Future Fest ALU 2021

Future Fest ALU 2021 Shining a light on youth 'digital flourishing' on the continent

22/04/2022

Our first recording is out now on our website!!

In his speech, Dr Nhlanla explores how digital technology will enable Africa to transform its current education system into one that is relevant to Africans and fit for the 21st Century.

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Yes, you heard right!The recordings of the insightful speeches, keynotes, panel discussions and digital entrepreneur int...
08/04/2022

Yes, you heard right!
The recordings of the insightful speeches, keynotes, panel discussions and digital entrepreneur interviews will soon be available.

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Rukudzo Nyoka is the co-founder and chief operations officer of Mtabe, a platform designed to provide educational conten...
27/08/2021

Rukudzo Nyoka is the co-founder and chief operations officer of Mtabe, a platform designed to provide educational content to students without internet access.
She is also an ALU alumni and social sciences graduate who is highly skilled in research, communications as well as business development. Here are a few thoughts she shared during the panelists discussant regarding starting a digital venture and dealing with government:

"Choose people who are smarter than you when selecting your team"

"When working with government, try to be very patient when explaining things"

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Dr. Stephen Naicken is the Academic Director and a Computer Science facilitator at Africa Leadership University (ALU), a...
27/08/2021

Dr. Stephen Naicken is the Academic Director and a Computer Science facilitator at Africa Leadership University (ALU), as well as a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex.
He has a DPhil in Computer Science and is well versed in Programming, Software Engineering and Distributed Systems.

Here are a few thoughts he shared with us during the panelist discussion on starting a digital venture:

"Now is the time to start your digital venture!"

"Relationship building is key when dealing with government, you may need to adapt to a different language and mindset”

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In case you missed it, here is an incredible quote from of Future Fest ALU 2021 conference!Today, we're focusing on th...
27/08/2021

In case you missed it, here is an incredible quote from of Future Fest ALU 2021 conference!

Today, we're focusing on the practical steps to make our digital missions a reality!

Tune in right now (we're live) to hear more from our keynotespeaker- Dr. Emmanuel Nuesiri; our panelists discussants-Stephen Naicken and Rukudzo Nyoka; our entreprenurial spotlight; Kofi Akosa Adusei; as well as our closing speaker Peter Burdin

We look forward to seeing you there

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We are excited to introduce you to Hope Mutua, one of our panelist discussants for Day 2 of FutureFest ALU 2021!Hope Mut...
26/08/2021

We are excited to introduce you to Hope Mutua, one of our panelist discussants for Day 2 of FutureFest ALU 2021!

Hope Mutua is a digital story teller, communications associate and gender advocate. She is also the cofounder of That Girl Factor, an intensive career-building program geared towards helping women overcome challenges in their career journey.

Hope Mutua is an ALU Social Science graduate and strives to tell stories that make a difference and utilizing her skills to utilize help brands tell stories that bring the most impact to their missions

Tune in right now to hear more from Hope Mutua as well as our opening speaker- Jared Jeffery; and our keynote speaker- Min Lee.

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Meeting ID: 952 3325 7376
Passcode: 279133

We are excited to introduce you to Pami Kular, one of our panelist discussants for Day 2 of FutureFest ALU 2021!Pami Kul...
26/08/2021

We are excited to introduce you to Pami Kular, one of our panelist discussants for Day 2 of FutureFest ALU 2021!

Pami Kular is a business executive who is well versed in consulting, project initiation and organisation development. She is passionate about Lean as a philosophy for Process Improvement, holistic solutions for multi-facetted organisational challenges in diverse environments; and growing people, teams, processes, systems and organisations.

Pami Kular has worked across several industries including self-employment and will be sharing her views with us today on innovation and wellness.

Tune in right now to hear more from Pami Kular as well as our opening speaker- Jared Jeffery; and our keynote speaker- Min Lee.

Join the Zoom Meeting (we're live!)
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Meeting ID: 952 3325 7376
Passcode: 279133

Welcome to Day 2 of Future Fest ALU 2021!As we get ready to discuss innovation and digital wellness today, here's an int...
26/08/2021

Welcome to Day 2 of Future Fest ALU 2021!

As we get ready to discuss innovation and digital wellness today, here's an interesting statistic to think about. Problematic Internet is use is most common in senior university students as opposed to juniors.
-Asrese K, Muche H (2021) PLOS ONE 15(9): e0238804

Register for today's event here:
https://lnkd.in/gFH95_z8

Join the conference here:
https://alueducation.zoom.us/j/95233257376

In case you missed yesterday's showcase, here is some incredible insight from Gerd Leonhard that might inspire some of y...
26/08/2021

In case you missed yesterday's showcase, here is some incredible insight from Gerd Leonhard that might inspire some of you to become the world's next job creators!

Tune in today to hear from our opening speaker -Jared Jefferey; our keynote speaker- Min Lee; our panelists discussants- Pami Kular and Hope Mutua; as well as our entrepreneurial spotlights of the day.

Register for today's event here:
https://lnkd.in/gFH95_z8

Join the conference here:
https://alueducation.zoom.us/j/95233257376

We are excited to introduce you to Sunday Salami, one of our panelist discussants for Day 1 of FutureFest ALU 2021!Sunda...
25/08/2021

We are excited to introduce you to Sunday Salami, one of our panelist discussants for Day 1 of FutureFest ALU 2021!

Sunday Salami is a researcher, content strategist and blogger with over three years of work experience in the field of content writing and social media management. He is also a YALI RLC alumnus as well as a Social Sciences graduate from the inaugural ALU cohort.
Salami is passionate about poverty alleviation, good governance, quality education, and sustainable development.

Tune in right now to hear from our keynote speaker- Mr. Gerd Leonhard and our panelist discussants- Benito Elisa and Sunday Salami to gain more insights on digital flourishing on the continent.

Join the Zoom Meeting (we're live!)
https://alueducation.zoom.us/j/95233257376?pwd=MjkvUFZRRVZoQ3BIbWVBQ3Y2MjU2dz09
Meeting ID: 952 3325 7376
Passcode: 279133

We are excited to introduce you to Benito Elisa, one of our panelist discussants for Day 1 of FutureFest ALU 2021!Benito...
25/08/2021

We are excited to introduce you to Benito Elisa, one of our panelist discussants for Day 1 of FutureFest ALU 2021!

Benito Elisa is currently the founder and CEO of Wakanda 4.0, co-founder of Holo Pub and the Vice President of the soon launching Africa Emerging Tech Hub (https://www.africaemergingtechhub.org/) which is focused on promoting as well as sharing knowledge on emerging technologies.

Benito is well versed in the banking and financial sectors and is currently involved in the fintech industry. He is passionate about modern technologies and their application in business activities.

Tune in right now to hear from our opening speaker- Mr. Nhlanhla Twala; our keynote speaker- Mr. Gerd Leonhard and our panelist discussants- Benito Elisa and Sunday Salami to gain more insights on digital flourishing on the continent.

Join the Zoom Meeting (we're live!)
https://alueducation.zoom.us/j/95233257376?pwd=MjkvUFZRRVZoQ3BIbWVBQ3Y2MjU2dz09

Meeting ID: 952 3325 7376
Passcode: 279133

Welcome to Day 1 of FutureFest-ALU 2021!As we get ready to discuss digital flourishing today, here's an interesting stat...
25/08/2021

Welcome to Day 1 of FutureFest-ALU 2021!

As we get ready to discuss digital flourishing today, here's an interesting statistic to think about. Only four African countries, (Cabo Verde, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) have individual internet users above the world average of 51.4 percent.



Get your tickets here:
https://futurefest.alueducation.com/register

Join us today with this link: https://alueducation.zoom.us/j/95233257376

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