Events
2019 AWIEF Conference and Awards
Aim: To enhance trade among women entrepreneurs and innovators from African and around the globe.
Organiser: Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF).
For whom: Industry experts, policy makers, investors, academics, development organisations, and the media.
Date: 29 – 30 October 2019.
Time: 09:00 – 18:00 SAST.
Location: CTICC 2 (Cape Town International Convention Centre 2).
Please, click here to learn more about this Conference, Exhibition and Awards.
Strike Two Summit – Consumer Trust
Aim: To accelerate the adaptation of technology innovations in food system.
Organisers: StartupAmsterdam & partners.
For whom: Industry leaders, start-ups, investors, governments and civil society.
Date: 19 – 20 September, 2019.
Time: 9:00, All day event.
Location: Amsterdam Science Park.
To find out more about this event, please click here.
AID Information Market 2019
Date: Wednesday, August 21, from 12:00 – 16:30 pm CET.
Location: Arboretum, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Another year is here and EuroAfriLink is welcoming new students to Wageningen University and city. Visit our stand at number 129 where fresh students especially from African can receive counseling. Other services exist for you to take advantage of.
Blockchain Expo Europe 2019
Aim: Networking opportunities, with the networking party at The Beach Bar, trade promotion and exhibition.
Organiser: IoT Tech Expo, AI & Big Data Expo and Cyber Security & Cloud Expo.
For Whom: Start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs.
Date: 19-20 June 2019.
Location: RAI, Europaplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
NB: The conference will comprise: 21 conference streams, 500+ speakers and an exhibition of 300+ companies.
Please, click here to learn more about this conference and exhibition.
National Stakeholder Workshop on Promoting Climate Finance to support Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Processes in ACP countries
Aim: To contribute and improved climate finance to support agriculture in general and climate smart agriculture (CSA) in particular in ACP countries.
Organiser: Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) and FOKABS.
For Whom: Agri-professionals
Sector: Agriculture, Climate Change and Finance Women.
Location: Hotel Vallée des Princes, Douala, Cameroon
Starting and closing date: 23rd to 24th May, 2019 (Two days).
In this workshop EuroAfri Link local branch representative would be present to talk about our services and why we are interested in climate change issues.
International European Entrepreneurial Region Conference
Aim: Empowering Sustainability
Organiser: provincie Gelderland
Speakers: Diana Matroos, Louise O. Fresco
Starting and closing date: Wednesday 22 May – Thursday 23 May
Please, click here to learn more about this conference.
NRW meets The Netherlands in Düsseldorf
Aim: Trade promotion between Dutch and German startups, scale-ups, companies and organizations.
Organiser: OostNL, Startplatz and NRW.International
For Whom: start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs from the Netherlands and Germany
Sector: Food, Health and the Environment
Starting and closing date: 5-12th April 2019
Participation:
15 start-ups and companies from North Rhine-Westphalia
15 start-ups and companies from the Netherlands
In this network come together, EuroAfri Link will give a pitch about their services and experiences.
Please, visit OostNL website to learn more about this huge network opportunity!
UCAS Seminar
Title: Youth and agriculture – challenges and opportunities in Africa.
Organiser: United Community of African Students – UCAS
For Whom: Students, Agri-professionals.
Sector: Agriculture, ICT
Starting date and closing date: 4 April
Location: Orion Building from 10:00-19:30
Workshop on Catalysing actionable knowledge to make next-generation ACP agriculture work for women
Aim: For participants to share their experience which will be turn into actionable knowledge for women in agriculture
Organiser: CTA and partners
For Whom: Agri-professionals from all over the world
Sector: Agriculture, Women and Gender.
Starting date: 4 December
Closing date: 6 December
In this workshop EuroAfri Link will be sharing her experience.
Please, visit CTA website to learn more about this workshop.
AID Information Market 2018
Date: Wednesday, August 22, from 12:00 – 16:00 pm CET
Location: Arboretum, Wageningen, the Netherlands
We at EuroAfri Link are happy to inform you that as part of welcoming new students to Wageningen University and the city, we have a stand at number 131 where new arrivals especially African students can receive counselling as well as get to know other services we offer. Come visit our stand for a one on one talk!
FoodFIRST conference “Team up with African Agripreneurs”
Date: Friday 1 June 2018
Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands
Keynote speeches: José Graziano da Silva, Director-General FAO, Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board WUR, Josefa Sacko, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Gilbert Houngbo, President IFAD and Reina Buijs, Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Rabobank together with other partners organised a one-day conference about the opportunities and challenges involved in investing in Africa. The opportunity is that Africa has a booming urban market whereby farmers and agri-food entrepreneurs can supply fresh and healthy food to feed the population. The challenge for investors such as the Dutch Diamond actors is how to connect to these opportunities offered by the African markets ad how to make the linkages more effective.