2018, Alibaba Business School, the United
On August 8, 2018, Alibaba Business School, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Jack Ma Foundation organized a conference tagged ‘Netpreneurs: The Rise of Afri find ca’s Digital Lions’ at the Linder Auditorium at Wits University, South Africa. The conference brought together more than 800 entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, students, banks and venture capitalists to address the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s entrepreneurs. house ot;;">Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Jack Ma, Adetayo Bamiduro, CEO of MAX Okada, Nigeria’s First Motorcycle house – Taxi Hailing and Delivery Startup in Lagos, Nigeria which some people refer to as “Uber for Okada” , and other thought leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities facing a new digital Africa and the role that the public sector, investo business rs, entrepreneurs and educational organizations can play in this transform