Day Time Event Title Speakers

31 10:00 – 10:10 North Star 10X 10x Startups

May
2023 Opening Remarks by
Chairperson 2023: A Watershed
Moment

10:10 – 10:30
In Conversation with
Mastercard Foundation:
Leaving Footprints in Africa

10:30 – 11:00 Investor Session:

Startup Re-valuations, Tech
Stocks Dip, Bankrun - Now
What?
• Revaluing the valuations when
predictions are hard to make
• How can you work
conservatively with the VC to
make the investment journey
successful?
• Survival tips for turbulent
waters
11:00 – 11:20
Fireside Chat: Why are Top
Global VCs Piling into African
Startups?

11:20 – 11:30
IPO: More Startups to Come?

11:30 – 11:40
Keynote Address: Africa
Fundraising – Africa is
Uniquely Positioned for a Shift

11:40 – 12:30
Pan-Africa Panel on Building
Bridges of Innovation
Day Time Event Title Speakers
31 12:30 – 12:50 North Star 10X 10x Startups
May
2023 HUAWEI CLOUD Spark

12:50 – 13:10
Unlocking Business
Opportunities in Spain: Rising
Up 2023 program for Startups

13:10 – 14:00
Break, Main Stage Keynotes
and Exhibition
14:00 – 14:20
Unicorns Session: Unicorns for
Rising Founders

14:20 – 14:40
Founder Connect! Spend your
Pre-seed Cash Wisely – Scaling,
Marketing or R&D?

14:40 – 15:20
What are Asian Investors Really
upto in Africa?

15:20 – 15:55
Startup Act in Africa

16:00 – 16:05
Closing Remarks and End of
Day 1
Day Time Event Title Speakers
01 11:00 – 11:05 North Star 10X 10x Startups
June
2023 Opening Remarks by Chairman

11:05 – 11:20
Keynote: Step up the Game for
the Startup Ecosystem of Africa

11:20 – 11:40
Foster Africa-GCC Ecosystem
Collaborations

11:40 – 11:55
Grow with SAP for Scaleups

11:55 – 12:30
Disrupting the Status Quo:
Strategies for Building Most
Inclusive and Innovative Tech
Ecosystems

12:30 – 13:00
Investor vs Unicorn:
Uncertainty in the Changing
Startup Climate

13:00 – 14:00
Break and Main Stage Keynotes

14:00 – 14:20
Founder Connect! Driving
Growth in the Music and
Entertainment Space
Day Time Event Title Speakers
01 14:20 – 15:00 North Star 10X 10x Startups
June
Fintech Focus: Do Africans
2023
Trust Fintech Platforms More
than the Banking Systems?

15:00 – 15:30
Unicorn Content: Products that
Disrupt the Normal

15:30 – 16:00
Fundraising 101: Breakthrough
Fundraising Tips for First
Timers and the Mistakes to
Avoid

16:00 – 16:05
Closing Remarks and End of
Day 2
Day Time Event Title Speakers
02 11:00 – 11:05 North Star 10X 10x Startups
June
2023 Opening Remarks by Chairman

11:00 – 11:40
Panel: Positioning Africa to
Become the Net Exporter of
Tech Talent

11:05 – 11:20
Keynote: Empowering a New
Generation of African
Entrepreneurs

11:20 – 11:50
Dynamic Debate: Challenging
Yourself - Raise Now or Wait?

11:40 – 12:00
Fireside Chat: How can women
break the glass ceiling and
advance their career in tech?

11:50 – 12:20
Corporate Panel: Incubators
and Corporates Joint Efforts
Behind Enabling the Startups

12:00 – 12:30
The Importance of Equality,
Inclusion and Diversity in Tech
Day Time Event Title Speakers
02 12:20 – 12:40 North Star 10X 10x Startups
June
2023
Ventures Fireside: Soonicorns
and Rising Ventures Agenda for
the Youngest Continent

12 :00 – 13:00
Fireside Chat: The Time for
Developing your Coding Skills
Is Now

12:40 – 13 :10
InDriver Session

13:00 – 13 :30
Building Technical Growth
Communities for Women in
Tech

13:10 – 14:00
Break, Main Stage Keynotes
and Exhibition

13:30 – 13:50
A Journey to Food Security
through Innovation

14 :00 – 14:20
Unicorn-Investor Face-to-Face:
What makes you Attractive
towards Investors?

14 :10 – 14:30
The Gen Z Takeover: How to
Inspire and Empower the
Employee of the Future

15 :20 – 18:00 Supernova Finals