Zambia Agenda
19th June 2019
Session 1 – Venture Capital Challenges and Opportunities
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Coffee and Registration
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome Remarks
Leutlwetse Tumelo Executive Director - Afinitas Limited
Franck Barroso Managing Partner - Waterpreneurs
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
Barriers facing SME's in accessing VC Capital and barriers foreign VC firms face in entering Zambia
Moderator
Wala Chabala Director - Musangu Foundation
Speakers
Cuthbert Malindi Founder and CEO - Eiah Capital
Simunza Muyangana Co-Founder and Director - BongoHive
Mercy ZULU-HUME Investment Associate - Goodwell Investments
Jeffrey Scheidegger CEO - Rent-to-Own (Z)
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Access to Capital for Female Entrepreneurs
Lelemba Phiri Principal - Africa Trust Group
MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK
Session 2 – Entrepreneur and SME Showcase
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Showcasing a selection of frowth-orientated SME’s from Impact Capital
Busiku Sulwe Country Manager - Impact Capital Africa
Moderators
- Jeffrey Scheidegger CEO - Rent-to-Own (Z)
Jonah Banda Senior Technical Advisor Software R&D and Quality Assurance - Lima Links
Tabo Sianga Head of Sales and Marketing - Lima Links
Michael Schmidt Director of Sales - Good Nature Agro
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Showcasing a selection of SME’s and Entreprenuers from 4IP Group
Moderator
Christian Kingombe Managing Partner - 4IP Group
Speakers
Monde Mukela Chief Executive Officer - Entry-Point Africa Limited- Simunza Muyangana Co-Founder and Director - BongoHive
Yunike Phiri CEO - Amicus Zambia Limited/Founder Zambia Young Emerging Farmers Association- Mercy ZULU-HUME Investment Associate - Goodwell Investments
Haggai Chomba Investment Portfolio Collaborator - 4IP Group
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
The opportunity for Bioenergy in Zambia
Richard Bennett CEO - Sunbird Energy
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Working towards a National Advisory Board on Impact Investing in Zambia
Austin Mwape Chairperson - Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Taskforce & Stanbic Bank
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Closing Remarks and Introduction to the Innovate4Water Programme
- Leutlwetse Tumelo Executive Director - Afinitas Limited
- Franck Barroso Managing Partner - Waterpreneurs
LUNCH AND NETWORKING BREAK
Session 3 – Waterpreneurs Presents: Innovate4Water
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
Introduction and Keynote Addresses on
- The Situation for Water and Sanitation in Zambia
- The State of WASH in Lusaka
- Impact Investing
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Pitches by Entrepreneurs for Female and Child-friendly Sanitation and Interactive Session by Waterpreneurs
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK
Session 4 – Waterpreneurs Presents: Innovate4Water
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
Pitches by Entrepreneurs in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sectors and Interactive Session by Waterpreneurs
4:40 pm - 5:45 pm
Pitches by Enablers and Investors & Closing Plenary
NETWORKING AND COCKTAIL FUNCTION
