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Business Networking Week in Italy BNWI - Milan, September 10-14, 2018 1 About the E4Impact Foundation E4Impact is a spin off of Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) of Milan , the largest private University in EU. It offers


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Business Networking Week in Italy – BNWI

  • Milan, September 10-14, 2018
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About the E4Impact Foundation

  • E4Impact is a spin off of Università Cattolica del Sacro

Cuore (UCSC) of Milan, the largest private University in EU.

  • It offers the MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship in 7 African

countries: Kenya (2010), Ghana (2013), Sierra Leone (2014), Uganda and Ivory Coast (2015), Senegal (2016), Ethiopia (2017).

  • It intends to reach 15 African countries by 2020.

Impact to date

  • 684 entrepreneurs involved
  • 542: entrepreneurs trained
  • 142: entrepreneurs under training (academic year 2017-18)
  • 33%: women entrepreneurs
  • 73%: trained entrepreneurs with a business currently in place
  • ca. 3500: job places created in the value chain
  • 40: African professors trained
  • 20: African university managers trained
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Business Networking Week in Italy

The Business Networking Week in Italy (BNWI) is a networking programme that the E4Impact Foundation offers to the best entrepreneurs of the Global MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship it delivers in Africa, to African UCSC/ALTIS Alumni and to others African entrepreneurs. The BNWI intends to establish a collaboration platform between African Entrepreneurs and Italian Investors, Businesses and Startups. Participants to the BNWI will be able to:

  • be part of an international business network between Italy and Africa
  • acquire knowledge about entrepreneurial ecosystems and networks
  • develop personal relations with peers overseas
  • explore new markets and business opportunities
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BNWI Programme

The BNWI Programme will consist of the following activities:

  • Italy-Africa Business Forum: a high level public event to introduce

business opportunities between Italy and Africa

  • Italy-Africa Venture Lab: deal-rooms and networking between African

Entrepreneurs and investors, entrepreneurs, and start-uppers

  • Exporting to EU Markets: rules, tools and strategies to export to Italy

and the EU; moreover, a list of Italian importing companies

  • Importing EU Innovation: introduction to Italian innovative

technologies and analysis of financial tools to export to Africa

  • Business cases: meetings with Italian companies/SMEs who manage

business activities between Italy and Africa

  • Visiting Italian Excellences: visits to Italian companies producing and

exporting the best of the “Made in Italy” in the World

  • Best African Entrepreneurs in Italy: guest-speech from some of the

bests African entrepreneurs in Italy

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Calendar

Exporting to EU Markets

  • Rina: shipping,

contracts & tools

  • Guest Speeches:
  • Ferrero
  • Segafredo
  • Gucci

Visiting Italian Excellences

  • Barilla S.p.A.:

Meeting with management and visit of the production plant in Parma Importing EU Innovation

  • ETC: Financial

tools

  • Assolombarda:

Exporting Services

  • Vue Tel: Telecom

services Best African Entrepreneurs in Italy

  • Naji, CS Stampi
  • Medi Sakande -

Manager of New Cold System

09:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 15:00-17:30 Fri 14 Thu 13 Wed 12 Tue 11 Mon 10

Welcome Session

  • Introduction to the

BNWI

  • Visit of Catholic

University Campus Italy-Africa Venture Lab E4Impact Entrepreneurs’ meetings with:

  • Investors
  • Italian SMEs
  • Incubators
  • Italian Start-ups
  • E4Impact

Business Network Lunch Break

September 2018

Italy-Africa Business Forum

  • Opening Remarks
  • Gian Marco

Moratti Award

  • Doing Business

between Italy&Africa Business Cases Thematic visits

  • Renewable

Energy: Building Energy

  • Health:

Humanitas Deal Room:

  • Entrepreneurs’

business meetings Visiting Italian Excellences

  • ICA Packaging

Machine: Meeting with management and visit of the production plant in Bologna

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Italy - Africa Business Forum (Sep. 10)

11:00 - 11:30 Networking and Refreshment 13:00 Speakers Description Opening Rewards

  • Bonomi - President of Assolombarda
  • Anelli - Rector of UCSC
  • Moratti - President of E4Impact Foundation
  • Abayage – Ambassador of Ghana in Italy
  • Italy-Africa Business Opportunities
  • Institutional Greetings
  • E4Impact’s initiatives in Africa
  • The role of African Institutions in Italy
  • Mapei’s activities in Africa
  • Lisa’s eye on Africa
  • AICS strategy for Italian firms in Africa
  • The opportunities connected to

E4Impact

  • Awarding 2018 E4Impact 3 best Alumni
  • Winners’ speech

11:30-12:00 Gian Marco Moratti Award Ceremony

  • Moratti - President of E4Impact Foundation
  • E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee
  • E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee
  • E4Impact entrepreneur Awardee

Doing Business Between Italy and Africa

  • Squinzi - CEO of Mapei
  • Saibene - Founder of Lisa
  • TBD – Director of AICS
  • Italian SME exploring Africa with E4Impact - TBD
  • Molteni - CEO of E4Impact

12:00-13:00

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Italy-Africa Venture Lab (Sep. 11)

  • Tuesday September 11th , from 14:00 to 18:00
  • Altis Headquarters, Via S. Vittore n.18, Milan;

Desks and spaces available for one to one meetings

  • Successful African Entrepreneurs: E4Impact MBAs meet:
  • Investors
  • Incubators/accelerators
  • Start-up
  • Italian companies and SMEs
  • E4Impact Business Network
  • B2B individual meetings:
  • Meetings schedule will be arranged matching the availability of the

invited guests with the BNWI African Entrepreneurs

  • Desks and spaces available for meetings according to each schedule
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Why participating to BNWI?

Delegates will:

  • Get to know the African socio-economic and entrepreneurial context

and its relations with Italy

  • Meet the best African impact entrepreneurs trained by E4Impact

with the higher academic and business standards

  • Find new investment and internationalization opportunities in Africa
  • Link with African SMEs/companies interested in business
  • pportunities between Africa and Italy/EU Countries
  • Connect with international business networks and communities of the

African Diaspora in Italy

Ecosystems delegates are invited to:

  • Italy-Africa Business Forum (Monday, Sept. 10, 11:00-13:00)
  • Italy-Africa Venture Lab (Tuesday Sept. 11, 14.00-18:00)
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Current BNWI Participants

33 African Entrepreneurs Year of Business Establishment Business’s Industries Countries

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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS  The tiles are 600 millimeters by 500 millimeters can each generate up to 35 watts of power at 100% efficiency  Produces and sells at 25% cheaper than what the market is offering traditionally  Signed a deal of more than 667 houses in 2016 and is on track to deliver 11,500 houses in 2017  Won the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (category: global innovation through science and technology) in 2015  His company was visited by Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 MBA Nairobi, Kenya, Class 2015-2016 CEO and Co-Founder of Strauss Energy Strauss Energy A Kenyan company that proposes a solution to the energy problem by providing renewable and cost-effective energy through building integrated photo-voltaic (BIPV) technology, a revolutionary solar- powered roofing tile designed and made in Kenya.

Our Champions at BNWI – Tony Nyagah

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PURE PRODUCTS A market-based social venture to provide access to safe clean drinking water to the underserved and unserved urban and peri- urban Ugandans at an affordable price, while creating employment to the youths through water franchise kiosks and water ATMs model. MBA Kampala, Uganda, Class 2016-2017 Founder and Director MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS  Is employing over 50 youths and has a permanent staff of 15 people  1000 loyal customers in 2015  More than 1,000,000 liters sold in 2016  Installed 10 water ATMs in peri-urban Kampala and has 5 existing water kiosks in Kampala  Developed partnerships with Connect and Growth Africa  Received a UNBS certification in 2011

Our Champions at BNWI – Denis Kimbugwe

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BNWI at a glance

What: A training and networking programme Where: Milan, Italy, @ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore When: 10th - 14th, September 2018 Why: To learn how to do business between Italy and Africa To network with international business communities To know the best African start-uppers & entrepreneurs To meet EU companies and business services providers Who: Best Entrepreneurs from E4Impact’s MBAs in Africa Invited guests from the best Italian business networks

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For further information and any inquiry please contact: Luca Colombo E4Impact BNWI Project Manager luca.colombo@unicatt.it +39 027234 8374

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