Hosted by Graft Africa, in partnership with the International Development Studies Program at GWU, the Global Food Institute at GWU, and the Institute for African Studies at GWU. Creative Production by Twelvenets.
Africa’s diaspora sent approximately $95 billion in remittances in 2024, of which 75% went to household consumption. What happens when even a fraction of those flows is redirected toward the farmers, cooperatives, and innovators rebuilding the continent’s agricultural and food systems? And what more becomes possible when diaspora networks, technical expertise, and market access are brought to bear alongside alternative financing vehicles to close the gaps that conventional agri-food investment struggles to reach?
Join us for a live panel and networking mixer that brings together investors, innovators, practitioners, and policymakers to tackle the $77 billion annual gap in African agri-food investment – with a focus on under-financed frontiers: regenerative agriculture, post-harvest and cold chain infrastructure, and traceability and agri-data platforms.
Event Details: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 4 – 7 PM EDT | Elliott School of International Affairs, GW University, Washington, DC & Zoom
Register HERE
Featuring:
- Nicholas Bassey, COO & Programs Officer, African Diaspora Network (Moderator I)
- Dr. Moses Kansanga, Associate Professor of Geography & International Affairs, GW, and Affiliate Faculty Member at Global Food Institute (Moderator II)
- Nnamdi Kalu Ezera, President, Diaspora Africans in Trade and Investment (DATI)
- Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Executive-in-Residence, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and the Founding CEO, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
- Tope Fajingbesi, Founder, She-EO, Managing Partner, Dodo Farms, and Director of Finance, Delterra
- Magdi Amin, Managing Partner, African Renaissance Ventures
- Dr. Liesl Riddle, Dean, The GW College of Professional Studies & Associate Professor of International Business, The GW School of Business
Be there. Let’s build together!
