Upcoming Events & webinars during the month of June

 

DESIGNING THE NEXT DECADE OF SOCIAL BUSINESS

Jun 2, 2022 - Jun 2, 2022 Celebrating 10 years of Yunus Social Business together! Together, we have achieved so much, learned a lot, and created a meaningful impact through social businesses around the world. And yet, it seems that it faces more challenges than ever. So let’s use our creativity to design the next decade of Social Business!Join us for a celebration with social businesses and impact leaders likeProf. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Founder of Grameen Bank, Co-founder of YSBSaskia Bruysten, co-founder and managing director of Yunus Social BusinessEmmanuel Faber, former Chief Executive Officer of Danone, chair of ISSB and more!

 BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF ANGEL INVESTORS IN AFRICA

Jun 3, 2022 - Jun 3, 2022 Today, Africa’s crop of angel investors keeps growing, from seasoned angel investors across the world to local founders choosing to back brilliant ideas or entrepreneurs in their early stages. There’s a lot of curiosity about how to get started as an angel investor, especially with limited resources and information. On this episode of TC Live, Tomiwa Aladekomo, CEO of Big Cabal Media will be speaking with Tomi and Biola on the process in detail to feed the growing interest, address the common pitfalls, and also explore trends in the angel investment landscape that we can expect to see in the coming years.

 AFRICA FOOD MANUFACTURING

Jun 5, 2022 - Jun 7, 2022 The 10th edition of the exhibition will take place from 5-7 June 2022, at Egypt International Exhibition Centre (EIEC), Cairo, Egypt, offering a mix of physical and online solutions for companies to engage with decision makers, strengthen partnerships, showcase latest products etc.

 GROOMING YOUR SUCCESSOR: BUILDING AFRICAN BUSINESSES THAT SURVIVE GENERATIONS

Jun 7, 2022 - Jun 7, 2022 Insights on successfully passing the baton of leadership in family-owned businesses.Most family businesses around the world don’t survive the first generation. For those who do survive, effective succession planning is often the most important set of decisions. These seasoned professionals share their personal stories of how they and their families prepared for succession – mentally, emotionally and financially. Date: June 7th 2022, from 3 pm to 4.30 pm GMT+1

 EATSAFE'S WHO HEALTH TALK: ENABLING SAFER FOOD IN TRADITIONAL MARKETS

Jun 8, 2022 - Jun 8, 2022 Traditional (informal) food markets are a unique environment where billions of people access nutritious foods. These markets account for the largest distribution share of fresh foods in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), foods that are essential for improved nutrition outcomes in the communities. Yet the health burden of food safety is unequally distributed among countries, with the greatest impacts in LMICs. Understanding the benefits and risk of traditional markets is essential for risk management. Creating the enabling environment to adopt new tools and approaches to improve food safety in traditional markets can help decrease the burden of foodborne disease.

 DIGITAL PAY EXPO 2022

Jun 9, 2022 - Jun 10, 2022 Digital PayExpo 2022 is set to promote the interest of stakeholders in the banking and finance sector, particularly those involved in fintech and innovation as change enablers. This conference and exhibition is designed as a hybrid event but with a focus on the physical gathering, now that the economy is back in full swing.

 FOOD AND KITCHEN KENYA 2022

Jun 9, 2022 - Jun 11, 2022 Kenya's premier Food & Agriculture exhibition returns to Nairobi from 9 - 11 June, 2022. FOOD & KITCHEN AFRICA 2022 will showcase top products, equipment and machinery presented by exhibitors from over 26 countries.

 IFMEX AFRICA 2022

Jun 9, 2022 - Jun 11, 2022 IFMEX 2022 brings together international food processors, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, exporters, importers and other stakeholders in the food production, processing, packaging and kitchen equipment sectors.

 AGRO DAIRY POULTRY AFRICA (ADPA) KENYA 2022

Jun 9, 2022 - Jun 11, 2022 The "Agro, Dairy & Poultry Africa" is the leading international trade fair for Agricultural, Dairy and Poultry, Farming Machinery, Equipment and Technology.

 ETHIOPIA AGROFOOD

Jun 9, 2022 - Jun 11, 2022 After the great success of agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia 2021, the 5th edition is now coming up, organised by fairtrade in cooperation with its local partner Prana Events. The event will again take place at the state-of-the-art Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa.

 WOMEN IN FOOD & AGRICULTURE SUMMIT

June 10, 2022: Kick-Off Webinar of the 2022 Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge. Register HERE

3rd CAAPs- Steering Committee is planned to take place in mid-June in Cairo, Egypt.

The Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs)-Technical Coordination Team (CAAPs-TCT) brings together members from the African Union Commission, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Pan-African Farmers Associations (PAFO), and Pan-African Agribusiness Apex Chamber (PAAAC)

For Media inquiries: Ms. Peace Lydia Mutuwa, Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission; Email mutuwap@africa-unin.org Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Jun 14, 2022 - Jun 15, 2022 From the barn to the boardroom, women play a crucial role in the global business of food and agriculture.  Join us at this extraordinary summit to take action on inclusion and diversity, impact your organisation, push the boundaries of your career, and help shape the future of food, farming, and ag.          Network with like-minded individuals from across the world, both at the physical event, and via our online community          Be inspired by hard-hitting speakers thanks to insightful presentations   Celebrate your company’s and your own achievements             Improve your skills and learn from your peers    Implement concrete actionable strategies in your organisation when you return home

 FOOD & BEVERAGE WEST AFRICA

Jun 14, 2022 - Jun 16, 2022 Food and Beverage West Africa is therefore a fantastic opportunity to showcase new food and drink products and to build better business connections across the grocery, catering and wider F&B industry in Nigeria and beyond.

 DAILY LIVESTOCK & POULTRY EXPO AFRICA

Jun 15, 2022 - Jun 17, 2022 Dairy Livestock & Poultry Expo is an event for promoting the agriculture and farming industries. The prime objective of this show is to apprise farmers of upcoming technologies, Knowledge and experiences to introduce and motive to the farmers.

 COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM

Jun 21, 2022 - Jun 23, 2022 The Commonwealth Business Forum 2022 (CBF 2022) will be the first and largest in-person gathering for Governments and Business across the Commonwealth since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.The CBF 2022 experience has been designed to provide different ways to create meaningful connections, exchange knowledge, contribute to impactful dialogue and consume information.

 INNOVATION DAY 2022

Jun 21, 2022 - Jun 21, 2022 Innovation Day kicks off the IFAD22 conference and will gather stakeholders to share knowledge on how to originate, pilot, test, and scale solutions that help solve challenges in rural development and climate-change adaptation. It will focus on how policy and public-private partnerships can support and finance innovation.

 EDD 22':GLOBAL GATEWAY: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD

Jun 21, 2022 - Jun 22, 2022 The European Development Days (EDD 2022) – taking place on 21-22 June 2022, in Brussels and online. The 15th edition will focus on “Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world.”

 JOBS, INNOVATION AND RURAL VALUE CHAINS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE TRANSITION

Jun 21, 2022 - Jun 24, 2022 The conference will be a high-level forum to bring forth research of high academic standards in collaboration with Italian universities, international academic associations, and international organizations involved in economic and rural development policies.

 AFRICA FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY SUMMIT

Jun 22, 2022 - Jun 24, 2022 The Africa Food Safety & Quality Summit is Africa’s most impactful and largest food safety, quality and compliance management conference and exhibition.

 AGBIZ CONGRESS

Jun 22, 2022 - Jun 24, 2022 The Agbiz Congress 2022 is one of the major events on the food, feed, fibre and wine sectors’ agenda in South Africa. We anticipate attracting more than 400 delegates to the 2022 congress, which will feature presentations and discussion panels.

 AFRICA FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY SUMMIT

Jun 23, 2022 - Jun 24, 2022 The Africa Food Safety & Quality Summit is Africa’s premier and largest international food safety, quality management and compliance conference and exhibition. The Summit brings together regional and global experts and stakeholders to share the latest trends in science and technology; regulations, standards and compliance; operations and sustainable adoption of food safety practices and technologies in the entire agriculture and food value chain in Africa.

 HOSTEX 2022- AFRICA'S FOOD, DRINK AND HOSPITALITY TRADE EXPO

Jun 26, 2022 - Jun 28, 2022 Hostex is the show that delivers – and 2022 will be delivering what you’ve come to expect, and a whole lot more:        Opportunity to engage with seven captains of industry. Network, engage, learn, enjoy and much more.

 12TH TRIENNAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN POTATO ASSOCIATION

Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 1, 2022 The Africa Potato Association (APA) has announced that its 12th triennial conference will take place from in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. The conference theme will be “Harnessing potato and sweet potato innovations for resilient and healthier agri-food systems”.

 INVEST IN AFRICA SUMMIT

Jul 1, 2022 - Jul 2, 2022 The 2-day summit will highlight Africa’s investment opportunities while creating an opportunity for entrepreneurs, government delegations, and business leaders to meet with investors. It will provide a unique platform to gain strategic knowledge about African investment opportunities and business networking.

 FOOD & KITCHEN ETHIOPIA

Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 Agriculture is the foundation of Ethiopia's economy and accounts for about 50% of the GDP, 84% of exports and 80% of total employment.

 FOOD AND KITCHEN ETHIOPIA 2022

Jul 7, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 FOOD & KITCHEN AFRICA - Africa's largest International Food & Agriculture exhibition, aims to tap this huge investment potential with the launch of FOOD & KITCHEN ETHIOPIA, to be held at The Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa, from 07 - 09 July, 2022. After 22 successful editions in Kenya and Tanzania, the event promises to bring together industry professionals, exporters, manufacturers and importers, all under one roof in one of Africa's fastest growing economies, Ethiopia.

 AGRIKEXPO & ALL FARMERS CONFERENCE

Jul 9, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 As Nigeria and the entire West Africa intensify their focus on Agriculture for economic growth and food security, Agrikexpo & Conferences has over 6 consecutive editions and continues to play a leadership role as the foremost platform for agribusiness networking and development in the entire region.

 ANDE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Jul 19, 2022 - Jul 20, 2022 This year’s theme is “Accelerating SGB Growth in Africa,” and will focus on critical talent challenges in the SGB sector, as well as how SGBs can help developing economies achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the context of rebuilding a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem post the COVID-19 pandemi

2022 ANDE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Jul 19, 2022 - Jul 20, 2022 The 2022 conference themed “Accelerating SGB Growth in Africa” will focus on critical talent challenges in the SGB sector, as well as how SGBs can help developing economies achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the context of rebuilding a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem post-COVID.

LAGOS STARTUP WEEK 2022

Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 30, 2022 Now we’re an unmissable fixture in the African Startup scene, bringing together a  week of side events and several conferences consisting of 8 tracks,  game-changing exhibitors, hundreds of startups and 5000+ entrepreneurs– all  built around our open-air festival space in the city of Lagos

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE

 

Aug 11, 2022 - Aug 12, 2022

AGRICO 2022 has been designed as a platform to unite diverse research and case studies for oral or poster presentations in major areas of Sustainable Agriculture worldwide, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities.

AGROFOOD KENYA

Aug 12, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022 The event targets to become an annual platform for valuable business contacts between leading manufacturers from the world over and professionals from the Kenyan and Swahili speaking East & Central African Agrofood & Plastprintpack industry.  

AGRF 2022

 

Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 9, 2022 The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for food and agriculture, has launched its 12th annual summit under the theme ‘Grow, Nourish and Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food systems’ to be held in Kigali Rwanda from September 5 to 9, 2022. This year’s summit will call for accelerated action by leaders, innovators, businesses, private institutions, civil society, and development agencies to put forward bold actions and unite efforts toward the continental food security agenda

AGRF 12TH SUMMIT

 

Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 9, 2022 The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for food and agriculture, has launched its 12th annual summit under the theme Grow, Nourish and Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient F: Grow, Nourish and Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systemsood Systems’ to be held in Kigali Rwanda from September 5 to 9, 2022.

Sep 13, 2022 - Sep 16, 2022: Joint CAADP-XP4, LEAP4FNSSA, PANAP, KM4AgD Climate Smart Agricultural Conference organized by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and Partners. Accra, Ghana

GLF AFRICA DIGITAL CONFERENCE 2022

 

Sep 15, 2022 - Sep 15, 2022 The GLF Africa Digital Conference will gather thousands of frontline leaders who are tackling the climate crisis head-on. Featuring leading change-makers, voices, and thinkers from across Africa and the rest of the world, GLF Africa will demonstrate the power of community-led action for food security, drought management, and healthy ecosystems.

FOOD AND KITCHEN TANZANIA 2022

 

Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 24, 2022 The 23rd FOOD & KITCHEN 2022 - International Trade Exhibition on Food & Kitchen is the largest trade event held annually in Tanzania, concurrently held with East Africa Trade Exhibition (EAITE). The exhibition attracts exhibitors from more than 20 countries and visitors all over.

FOOD & KITCHEN TANZANIA 2022

 

Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 24, 2022

The 23rd FOOD & KITCHEN 2022 - International Trade Exhibition on Food & Kitchen is the largest trade event held annually in Tanzania, concurrently held with East Africa Trade Exhibition (EAITE).

AWIEF 2022: ADVANCING AFRICA THROUGH GENDER INTEGRATION

 

Sep 26, 2022 - Sep 27, 2022 The annual Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) brings together more than 1,300 entrepreneurs, startups, thought leaders, policy makers, international development partners, investors, CSOs, academia, and media for dialogue and discussions on issues of women empowerment, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Africa.Come connect and learn at the 8th edition of Africa’s leading women’s leadership and entrepreneurship conference and awards event on the 12th and 13th September 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.

SA INNOVATION SUMMIT 2022

 

Sep 27, 2022 - Sep 29, 2022 #SAIS2022 will be a constellation of events happening all around Cape Town culminating in a wealth of industry and theme-specific gatherings to bring a new SAIS experience to the City of Cape Town.

AFMASS FOOD EXPO ETHIOPIA EDITION

 

Oct 20, 2022 - Oct 21, 2022

Join us at the first edition of AFMASS Food Expo Ethiopia edition – as we redefine the future of the food, beverage and milling industry in North-Eastern Africa

6TH AFRICAN DIASPORA AGROFOOD FORUM

 Oct 21, 2022 - Oct 22, 2022 The Food Bridge vzw and its partners will be organizing the 6th edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum. The theme for this 2022 edition is Investment, Trade and Transformative Development. Diaspora entrepreneurs are unique achievers. They are unique in the sense that they have no dedicated framework for support from Africa or the international resources managers such as global agencies, financial institutions and even NGOs . 

UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP27)

 

Nov 8, 2022 - Nov 18, 2022 The annual UN Climate Change Conference advances the global climate talks, mobilizes action, and can provide a significant opportunity to look at the impacts of climate change as well as innovation and solutions in Africa. 

GLF CLIMATE ALONGSIDE COP27

 

Nov 11, 2022 - Nov 11, 2022 The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. 

AFMASS FOOD EXPO EASTERN AFRICA

 

Nov 24, 2022 - Nov 26, 2022 The food industry in Eastern Africa is the most vibrant in Africa – as new investments and new product innovations surge in key markets in the region such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda etc!!

AGROFOOD WEST AFRICA

 

Nov 29, 2022 - Dec 2, 2022

Exhibitors from all over the world are ready to meet with Ghanaian and West African farmers, food & drink producers, and food retail, hotels, and restaurants to discuss ideas, network, and talk business.

AGRA INNOVATE LAGOS

 

Dec 6, 2022 - Dec 7, 2022 Now in its 8th year, Agra Innovate Lagos is West Africa's leading agriculture trade show. Featuring free seminars on hot agribusiness topics, a buzzing expo and unlimited networking opportunities, the expo connects global suppliers to serious local agriculture sector buyers, professionals and practitioners.

6TH GLF INVESTMENT CASE SYMPOSIUM

 

Dec 22, 2022 - Dec 22, 2022 The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.