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Submitted by on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 14:54
David Munnich, Chief Operations Officer at I&P, participates from October 10 to 13th to the annual SOCAP conference, an event dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.
A landmark event, SOCAP brings together thousands of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, business leaders and innovative cross-sector practitioners.
Follow the event on Twitter (#SOCAP17)
David Munnich will notably participate to a panel discussion on Early-stage entrepreneurship in Africa on October 12th: The Challenges of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in Africa
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM, October 12 2017
Entrepreneurship in Africa is soaring and could be a key way to achieve large-scale impact. But before that, entrepreneurs need to go through the startup phase, to attract investors and learn how to partner efficiently with them. How does the entrepreneur feel when the investor is considering entering into his or her business, and what makes a good investment opportunity in the eye of an investor? How is impact being targeted and measured by investors and entrepreneurs, and how can it be replicated to scale in the African context?
Speakers
•David Munnich, I&P
• Fabrizio Cometto, MCE Social Capital
• Susannah Eastham, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
• Sally Walkerman, Small Foundation
To go further: I&P shares lessons of 15 years of impact investment
15 years after its creation, Investisseurs & Partenaires published a short document reflecting on the successes, drawbacks and key lessons learned from its first impact fund, "IPDEV".
IPDEV was founded in 2002 to contribute to the development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. This was a pioneering project at a time when investors showed little interest in African entrepreneurship. In the past 15 years, more than 30 investments and 20 exits in 10 different countries have been effected; IPDEV has met with many successes and some setbacks in a rapidly evolving African context, while contributing to an entrepreneurial revolution occurring on the Continent. Read more
