Capital Investment Fireside

Join Building for Africa (BFA) for its Capital Investment Fireside, a practical, high-trust virtual conversation bringing together investors, founders, policymakers, development professionals, and ecosystem builders from across Africa and the diaspora.

This month, our guest speaker, Dr. Stella Okoli, CEO of Emzor Pharmaceutical, will lead a conversation on:
Inside Africa’s Pharmaceutical Industry: The Business. The Money. The Opportunity.
With a focus on the realities of building and scaling pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa, the conversation will examine the commercial potential of the industry, the capital required to grow it, and the opportunities for African businesses to compete across the continent and beyond.
Key Discussion Areas

THE BUSINESS
·        From Production to Profitability: What does it take to build a competitive, profitable pharmaceutical manufacturing business in Africa?
·        Building Local Manufacturing Capacity: What are the opportunities and challenges in producing medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) locally?
·        Quality, Regulation and Trust: How can African pharmaceutical manufacturers meet regulatory standards and build confidence in local and international markets?
THE MONEY
·        Financing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: How can businesses raise the long-term capital required to build and expand manufacturing capacity?
·        Lessons from the Capital Markets: What did the bond-raising process teach you about accessing capital in Nigeria, and what can other businesses learn from it?
·        The Cost of Growth: How do foreign exchange, imported raw materials, infrastructure, and production costs affect profitability and investment decisions?

THE OPPORTUNITY
·        Africa’s Pharmaceutical Investment Potential: Why should local pharmaceutical manufacturing be viewed as an investment opportunity as well as a public health priority?
·        Beyond Nigeria: What will it take for African pharmaceutical companies to expand across the continent and compete globally?
·        Women Building in Industry: What distinct challenges and opportunities do women face when building and scaling businesses in capital-intensive sectors?
·        From Opportunity to Investment: What should investors and partners look for when identifying bankable opportunities in Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain?
More Than a Webinar
This is a practical conversation designed to uncover investment opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and examine the pathways to sustainable business growth across the African continent.
Join the conversation. Discover the business. Understand the money. Identify the opportunity.