Our thematics 2024

Our thematics 2024
Welcome to the thematic section of EMERGING Valley 2024, where we highlight the key issues and trends that will shape the future of relations between Africa and Europe. Discover how technological advancements and new investment strategies are transforming tomorrow's economies, how the e-health sector is redefining access to care in innovative ways, and how the internationalization of African businesses is accelerating through ecosystems like Aix-Marseille-Provence. Each theme is an invitation to explore opportunities, tackle challenges, and engage with key players who are shaping a shared, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Financing: A Platform to Connect Europe and Africa

The financing theme will explore strategies to attract investments for African startups and mobilize more European investors. On the Main Stage, sessions will cover various financing strategies and the role of institutions in building impactful partnerships between Europe and Africa. Roundtables in the Impact Lab will feature expert guidance and insights from Business Angels, offering practical support to entrepreneurs for structuring and securing their funding rounds.

HealthTech: Building a Co-Innovation Health Hub between Aix-Marseille and Africa

HealthTech and digital health will be highlighted through sessions emphasizing Aix-Marseille-Provence's potential as a strategic hub for co-innovation in digital health between Europe and Africa. In both the Co-Innovation Lab and the Impact Lab, speakers will share examples of transcontinental partnerships in e-health and telemedicine, demonstrating how these initiatives address public health challenges while strengthening exchanges between continents.

Soft landing & Passage à l’échelle

Accompagner les startups dans leur internationalisation. Dispositifs d’accueil territorial, incubateurs transcontinentaux, partenariats public-privé : comment Aix-Marseille-Provence et d’autres hubs facilitent l’implantation durable des startups africaines en Europe (et vice-versa). L’objectif : faire de l'investissement cross-border un levier de croissance partagée.

Méditerranée Positive

Initiative phare co-portée avec le Groupe AFD, la Méditerranée Positive vise à transformer la région méditerranéenne en un hub d’innovation durable et inclusif.