Erana Stennett
Erana Stennett, Director, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, delivers a vote of thanks at the close of the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Scott Havens
Scott Havens, Global Head of Digital and Media Distribution, Bloomberg, delivers his closing remarks at the close of the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Lesley Donna Williams, Tim Kotin, Uchenna Jennifer Pedro aand Mamadou Gouro Sidibe
From left: CEO Tshimologong Precinct, Lesley Donna Williams; Co-Founder and Chief Executive SuperFluid, Tim Kotin, Founder BellaNaija, Uchenna Jennifer Pedro and Entrepreneur and Founder Lenali, Mamadou Gouro Sidibe, engage during the young disruptors panel at the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Debra Lee and Scott Havens
Debra Lee, former Chairman and CEO, BET Networks, and Member, Board of Directors, Twitter, speaks with Scott Havens, Global Head of Digital and Media Distribution, Bloomberg, on the evolution of media financing and diaspora engagement at the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Matthew Winkler, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Matthew Winkler, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Bloomberg News shares a comparative analysis of Africa’s economic growth during the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Matthew Winkler and Frank Aibogun
Matthew Winkler, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Bloomberg News, engages Frank Aibogun, CEO Business Day, and Edith Dankwa, CEO Business and Financial Times, at the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 on the new technologies to business models exploring experiences and their perspective on the business of media in Africa.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Matthew Winkler, Hon Dora Siliya, Scott Havens and Erana Stennett
Matthew Winkler, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Bloomberg News; Hon Dora Siliya, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Services, Zambia; Scott Havens, Global Head of Digital and Media Distribution, Bloomberg; and Erana Stennett, Director, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, during the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Wiebke Toussaint
Wiebke Toussaint, Co-founder and CEO Engineers Without Borders South Africa and Data Scientist, the University of Cape Town delivers a workshop on data science during the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Tricia Martinez
Tricia Martinez, CEO and Founder, Wala, and Director, Dala Foundation, delivers an expert-led worship on blockchain’s importance to the media sector during the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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Matthew Winkler
Matthew Winkler, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Bloomberg News, delivers his opening remarks at the official opening of the Africa Business Media Innovators 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia.
“Reliable data and financial analysis bring transparency to markets and promote sound economic development – and they can help keep Africa growing and creating opportunity.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City
“Michael’s contribution to Africa comes not just in the form of this [US-Africa Business Forum] summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this February to African countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities, and the transparencies that markets need in order to give capital confidence to grow.”
–Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S.-Africa Business Forum
“It will establish the missing link in the development of financial and business journalism, and infuse the genre with the requisite professionalism, ethical and normative values as expressed in international best practices.”
– Professor Rahamon A.
Bello, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“This effort to deepen the coverage of complex issues holds the promise of advancing good governance and transparency, strengthening civil society organizations and providing the citizens of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with crucial information to bolster their democracies.”
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
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