Schedule
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
VIP Reception
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pre-Reception Networking
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
Opening Remarks
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Fireside Chat on Canada-Africa Relations
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Closed Minister-Minister Meeting
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking with Minister Hussen
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
General Networking
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Innovation Ecosystem Tour
VIPs and International Delegates will be guided through the GTA's innovation ecosystem, visiting top incubators, accelerators and connecting with innovation leaders and ecosystem builders.
8:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Registration and Networking
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome
Welcome, setting the perspective of the summit, the importance of Diaspora engagement and drawing on African values to shape the future of Africa's tech landscape
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Remarks
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Plenary Keynote 1
Keynote address for 5-10mins followed by a fireside chat - how do we work together as a Diaspora successfuly? How do we transcend differences and barriers
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion 1
Agritech x Cleantech - climate change mitigation/adaptation, climate financing, tech transfer; green economies, climate resilience and decarbonization
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Panel Discussion 2
Diaspora x fintech - beyond remittances, enabling investment into home countries
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
Tech Showcases
Company pitches (2 African based, 2 Canadian based) Breaking Into Innovation While Black
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch and Networking
1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Announcement/Brand Marketing
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Panel Discussion 3
Advanced Manufacturing: Canadian firms engaging with a post AfCFTA Africa /
Future of Mobility - Ontario's roadmap and establishing mutually beneficial partnership with Africa
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Plenary Keynote Speaker 2
Unlocking the potential of Africa through Global ecosystem development
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Coffee & Networking Break
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Fireside Chat 1
Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
Panel Discussion 4
Health and biotech
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
Announcements
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Fireside Chat 2
AI for development, conversation with AI expert on it's uses in the context of private and public sector for socio-economic development across Africa; potentially the IDRC's AI4D Africa program
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM
Closing Remarks
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Expo and Networking
