SingularityU Lagos to explore and foster the use of Exponential Technologies for Goodwith local businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs {Lagos, Nigeria] — (August 7, 2017) — Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, has established a new Chapter in Lagos. SingularityU Chapters are created […]
The 6th Cambridge Africa Business Network (CABN) flagship event will be held on 17 June at the University of Cambridge. They promise an interesting and exciting event in which they will explore the opportunities and risks of conducting business in Africa, in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, technology, agriculture and education with a great line-up of speakers and panellists. This […]
The Young African MBAs (YAM) Business School Prep program aims to bridge the gap in management talent across Africa by helping African MBA applicants navigate admissions process and go on to earn degrees at top US business schools. Their Offering Structured curriculum They provide fellows with a structured curriculum to successfully navigate the MBA admissions process from start to finish. Fellows get access […]
In the summer of 2013 and 2014, Caleb spent 2 weeks working alongside the COO and CFO at one of Nigeria’s largest retail banks. He learned several vital lessons that he believed every individual wishing to undertake an internship, especially in Africa, should know. 1 – Plan Your Schedule Ahead of Time – It makes all the difference Planning ahead […]
Africa Together Conference 2017 The African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU) is proud to announce the fourth annual ‘Africa Together’ conference to be held on Saturday, 10th June 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Africa and a World in Transition’, and will be held at the Cambridge Union Building, University of Cambridge. What is it? ‘Africa Together’ is […]
Upon hearing about Made in Africa, the LBS Africa Business Summit 2017, I knew this would be a great opportunity as a newbie entrepreneur of a new fashion and tech start-up to learn, network and get exposure to great and like-minded people, so I was not disappointed. Africa, or as I like to refer to it “The Sleeping Giant”, is waking […]
With a theme of ‘Ideas to Impact’ you would be forgiven for assuming that MIT Sloan’s Africa Innovate Conference, held on 7-8th April, 2017, was simply another opportunity for smart people to talk Africa and do little. Far from it. In true MIT fashion, this conference provided not only insights and inspiration with key notes from the likes of Her […]