EVENTS
Events under the NINJA Accelerator aim is to bring in the room stakeholders, entrepreneurs, potential partners and mentors who may hold resources valuable to businesses within the accelerator and potential entrepreneurs for the programme.
Event program
Date: February 4, 2022, 5:30 – 7:30PM PST/10:30AM – 12:30 JST
Location: Online – Hopin
Program (2 hours)
Welcome by the Host and Opening Remarks by JICA
welcoming message and housekeeping by the Host, followed by a message from the Japan international Cooperation Agency (JICA) as it sets the stage by introducing Project NINJA.
The State of African Startup Ecosystems - A live "SWOT Analysis" and Q&A
Panel Discussion with seasoned practitioners about the current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of African Startup Ecosystems.
Project NINJA Showcase I (Pre-Seed, Seed)
5-minute presentations and up to 4-minute Q&A from 5 startup founders from Kenya and Nigeria.
Project NINJA Showcase II (Pre-series A, Series A+)
5-minute presentations and up-to 4-minute Q&A from 4 startup founders from Kenya and Nigeria.
Meet the speakers
Riki Yamauchi
Arome Ibrahim
Sachiko Hara
John Gershenson
Megan Mukuria
Fatma Nasujo
Cynthia Wandia
Bryan Mezue
Olufolakemi Owodunni
Aliyu Bello Aliyu
Alexander Fakuchen
Justin Ziegler
Robert Karanja
Nao Fuwa
Yannick Gayama
Event recording
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