The “Africa Rising” narrative has increasingly captured the attention of the international business community in the last years. High growth rates, a young and growing population and middle class, fast urbanization, a continued abundance of resources and accelerating technological change are shaping the perception of Africa today. Successful local entrepreneurs and innovators see the continent’s unmet needs as opportunities. They share this view with entrepreneurial-minded foreign firms, which offer innovative solutions for African markets. In this panel discussion, we will shed light on entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa, the role of innovative business models for the economic development and forms of cooperation between African and European firms.

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