MIT X TAU Series: Sustainable Development in Africa
When:
Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:00p -
1:00p
Repeats weekly
Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:00p -
1:00p
Repeats weekly
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Classes, University, Virtual
Event website:
https://cis.mit.edu/event-series/true-africa-university
The Center for International Studies (CIS) and the MIT Africa Program has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host its third annual webinar series focusing on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Starting March 23 for seven weeks on Thursdays at NOON ET, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa.
Register for any or all of the Zoom webinars here.
Please save the date for a special hybrid event on Tuesday, April 4, at noon, featuring His Excellency Mr. José Maria Neves, the President of Cabo Verde, on the topic of E-Governance. Details forthcoming.
Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the "Power & Influence" MBA class.
About the MIT X TAU webinar series:
The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century.
MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events
Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)
Free & open to the public
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