“I try to spread positive stories and experiences that I have from the African continent, hopefully I can contribute to a more balanced picture, rather then the most negative mediaimage of the African continent. What about starting off by planing your next vacation to Lonely Planets number one destination for 2012, Uganda! “, was Emres comments on Shortcuts Top 100 listing. On our LinkedIn-group you can follow more discussion regarding African Entrepreneurship, events, microfinance issues, potential business partner and more general discussions.

Kwa heri, på återseende, warm regards,

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The Africa’s Potential Team.

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The EAC is a dynamic regional economic bloc comprising 5 countries – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi with a population of over 130 million people and a combined gross domestic product of US$73 billion.  The EAC region has plentiful natural resources, a youthful demographic structure and fast-growing economies. Furthermore, the EAC stands out in Sub-Saharan Africa as having the strongest momentum for integration between the countries, making it increasingly easy and profitable for multinational companies to operate in.

In order to register and knowing more about this Trade & Investment Conference, click here.

Africa’s Potentials Founder Emre Gürler, who also is the new Partner in the clean technology innovation company WatnerNeer won a Finalistprize in the innovations competition Globe Forums regional final in the Södermanland district in Sweden the 30th of March 2011.

In the competition Emre Gürler and WaterNeer competed against 8 other innovators that all had to convince the jury and the audience within a “60 seconds business pitch” that their idea was the best one innovative solution for sustainability and making great social-economical impact. Almost like the program Idol, but for Innovators!

Emre Gürler states after the win: ” This is a good start for WaterNeer, in order to be a part of a even larger network underneath the umbrella of the Globe Forum worldwide network of investors, governmental organizations, innovators, entrepreneurs and other change makers within the sustainability and clean-technology segment. Clean water is becoming a large scarcity in the entire world, especially in the developing world. This innovation transforms highly polluted water in lakes, ponds, mines, sewage systems into drinking water in a matter of seconds. More then 500 cubicmeter highly polluted water per hour can be transformed into drinking water in different product sizes, giving more then 1 million people 10 liters of clean drinking water, on a daily basis!  The sludge that comes out of the system can be used to build building materials, such as bricks. The aim is to spread this mobile water re-cycling system into more countries around the world. WaterNeer is a ultimate poverty reducer ! “

The Final of the Globe Forum will be staged at the Waterfront Hotel in Stockholm the 11th of May, 2011. These are the innovators and their innovations that will be competing in the Final.

Here are more of the pictures that were taken during the Globe Forum Innovators competition:

Media articles:

Media article 1 – Eskilstuna Kuriren.

Media article 2 – Affärsliv Mälardalen.

Media article 3 – MyNewsDesk.

Flickr photo album.

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Africa’s Potentials newest partner is WaterNeer Sweden, which is a innovation company within the water re-cycling business.

WaterNeer is a mobile water re-cycling system, which cleans highly toxic and polluted water, such as magnesium, arzenik, copper, lead, cadmium, zink, chromium and all other known toxics.

WaterNeer Sweden has 5 different products, depending upon the need from the customer. From 100.000 (100 m3) liters per hour to 500.000 /(liters per hour, giving more then 1 million people 8-10 liters of clean water, per day. WaterNeer has customers in India, Sweden and Finland. Customers are governmental and private companies, using WaterNeer in dredging harbours, purifying water from mining companies, sewage systems and highly polluted lakes, ponds and rivers. If you’re an investor and interested in knowing more about WaterNeer, please email: info@africaspotential.com.

The conference is jointly organized between SIDAs (Swedish International Development Agency) Business 4 Development program and the Kenyan Government, in order to boost innovative solutions to Kenyas pressing social problems. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for Local Authorities in Kenya to deliberate and identify entry points for sustainable local development values and solutions as they deliver services to the Kenyan people.

Some of the speakers at the GreenSolutions conference are from these organizations: Africa’s Potential, The Natural Step, Sida Partnership Forum, Foresight Economics, NEMA, ADEP, Clean Tech Region, e.t.c. After the conference representatives from Africa’s Potential will be heading to Addis Abeba for more investment meetings promoting the innovative water recycling solution, WaterNeer.

The Swedish-East African Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC) Entrepreneurship Seminar: “Being a Swedish Entrepreneur working in East-Africa!”. In this event SWEACC is co-branding this Entrepreneurship seminar together with the Venture Capital 4 Africa (VC4Africa) community the 16th of March, 2011.

The Swedish – East African Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC) is organizing an inspirational entrepreneurship seminar where Swedish entrepreneurs show-case their successful businesses and projects in East-Africa. You will also get the chance to meet other Swedish entrepreneurs which are active in the region after the speeches, during the mingle.

Date: Wednesday the 16th of March 2011.

Time: 15.00-18:00, including a mingle from 17.00 to 18:00.

Location: Svensk Handels huvudkontor / Swedish Trade Federation headquarters, Regeringsgatan 60, Stockholm.

Program:

15.00: Emre Gürler & Harald von Matérn representing the SWEACC board welcomes the visitors to the seminar and introduces the speakers.

15.05: Key-Note Speaker: Micael Edler, who’s based in Tanzania and CEO at Bratt International AB & Chairman at Resort Invest AB tells his inspirational story regarding running a investment company incorporated to invest in the emerging market of East-Africa.

15.50: Speaker: Mikael Samuelsson, Entrepreneurship Professor at Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship & Founder of Global Business Labs. A speech about how to boost local East-African entrepreneurs through a network of business-incubators.

16.20: Speaker: David Lenefors, CEO & Founder, at Africana Travel. Hear David’s story on the up&down hill road in running a safari company based in Kenya & Tanzania.

16.45: Questions & Answers.

17.00: Emre Gürler & Harald von Matérn from the SWEACC board rounds off the seminar

17.00-18.00: Mingle with snacks and drinks.

We thank Swedish Trade Federation for letting us use their premises for this seminar. Please feel free to forward this invitation to persons or companies truly interested in business with the East Africa Community.

Registration: No later then the 11th of March by sending a e-mail to info@sweacc.seThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Kindly state your name, company/organization, invoice address & e-mail address.

Cost: 150 kronor for SWEACC-members to be invoiced after the event. 250 kronor for non-members to be invoiced after the event. For the first 15 members from VC4Africa this event is free of charge. Welcome & Karibu sana!