AFRICA: Changing the Narrative
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
African COVID-19 Cases Rapidly Rising.Economic Strategies: What Now?
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO, Africa.com
Panelists:
Dr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner, Johannesburg, Chairman, McKinsey Africa
Dr. John N. Nkengasong, MSc, PhD, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dr. Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Disruptions with Impact: The Intersection of Business & Philanthropy
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of the Equity Group Foundation is featured in a fireside chat with Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins, as part of Africa.com’s webinar series Crisis Management for African Business Leaders.
Among specific themes to be discussed is the balance between a company’s ethos and its ethical compass during crisis, and the leadership required to navigate the two.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Building a New Generation of Digital Leaders for Africa
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
William Miller, GE Senior Leader for Learning and Development
The Africa Industrial Internet Programme
GE partnered with African Leadership Group to build a new generation of digital leaders for Africa. The Programme enables mid-career engineers to build new skills in data analytics, data science, data engineering and data visualization. The programme is creating globally competitive, digital engineers right here in Africa, and we can’t wait to see their full impact on the continent.