The objective of the summit is to stimulate critical thinking about the role of innovation in sustainable socio-economic development and to contribute to creating a conducive environment for innovative entrepreneurial activity in Africa. The Summit will be highly interactive, and will engage participants in an active discussion using Capgemini's Accelerated Solutions Environment methodology. The aim is to facilitate discovery of how to best accelerate innovation in Africa, harnessing the power of innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels of society all the way from grassroots communities to high tech environments. We hope that participants will walk away from the Summit with new ideas for how to enhance the enabling environment for innovative entrepreneurs to succeed, as well as new network of peers that can continue to be a source of ideas and lessons going forward. Follow-up activities are also planned. The Summit will focus on following four thematic areas: - African Innovation Ecosystem - Enabling Innovation for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development - Technology Platforms - Leveraging Technology to Deliver Public and Private Services to the Underserved - Emerging Business Models for Serving the Poor - Building African Success Stories - Human Capital - Developing skills using the Power of Technology For more information, please visit http://nokia.hosted.jivesoftware.com/index.jspa --------------------------- As part of the pre-summit process Nokia has opened a website for exchanging ideas and learning from the vibrant community of emerging world thinkers around the world. This platform is not only restricted for the Summit participants, but is open for everyone. The website will also be used to share results of the summit with the wider open innovation community to ensure that no one is left behind. We would love to hear your thoughts, questions or comments about the four streams of the summit! Please also share the link with your colleagues. http://www.innovateafrique.com