OPPORTUNITY AFRICA ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM

In the sea of events, you might have confusions about which to attend and which not to. Thorough research on a particular event on aspects like its fitness for you, its contribution to your growth, and its content is important for you to decide on this matter. If you are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship, there cannot be an event better than OAEF for you. We have not introduced this widely participated event just for those who want to be an entrepreneur. OAEF is for those who desire to transform their thoughts into actions.

The first and foremost reason for anyone to join the OAEF is its guidance to innovative minds on how they can transform their innovative ideas into a business model. In the OAEF, you can learn the knowhow of entrepreneurship in multiple ways. We provide you with training sessions on how to manage your thought process when you are brainstorming on an idea, how to groom that idea into the one that fits the market, and how to finally shape your idea into a business. You will be equipped with complete understanding about the supply chain in entrepreneurship.

OAEF has recognized team work as an important part of success. Therefore, after the training in OAEF, you will form teams in order to work on an idea agreed by the members to eventually design a sustainable business model. The best models are awarded. The real opportunity is here. OAEF invites investors and incubators from across the world who can fund your business model if they find it fit for the market. Business models have already seen success in the market includes “Crumblyy”(a business model presents short form content in 15+ categories, including technology, health and fitness, food and drinks, lifestyle, fashion, relationship, DIYs, parenting, money savers, among others), “Angaza Elimu” (a concept based on the use of Augmented Reality (AR) in educational sector by changing the way one learns), “ Appli” (A tech driven and cost effective platform with integration of deep learning and data analysis platform where a user can practice and improve interview skills and communication skills), “Precisely”(a mobile platform that make both academic and professional opportunities easier to grab with the help of machine learning),”Chyine(Chyang)”(a traditionally made alcohol revived for commercial purpose), “Guliyo”(an idea on marketing of traditionally made sweets in the eastern hills of Botswana).

For your flexibility, you can form teams of your choice in the OAEF. We believe that everybody may not be able to work with anybody. So, you will have an opportunity to interact with like-minded people from across the globe and work with them. So, OAEF can be a platform for you to grow your network and meet the potential partner with whom you can work to expand start-up in different countries across the globe.

The OAEF brings successful entrepreneurs and specialists from various parts of the world as guest speakers. They will talk about their experience in the journey of entrepreneurship and the ups and downs they have faced along with guiding suggestions for you.

OAEF invites successful joint venture companies, venture capitalists and angels every year who are the potential investors for your business ideas. So, you can enter the network of innovative minds, successful entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial educators and mentors, investors, and incubators from all over the world that the OAEF has been building ever since its inception. We believe that this network is going to be with you throughout your journey as an entrepreneur. The international exposure that OAEF provides can be vital for your personal as well as interpersonal growth.

Ideas pitched in OAEF have raised more than ten million US Dollars funds from investors so far. OAEF has also grown to be the largest start-up ecosystem in Asia and Africa.

Further, OAEF has introduced a platform for the participants of OAEF called OAEFx where some selected participants of the Bootcamp share their entrepreneurial journey. The OAEFx aims to showcase the inspiring and motivational journey of the entrepreneurs.

You seriously need to join the OAEF if you are among the innovative minds looking for an opportunity to learn, explore, and grow internationally. There might have been times that you had a brilliant idea, but could not work on it. Do not let that happen again.

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a sovereign state in East Africa. The capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya lies on the equator with the Indian Ocean to the south-east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and has a population of about 44 million in July 2012. The country is named after Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. Mount Kenya was originally referred to as "Mt. Kirinyaga" by the indigenous people. "Kirinyaga or Kerenyaga, meaning ‘mountain of whiteness’ because of its snow capped peak"; The name was subsequently changed to Mt. Kenya because of the inability of the British to pronounce "Kirinyaga" correctly. The country has a warm and humid climate along its Indian Ocean coastline, with wildlife-rich savannah grasslands inland towards the capital. Nairobi has a cool climate that gets colder approaching Mount Kenya, which has three permanently snow-capped peaks. Further inland there is a warm and humid climate around Lake Victoria, and temperate forested and hilly areas in the western region. The northeastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake and the world's largest tropical lake, is situated to the southwest and is shared with Uganda and Tanzania. Kenya is famous for its safaris and diverse wildlife reserves and national parks such as the East and West Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park. There are several world heritage sites such as Lamu, and world renowned beaches such as Kilifi where international yachting competitions are held each year.

Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city. In addition to its urban core, the city has Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve known for breeding endangered black rhinos and home to giraffes, zebras and lions. Next to it is a well-regarded elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Nairobi is also often used as a jumping-off point for safari trips elsewhere in Kenya.