TANCon2008 - August 2008 - Next Frontier in Business: Propelling Africa to New Heights
The African Network
Welcome Note Speakers Why Attend?

Welcome to TANCon2008 - Ghana
The inaugural annual conference of
The African Network - TAN.

TANCon is the world’s sole event of its kind for entrepreneurs of African descent. The target audience includes entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 business leaders, venture capitalists, investment bankers, government policy makers and other entrepreneurial ecosystem organizations.

Our theme this year is “Fostering African Entrepreneurship”, to reflect the growing number of African entrepreneurs in business today, and to showcase to the world Africa's limitless intellectual and economic capital.

About TAN
TAN is a global non-profit organization with the sole mandate of fostering entrepreneurship and technology in Africa and among people of African descent worldwide.

Last Conference
Sponsors
To be announced.

 

 

Keynote Speakers
Frederick E. Jordan Frederick E. Jordan

George B.N. Ayittey

Distingushed Economist

American University

Patrick Awuah

University Founder

Ashesi University

 
 
Distinguished Panel Speakers
Leila Chirayath Uzoma Dozie

Leila Chirayath

Founder and CEO

Market for Change

Uzoma Dozie

Executive Director of Retail Banking

Diamond Bank

Yaw Owusu Eghosa Omoigui

Yaw Owusu

Founder

Ghana Cyber Group

Eric M.K Osiakwan

Executive Secretary

African Internet Service Providers Association

Lekan Odugbesan Theogene Rudasingwa

Lekan Odugbesan

Senior Associate

Kingdom Zephyr African Management (KZAM)

Theogene Rudasingwa

Vice President, GlobalAffairs and Global Projects Specialist

Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation

Conrad Coyanda-Parkzes Emeka Okafor

Conrad Coyanda-Parkzes

President/CEO

AccessPoint Africa, Inc.

Emeka Okafor

Entrepreneur and Director

TED Global 2007

William M. Guyster Dorothy K. Gordon

WIlliam M. Guyster

Founder

Good Morning Africa

Dorothy K. Gordon

Director General

Ghana’s Advanced
Information
Technology Institute

Craig Calfee Sam Mensah

Craig Calfee

Founder
Calfree Design

Dr. Sam Mensah

Financial Economist and Investment Banking Consultant
SEM Group Limited

You can benefit from:

  • Listening to fortune 500 industry-leaders share their personal experiences in close proximity
  • Networking and interacting with panelist from the entrepreneurial ecosystem - Venture Capitalists, Lawyers, Investment Bankers etc
  • Learning the Dos and Don'ts of startups from serial entrepreneurs
  • Participating in thought provoking life lessons from business veterans
  • Understanding the intricacies of venture financing
  • Peeking into upcoming technological breakthroughs
  • Learning more about one of the fastest growing emerging market - Africa
  • Networking, networking, networking.