Growing population, rapid transformation of labor markets; lingering poverty compounded with the accelerating cost of living and financial uncertainty are all factors exerting considerable pressure on education budgets, both at the macro & micro level.Africa Education Finance Conference themed: Financing for equity and for innovation: aims to explore & sharpen the focus of thinking on how education value chain can be financed through innovative and collaborative strategies as a core part of the industry developments strategies.

Some key topics include

• Policy and regulatory efforts
• Tax incentives
• New and innovative technology solutions
• Solving the ROI dilemma- Is the education experiences productive for students?
• Impact investments & CSR – tapping into these solutions
• Including the excluded —Dealing with stark evidences of high levels of inefficiency and inequality
• Diversifying income streams for higher education-finding innovative ways to meet their budgets & drive cost savings interpret and analyse data and communicate effectively with financial modelling, and leadership and team culture.