Ron Mincy Speaks at the UN Youth SDG Summit
The Youth SDG Summit, hosted by UNITE 2030 held as a virtual event from September 22- 24, 2021. UNITE 2030 is focused on mobilizing participation to accelerate the SDGs by 2030. The summit-themed “Power on Energizing a Greener and Sustainable World” focused on how organizations and individuals alike can achieve a greener and more sustainable world, united under one message: to plug in and power on!
Ron Mincy, Partner, ACA, was a speaker on the panel that comprised Lisa Kurbiel, Head of the Joint SDG Fund Secretariat; AY Young, Founder of the Battery Tour; Henry Mcloughlin, Strategy, Partnerships, and Advocacy Lead of Capricorn Investment Group; and Gemma Styles, Influencer.
Highlighting the role of capital mobilization to Africa in moving the continent closer to the 2030 goals, Ron emphasized the need to invest in companies and businesses that are directly producing renewable energy, as well as those that offer renewable solutions or use renewable energy to power their services and distributions.
The insightful panel discussions explored their passions, platforms, and the opportunities available for everyone to lend their voices, join forces, take action, and move towards achieving the SDGs by 2030 to reach those most affected by extreme hunger, poverty, and climate crises, and injustices.
One of the discussion highlights was captured in a few inspiring words by Ron Mincy, “We need to make more and more raindrops to make an ocean. We need more people and more people to achieve the SDGs. We can do it. We have the platforms; we have people like AY Young and Gemma Styles mobilizing youth participation. We need to share with everyone the importance of plugging into the SDGs and powering on to achieve our 2030 goal.”
ACA Foundation hosts Stakeholder Outreach
July 27, 2021
The ACA Foundation hosted a Stakeholder outreach-themed “Doing Good; Doing Well – a Symbiotic Approach” on Friday, July 23, 2021. This event had in attendance Investors, CEOs, Business Executives, Professionals, and Social Entrepreneurs within ACA’s network and across Africa.
The keynote address, a major highlight of the event, was delivered by Mr. Piet Colruyt, an experienced (impact) investor and board member of several organisations, including Korys (the holding company of the Colruyt Group). The session was moderated by Simi Nwogugu, Executive Director of Junior Achievement Africa (JAA).
The inspiring and insightful session provided stakeholders in attendance with an enriched perspective on being change agents in a post-Covid reality. It also emphasized the need to be deliberate at doing good with their respective platforms.
Yemisi Akinbo Speaks at the AVCA 2021 Conference
Yemisi Akinbo, Principal ACA, was a speaker in a Thematic Stream segment on Healthcare, at the AVCA 2021 Conference. The discussions held on the second day of the conference centered around investments in the healthcare sector. The panel shared insights based on their experience in the space, the challenges in Africa, as well as the opportunities yet to be tapped.
In discussing the outlook of the sector, one of Yemisi’s highlights was that “Healthcare has a lot of opportunities but the lack of capital and funding discourages skilled people from joining the sector to make it more attractive. This is why we need specialist funds to scale the industry.”
The Annual AVCA Conference brings together world-class investors, policymakers, and business leaders for interactive sessions, solutions-driven dialogue, and dynamic networking. This year, AVCA is celebrating 20 years of pioneering industry research, advocacy, and promoting private investment in Africa
Okechukwu Enelamah Speaks at the AVCA 2021 Conference
AVCA’s maiden virtual conference; the AVCA 2021 Conference, opened on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, with amazing panel discussions and knowledge-sharing between leading industry practitioners. The conference theme “Resilience, Resurgence & Results” summarizes the position of the African private equity industry, as AVCA celebrates 20 years of collaboration, growth, and support with key stakeholders in the industry.
Okechukwu (Okey) Enelamah, Chairman, ACA, was a speaker at the first Fireside Chat of the conference, themed: African Private Equity Industry Pioneers. This session sponsored by ACA convened some of the pioneers that contributed to laying the foundation of the African Private Equity Industry. The insightful discussions explored their motivations and learnings with investing in African private equity and how the industry has evolved over the past 30+ years.
One of the highlights from the discussion which emphasized the role of private capital as a force for good was captured by Okey, “Private equity (PE) in Africa is smarter. The fundamentals of Africa remain, and PE has matured. People are looking to make some money, but they really care and are passionate about creating impact.”
The Annual AVCA Conference brings together world-class investors, policymakers, and business leaders for interactive sessions, solutions-driven dialogue, and dynamic networking. This year, AVCA is celebrating 20 years of pioneering industry research, advocacy, and promoting private investment in Africa.
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ACA to Speak at the AVCA 2021 Conference
The countdown to the much-anticipated PE industry event; the African AVCA 2021 Conference has begun. This year, ACA will be contributing to the conversations at the conference scheduled to hold from April 20th – 23rd, 2021, through key speaking roles.
Okechukwu Enelamah, Chairman, ACA, will join other global leaders and private equity experts in discussions as pioneers of the African PE industry and will share insights on opportunities and industry trends in recent times. Also, Yemisi Akinbo, Investment Principal/Sector Lead at ACA is to feature in the Healthcare session at the conference.
The Annual AVCA Conference brings together world-class investors, policymakers, and business leaders for interactive sessions, solutions-driven dialogue, and dynamic networking. This year, AVCA is celebrating 20 years of pioneering industry research, advocacy and promoting private investment in Africa.
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