EMERGING Valley : fostering co-innovation and digital investment between Europe and Africa

By the editorial team

More than 3,000 participants are expected to attend this 7th edition of the business forum, which will bring together 250 startups and 50 investors from 70 different countries. Topics of discussion will include environmental challenges, AI, female entrepreneurship, startup funding, the Olympic Games and, above all, positive innovation between the African and European continents. The event is part of Aix-Marseille-Provence’s nomination as European Capital of Innovation for 2023.

Founded by Samir ABDELKRIM, entrepreneur and author of the book « Startup Lions, at the heart of African Tech », EMERGING Valley has established itself as a key meeting point for innovative entrepreneurship between Africa and Europe. In a world where geopolitical relations are undergoing profound reinvention, EMERGING Valley encourages us to rethink the future of technological and economic relations between the two continents.

Under the patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron, the 2023 edition of EMERGING Valley has chosen thecamp, a futuristic innovation campus located in the heart of the Aix-Marseille-Provence region, as the ideal venue to stimulate collaboration and synergies between African and European digital ecosystems in an increasingly interconnected world.

EMERGING Valley will attract a large number of African business delegations and European innovation decision-makers as part of this year’s celebrations of the Aix-Marseille-Provence conurbation as the new « European Capital of Innovation », a distinction awarded by iCapital and the European Commission.

Amidst major global challenges, the need for positive innovation and joint solutions between Europe and Africa has never been greater

« Amidst major global challenges, the need for positive innovation and joint solutions between Europe and Africa has never been greater. EMERGING Valley 2023 will be the crucible for these important reflections between the Euro-African ecosystems for greater impact. In a ever-changing geopolitical, and where global technology is undergoing a period of profound evolution, this summit takes on a crucial importance. At the same time, Aix-Marseille-Provence is consolidating its reputation as a digital hub between Europe and Africa, as demonstrated by its designation as the European Capital of Innovation for 2023. This status is reinforced by EMERGING Valley, which builds on the city’s exceptional geo-strategic location as an innovation hub between the two continents, » says Samir ABDELKRIM, founder of EMERGING Valley.

Crowned European Capital of Innovation for 2023, Aix-Marseille-Provence is developing its role as a digital crossroads between Europe and Africa

« Crowned European Capital of Innovation for 2023, Aix-Marseille-Provence is developing its role as a digital crossroads between Europe and Africa. With its strategic location at the crossroads of the two continents, Aix-Marseille-Provence is becoming more than ever the crossroads where African and European innovation meet and create together. Participants at this year’s event will be able to expand their network by meeting high-potential startups, investors ready to catalyze change, influential institutional decision-makers and opinion leaders in innovation, » concludes Samir Abdelkrim.

Since its inception in 2017, the EMERGING Valley Summit has brought together more than 25,000 entrepreneurs, organized 7,500 B2B meetings, connected more than 500 tech hubs and investors, and showcased more than 1,200 leading speakers. The full EMERGING Valley 2023 program will be officially unveiled in October.

To register and find out more about EMERGING Valley : https://www.online-emergingvalley.co