UK-AFRICA
ECOSYSTEM DAY

The flagship gathering for African founders, delegations and ecosystem leaders at London Tech Week

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Curated for connection, learning and collaboration during London Tech Week:

F2F Sandbox hosts its annual gathering for Africa's visiting ecosystem founders, operators and investors together with the best of the UK support ecosystem. In a nutshell a physical Sandbox to allow Africa and the UK tech ecosystem to connect, learn and create opportunities all under one roof.

🗓️ Wednesday, 11 June @ 15:30 – 22:30

📍 Uncommon Liverpool Street, London

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What is the day about?

The F2F Sandbox UK-Africa Ecosystem Day in collaboration with the London Africa Network is not a conference or traditional networking event. It’s a physical sandbox for African founders and UK partners and enablers to connect, experiment, connect and create opportunities:

  • Hosting visiting African Founder Delegations during London Tech Week

  • Plugging them into the best of the UK Support Ecosystem to foster practical learning and collaboration opportunities

  • New this year bringing together a pool of UK Founders looking to learn about and engage in opportunities to scale into Africa markets

  • Creating opportunities for peer to peer connections, learnings and partnerships between these UK and African Founders

  • Topping it off with the London Africa Network ecosystem mixer to connect attendees into the wider UK-Africa ecosystem

Check out the video from last year’s London Tech Week 2024 event.

Sandbox Sessions

From curated expert roundtables and AMA sessions with UK-based ecosystem leaders on building your UK Market Support Stack to match making Office Hour style Peer 2 Peer sessions for UK and Africa Founders to share market expansion best practices.

Live Fireside Podcast

In collaboration with The Startup Leap Podcast co-host, Yvonne Bajela, join a live podcast recording with a TBA guest, exploring how African Scaleups are utilising the UK to grow globally, raise capital and build UK - Africa partnerships.

London Africa Mixer

Co-hosted with the London Africa Network, this evening mixer opens the doors to the broader UK–Africa ecosystem for visiting founders to connect with London’s top operators, funders and diaspora builders over a South African Braai and drinks.

AGENDA

15:30 - Registration & Welcomes

16:00 - Sandbox Sessions

18:00 - Fireside Chat Podcast

19:00 - London-Africa Mixer

22:30 - Closing Time

ANNOUCEMENTS

In the countdown to the event we will dropping spotlights on those joining and supporting the UK-Africa Ecosystem Day. Check back soon and on socials for announcements:

Our Visiting Delegations - Founders from across several African countries will be joining us as part of a series of sponsored delegations.

The Sandbox Partners - Some of the UK’s leading individual organisations building and enabling UK -Africa opportunities.

How to get involved?

With multiple activities happening across the day we have different ways for you to get involved. Just select the drop down on the right that best describes you and find out how to get involved. Or don’t see yourself or have a partnership idea?

Reach us at: sandbox@ventures54.com

  • An African Startup Founder or Delegation in town for London Tech Week then join us for the entire day from the Sandbox Sessions to the London Africa Mixer.

    1) A visiting African Founder and wish to join you can apply here.

    2) If you represent an African Founder Startup Delegation then email sandbox@ventures54.com to enquire about partnerships to join.

  • If you are an organisation operating in the UK-Africa ecosystem support space who wants to join as an expert contributor or sponsor for any or all elements of the events.

    Then email sandbox@ventures54.com to express your interest to support.

  • For all members of the London Africa Network and broader UK based ecosystem please join us for the evening London Africa Mixer as an opportunity to meet those African Founders & Startup Delegations in town.

    See the section below to register to join the London Africa Mixer.

Join us for the London Africa Mixer

Are you part of the London Africa Network and wider UK-Africa Ecosystem who wants to meet the delegations and vibe with people from the ecosystem to close out London Tech Week? Then join is for the London Africa Network Mixer.