Unleashing Africa's Innovative Future with Bill Gates
Unleashing Africa's Innovative Future with Bill Gates
Wednesday, June 21st... complimentary hybrid event by Africa.com
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Dr. Bosun Tijani is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of Co-Creation Hub, a leading tech innovation centre dedicated to accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity in Nigeria. His leadership has led to the successful implementation of several social technology projects, including Lagos Innovation Hotspots and i-HQ. Prior to CcHub, Bosun worked at HP and the International Trade Centre leading the development and deployment of web-marketing and IT services in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya.
In conversation with Bill Gates, Dr. Tijani will facilitate a Q&A session between Bill and the audience in the room.
As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction. He works with grantees and partners to further the foundation’s goal of improving equity in the United States and around the world.
Bill co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen and led the company to become the worldwide leader in business and personal software and services. In 2008, Bill transitioned to focus full-time on the foundation’s work. Through his private office, Gates Ventures, he pursues his work in climate change and clean energy innovation, Alzheimer’s research and other healthcare issues, interdisciplinary education, and technology. He is also the founder of Breakthrough Energy, which works to address climate change by supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs, big thinkers, and clean technologies.
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