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In cooperation with OMR
Innovation journey · 19–23 September 2026

Rwanda
Innovation Trip.

Four days in Kigali , Africa’s fastest rising innovation hotspot.
Together with OMR we open doors that stay shut from the outside: startups, deep tech and decision-makers on the ground.

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Kigali
Capital of Rwanda
4
Days · 19–23 Sept 2026
9.000€
Per person · excl. VAT
Max. 20
Curated group

Why Rwanda. Why now.

Rwanda is called the Singapore of Africa , a country that isn’t waiting for the future but building it.

Digital government, autonomous drone delivery, its own mRNA vaccine plant and a startup ecosystem pulling in international founders: what Europe is still debating is being built in Kigali right now.

Together with OMR we take you behind the scenes, to the companies, founders and decision-makers driving this change. Not tourism, but access. Curated, exclusive, in a small group.

The programme

Four days.
One curated way in.

Programme, transfers and meals are organised. Personally hosted by OMR and local experts on the ground.

01
Arrival & setup
Airport transfer · welcome dinner · speed networking · economic and political briefing
Day 1 02
Startup ecosystem
Norrsken House Kigali · innovation city tour · founder lunch · Zipline (autonomous drone delivery)
Day 2 03
Deep tech & health
BioNTech Rwanda vaccine plant · lunch with diplomats · data centre · dinner with the Rwanda Social Security Board
Day 3 04
Finance & wrap-up
Financial centre · real estate projects · CEO lunch · closing dinner · optional: gorilla trekking
Day 4

Example stops from the OMR programme. The final programme may differ.

What to expect

More than a trip.

01
Exclusive access

Meetings behind closed doors that you can’t book through normal channels. Curated, not off the shelf.

02
Deep tech on site

From Zipline’s drone logistics to the BioNTech vaccine plant: future technology in real operation.

03
Network with OMR

A small, curated group of decision-makers, hosted by OMR and local experts with deep connections.

04
Strategic context

FUTURE CANDY helps you translate what you have seen for your own company, from insight to an option for action.

What’s included

It’s all
in there.

Full four-day programmeAll activities, company visits and entrance fees
All mealsBreakfast, lunch and dinner as per programme
Transport & transfers on siteIncl. airport transfers in Kigali
Personal hostingOMR host + local experts on the ground
Post-trip memo & organisationContacts, insights and the full trip planning
Good to know
You book your own travel there and backInternational flights to Kigali are not included
Hotel & visaNight at the Mövenpick Kigali (booked by you), tourist visa approx. USD 50
Optional add-onsFor example gorilla trekking or an extension, on request
Investment
€ 9.000
Per person · excl. VAT
Incl. the full programme, all meals, transport & hosting. You book flights, hotel and visa yourself.
Travel period 19–23 September 2026
Destination Kigali · Mövenpick Hotel
Duration 4 days
Group Max. 20 people
Partner In cooperation with OMR
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