Angola hosts first edition of Innovation Summit

The first Angola Innovation Summit, the biggest innovation event in the country and in the African Portuguese-speaking Countries (PALOP), in a 100 percent digital format, will take place on 16 and 17 October this year.

According to a press release that ANGOP had access to, the event in a 100 percent digital format aims to actively contribute to boosting innovation ecosystems in the PALOPs in general and in Angola in particular, in the search for and promotion of good practices and awareness of Innovation as a global challenge and opportunity in the competitiveness process.

The space will be dedicated to innovation and competitiveness that will provide participants with specialists, policy makers, managers, entrepreneurs, journalists, opinion makers, and the general public, access to specialised knowledge, sharing experiences, visibility and networking, through four areas of action, namely conferences, virtual fair, masterclass and product launch.

The event will be attended by speakers from different corners of the world such as Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Israel, Canada, USA, England and Brazil.