Dear Members, Contacts, and Partners of Access2Innovation,
I hope you have enjoyed your summer holiday and are ready for a new season on the Danish platform for innovative, sustainable, and commercial solutions to African markets. We certainly are, both here at the board and within the secretariat.
We have an exciting time ahead. The long-awaited Strategy for Strengthened Danish Engagement with African Countries has finally been launched.
This strategy highlights Denmark’s and the EU’s commitment to paying greater attention to the wishes and priorities of African countries, with a central focus on fostering equal partnerships.
After the New Year, the government will begin drafting its new development policy strategy, and we will once again be prepared to offer our input, drawing on our many years of experience with Africa.
For our own organization, partnerships and networking remain central. We are pleased to invite you to our next delegation trip, organized in close collaboration with the Danish Agriculture & Food Council. Also we are looking at strengthening our network through a closer cooperation with Food & Bio Cluster in Aarhus as well as with the Danish Export Organisation in Silkeborg.
Meanwhile we have more Virtual A2i Talks coming up. We hope to see you there every month for inspiring cross-continent meetings. We are delighted to facilitate a platform where private companies, NGOs, research institutions, investors, business associations, and public institutions can learn and grow together. How often do you encounter a network with so many facets?
This is precisely what we know works, also in an African context.
Henrik Anker-Ladefoged, CEO, Access2innovation