MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Future Leadership

When:
Thursday, Apr 07, 2022 12:00p -
1:00p

Where:
Online event
1 Amherst St
Cambridge, MA 02142

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, Tech, University, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://bit.ly/3ITQlVZ

The fifth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Please register for this Zoom event at https://bit.ly/3C2OMCu


Featuring:
Oby Ezekwesili - Activist & Former Minister of Education in Nigeria
Oby Ezekwesili is an economic policy expert, an advocate for transparency, accountability, good governance and Human Capital Development, a humanitarian and an activist. She is a former vice president of the World Bank (African Region), co-founder and founding director of Transparency International, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement and has also served twice as Federal Minister in Nigeria. She is also the founder of #FixPolitics Initiative, a research-based citizens-led initiative, the School of Politics Policy and Governance (SPPG), and Human Capital Africa respectively.


Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT-Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)
About the MIT X TAU webinar series:
The Center for International Studies (CIS) and the MISTI MIT-Africa Program has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host its second annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon EST, starting on March 3, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who are impacting the future of Africa. Each webinar promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century.


Free & open to the public
Also watch it on YouTube.
MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at [email protected].

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