Africa’s tech sector is attracting attention. Last year alone, the continent secured $5billion in venture capital, a leap from the already eye-catching $2bn figure recorded in 2020. Africa’s young, tech-savvy population and a regulatory focus on tech talent development is helping drive this growth. What does the future look like for Africa’s emerging tech ecosystem? Where are the most exciting areas for growth? And what more can be done to bring the region’s still untapped tech talent on stream?

The Metaverse is being touted as one of the major trends that will change the web, life and business as we know it. Major brands are already building their own ‘mini metaverses’. Some commentators see life and work increasingly shifting over to this 3D simulation of reality. Surveys have shown that 42% of business leaders already believe that it will be ‘transformational’. Others, however, are more sceptical. Is the metaverse all hype, or is it going to become the new reality for the future of project delivery and management? How will it change things for project managers and how should they prepare?

Join two consecutive 40-minutes discussions on a topic area that matters to you. These are small group discussion with a maximum of 10 participants.

These immersive roundtable sessions focus on boosting women, professional skills & development, making a positive social impact, and cutting-edge tech.

Conducted in French and English.

Topics to include (not an exhaustive list).

• Upskilling opportunities for project managers
• Boosting the role of women in the decision-making process
• Project management for social good
• Metaverse: New ways of working and delivering projects
• Unlocking the strategic value of PMO (The connection between the PMO and organisational strategy)
• Strengthening the ecosystem for Africa’s project management sector
• Career paths for young project managers
• Setting up a Project Management Office (PMO) from Scratch
• Understanding the wider forces and trends reshaping and impacting the project management profession (digital transformation; climate change, inclusion and diversity)
• The post-pandemic hybrid boom: The opportunities and challenges of distributed and remote teamwork
• Digital transformation: Ensuring projects are aligned with the best-in-class technologies
• How PMs can come together to lobby and advocate for their profession
• Adapting PM practices to the African context
• Managing the work/life balance

A more informal opportunity for delegates to network, plus buffet food and live music

How women are rising, thriving, and driving Africa’s economic growth one project at a time

The pandemic accelerated many business trends already underway. What does our panel of thought leaders consider to be the key trends and forces shaping Africa’s future trajectory? What impact will these have on the project economy and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent?

Hear from, and be inspired by, the rising stars of the continent’s business and project economy as they re-imagine Africa’s future. What are they doing differently? Why? And how?

Join two consecutive 40-minute discussions on a topic area that matters to you. These are small group discussion with a maximum of 10 participants.

These immersive roundtable sessions focus on boosting women, professional skills & development, making a positive social impact, and cutting-edge tech.

Conducted in French and English.

Topics include:

• Upskilling opportunities for project managers
• Boosting the role of women in the decision-making process
• Project management for social good
• Metaverse: New ways of working and delivering projects
• The connection between the PMO and organisational strategy
• Strengthening the ecosystem for Africa’s project management sector
• Career paths for young project managers
• Setting up a Project Management Office (PMO) from Scratch
• Understanding the wider forces and trends reshaping and impacting the
• project management profession (digital transformation; climate change, inclusion and diversity)
• The post-pandemic hybrid boom: The opportunities and challenges of distributed and remote teamwork
• Digital transformation: Ensuring projects are aligned with the best-in-class technologies
• How PMs can come together to lobby and advocate for their profession
• Adapting PM practices to the African context
• Managing the work/life balance
• Have you got PQ? Getting your projects successfully over the line with project intelligence, hosted by Fola Alabi

People are the most important asset to an organization.  Preparing individuals and teams to have the technical, financial, leadership and innovation skills is the heart of this discussion and the key to elevating business and community success.  This panel of education and entrepreneurship leaders will discuss how organizations can ensure employee readiness through education and building entrepreneurial skills.