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1. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's Future Leaders

Author:
Oby Ezekwesili and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
03-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The final webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Oby Ezekwesili is the former Minister of Education in Nigeria and a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement. She is an economic policy expert, an advocate for transparency, accountability, good governance and human capital development, a humanitarian and an activist.
Topic:
Development, Governance, Leadership, Sustainable Development Goals, and Human Capital
Political Geography:
Africa

2. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's New Data

Author:
Kenfield Griffith and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
05-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The sixth webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Kenfield Griffith is the CEO and co-founder at Tappi.
Topic:
Development, Investment, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:
Africa

3. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's Forgotten Heroes

Author:
Kudzanai Chiurai and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
05-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The fifth webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Kudzanai Chiurai is a Zimbabwean artist and activist. His repertoire of art combines the use of mixed media which involves the use of paintings, drawings, videos and photographs to address and tackle social, political and cultural issues in Zimbabwe.
Topic:
Development, Culture, Sustainability, and Activism
Political Geography:
Africa

4. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s New Activists

Author:
Busisiwe Seabe and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
05-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The fourth webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Busisiwe Seabe is a social justice activist in South Africa and a co-founder of the #FeesMustFall movement.
Topic:
Development, Social Justice, and Activism
Political Geography:
Africa and South Africa

5. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's New Development Models

Author:
Nicolas Kazadi and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
04-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The third webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Nicolas Kazadi is is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 7 March 2019 and Minister of Finance since 12 April 2021.
Topic:
Development, Politics, Sustainability, and Models
Political Geography:
Africa and Congo

6. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's Next Startups

Author:
Tidjane Deme and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
04-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The second webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Tidjane Deme is General Partner at Partech, co-leading Partech Africa Fund, Partech’s multi-stages tech fund exclusively dedicated to Africa's digital markets. He joined in May 2016. Prior to joining Partech, Tidjane worked for 15+ years in the tech industry in Africa, as an entrepreneur, a consultant and a senior business manager. He worked for 7 years as a senior manager at Google, leading activities in Africa. He started the Google Francophone Africa office in Dakar in 2009, led ecosystem efforts to support developer communities and tech startups across 15+ countries and led Google’s Africa Content Strategy, launching and growing YouTube in 6 markets. He also led business development for Google’s Infrastructure investments in Africa. Prior to Google, Tidjane was a tech entrepreneur who founded and led CommonSys, a consulting and integration company deploying e-gov platforms and enterprise solutions in west Africa. He also cofounded 2 startups, an e-reputation platform in Europe and a SaaS platform for African SMEs. Tidjane started his career working with Cap Gemini in France before joining Cosine Communications, a Silicon Valley startup building network virtualization technology for carriers. Tidjane grew up in Senegal until age 18, then moved to France to attend Ecole Polytechnique (Msc Physics), did an exchange program at Imperial College London, and attended Ensta-Paritech (Telecom and IT Engineering).
Topic:
Development, Digital Economy, Sustainability, Venture Capital, and Startup
Political Geography:
Africa

7. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's E-Governance, feat. President José Maria Neves

Author:
José Maria Neves and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
04-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
This special event is part of the MIT X TAU webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Speaker: His Excellency José Maria Neves is currently the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde. Neves was born on the island of Santiago and became interested in politics as a teenager. He graduated at the School of Business Administration of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, Brazil. Neves was Prime Minister and Head of the Government from February 2001 to April 2016. He presided over the PAICV - Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde), having won three national legislative elections. Moderator: Claude Grunitzky is the CEO of the Equity Alliance, a fund that invests in venture capital firms and startups led by people of color and women. Claude is also the founder of TRACE and TRUE Africa, two media companies championing the creativity of African youth. A graduate of London University and MIT, where he received an MBA as a Sloan Fellow, he is launching TRUE Africa University because he wants to help find actionable ways to nurture Africa's talent.
Topic:
Development, Politics, Governance, Sustainability, and E-Government
Political Geography:
Africa

8. MIT X TAU Series: Sustainable Development In Africa: Africa's New Narratives

Author:
Moky Makura and Claude Grunitzky
Publication Date:
03-2023
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:
The first webinar in the third annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Moky Makura is a Nigerian author, journalist, actress, and businesswoman who serves as an executive director of Africa No Filter, an organization aiming at inducing changes in Africa by means of mass media. She has a degree in politics, economics, and law from University of Buckingham. In 1998, she moved to South Africa, and in 1999, started her own consultancy company. She was Deputy Director for Communications Africa at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and since 2017 the representative of the Foundation in South Africa. Moderator: Claude Grunitzky - CEO, The Equity Alliance; Chairman, TRUE Africa Claude Grunitzky is the CEO of the Equity Alliance, a fund that invests in venture capital firms and startups led by people of color and women. Claude is also the founder of TRACE and TRUE Africa, two media companies championing the creativity of African youth. A graduate of London University and MIT, where he received an MBA as a Sloan Fellow, he is launching TRUE Africa University because he wants to help find actionable ways to nurture Africa's talent.
Topic:
Development, Media, Sustainability, and Narrative
Political Geography:
Africa