In organization with British Council Ghana and Hatch Africa, Africa Fashion Guide are bringing our scaled down talk qualified Fashion Africa Voices for Accra, Ghana this March 22nd, amid the British Council Africa Enterprise Summit.
Design Africa Voices have an immediate concentrate on business, enterprise and manageability inside Africa's mold and material industry. Our new cozy talks unite a little specialty gathering of business people and SME organizations with a mean to bolster their business improvement objectives and get them headed for achievement realizing that at last this is essential in driving accomplishment in Africa's material industry.
The Accra edition will occur in the heart of Accra at the British Council workplaces and incorporate
*very close balanced meetings with persuasive individuals from the African design industry, business group, retail specialists and the scholarly community
*taken after by open gathering discourses with participants with Q&A to pick up guidance from key influencers
*networking
Time: 1pm-4pm (open for registration at 12.30pm)
Cost: FREE!
Event program
- Introduction (time = 1-1.10pm)
- SESSION1 Fashion & Education – howto be a designer (time = 1.10 – 2pm interview + Q&A)
- Working with international and local retailers
- Fashion schools influence and position in Africa’s fashion industry
- Quality and skill-set requirements for international trade
- Fashion Made by Ghana experience
- SESSION2 Fashion & Ethics – how to do fashion responsibly (time = 2 – 3pm interview + Q&A)
- Local sourcing options
- Sourcing organic
- Ethical production
- Preservation of local techniques
- Fairtrade
- SESSION3 Fashion & Finance – how to raising finance for young
designers and small manufacturers businesses (time =3-4pm interview and
Q&A)
- Setting up a business in Ghana
- Sourcing finance and the funding options available
- Pitching to banks and venture capitalists
- Gaining finance needed in advance for international orders
- during the talks we will raise the following policy issues with the group of fashion specialists and stakeholders
- How policy can drive Apparel Industry
- The Apparel industry’s potential to drive entrepreneurship in Africa
- The rise of Industry parks and FDI
- The effect of the second-hand clothing
- Distribution – Logistics, shipping and red tape
- Brexit and AGOA – trade policies
BOOK HERE NOW: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fashion-africa-voices-accra-edition-tickets-31106334885
Spaces are very limited and so we do advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
Do contact events@africafashionguide.com if you have any relevant questions.
PARTNERS:
British Council Ghana
Hatch Africa
Design Africa Voices is an activity composed by Africa Fashion Guide (AFG), a one stop look for mold experts, industry bodies, understudies, retailers, press – TV news, papers and magazines, bloggers and each one of those keen on African form and materials.
AFG hold yearly meetings and consistent talks and courses the world over from London to New York, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi Kenya. Likewise, AFG counsel for global organizations and run online workshops for the benefit of private customers.
Past speakers have included: Vlisco, Diana Opoti, Mantisworld, Studio189 (Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah), H&M, Vlisco, Solidaridad, Sedex, British Museum, Financial Times, Arieta Muray, Soboye, SOKO, Ethical Apparel Africa, Maxhosa, Textile Exchange and Ethical Fashion Forum.
AFG are a group of Fashion Professionals, Event Organizers, Project Managers, Public Speakers, Industry Consultants and Marketing Specialists.
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