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​African Business Chamber (AfBC) in partnership with University Salford Business Schoolto host African Tech Forum - Manchester on Friday 19 May 2023between18: 00 - 21:00 GMTat the MediaCity, Manchesterduring the Manchester Tech Week

The forum will bring together tech business leaders, local authority representatives, investors, entrepreneurs, minority diasporas, Digtech experts, policymakers, academia and ProfTechs in the ecosystem to discuss economic opportunities, strategies and support for minorities in STEM industries across Greater Manchester, North West and UK to grow and thrive.

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THE PROGRAMME

Theme:Accelerating the growth of African/black tech start-ups, entrepreneurs, innovation scale up, funding, investment and ProfTech digital skills

The discussions will include:

• Manchester digital economy and growing opportunities

• Manchester digital strategy and inclusion

• Empowering minority tech entrepreneurs, start-ups and ProfTech

• Funding, financing and VC investments

• Accelerating innovation and inventions to market

• Emerging disruptive tech start-ups and solutions