New York Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015 in Pictures
Movemeback’s inaugural USA trip in pictures – featuring the Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015. Enjoy!
An Afternoon with Mo Abudu (aka the ‘Oprah of Nigeria’) at the Wharton Africa Business Forum
Mo Abudu is known by many titles – ‘Oprah of Nigeria’ and ‘Africa’s Most Successful Woman’ (Forbes) to name but two. Despite this, Mo is humble as she comes to the platform to speak to us at the Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015. With an audience of 600+ Africa enthusiasts including Wharton MBA students and alumni, students from other prestigious […]
Dinner chat with Hakeem Belo-Osagie at the Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015
Hakeem Belo-Osagie (in his own words) is either famous or infamous, depending on the audience. The warm welcome he received when taking to the stage at the evening Gala of the Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) 2015 made it strikingly obvious which the 600 strong audience considered him to be. Amongst the audience of Wharton MBA students and alumni, students […]
Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015 – Shaping Africa’s Story
The Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is the world’s longest running student-organized Africa-focused conference. This year marks its 23rd annual conference – which will be held at the University of Pennsylvania and the historic Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia on 13th-15th November, 2015. With this year’s theme, “My Africa Story: Lessons in business, visions for impact”, WABF will be a platform for […]
Africa Together 2015 Event Preview – Celebrating Africa Day at Cambridge University
We can all attest to the power of thought. How we perceive internal and external activities can have profound effects on how we approach events and deal with challenges. Hence the sensitivity of the mind stress the need for active and prospective change-makers to maintain a positive countenance towards the motherland through paying special attention to how receive the information pertaining to Africa that our minds […]
She Leads Africa – Funding Africa's Next Generation of Female Entrepreneurs
Whilst the startup world is incredibly exciting and rewarding, it can also be fraught with challenges. The evidence suggests that this is particularly true for women. Although figures are improving, founders are still disproportionally male, and less than 20% of the total amount invested in startups goes to female run organisations. However, at least in Africa, this injustice is being put to right by the […]