The international network Congo Business Network announces the holding in Kinshasa of a conference focused on the theme: « the role of crowdfunding in the financing of Congolese start-ups. This event will be held on September 5, 2019 from 6pm to 9pm at Kin Plaza Arjaan by Rotana.

According to the organizers, the objective of this discussion is to create an environment in which entrepreneurs can meet to discuss a major economic issue and also propose solutions to overcome the obstacles to access capital to finance a business in the region. country.

« The event will also provide an environment for many public and private sector participants to develop relationships with others in the business world. In the business world, relationships are one of the most important assets that an entrepreneur can have, whether with investors, customers, suppliers or employees, « they said in a statement to Zoom Eco.

Among the speakers, they quote Noel K. Tshiani, founder of Congo Business Network; Joel Kabuya, CFO at Congo Commercial Bank; Taty Furume, head of product development at Vodacom Congo; Sidonie Latere, founder of Kobo Hub; Bonny Maya, Managing Director of Tinda and eMart.cd.

The moderation of the exchange of this scheduled session with LinkedIn Events, a new system for organizing business events, will be provided by Thony Ngumbu, founder of Genesis Ventures.

According to Noel K. Tshiani, a Congo Business Network leader and president of Agere Global, a New York-based investment and business strategy firm, « the session is also designed to foster networking opportunities for members of this group. international network that will come from Canada, the United States and Europe as Marc Luanghy, founder of IP Stance and IP expert based in Geneva Switzerland and Pierre Luabeya Mukendi, Civil Engineer, and founder of PLM engineering based in Laval at Canada.  »

Some entrepreneurs, Congo Business Network members based in Kinshasa will also take part. This is the case of Djo Moupondo, managing director at Sodeico; Thierry Tubajika, founder of 243 Congo Entreprise; and Pierre Kabambi, founder of Ebutelo and producer of 30Eco, a show on the economy, entrepreneurship and technology broadcast on B-One TV at 20:45 every Monday.

To purchase the ticket, the organizers invite those who wish to contact the network on WhatsApp via +1.202.820.4580 or by email at events@congobusinessnetwork.org.

As a reminder, Congo Business Network is an international network of Congolese professionals and entrepreneurs. Its mission is to connect professionals and entrepreneurs in the world of business in order to contribute to Congo’s economic development.

The network brings together experienced professionals and entrepreneurs in cities such as Hong Kong, Montreal, New York, Paris and Kinshasa. These professionals work for companies such as Microsoft, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, Desjardins and Société Générale.

This meeting benefits from the support of several sponsors and partners. These include the Commercial Bank of Congo, MaxiCash, Multipay Congo, MEDpay, Nzuri Market, IP Stance, PLM Engineering, Eteyelo, The Africa Tribune, 30Eco, Zoom Eco, BigUp News and Kobo Hub.

Emilie MBOYO