Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative, 2020

DETALLES DE LA OPORTUNIDAD

Recompensa total

0 $

organización científica

Mina7 conferences

Fecha límite

28 jun. 2020

Nivel de estudio

Postgrado

Tipo de oportunidad

Conferencias y Seminarios

Oportunidad de financiación

Financiación completa

Países elegibles

Esta oportunidad está destinada a todos los países

Región elegible

Todas las regiones

The Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative is a programme free of charge to ambitious young entrepreneurs with academic background. The programme is highly competitive and comprises a 3-days workshop for advanced innovation entrepreneurs, and for the top eight candidates, a 4 days intense business development program in the Swiss startup and business ecosystem.

If you are an entrepreneur with academic background or a startup from a Sub-Saharan African innovation hub in the field of Mobile health, Pharmacometrics, Innovative Financing or Digital Humanities (knowledge transfer) then join the Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative.

Programme Details

Event: Swiss Africa Business Innovation Initiative: Advanced Startup Training & Swiss Business Development Camp.
Area: Mobile health, Pharmacometrics, Innovative Financing or Digital Humanities.
Number of awards: Not specified.
Date: October 14th to 16th, 2020.
Venue: Marrakesh, Morocco.
Target group: Students, PhD, Postdoc, Academic Staff & Alumni, Entrepreneurs, International Participants from Switzerland and Africa.

Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative Benefits

The program is free of charge. Flights, transport and accommodation expenses on site in Marrakesh are covered by the program. For the Swiss week, flights, transport and accommodation in Switzerland will also be covered by the program.

Note: In case of a further lock down due to Covid19 or flight restrictions for Morocco or participants’ countries this workshop will be offered online.

Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative Eligibility

The programme is open to graduate students – entrepreneurs and startups from African innovation hubs, with a strong link to academia, developing products or services in the fields of mobile health, pharmacometrics, innovative financing and digital humanities (knowledge transfer).

Your project or company must be based on research or technology developed at a local university/research institute.

Other opportunities

Application instructions

Interested applicant must make use of the apply button below to register and follow instructions to submit their application.

Timeline

Day 1: Learn to deliver a unique customer value, master a convincing pitch and define a striking business plan;
Day 2: Shape a winning team and secure funding for growth;
Day 3:Individual coaching sessions, followed by presentation to an African – Swiss jury and selection of eight candidates for a 4-days action packed entrepreneurial development week in Switzerland.

Candidates will have until June 28, 2020 (5:59 PM ET) to submit their application. For more details on the Swiss Africa program, please visit the official page.