Bon Abroad’s activities bring entrepreneurs, diaspora actors, institutions, startups, and market operators into structured moments of business activation, innovation, and cross-border coordination.
Record
2023–2026
Anchors
Lyon and Kampala
Focus
Business, innovation, corridors
Activity Record
Held in Lyon on World Refugee Day, this activity positioned refugee entrepreneurs as business builders, innovators, and contributors to the local economy.
From inclusion narrative to entrepreneurial agency.
Bon Abroad expanded the format into a three-day gathering in Lyon, bringing entrepreneurs, startups, and ecosystem actors from 11 countries into a shared space for business, innovation, and cross-border opportunity.
From local event to international ecosystem activation.
Bon Abroad’s first activity outside France marked a new field activation step in Kampala, connecting institutional work in Europe with market activation in East Africa.
From Europe-based activation to corridor deployment.
Upcoming Activity
Bon Abroad’s next major activity is planned for November 2026 in Kampala, focused on the launch of the Europe–East Africa corridor through B2East Africa.
More details will be shared as the activation window approaches.
Demonstration
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Bon Abroad can convene underrepresented entrepreneurs.
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It can move from local integration to cross-border business.
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It can connect host-country and origin-market actors.
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It can activate corridors through real field presence.
Bon Abroad develops activities where programs, ventures, institutions, and market operators need structured moments of activation.