The State of Crowdfunding in Africa – Webinar
Date: 12 February 2020
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am GMT
This webinar is part of a series brought to you by the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department (FIRM) of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The webinars feature in-depth conversations with experts, development partners, thought-leaders and private and philanthropic sector leaders discussing critical issues at the intersection of development finance, resource mobilization, innovation and partnerships
Date: 12 February 2020
9:30 am – 10:30 am
At the core of crowdfunding lies the promise of filling the gap between microfinance and private equity, or what DFIs call ‘the missing middle’. For Africa, there is an overall sense of a new, exciting crowdfunding landscape whose complexities are still unfolding. Join this panel discussion by industry actors, to learn about crowdfunding and how its potential can creatively be harnessed to the full. You will discover:
- What is crowdfunding
- The most successful markets and models
- The benefits and possibilities of crowdfunding
- The risks and restrictions associated with crowdfunding
- The solutions available for crowdfunding in Africa
The panel discussion will be moderated by:
Ms. Valerie Dabady, Division Manager, Non-Sovereign and International Institutions Division, the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Panelists:
- Ms. Elizabeth Howard, CEO of the African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA)
- Ms. Tabassum Qadir, CEO of Uprise Africa [Equity crowdfunding]
- Ms. Grace Camara, Executive Director of RemitFund [Diaspora crowdfunding]
- Mr Paul Perrier, co-founder of Funkiss [Debt crowdfunding]
- Ms. Josephine Ndao, Chief Entrepreneurship & SME Development Officer, AfDB
