Guest post from Rebecca Barnett: Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 6th annual Africa Innovate Conference 2016 ignited passion, inspired, and engaged a distinguished guest audience of professionals and students from all around the world. “Transformative Innovations for an inclusive future” was the theme this year, focusing on ways innovative technologies can be a life-changing tool to build and sustain a better […]
Now in its 15th year, the London Business School’s Africa Business Summit has established itself as a leading forum in Europe for engaged discussion and practical engagement on Africa. This year’s summit, on Saturday, 7th May, is inspired by the Swahili phrase “UKWELI”, and will explore the new realities of doing business in Africa and provide a platform for frank debate on […]
Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. You may have heard of ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ – the incredible true story of the teenage Malawian boy, who dreamed of bringing electricity to his impoverished village. For a child who dropped out of school […]
If you missed the Oxford Business Forum Africa 2016 – no worries! Play catch-up with our selection of photos.
All pathways towards growth are littered with pain, obstacles and challenges, each requiring the acquisition and application of greater strength, wisdom or capability, if to be overcome. In light of what every Africa-focused banker, sales-person and consultant tells me has been a “tough year for the continent”, how will our young prospects weather its recent storms…? According to the distinguished […]
Transformative Innovations for an inclusive future: MIT Sloan, Africa Business Club presents the Africa Innovate Conference, 2016, to be held at MIT Media Lab on 8th-9th April, 2016. Africa Innovate is an intimate showcase of the latest ideas and innovations in entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, energy and education. MIT is world renounced for its scientific and technological innovation. It boasts alumni including […]
Welcome to the latest instalment of your Movemeback Newsletter – bringing you exciting African opportunities, and the latest from the Movemeback Community. We’re back in London, having kicked off our 2016 conference season in style! Last weekend we were in Boston, for Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Conference (HBS ABC). With over 1500 talented individuals present, congregating to passionately discuss […]
Guest Post from Nduka Nwankwo: I was admittedly excited when I learned of the theme for Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Conference (HBS ABC) this year. It was the first time I had seen “disruption” being celebrated on this scale. Growing up in Nigeria, I was often called a trouble-maker, jaga jaga, scatter scatter, master of disruption— so when I saw Harvard […]
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 […]