[LCM Events] Fwd: Invitation to Inaugural MIT Sloan Africa 2.0 Conference

[John Boghossian]

Hi all,

This is information on a first-of-its kind event at MIT, organized by the Africa Business Club.

Please read below for details concerning this event if you are interested.

Best,

John Boghossian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology '11
Mechanical Engineering and Economics
428 Memorial Drive
Cambridge MA 02139
(617)710-2411 | jbogoss at mit.edu


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> From: Edwardo Louis Sackey <elsackey at MIT.EDU>
> Date: March 5, 2011 4:17:58 PM EST
> To: Georges Aoude <gaoude at mit.edu>, John G Boghossian <jbogoss at mit.edu>
> Subject: Invitation to Inaugural MIT Sloan Africa 2.0 Conference
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> As you may know, MIT Sloan Africa Business Club would be organizing the first ever MIT Africa business conference on April 1st.
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> If you have any issues forwarding or viewing the message below, you can also forward the following link: http://www.mitsloanafrica.com/africa20.html
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> Best,
> Edwardo
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> Edwardo Louis Sackey | MIT Sloan School of Management | mba class of 2011
> mobile: +1.678.575.8419 | Africa 2.0:  http://www.mitafrica.com | http://www.mitsloanafrica.com
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> Visit MIT Sloan ABC	   
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> Join us for the FIRST EVER ABC conference at MIT. Themed: "Africa 2.0 : Achieving Growth Through Innovation" the conference includes a high-quality mix of speakers and panel sessions covering innovation in Africa across Energy, Mobile, Finance, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. Don't miss your opportunity to be present as history is made, April 1st, MIT Media Lab.          
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> Click here for Early Bird Registration 
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> We look forward to seeing you at the event! 
> Emmanuel Magani & Brian Sangudi
> MIT Sloan Africa 2.0 Conference Co-Chairs
> www.mitafrica.com
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> Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
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> Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, The World Bank Group
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> Some Confirmed Panelists:
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> Kola Karim, CEO, Shoreline Energy, Nigeria
> Charles Darku, CEO, GridCo, Ghana
> Dana Rysankova, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank, USA
> John Waibochi, CEO, Virtual City, Kenya
> Pauline Vaughan, Head of Products & Services, M-Pesa, Safaricom, Kenya
> Nathan Eagle, CEO, Txt Eagle, USA
> David Porteous Director, Bankable Frontiers, USA
> Julius O. Akinyemi, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, MIT Media Lab , USA
> Miguel Granier, Founder/Director, Invested Development, USA
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> Panel Discussions:
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> Energy: Focus on renewables
> Mobile: Innovating beyond voice
> Finance: Reaching the unbanked
> Entrepreneurship: Made for Africa
> Technology: Bridging the IT gap
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