AUSC President and Founder's Office in Kigali-Rwanda shares Two Easy Ways to Register for African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2018 January 26-27, 2018 | Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA. Kigali December 18th, 2017.

Two Easy Ways to Register for African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2018 January 26-27, 2018 | Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA "For the last three years, African Diaspora Network (ADN) has been working hard to bring Africans and friends of Africa together to strengthen past relationships and forge news ones via this signature gathering. Our platform seeks to inspire our global community to come together as one and make a positive impact in Africa. Join me at ADIS2018." Chris Folayan, Chairman, African Diaspora Network; Founder, MallforAfrica Dialogue with Entrepreneurs, Innovators & Investors Join us for a Dialogue with Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Investors What does it take to become a successful and impactful entrepreneur? This panel provides a behind-the-scenes look at the journey of pursuing the path of entrepreneurship, exploring challenges, opportunities, and insights along the way. Drawing on human capital investment as a means of optimizing human talent and resources, what kind of ecosystem is necessary for a thriving system that will allow global entrepreneurs and investors to thrive? Visit the official ADIS2018 website to view our complete session offerings. Meet Our Speakers: Entrepreneurship | Technology | Investment | & More Zekarias Amslau Founder, MD; IBEX Frontier/Financial Consultant, Investment Advisor - Gebeya Inc. Amadou Daffe CEO and Co-Founder of Gebeya Inc. Ethiopia, Kenya, Silicon Valley, UK Mussie Haile Founder of Moya Technologies, Inc. Wawira Njiru Founder and Executive Director, Food for Education Moderated by Radhika Shah Investor & Co-President, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Featured Organizations

Zekarias Amslau  has been at the forefront of providing exposure of the emerging Tech sector in Ethiopia starting from coining the term ‘Sheba Valley’ for Ethiopia’s tech space and representing and speaking on behalf of flourishing Tech-start-ups’ in Ethiopia at various platforms and research papers. Zekarias started his career in the private Banking sector in Ethiopia followed by a regional Finance Treasury role at Shell Oil East Africa Hub. Amadou has two passions in life: Africa and software engineering. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and MSc. in Management Information System from the USA. Over the last five years he has travelled across Africa searching for top software engineers and in the process, acquired a lot of knowledge on the IT landscape in Africa and the opportunities it presents.  Zekarias Amslau Founder, MD; IBEX Frontier/Financial Consultant, Investment Advisor - Gebeya Inc. Amadou Daffe CEO and Co-Founder of Gebeya Inc. Ethiopia, Kenya, Silicon Valley, UK

“In 2016 my team participated in the first annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium. That is where we met my current co-founder, who became the first investor of what is Gebeya today. We are very proud to be associated with African Diaspora Network and we look forward to continuing our partnership and support for ADN. African Diaspora Network has been helpful in connecting Gebeya to a network of African diaspora keen to promote sustainable development in Africa. Through this connection, we can now work with the African diaspora in shaping a robust African IT Ecosystem.” Amadou Daffe, CEO & Co-Founder, Gebeya Diaspora Tech Awards - Call for Nominations Nominate a Founder for the Inaugural 2018 African Diaspora Tech Awards As the Startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley slowly grows in diversity and Africa seeks its own original unicorns, we are eager to celebrate and elevate our current pioneers,and increase the stakes for true afropreneurship within Silicon Valley and all the way to the continent. At the 2018 edition of the African Diaspora Investment Symposium, the African Technology Foundation and the African Diaspora Network will co-present the inaugural African Diaspora Tech Awards in Silicon Valley to recognize our own technology pioneers, and amplify the ventures of young upcoming entrepreneurs. We are calling for nominations of male and female African Founders within the diasporaover the next three weeks. Self nominations are also welcome. Nomination Criteria Group I - Afropioneers Qualifying businesses will: 1. Have growing revenue or a significantly growing customer base. 2. Have at least one founder in the African Diasporan community, and be either locally based, or willing and able to travel to ADIS for the event. Group II - Afrinnovators Qualifying businesses will: 1. Have a fully functional and demonstrable MVP and achieved product market fit. 2. Have at least one founder in the African Diasporan community, and be either locally based, or willing and able to travel to ADIS for the event. Target Sectors 1. Frugal Technologies. 2. Application Software. 3. Inclusion and Impact (E.g. Energy, Fintech, Education, Health) 4. Services (E.g. Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture) 5. Enterprise Solutions. To nominate a Founder within your network, or to nominate yourself, please fill out this nomination form before the deadline of December 22nd, 2017. All nominees will be invited to the Award ceremony to be held as part of the 2018 edition of the African Diaspora Investment Symposium. The Competition seeks to celebrate African entrepreneurs in the Diaspora. The judges will evaluate each nomination within the two groups, and contact each nominee with further questions on their qualification criteria. All the participating startups will be reviewed within a standard selection framework. We look forward to receiving your nominations and celebrating African ingenuity in the diaspora! Partner Announcements Healliance Application Deadline - Dec. 30 Do you know young African innovators who could benefit from our Grants, Scholarships and Mentors? Nominate them today to help magnify their impact. Benefits include: $20,000 Grants from our partners (Cisco / IDP) Scholarships (Fletcher / Oxford Skoll / Yale / Oxford Pershing Square) Mentors Venture Capital and the experience of fellow Harambeans Mark Zuckerberg invests in Harambean Company 8 years ago, 19 year old student Iyinoluwa Aboyeji joined our Alliance and found friends, partners and investors in Harambe to help him nurture his ideas. Today his ambitions have blossomed into Andela, which recently attracted another $40 million round of investment by Harambean VC, CRE Ventures, and a visit from Mark Zuckerberg. Mr Aboyeji then went on to co-found Flutterwave, which in just over a year since its launch, has been responsible for processing over $1.5 billion dollars across 10 million transactions across Africa. To support a young African like Mr Aboyeji in your network to benefit from our ecosystem, please nominate them today. HOW TO JOIN THE NEW ONLINE ADN NETWORK < Wishing you all the best . IRAGUHA BANDORA Yves President and Founder African Union Students' Council (AUSC)"For The Better Africa We Deserve" Kigali-Rwanda. E-mail:ausc.president.office@gmail.com Website: www.africanunionsc.org