Organized by the African Diaspora Network Leadership the 3rd Annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, January 26 and 27, 2018. (Courtesy photo)
Press Release
By African Diaspora Network Leadership: Almaz Negash
Building Africa’s Future: Magnifying What is Within
This Silicon Valley-based symposium is a catalyst for diaspora-driven initiatives and investment with the potential to shape the Continent’s future. The 2016 and 2017 gatherings drew over 430 invitation-only participants from communities in Africa (30%), Europe (10%),Canada (2%), and the United States (60%). Discussions and workshops included African angel investing bootcamp, emerging investment opportunities, Fintech, energy, and Africa’s changing investment landscape.
African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2018 shall examine the crossroads between human capital, natural resources, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in Africa. Through these sectors, our expert speakers will explore bold policies, innovative business models, and technologies that are shaping Continent’s future.
Our 2018 theme, “Building Africa’s Future: Magnifying What is Within,” seeks to amplify the changemakers and leaders shaping the Continent’s future. Experts, panelists, and participants will engage in fruitful dialogue to examine the crossroads between human capital, natural resources, investment, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology in Africa.
This two-day conference will provide networking, community-building, and knowledge-sharing with symposium attendees as we celebrate a spirit of abundance and unearth the richness of the Continent’s resources, as well as the talents and contributions of Africans, friends of Africa, and Diasporans.
Keynote Speakers
Josh Ghaim, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies
Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)
Jim Shelton, President of Education, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s, and former Deputy Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama.
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If You Go:
January 26-27, 2018 | Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA
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