Diaspora women entrepreneurs: informed, financed, connected!
MEET Africa 2, will meet you on June 30, 2023 in Abidjan, from 12pm to 8pm, for a MEET HER meeting dedicated to female entrepreneurship!
MEET HER is a hybrid event designed to inform, finance and connect women entrepreneurs, particularly those from the diaspora, with each other and with the various initiatives in the Ivorian ecosystem to support women's entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire.
- INFORM women entrepreneurs of institutional programs, networks and tools available to support women's entrepreneurship.
- FINANCE Provide knowledge of existing financing tools and initiatives.
- CONNECT Connect women entrepreneurs in the diaspora with their local counterparts, and other ecosystem players, to create solid business partnerships, diversified networks and reliable relays between women entrepreneurs in the dual Africa-Europe space.
Come and exchange ideas with your entrepreneurial peers, and find out about support programs and financing mechanisms specifically for women entrepreneurs in Côte d'Ivoire!
⏩PARTICIPATION ON REGISTRATION via the form: https://bit.ly/MEETHER_CI
ON THE PROGRAM :
📍12:00 - 13:15: Lunch
📍1:20pm - 1:30pm: Presentation of MEET AFRICA 2 in Côte d'Ivoire
Presented by: Lionel Rey - Country Expert MEET Africa 2 RCI
📍13:30- 14h: UNDERSTANDING the needs and challenges of women entrepreneurs in the diaspora.
Analysis of responses to registration forms and exchanges with women entrepreneurs from the diaspora (online/face-to-face).
Moderated by : Lionel Rey - Country Expert MEET Africa 2 RCI
📍14h- 14h45 : PANEL #1 - INFORMING
Inform women entrepreneurs in the diaspora about institutional programs, networks and tools available to facilitate, stimulate and support women's entrepreneurship.
Moderated by : Amie Kouamé - Ayana
📍14h55- 15h40 : PANEL #2 - FINANCING
Equip women entrepreneurs in the diaspora with the tools they need to access financial opportunities, through initiatives targeting women, within banks, funds, financial institutions and development partners that have funds and programs for women entrepreneurs.
Moderated by : Amie Kouamé - Ayana
📍15h40- 16h25: PANEL #3 - CONNECTING and ACCOMPANYING
Create a conducive framework for networking between women entrepreneurs in the diaspora and their counterparts who are already settled in the RCI for experience sharing.
Facilitate advocacy to promote women's entrepreneurship, particularly that of women from the diaspora.
Moderated by : Amie Kouamé - Ayana
📍4:30pm- 5:45pm: Pitch session
8 female entrepreneurs will pitch their projects and answer your questions.
📍17:45- 19:00: Speed-networking session & cocktail reception
6 rounds of 5 minutes dedicated to structured networking between participants, between female entrepreneurs but also with ecosystem players.
📍19h - 19h10: Closing remarks, by MEET Africa 2 Project Manager: Amel KAIDI
📍7.10pm - 8pm: Cocktails
PARTICIPATION
>> PARTICIPATION ON REGISTRATION via this form: https: //bit.ly/MEETHER_CI
>> Connect to the online broadcast via Zoom : https://bit.ly/MEETHERZoom
For further information, please contact Lionel Rey lionel.rey@expertisefrance.fr
