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Dear friends and colleagues,

For years, you have honored us with your presence, time, talent and treasure at our flagship African Diaspora Investment Symposium. At ADN, we value your insights and ideas, and we are excited to co-create our signature conference with you.

We are delighted to open our call for proposals for the ninth annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium. Make your voice heard and share your insights on the trends and opportunities, topics, and speakers that you would like to see at ADIS24. Share your ideas by submitting a proposal here by May 17, 2023. 

We will come back to you in July with the selected topics so that you can be part of the planning and co-creation. In the meantime, we invite you to:

Together, we will make ADIS engaging, informative, and impactful so that we can collectively activate Africans, diasporans, and friends of Africa.
 

As always, thank you,


Almaz Negash 
Founder & Executive Director 
African Diaspora Network

Submit Your Proposal

ADIS23 Summary Report

The eighth annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS23) was an engaging event, bringing together over 300 attendees from 25 countries. We are delighted to share with you the ADIS23 summaries, containing highlights, key takeaways, outcomes, and ways to take action. 
Read the Summary Report

ADIS23 Highlights Video

Thank you to the Silicon Valley African Film Festival for capturing this beautiful rendition of our time together at ADIS23! Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for the recordings of the sessions.

Watch the Highlights Video

Mentor Grassroots African Entrepreneurs

African Diaspora Network (ADN) seeks mentors to provide guidance and support for grassroots African entrepreneurs in the Builders of Africa’s Future 2023 program. The BAF Mentor Community welcomes seasoned entrepreneurs, founders, and experts in sectors pertinent to building successful enterprises.

Sign up to mentor an entrepreneur once or twice a month from June to September 2023. Learn more on our mentor flyer and sign up today!

For more information, e-mail brett@africandiasporanetwork.org

Sign Up Today

Beyond Remittances Series: GFRID

Diasporans contribute much to Africa through remittances. How do we further engage the diaspora beyond remittances? Join us from June 14 to 16 at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment, and Development Summit in Nairobi to find out. Register for this free summit today!

Register Today

Thank you ADIS23 Sponsors!

A special thank you to the sponsors of ADIS23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (lead sponsor), Sanofi, the United States African Development Foundation, Invest Barbados, EY, Hugh Stuart Center Charitable Trust, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars program at UC Berkeley, Ashinaga USA, Africa No Filter, Global Fund for Women, King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS), eBay, and Millennium Challenge Corporation, USA for IOM, and Interswitch.

Interested in becoming an ADIS24 sponsor? Email info@africandiasporanetwork.org.
Visit the ADIS23 Sponsors Page

ADIS23 Media Partners



                      
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