Countdown to the
2020 APF Conference
Africa is simultaneously facing an economic, health, climate, and social inequity crises. There is no better time to bring together a community of changemakers to drive discussions geared towards leveraging philanthropy for greater good.
Connect with like-minded philanthropists in Africa and across the globe
Learn and Share best philanthropic strategies to deepen and strengthen homegrown philanthropy
Collaborate to amplify the impact of your philanthropic endeavors
1:00 PM – Opening
1:25 PM – Opening Fireside Chat
Plenary
1:55 PM – Resetting Africa: Seizing Opportunities in a Pandemic
3:05 PM – Speed Networking
Breakout Sessions (running concurrently)
3:45 PM – Preparing for the 4th Industrial Revolution
3:45 PM – Looking Inwards: Investing in Medical Research to Drive Local Solutions to Endemic Diseases
3:45 PM – Lessons from the Pandemic: How Public, Private Partnerships Worked for Impact
Closed Session (running concurrently with breakout sessions)
3:45 PM – Advancing Systems Change in Africa through Philanthropy
1:00 PM – What Climate Change Means for Food Security in Africa – A Conversation
Plenary
1:40 PM – Food Security: Can Africa Feed Itself and Feed the World?
2:50 PM – Speed Networking
Breakout Sessions (running concurrently)
3:10 PM – Repositioning Farmers to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
3:10 PM – Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and Climate Change
3:10 PM – Climate Change and Malnutrition: Why We Need to Act Now *
Plenaries
1:25 PM – Education and Social Fabric and how we can Leverage Technology?
2:35 PM – Making Africa Work for its Bulging Youth Population
3:45 PM – Defining the Narrative: Our Africa, Our Stories
4:50PM – Closing Conversation