Quick romp through the history of globalization 1.Great dispersal out of Africa 2.Neolithic Revolution 3.Land base empires China & Roman 4.Ocean base Globalization (Spain) 5.Industrial Age (UK & USA) 6.Nowadays Globalization a.Geopolitical Environment i.Decolonization to Growth ii.Rise of the developing countries b.New Technological Age c.New 21st Century Challenges

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2. GLOBALIZATION
Great dispersal out of Africa
Neolithic Revolution
Land base empires China & Roman
Ocean base Globalization (Spain)
Industrial Age (UK & USA)
Nowadays Globalization
Geopolitical Environment
Decolonization to Growth
Rise of the developing countries
New Technological Age
New 21st Century Challenges
Quick romp through the history of
globalization
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3. INNOVATION
Solving problems
Adapting to change
Leveraging on globalization
Evolving workplace dynamics
Changing tastes and
preferences
Short of supplies
Lack of resources
No government support
The starting point is always the
"Inspiration" result of the
observation and iterative
approach that develops back
and forth in phases.
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4. Financial strain
Market failure
Redundancy or lack of
Research
Lack of capacity for
implementation
Lack of Cultural alignment
Making assumptions
Challenges and risk at
Innovation process in Africa
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RISKS

5. Understand market
limitations
Stage of technology
Turn Pain-Points into
opportunities
Cultural insights
Available resources
Globalization
From a commodity into
innovation
IDEATION

7. ITERATION
Start by solving a simple
problem
Get customer feedback
UX & Human Centered
design should be first
addressing their basic
needs
Deploy new solutions
Keep moving forward
Turn conceptual ideas into
practical prototypes that
allow quick feedback to
eliminate bad ideas and
accelerate the best
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9. CLIENTS
TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
MODEL
ID
The best way to look for a
business opportunity is
through active listening
knowing how to search
where the opportunities are
THE
OPPORTU
NITY

10. 85%African population will
have access to mobile
data by 2025
MARKET
60%Don´t have access to
electricity

12. W H E R E A R E W E
Business Opportunities in Africa
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E D T E C H
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E N E R G Y
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F I N T E C H
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S H A R I N G
E C O N O M Y
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C I R C U L A R
E C O N O M Y
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W A T E R
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A G R I B U S I N E S
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H O U S I N G
F I N A N C E
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T R A N S P O R T

13. EDTECH
Non routine, higher-order
cognitive skills.
Technical skills, including
information and communication
technology (ICT) skills
Socioemotional skills.
Kio-Kit Ruggedized portable kit
From free wifi to free content
transforming education in
developing countries, including
mobile technologies and learning
applications that spread literacy and
numeracy to the poorest and most
remote learners.
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14. FINTECH
Transactions and
payments
Lending and credit
Branch - creditworthiness
Cellulant payments
Paga
Yoco
The financial services sector
provides well-known
examples of the power of
technology to accelerate
development.
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15. ENERGY
Decentralization
Solar PV and wind power
Offshore wind
Battery storage
Solar Freeze
Power generation is shifting
from fossil fuels to
renewables. From
Centralized to Distributed
Power
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16. SHARING
ECONOMY
Safe Motos on demand
moto transport
Jekalo Carpool transport
Jekalo Auto services
Big Competitors target the
market (uber & bolt)
The younger generation are
quicker to adopt new
technologies and a
combination of migration
and urban density are driving
new forms of cooperation
and revitalising old ones.
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17. WATER
Bulk water supply
Water distribution
Urbanization, population
growth, and climate change
all of which are profound and
ongoing trends in emerging
and developing markets will
only raise the demand for
water
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18. CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
Developed C. 6Kg eWaste
From Non eWaste Program
Recovering components
Africa Born 3D printing (AB3D)
Open source design
Solving shortage of components
from eWaste
Sourcing printing material from
recycling plastic
Leveraging new tech to solve local
problems
The dark side of digital progress
turns into a business opportunity.
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19. AGRIBUSINES
Seeds and Soil
Input and Production
Supply Chain/Processing
Transformations Outside
Agriculture
IOT applied to improve
Improving efficiency
and transparency across the
entire food supply
chain.
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21. FARMCROWDY
Empower local farmers
Financial support
improved seeds
farm inputs
training on modern
farming techniques
provides a market for the
sale
supports local
development
IT at the center
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22. TWIGA
Farm to shop
Empower local farmers
Financial support
Cut Middleman
training on modern
farming techniques
provides a market for the
sale
supports local
development
IT at the center
Transparency at the
center
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23. SOLARFREEZE
Reduce food waste
Increase local farmer
income
Create jobs for woman
Reduce Malnutrition
Mobile solar powerade
Cold chain distribution
Cold storage mobile App
supports local
development
IT at the center
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24. AGRIKAAB
Crowdfunding
Empower local farmers
Global funding
Create jobs
training on modern
farming techniques
Inventory stores
Supports local economy
IT at the center
Transparency
Revenue share
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25. TRANSPORT
Digitalization
E-Logistics
Transportation network
companies (TNCs)
Aviation
Near shoring
These disruptions have a few
common themes: they make
transport better (more
reliable, comfortable, and
cheaper), faster, and/or
safer. And they have major,
although not necessarily
obvious, impacts on how we
live.
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26. HOUSING
FINANCE
Mortgage markets in emerging markets are tiny. Growing populations
are increasing the demand for housing in emerging markets, and
especially so in rapidly urbanizing areas.

27. THANKS
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