For those old enough to recall the film ‘Trading Places’ (one of my favourites), you’ll indulge me as I reflect on how a quest for speaking at Harvard started in the 80’s after watching Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) exchange lives in an involuntary social experiment, with Winthorpe at one stage cursing “he was wearing my […]
The London School of Economics and Political Science today announced the panelists leading a discussion on Financing Africa’s Future during the business conference of its third annual Africa Summit to take place on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 April 2016. Financing Africa’s Future anticipates a look at the role of finance in enhancing Africa’s growth trajectory, and opportunities both within and outside the continent. The panel features Pratibha Thaker, Director of […]
Building off their successful 2015 MBA Business in Africa Conference: Fostering Innovation Ecosystems in Africa, Fuqua’s Business in Africa Club (BIA) has announced that their 3rd Annual Business in Africa Conference will be the weekend of April 2nd, 2016 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. When asked about this year’s theme of Reinvigorating Innovation and Leadership in Africa, BIA […]