THE MIT SLOAN AFRICA BUSINESS CLUB
THE
MIT SLOAN AFRICA BUSINESS CLUB
DATE AND TIME
Sat, April 7, 2018
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
MIT Media Lab
75 Amherst Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States
The Massachusetts Institute
of Technology(MIT) is a private research University in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing
industrialization of the United States.
The mission
of the MIT Sloan Africa Business Club is to create an ecosystem for
business and entrepreneurship for students, faculty and staff that are
interested in pursuing opportunities on the continent. They aim to achieve this
goal by showcasing the rich professional and cultural opportunities in Africa
and partnering with corporations and business owners to provide tangible
professional opportunities. They are also dedicated to creating a pipeline of
students and professionals who will continue the mission of developing Africa
now and in the future. The MIT Sloan Africa Business Club hosts the Africa
Innovate Conference each year to share groundbreaking ideas and
debate issues that will shape Africa’s future.
THIS YEAR
The MIT Sloan Africa
Business Club is proud to announce the 8th Annual MIT Africa Innovate
Conference!
MIT Media Lab in
Cambridge, MA on April 7th, 2018!
The annual Africa
Innovate Conference is a unique and intimate forum that brings together leading
entrepreneurs and change-agents from across the African continent. The
conference attracts over 350 business leaders, entrepreneurs, influencers,
students, professors, and alumni, all with strong interests in Africa.
The theme for this year
is “Digitization for Inclusive Growth”.
With this theme, the
conference will explore digitization and its role in transforming the way we
live and conduct business across Africa. Through a series of keynotes, panels,
and workshops, the conference will unpack the lessons from and future of
digital transformation on the continent. The conference will also include a
Career & Innovation Expo for attendees to network for jobs across Africa.
KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS:
Ismail Ahmed - Founder & CEO, WorldRemit
Sara Menker - Founder & CEO, Gro Intelligence
Billy Mawasha - Country Head, Rio Tinto SA
Clapperton Mavhunga, MIT Professor of Science,
Technology, and Society
PANELS:
Power & Energy
Healthcare
Investment in Growth
Urbanization & Infrastructure
Financial Inclusion
Education & The Future of Work
Panelists include: Ted Pantone, Director
of MicroEnsure Labs; Lucy Mbabazi, Associate Vice President of
Ecobank; and Thomas Kochan, Co-Director, MIT Sloan Institute
for Work and Employment Research; Uyi Stewart, Director at Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation
WORKSHOPS: Design Thinking by IDEO, Rapid
Prototyping by Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, and
Solveathon Challenge by MIT SOLVE
CAREER & INNOVATION EXPO: Boston
Consulting Group, IDEO, WorldRemit, and MIT Legatum Center for Development and
Entrepreneurship.
REGISTER TODAY!
Student rates and Group discounts are available
- email at africabusiness.officers@sloangroups.mit.edu
More information can be found on mitafrica.com.
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