Scaling Smart: Compliant HR Strategies for Business Expansion and Operations in Africa

Event date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 2:00 pm

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Array of Industry-leading Experts

60m

Of Tactical Lessons and Insights

100+

Opportunities to Network, Learn and Grow

Key Painpoints in African Expansion

Expanding into Africa can be tricky. Business leaders often face challenges such as:

  • Navigating diverse regulatory landscapes across 54 countries
  • Cultural differences impacting workplace norms and expectations
  • Talent acquisition and retention in competitive markets
  • Compliance with ever-evolving local labour laws
  • Managing remote and distributed teams across the continent

Our Expert Panel Will Unpack:

  • Strategies for staying compliant while tapping into local talent pools and operating in Africa
  • The role of Employer of Record (EoR) services in simplifying market entry and expansion across the continent without an entity setup
  • Adapting talent hiring and management to local contexts
  • How to build inclusive workplaces that bridge global organizations and local cultures
  • Smart techniques for managing dispersed teams for productivity
  • Risk Management and strategies for business continuity in challenging environments
  • Success stories of scaling cross-cultural human resource strategies adopted
  • And more

The African Opportunity

Africa has many skilled workers and with various emerging trends on cost-effective strategies to grow businesses, many international businesses can seamlessly expand into Africa. The World Bank predicts that over 400 million young Africans will join the workforce by 2035. They offer a valuable talent pool for global businesses, but accessing this potential involves dealing with country-specific labour laws and cultural differences.

The African Market offers:

  • A young, dynamic workforce eager for opportunities
  • Rapidly growing markets with increasing consumer power
  • Chance to shape industry standards in emerging sectors
  • Potential for significant cost savings in certain regions
  • Opportunity to contribute to sustainable economic development

Who Should Attend?

  • Global organizations HR Directors and Managers planning African expansion
  • Compliance Officers navigating international labour laws
  • C-Suite Executives considering African market entry
  • Operations Managers overseeing distributed African teams
  • Business owners seeking to understand African HR landscapes

What You’ll Gain:

  • Understanding of how EoR services can support your African expansion without a physical entity
  • Network with peers facing similar challenges and opportunities to scale smartly
  • Smart strategies for HR compliance and scaling across African markets
  • Smart strategies for building and managing high-performing teams across borders
  • Insights into effective talent management in diverse cultural contexts

Interactive Elements

  • Live Q&A sessions with HR experts
  • Industry-specific discussions
  • Interactive polls to benchmark your African human resource readiness

Our Esteemed Panelists

Uche Ezeamaku
HOST: Director of International Business, Workforce Africa
Loraine Gatawa
Guest: Director, People and Culture - 54 Collective
Tracy Dawson
Executive Search Partner Africa, Millar Cameron
Morakinyo Fadipe
Associate Director, Talent Development & Performance Management, H.R at IHS Nigeria