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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85920, member: 27"] 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 [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] Who is behind it [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] What the summit targets [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] How AfCFTA fits in [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] Beyond Borders Live Pitch [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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