{"id":63603,"date":"2018-08-15T16:22:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63603"},"modified":"2018-08-15T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:22:31","slug":"4th-annual-tony-elumelu-foundation-entrepreneurship-forum-announced-for-25th-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/4th-annual-tony-elumelu-foundation-entrepreneurship-forum-announced-for-25th-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Annual Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum Announced for 25th October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa\u2019s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the<br \/>\nTony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_248204650\"><span class=\"aQJ\">October 25, 2018<\/span><\/span>, as the date<br \/>\nfor its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum.<\/p>\n<p>The largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader<br \/>\nentrepreneurship ecosystem will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global<br \/>\ninvestors, leaders from the African public and private sectors and<br \/>\ndevelopmental organisations at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.\u00a0 The event<br \/>\nis a unique opportunity to generate ideas, forge networks and bring<br \/>\npolicymakers and the private sector together, in a spirit of robust debate<br \/>\nand interaction. The 2018 cohort from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship<br \/>\nProgramme, as well as mentors and partners, will be present, as the<br \/>\nculmination of their intensive twelve-week induction.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the Foundation\u2019s track record\u2015most recently with President<br \/>\nMacron of France\u2015of bringing politicians face to face with the new<br \/>\ngeneration of young business women and men shaping Africa, the Forum will<br \/>\ninclude an interactive session with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and<br \/>\nPresident Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, moderated by TEF Founder, Tony O.<br \/>\nElumelu.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum will also feature the launch of the TEFConnect, the world\u2019s<br \/>\nlargest digital platform for African entrepreneurs, dedicated to<br \/>\nconnecting African entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, stated: \u201cIn just four years, we have<br \/>\ndirectly impacted 4,460 entrepreneurs, and we are beginning to see the<br \/>\nresults \u2013 job creation, ripple effects, but most importantly a recognition<br \/>\nthat Africa\u2019s economic well-being is driven by entrepreneurs: female and<br \/>\nmale, large and small \u2013 they are the engine of our continent\u2019s<br \/>\ntransformation. We will be championing and celebrating them. This year, we<br \/>\nare truly achieving scale and impact; we received over 150,000<br \/>\napplications in 2017 alone, up from 20,000 applications in 2015. We are<br \/>\nnow calling on the current generation of African success stories and<br \/>\nothers to partner with us to see how we can all further create impact,<br \/>\ngenuinely transform millions of lives and increase the number of inspiring<br \/>\nstories we will be hearing in Lagos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>TEF CEO, Parminder Vir OBE stated: \u201cThe TEF Entrepreneurship Forum is the<br \/>\nonly event across the continent that brings together the complete African<br \/>\nentrepreneurship ecosystem, demonstrating our commitment to capturing the<br \/>\nwhole continuum \u2013 from the entrepreneurs themselves, governments who must<br \/>\nprovide enabling environments, to capital, advice and perhaps most<br \/>\nimportantly access and network\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Tony Elumelu\u2019s economic philosophy of Africapitalism and his<br \/>\nvision to institutionalise luck and democratise opportunity for a new<br \/>\ngeneration of African entrepreneurs, the Tony Elumelu Foundation has<br \/>\nimplemented one of the most ambitious entrepreneurship programmes<br \/>\nglobally.<\/p>\n<p>The Programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train,<br \/>\nmentor, and fund 10,000 entrepreneurs. Its goal is to invest in businesses<br \/>\nthat will generate at least 1,000,000 new jobs and contribute at least $10<br \/>\nbillion in new annual revenues across Africa. In its 4th year, TEF<br \/>\nEntrepreneurship Programme has empowered 4,460 entrepreneurs with a total<br \/>\ninvestment of USD20million; 4,000 funded directly by the Foundation and<br \/>\n460 have been funded by partners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa\u2019s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced\u00a0October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. 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