Elisabeth Valerio to host ELISA Business Summit in Hwange

ELISA is dragging African business talk out of conference halls and into the wild, forcing cross-border deals to get real or get exposed.

Summit location and timing

• ELISA is staging its 2026 summit in Hwange during March.
• Set at Gwango Heritage Resort beside Hwange National Park.
• Chosen to push action over polite panel chatter.
• Framed as execution-first, not policy theater.

Who is behind it

• The Enterprise, Leaders, and Innovators Society for Africa is hosting.
• Denzel Mhepo confirmed plans as ELISA communications coordinator.
• Elisabeth Valerio spoke as co-founder of the ELISA Business Network.
• Voices focused on fixing stalled continental progress.

What the summit targets

• Pulls Pan-African founders, operators, and ecosystem builders together.
• Connects entrepreneurs with investors and institutional backers.
• Pushes scaling across African markets as the core mission.
• Treats integration as a business problem, not a slogan.

How AfCFTA fits in

• African Continental Free Trade Area sets the shared rulebook.
• Positions ELISA as the place where deals actually form.
• Clarifies cross-border operating pathways in practice.
• Cuts through regulatory friction and supply chain instability.

Beyond Borders Live Pitch

• Selected founders present cross-border ventures live.
• Faces experienced investors giving direct feedback.
• Aims for capital that actually unlocks execution.
• Designed to reward viable expansion, not hype.