‘I thoroughly enjoyed myself and was really impressed by the great bunch of likeminded people.’ — Will Tindall, Co-Founder of Emerging Crowd Ltd.
‘I found the event worthwhile and thought provoking, it was definitely time well invested.’ — Joseph Farodoye, Co-founder of API Africa Property Invest.
‘Fantastic insight to the true African Investment Landscape from a personal level, location, food and most of all the company was sensational’ — Egzon Berisha, Senior Business Associate at A&O Acquisitions.
The dinner promises to deliver an extravagant display of worthy insights to spark the interests of all. Whether you are an investor, banker, consultant, entrepreneur or lawyer, the frontier investor dinner prides itself on being one of a kind for informed discussions on doing business in Africa and Asia.
Previous guest speakers include:
- Jonathan Treacher CEO of Ardour Capital
- His Excellency Ambassador Williams Nkurunziza Rwanda High Commission, London, UK and Rwanda Ambassador to Ireland
- Author Gavin Serkin Emerging market editor at Bloomberg and Author of ‘Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow’
- Ije Nwokorie CEO of Wolff Olins
Each dinner is focused on a particular aspect of frontier markets ranging from technology to regulatory change, and it is certainly not one to miss.
Guest Speaker : Andrew Hunt, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Aduna
Andrew is the Co-founder of Aduna, an Africa-inspired health & beauty brand and social business now sold across multiple retailers including Selfridges. On a mission to Make Baobab Famous and create a market to provide sustainable livelihoods to 8–10m rural households across Africa.
Andrew Set up and managed Gambia is Good (4 years), a pro-poor marketing company working with 1,000 small-scale farmers.
He is a Winner of 2008 United Nations World Business & Development Award and UK National Charity Award for International Development.
He was the Lead consultant to World Bank on creation of mango smallholder out-grower schemes in West Africa; consultant to Baobab Fruit Company of Senegal.
He holds a MBA (distinction) from Said Business School, Oxford, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship.
Aduna has the potential to be a billion dollar brand company and we look forward to having you with us to hear and connect with Andrew as well as other inspirational participants.
Seats are reserved on first come first serve basis however we reserve the right to refuse entry. Reserve your spot here
You can see images from the past series here
Learn more about previous #FIDs here
The Frontier Investors Network
Become a launch partner of The Frontier Investors Network #FIN2016.
Frontier Investors Network brings together various stakeholders with a common interest in servicing frontier markets across the globe.
Frontier Investors Network #FIN2016 will curate monthly dinners, Frontier Investors forums on a quarterly basis and an annual Frontier Investors Symposium.
We are looking for launch partners who are leaders in their fields and whose brands best resonate with our audience.
Being a launch partner of #FIN2016 will position your brand as a thought leader and will allow you to take advantage of the opportunities available in the markets we are serving across Africa,Middle East and Asia.
Get a first-mover advantage over your competitors and join a Deal making network.
Frontier Investors Dinners are part of Frontier Investors Network and are organised by NewGenAngels. Learn more about NewGenAngels here
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Contact our commercial team directly to get involved and get a 20% discount on the membership Info@NewGenAngels.com
