Projects in Africa
Miriam Makeba
Voices Into Africa
Throughout Africa, emerging entrepreneurs and innovative ideas are waiting for the opportunity to fully realise their full potential. The continent is on the cusp of an African revolution that will kick start the world powerhouse that is her African people.This will only be achieved through the identification and development of leaders: leaders who are equipped with the right tools, attitude, and experience to lead our people into the future years of the Africa revolution. Voices into Africa has the vision to bridge the gap between where we are now and where we need to be with conventions, programmes, and applicable workshops, equipping the future business leaders, speakers and influencers of the continent of Africa.
Red Jacket Speaker Bureau
A speaker bureau focussed on the needs of the speaker, especially for speakers in Africa.
Africa's Futures Journal
We hear too few stories about the amazing futures work and ideas that are brewing in Africa.
In conjunction with a number of other futures thinking / strategic foresight colleagues who live and work in Africa, this journal will share these stories. Many of the futurists involved in this project have advanced degrees in Strategic Foresight, are employed full time in this work and are members of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF).
Africa: On the Cusp of an Economic Miracle
Documentary producer Yelang Prue Jinka has prepared a very persuasive white paper on 7 key areas where Africa has the potential to make huge economic strides.
Yelang and I are working on turning this white paper into a book with stories, data and analysis to support these claims.
Pan Africa Speakers Conference
Africa has a wealth of insightful, passionate, valuable speakers who come in many guises. We have just completed the 3rd Annual Pan African Speaker Summit. Keep an eye out for the 2025 edition.
#Speakers From Africa
From every country and in every discipline we will find a speaker sharing their expertise, somewhere in Africa. The #SpeakersFromAfrica list is a simple project to shine a light on these amazing people. You can find the videos on LinkedIn and the playlist on YouTube.
BWN Entrepreneur Coaching
For the second year I have been invited back to help train and coach the young entrepreneurs who have enrolled in the Brivip World Networks (BWN) Entrepreneur School. These young entrepreneurs join a series of coaches twice a week to learn what they need to set up a successful business for themselves. While the other coaches are there with them in Lusaka, Zambia, I coach online via Zoom and WhatsApp. Seeing some of these students succeed and graduate at last year's event was the inspiration I needed to volunteer again this year.