Program
Build valuable connections and partnerships at Enkopa Summit.
- 12 October 2023
- 9:00-9:10am
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Inauguration Speech
Keynote Remarks
- Event Organizers
- 12 October 2023
- 9:10-9:20am
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Inauguration Speech
Keynote Remarks
- H.E Ato Nigusu Tilahun
- State Minister, MOLS
- ETHIOPIA
- 12 October 2023
- 9:20-9:30am
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Inauguration Speech
Opening Remarks
- Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina
- State Minister, MOF
- ETHIOPIA
- 12 October 2023
- 9:30-9:40am
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Inauguration Speech
Keynote Remarks: Lead Sponsor 1
- Sefanit Tesfaye
- CEO, Abacus
- USA
- 12 October 2023
- 9:40-9:50am
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Inauguration Speech
Keynote Remarks: Lead Sponsor 2
- UNDP Representative
- 12 October 2023
- 11am-12:30pm
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- High Level Panel
Status Check: Africa’s Digital Economy
- Eva Ngigi-Sarwari
- General Manager, East Africa, Visa
- KENYA
- Mark Schoeman
- Partner , Genesis
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Adane Kassaye
- CEO, Redfox
- ETHIOPIA
- Yodahe Arayaselassie
- Executive Director, National ID Program Office
- ETHIOPIA
- 12 October 2023
- 4:30-5:00pm
- _ESPRESSO STAGE
- PAID
- CHAT 7
Asian Capital into Africa: How Much? From Where?
- Satoshi Shinada
- Partner Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures
- NIGERIA
- Sadaharu Saiki
- Founder & GP Sunny Side Venture Partners
- JAPAN/EGYPT
- Rahel Boon-Dejene
- Founder, R&D Group
- NETHERLANDS
- 12 October 2023
- 5:30-6:00pm
- _ESPRESSO STAGE
- PAID
- CHAT 8
Fintech 101: Banking the Unbanked
- Danson Muchemi
- CEO and Founder, JamboPay
- KENYA
- Melka Girma
- Director of Partnerships and Marketing,
- Arifpay Financial Technologies S.C.
- Mike Seleshi
- Co-Founder, Spotlight Ethio (Business Analytics, Cornell University)
- CANADA
- 13 October 2023
- 9:30-10:30am
- MAIN STAGE
- PAID
- INVESTOR FORUM Panel 1
Unlocking the Power Within Corporate Venture Capital: Investing Locally
- Addis Alemayehou
- Chairman, Kazana Group
- ETHIOPIA
- Henok Assefa
- Managing Partner, Precise Consult
- ETHIOPIA
- Omer Bomba Mohammed
- Managing Partner, Veritas Consulting
- ETHIOPIA
- Kidus Asfaw
- CEO + Co-Founder, Kubik, Inc
- KENYA
- 12 October 2023
- 2:30-5:00pm
- _LAUNCH STAGE
- PAID
- PROGRAM LAUNCH 2
Arifpay Payment Solutions and Partnership Modalities (2:30-3:30pm) + Local & International Payments: Tax and Regulatory Compliance (4-5:30pm)
- Nael Hailemariam
- Co-Founder and CEO, Chapa Financial Technologies S.C
- ETHIOPIA
- Melka Girma
- Director of Partnerships and Marketing,
- Arifpay Financial Technologies S.C.
- Yared Endale
- Country Manager Visa
- ETHIOPIA
- 13 October 2023
- 9:30-10:30am
- MAIN STAGE
- PAID
- INVESTOR FORUM Panel 1
Unlocking the Power Within Corporate Venture Capital: Investing Locally
- Addis Alemayehou
- Chairman, Kazana Group
- ETHIOPIA
- Henok Assefa
- Managing Partner, Precise Consult
- ETHIOPIA
- Omer Bomba Mohammed
- Managing Partner, Veritas Consulting
- ETHIOPIA
- Kidus Asfaw
- CEO + Co-Founder, Kubik, Inc
- KENYA
- 13 October 2023
- 11:00am-12:00pm
- MAIN STAGE
- PAID
- INVESTOR FORUM Panel 2
Risk Capital Deployment: What makes sense for Africa?
- Adetilewa Adebajo
- Managing Director/CEO, The CFG Advisory
- NIGERIA
- Magdi Amin
- Manager Partners, African Renaissance Partners
- USA
- Laura Davis
- Managing Partner, Renew Capital
- ETHIOPIA
- Berkessa Behailu
- Senior Investment AdvisorI, FC
- ETHIOPIA
- Rahel Boon-Dejene
- Founder, R&D Group
- NETHERLANDS
- 13 October 2023
- 2:00-3:30pm
- MAIN STAGE
- PAID
- POLICY FORUM Panel 1
Unlocking the Power Within the Diaspora Community: Attracting Talent
- H.E Mohamed Endris
- Director General, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- ETHIOPIA
- Gelila Ephrem
- Co-Founder, Spotlight Ethio (Senior Economist, Ministry of Finance)
- CANADA
- Mike Endale
- Vice President, BLEN Corp
- USA
- Abenezer Yohalashet
- Director, Head of Tolling, SiriusXM
- USA
- Mike Seleshi
- Co-Founder, Spotlight Ethio (Business Analytics, Cornell University)
- CANADA
- 13 October 2023
- 4:00-5:30pm
- MAIN STAGE
- PAID
- POLICY FORUM Panel 2
Building Digital Cities: Best Practices (Tourism, Transportation, Energy, Public Services)
- H.E Lelise Duga
- Commissioner, Oromia Tourism Commission
- ETHIOPIA
- Benjam Vetterli
- Head Of Africa, Rockstone Real Estate / Board Member, Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
- SWITZERLAND
- Feben Yohannes
- Managing Principal, DELFE Group
- USA
- Meried Bekele
- Founder/CEO IE Network
- ETHIOPIA
- 13 October 2023
- 6:00-6:10pm
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Closing Speech
Closing Remarks: Platinum Sponsor
- Yared Endale
- Country Manager Visa
- ETHIOPIA
- 13 October 2023
- 6:10-6:20pm
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Closing Speech
Closing Remarks 1
- H.E Huria Ali
- State Minister Ministry Of Innovation & Technology
- ETHIOPIA
- 13 October 2023
- 6:20-6:30pm
- MAIN STAGE
- INVITE ONLY
- Closing Speech
Closing Remarks 2
- event organizers