Programme

Tiekie Barnard, CEO, Shared Value Africa Initiative

Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO, African Leadership Group (Kenya)

David Damberger, Chief Data & Performance Officer, M-Kopa (Kenya)

Topic 1: Beyond traditional health care models
Topic 2: Can we meet the Health requirements of the Global Goals?
Topic 3: Partnerships that can change health care

Why ‘purpose-led organisations’ drive social and investor returns

1. Health Care: Can decentralization make health care for all a reality in Africa?
2. Agriculture: Africa’s place in the global food system
   Genevieve Leveille, Founder & CEO, AgriLedger (UK)
3. Tourism: How can we advance the tourism industry to build our African economies?

John Bee, Regional Head of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Nestlé (Côte D’Ivoire)

Dr Edem Adzongenu, Executive Committee Chair, AfroChampions Initiative (Ghana)

MC*

Topic 1: The shift to impact investing
Topic 2: Accessing finance and challenges for our entrepreneurs
Topic 3: Africa’s textiles: growth potential & financing challenges

1. Topic 1: Smart green villages utilising technology
2. Topic 2: Can technology help us meet the Global Goals?
3. Topic 3: Partnerships can create scale and change the future

1. Trade: How do we guarantee that the AfCFTA is beneficial to all states?
   John Bee, Regional Head of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Nestlé (Côte D’Ivoire)
   Dr Edem Adzongenu, Executive Committee Chair, AfroChampions Initiative (Ghana)

2. Business Networks: Building Africa’s Shared Value ecosystems
   Christelle Kwizera, Founder & MD, Water Access Rwanda (Rwanda)
   Tiekie Barnard, Founder & CEO, Shared Value Africa Initiative
   Maria Christina Papetti, Head of Sustainability Projects, Enel Group (Italy)
3. Public-Private Partnerships: What can Africa’s governments and private sector do to drive the creation of public-private partnerships?

The private sector already delivers about half of Africa’s health products and services, according to the International Finance Corporation. The ramifications of the lack of access to quality health care are felt across the continent, and although governments are proposing solutions, there are limits to what they are able to achieve. How can health care be decentralised so that the private sector can fill the gaps and deliver better health for Africa? This Solution-Seeking Session will feature conversation-starting business case presentations from innovative African companies that are already creating new ways to keep Africa healthy and open discussion around the role of private sector, government and Civil Society.

Background & Discussion Starters:

Decentralization in Health Care (Open University Press)
The African Regional Health Report: The Health of the People (World Health Organization)

According to a recent McKinsey report, while 23% of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP comes from agriculture, Africa’s full agricultural potential remains untapped. How can Shared Value thinking and innovation take the continent’s food production to the next level? This Solution-Seeking Session will look at how technology, infrastructure, global food and agriculture laws, and funding all have a role to play in maximising Africa’s agricultural output, featuring business case presentations from major players across the continent.  This Session also seeks to unpack Africa’s experience in dealing with the existing global food and agriculture laws and how this could create barriers for growing the export markets.

Background & Discussion Starters:

Impact of global food and agriculture laws on Africa’s food security (2019 De Jure Law
Africa Agriculture Status Report 2019 (AGRA)

Africa’s tourism industry is the second fastest growing in the world, but its share of the global tourism pie remains small – in 2018, only 1% of the $1.7 trillion earnings in the sector were on the continent. One of the drivers of growth is the development of the infrastructure that enables local, regional and international travellers not only to get to Africa’s potential tourist hotspots but also to move around easily and safely. Despite the best efforts of the African Union in developing a common visa, travel restrictions still abound across the continent. Historically, Africa’s brand image has been marred by poverty, hunger, war, strife, epidemic diseases and other such negative perceptions. This Solution-Seeking Session will focus on questions such as: how can tourist perceptions be changed; how can we create sustainable experiences that build the industry and drive growth; and how can we increase the participation of women and youth in the tourism industry?

Background & Discussion Starters:

Tourism in Africa Report (World Bank Podcast)
Africa’s tourism potential (Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings)

The historic Africa Continental Free Trade Area has the potential to greatly improve the trade environment, but there is much work to be done to ensure that it is effectively implemented. It begs the question: how can we work together for collective growth? What needs to happen from a policy perspective to ensure that the benefits of the AfCFTA are felt across the continent? This Solution-Seeking Session will focus the conversation around how business can contribute to and benefit from the successful implementation of the AfCFTA, with the aim of proposing models for future cross-border collaborations.

Background & Discussion Starters:

Africa’s new free trade area is promising yet full of hurdles (World Economic Forum)
Continental Free Trade Area deal set to boost intra-African trade, says Ambassador Quartey (UN Economic Commission for Africa)
AfCFTA: Thriving in a New Africa (PwC)

Networks are an invaluable tool for a business to grow and make an impact at scale. Strategic partnerships, both with other business entities as well as with the public sector and civil society organisations, are key to a company’s long-term success. How can the Shared Value business model enable your business to create an enabling ecosystem that will not only deliver business benefit but also scale impact beyond what could be achieved alone? Learn about how the Shared Value Africa Initiative (SVAI) is connecting businesses across Africa – and how your business can become a part of Africa’s most powerful Shared Value business network. This Solution-Seeking Session will include the first official presentation of the results of the 2019/20 SVAI research report on the state of Shared Value in Africa.

Background & Discussion Starters:

What is Shared Value – and why is it important for the future of business? (Shared Value Africa Initiative)
About Shared Value (Shared Value Initiative) 
Why Aren’t All Companies Creating Shared Value? (FSG)

Public-private partnerships can be drivers of both economic and social growth. What are the challenges facing business in Africa when it comes to creating partnerships with the public sector? In this Solution-Seeking Session, join representatives from some of the biggest Securities Exchanges from across the continent, including the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), for a discussion around how business can best leverage the benefits of public-private partnerships. Plus, hear insights from a multinational company already creating both economic and social value through PPP initiatives.

Background & Discussion Starters:

Public-Private Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies for Policymakers 2017 (Africa Portal)
PPP Overview: Government Objectives: Benefits and Risks of PPPs (World Bank Group)
Working Together: Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Africa (The South African Institute of International Affairs