Date: June 30, 2022
IEAF (India - Africa Entrepreneurial Forum) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the entrepreneurs of Africa and India. Their objective is to provide entrepreneurs from both regions a platform to discuss opportunities of mutual interest and to encourage joint ventures for access to both market and resources. To achieve this, IAEF is organising its 2nd ‘India-Africa Entrepreneurship and Investment Summit’. The summit will comprise a diverse suite of programming that is accessible to entrepreneurs and includes events, delegations, training, collaborative business incubation, and bilateral fund.
One of the firms that will be supporting this initiative by sponsoring this summit is Dentons.
Dentons is the world's largest law firm, connecting top-tier talent to the world's challenges and opportunities with 20,000 professionals including 12,000 lawyers, in more than 200 locations, in more than 80 countries. 17 of those locations are in Africa. Dentons' award-winning team of 250+ lawyers and legal professionals is spread across Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. The team help their clients drive growth, meet challenges head on and anticipate their changing business needs in one of the world's most dynamic markets. Dentons' polycentric and purpose-driven approach, commitment to inclusion and diversity, and award-winning client service challenge the status quo to advance client interests. India is a strategic market of importance to Dentons. As the Indian legal market hasn't opened up to international firms yet, we work with a number of leading firms through our Nextlaw Global Referral Network, to service our clients' needs.
The IAEF summit will take place on the 1st and 2nd of July at Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. With the start-up ecosystems of India and Africa being in a position where they can complement each other's growth, the summit will give entrepreneurs and investors from both places a chance to explore the opportunities and challenges of investing in the opposite country.