Kauffman Fellows Summit 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tribe Hotel: Jiko	Lunch

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tribe Hotel: Jiko	Fellows Registration

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
	Class 1- 26 Debriefs

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tribe Hotel: ERC Main	Class 28 Debrief

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tribe Hotel: Jiko	Sponsor Registration

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tribe: 271	Class 27 Debrief

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Trademark Hotel	Shuttle Loading for Welcome Dinner

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
National Museum	Welcome Dinner sponsored by KCB

9:00 PM - 9:15 PM
National Museum	Shuttle back to Tribe/Trademark

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
																Breakfast on Own
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Karibu! Welcome to the Kauffman Fellows Africa Summit Jeff Harbach, Kauffman Fellows Maya Horgan Famodu (KF 26), Ingressive Capital
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																From Hustle Culture to a Financially Inclusive Economy Jeff Harbach, Kauffman Fellows His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., Kenya Government
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																The Founder's Journey: An Economy Where Businesses are Profitable, Envied, and Loved Shola Akinlade, Paystack
9:45 AM - 10:10 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Shola & Natasha Fireside Chat Natasha Funk, Kauffman Fellows Shola Akinlade, Paystack
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Africa's Secret Sauce: Fast Rate of Tech Adoption Mayowa Kuyoro, McKinsey Nigeria
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Investing in Africa - How do we help startups grow in an era of capital scarcity? Andreata Muforo, TLcom Capital Idris Ayodeji Bello (KF 28), LoftyInc Capital Johan Bosini, Quona Pardon Makumbe, CRE Venture Capital
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																The Founder's Journey: From Bananas to Food Security in Africa Peter Njonjo, Twiga Foods Carole Wainaina, AFRICA50
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Navigating Macro Forces: Shaping the Financial Industry's Future Olugbenga (GB) Agboola, Flutterwave Paul Russo, KCB Group PLC Alexandre Lazarow, Fluent Ventures Chad Larson, Kopo Kopo, acq. by Moniepoint Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, MPesa
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Creator Economy Jason Njoku, Njoku Holdings Lexi Novitske (KF 22), Norrsken22 Cordel Robbin-Coker, Carry 1st Oluwatosin Ajibade (Mr. Eazi), Zagadat Capital & Choplife Gaming
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Trademark Hotel: Atrium, First Level																Lunch sponsored by Autochek
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Why Africa, Why Kenya? US Ambassador Megan Whitman, US Government
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Why Now? US Ambassador Megan Whitman, US Government Wale Ayeni, Helios Digital Ventures
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Kauffman Fellows #WherePurposeGathers Jeff Harbach, Kauffman Fellows
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																Thank you Africa Committee & Announcement Summit 2024
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Trademark Hotel																Break sponsored by Africa50
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																How do we build an AI economy? Jade Abbott, Lelapa AI John Kamara, AI Centre for Excellence Africa Aniko Szigetvari, Atlantica Ventures Kartik Renjen, META; AWS Kathleen Siminyu, Mozilla
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room A																Unlocking Human Potential Through Learning Shikha Goyal, Imaginable Futures Fred Swaniker, Head of Africa Leadership Academy
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room B																Revolutionizing Growth: The Innovation Supply Chain in Africa Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, Sabi Etop Ikpe, Autochek Africa Kenza Lahlou, Outlierz Ventures Daniel Yu, Wasoko Mike Quinn, Boost Technology
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room G																Broadening Inclusion in Africa via Blockchain Daniel Bloch, Seso Global Billy B. Richards, Changeblock Obi Emetarom, Zone Ruby Nimkar, GreenHouse Capital Ahmed M Amer, Emurgo
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom																The Future of Fintech in Africa Chad Larson, Kopo Kopo, acq. by Moniepoint Tayo Oviosu, Paga Bame Pule, Africa Lighthouse Capital Tjaart van der Walt, TYME
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room A																The Future of Climate Alloysius Attah, Farmerline Group Elizabeth Biney-Amissah, TBrA X Ventures Nneka Eze, VestedWorld James Mwangi, Africa Climate Ventures Eli Pollak, Apollo Agriculture
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room B																The Future of Healthcare Joanna Bichsel, Kasha Dr. Kebba Jobarteh, Antara Health Dr. Marilyn Kimeu, McKinsey Biju Mohandas, LeapFrog Investments Dr. Felix Olale, MD PHD, MedGenome
Trademark Hotel: Meeting Room G																Getting Africa Moving - The Future of Trade and Logistics Miishe Addy, Jetstream Africa Raphael Afaedor, Kyosk Chinedu Azodoh, MAX Mike Mompi, Enza Capital Mark Mwangi, Amitruck, Dalwyn
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Trademark Hotel: Ballroom & Terrace																Reception sponsored by Norrsken (N22)
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
																Fellow Organized Forum Dinners

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Trademark: Conference Room 2&3																Women’s Breakfast presented by Cartier Women’s Initiative: Women Leadership in VC – Lens of Africa as Investment Focus Maya Horgan Famodu (KF 26), Ingressive Capital Dr. Ola Brown, HealthCap Africa Sarah Ngamau, Kuramo Capital Management Birame Sock, Kwely Inc Charlotte Newman, Amazon Web Services
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Trademark Hotel																Shuttle Loading for FGC's
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Karura Forest																Welcome & Kickoff
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Karura Forest: Pergola 1																Limitations and Opportunities of Generative AI Laura Gaviria Halaby, Faktory Leticia Jauregui Casanueva, Amalur
Karura Forest: Pergola 2																Bull vs. Bear: LP Mindset for the next 12-24 months John Ailanjian, Next Legacy Melissa Richlen, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Karura Forest: Pergola 3																Navigating Down Rounds, Recapitalizations, and other Unpleasantness Marcelo Lima, monashees+ Clint Korver, Ulu Ventures
Karura Forest: Pergola 4																Philanthropic Capital: a New Funding Path for GPs & LPs Claire England, GPG Ventures Shikha Goyal, Imaginable Futures
Karura Forest: Pergola 5																Getting the Most Out of Coaching Jeff Harbach, Kauffman Fellows Sandeep Bakshi, Prosus
Karura Forest: Pergola 6																Elevating Performance: Exploring Effective Board Governance Practices Anderson Thees, Endeavor Michelle Scarborough, BDC
Karura Forest: Pergola 7																Emerging Markets: How to fundraise and co-invest Allen Taylor, Endeavor Catalyst
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Karura Forest: Pergola 1																Supply chain innovation: What we can learn from Africa Alexandre Lazarow, Fluent Ventures Jide Adamolekun, Autochek Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, Sabi Etop Ikpe, Autochek Africa Kenza Lahlou, Outlierz Ventures Mike Quinn, Boost Technology Daniel Yu, Wasoko
Karura Forest: Pergola 2																Secondary markets: Best option for liquidity during market down cycles? Adair Newhall, StepStone Group Henry Ward, Carta
Karura Forest: Pergola 3																Fund Operations: What you need to know Guto Araujo, monashees
Karura Forest: Pergola 4																Lessons from a successful fundraise in the current market Collin West, Ensemble VC Itxaso del Palacio, Notion Capital
Karura Forest: Pergola 5																Body hacking for longevity/performance (fasting, sleep, etc.) Tracy Chadwell, 1843 Capital Marcus Stroud, TXV Partners
Karura Forest: Pergola 6																American Alliance for Equal Rights against Fearless Fund Yasmin Ferrine, Visible Hands VC Ian Beadle, Concrete Rose Capital
Karura Forest: Pergola 7																Investing in African Startups as US based investor Jen Richard, Bonfire Ventures Marlon Nichols, MaC Venture Capital
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Karura Forest: Pergola 8																Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Karura Forest																4 additional panels: Climate, Logistics, Blockchain, Fintech
Karura Forest: Pergola 1																Generative AI: Hype or Reality Chang Xu, Basis Set
Karura Forest: Pergola 2																Exit Markets - How VCs with little experience can set up their companies for exits Akbar Poonawala, Pivot Investment Partners Jefrey Joe, Alpha JWC Ventures
Karura Forest: Pergola 3																AMA with Carta CEO about fund administration Henry Ward, Carta
Karura Forest: Pergola 4																Fundraising: Navigating 1st to 2nd Fund Han Shen, iFly.vc Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures
Karura Forest: Pergola 5																Individual tax planning as a GP. How to think about carried interest Rob Coneybeer, Shasta Ventures Beto Pallares, Joseph Advisory SVCS,Arrowhead Innovation Fund
Karura Forest: Pergola 6																SEC rules for venture funds Daniel Abelon (KF19), Two Sigma Ventures Jenny Fielding, Everywhere Ventures
Karura Forest: Pergola 7																Building Thriving Ecosystems Liz Fleming, South Summit Pule Taukobong, CRE Venture Capital Jeremy Yap, Independent
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Karura Forest: Pergola 8																Shuttle back to Tribe/Trademark - 1hr 45min to refresh
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Trademark Hotel																Shuttle to railway + cultural local train experience to our Network Dinner
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Heritage House																Network Dinner
9:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Heritage House																Shuttle back to Tribe/Trademark

6:00 AM - 11:00 AM
																Half Day Nairobi National Park
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
																Breakfast on Own
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
																Half Day Sheldrick Wildlife Trust + Giraffe Centre
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
																Fairview Estate Coffee Tasting Tour
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
																Half Day Kitengela Glass Factory
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
																Half Day Kiambethu Tea Farm
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
																Half Day Brown's Cheese Factory Tour
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Nairobi Street Kitchen																Women Who Build Africa: women founders' assembly sponsored by WWBA
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
																Fairview Estate Coffee Tasting Tour
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Trademark Hotel																4:45pm Shuttle loading for WWBA Happy hour (before Closing Reception) & then final 5:15pm Shuttle loading for Closing Reception
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Nairobi Street Kitchen																Closing Reception sponsored by Moniepoint
9:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Nairobi Street Kitchen																Shuttle back to Tribe/Trademark

Kauffman Fellows Africa Summit

Kauffman Fellows Africa Summit

Kauffman Fellows
Africa Summit

Kauffman Fellows
Africa Summit