Washington D.C. – October 16, 2012 – Africa Gathering, a global
organization founded to promote African innovations and solutions, is
holding its third annual conference, November 2-3, in partnership with
The African Society at Georgetown University.
The conference, themed “Africa Unlimited,” strategically launches
during the opening weekend of Digital Capital Week, Washington D.C.’s
annual 10-day technology festival.
With Africans making up 17% of Washington D.C.’s foreign-born
population, and Africa’s
pacesetting emergence as a global center of technological innovation
and enterprise, it is important for Africans to be a part of the
conversation.
Featured “Africa Unlimited” speakers include successful African
technology and media startup innovators, social entrepreneurs and
thought leaders who will share challenges, insights and inspirations
related to their work in Africa and the wider Diaspora.
This year’s Africa Gathering conference aims to displace the
ubiquitous portrayal of Africa as a stagnant continent mired in
conflict – with the balanced reality of an upwardly growing continent
filled with an impassioned populace and a creative diaspora full of
zest for progress – both with a penchant for technological solutions
and an aptitude for entrepreneurship.
Invited speakers include Edward Amartey-Tagoe, co-founder of
Nandimobile, an award winning internet startup in Ghana, award-winning
entrepreneur Saran Kaba Jones, the Liberian-born founder of FACE
Africa, a non-profit that builds water wells in Liberia and Solome
Lemma, Ethiopian philanthropist, White House ‘Champion of Change’
honoree and long-time activist..
“Africa Unlimited” kicks off Friday, November 2, with an evening of
interactive brainstorming that will cover five different themes,
spanning from the technology boom on the continent to the role of the
diaspora in relation to the continent’s progress.
Saturday’s program will feature a speaker series spanning multiple
disciplines, with discussions centered on current topics, including
philanthropy and citizen engagement.
The collaborative effort between Africa Gathering and The African
Society at Georgetown stems from a shared mission of spotlighting a
balanced Africa, cultivating relationships and highlighting
grassroots, emerging technologies and solutions that are relevant to
Africa. Both organizations also aim to encourage active involvement
from Africa-focused businesses, investors, and strategists, whilst
concurrently offering a new, primarily youth-driven perspective.
Africa Gathering, a global platform active on three continents which
believes in active discourse and public engagement, facilitates
collaboration among brilliant African minds – from activators to
innovators, artists to technologists – with a mission to highlight and
champion emerging change-makers, thought leaders and doers that are
positively shaping the continent.
Event Details
Venue: ICC Auditorium at Georgetown University, 37th and O St., N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20057
Date & Time: Friday, November 2nd: 6pm-9pm & Saturday, November 3rd
11am-5pm (All times are subject to change.)
Registration: www.AfricaGathering.org (Click here for last year’s recap.)
Sponsoring Organizations
Africa Gathering
Africa Gathering brings together a diverse community of individuals
who care about Africa to share their ideas for progressive change in
sustainable development, new technology and media,social
entrepreneurship, health, education and good governance.
Website: http://www.africagathering.org
The African Society at Georgetown
The African Society of Georgetown was established for the purpose of
highlighting Africa, its people, its culture, and its way of life.
African Society members are dedicated to diversifying thought on
campus and heightening cultural sensitivity.