Across Africa, there are enormous opportunities to make healthy returns and play a part in continued progress of the world’s most dynamic continent. I am often asked at conferences and Continue Reading →
As Davos comes to a close, I think it’s a useful time to reflect once more on the role of the business community in driving Africa’s scientific and technological progress. Continue Reading →
I was delighted to join the World Bank Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology Conference in Dakar this week, and give the keynote to the session: The way forward: Business for the Scientific Continue Reading →
My latest blog for How We Made it In Africa on Africa’s banking sector. “The boom in the African banking sector has helped to establish the continent as an increasingly stable, Continue Reading →
I will be speaking in Dakar on the 12th June in Dakar, Senegal, on issues surround science, higher education and technology in Africa, as part of the PEI/World Bank partnership Continue Reading →
This week it was my pleasure to lead a delegation to the United Nations headquarters in New York, as part of our Planet Earth Institute (PEI) campaign to see science, Continue Reading →
I am pleased to be hosting a scientific delegation at the African Union offices in New York on May 20th as part of the PEI’s Post 2015 campaign work. I Continue Reading →
Last week, I was delighted to sign a landmark agreement with the World Bank in order to strengthen and support the involvement of business in Africa’s scientific development. I met Continue Reading →
I was honoured to meet Florizelle B. Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, during my recent trip in Washington DC with the World Bank. The US has an ambitious plan Continue Reading →
I am delighted to be travelling to Washington D.C in the next few weeks to sign a new agreement with the World Bank. Keep posted for updates.