Asante Africa Foundation Presents: Silicon Valley & East Africa - Event to Focus on Combining Innovation Efforts to Help Solve Global Issues
A focus on combining ideas around innovation from Silicon Valley and Africa to catalyze global, social change around the world. The event will focus on how Silicon Valley change makers can have a strong impact on creating solutions for innovators in East Africa. It will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. PT at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s San Mateo Conference Center in San Mateo, California.
San Mateo, CA, September 14, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Asante Africa Foundation is excited to host a thought leadership event that will focus on combining ideas around innovation from Silicon Valley and Africa to catalyze global, social change around the world.
“Innovation is no longer one directional or single faceted, and exciting ideas across varied sectors are disrupting ‘business as usual’ practices to solve some of our toughest global challenges,” said Erna Grasz, CEO of Asante Africa Foundation. “Across Africa and Silicon Valley, globally viable and financially successful solutions are multi-dimensional, collaborative, intentionally disruptive and share other key fundamentals.”
The event will focus on how Silicon Valley change makers can have a strong impact on creating workable innovation in East Africa. A panel of globally recognized experts will include Grasz, Steve Wright (Grameen Foundation & Salesforce.com Foundation), Titus Ngeno (Savanna Global Advisors) and Astrid Scholz (Sphaera Solutions).
“Africa needs local, homegrown solutions to address their social problems,” said HItal Muraj, corporate affairs manager of Cisco Nairobi, who will be presenting a keynote at the event. “Silicon Valley is in a unique opportunity to be able help these local people address their own needs by coming together to share innovative ideas.”
The event will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. PT at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s San Mateo Conference Center in San Mateo, California. Register for the event at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2008625.
About Asante Africa Foundation
Asante Africa Foundation is educating East Africa’s youth to confidently address life’s challenges, thrive in the global economy, and catalyze positive change. We provide youth in deeply rural areas with access to high quality education and the tools to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom, to educate and empower the next generation of change agents, whose dreams and actions transform Africa and the world. Asante Africa Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with global headquarters in the U.S.A. To learn more or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit us at www.asanteafrica.org or email info@asanteafrica.org.
“Innovation is no longer one directional or single faceted, and exciting ideas across varied sectors are disrupting ‘business as usual’ practices to solve some of our toughest global challenges,” said Erna Grasz, CEO of Asante Africa Foundation. “Across Africa and Silicon Valley, globally viable and financially successful solutions are multi-dimensional, collaborative, intentionally disruptive and share other key fundamentals.”
The event will focus on how Silicon Valley change makers can have a strong impact on creating workable innovation in East Africa. A panel of globally recognized experts will include Grasz, Steve Wright (Grameen Foundation & Salesforce.com Foundation), Titus Ngeno (Savanna Global Advisors) and Astrid Scholz (Sphaera Solutions).
“Africa needs local, homegrown solutions to address their social problems,” said HItal Muraj, corporate affairs manager of Cisco Nairobi, who will be presenting a keynote at the event. “Silicon Valley is in a unique opportunity to be able help these local people address their own needs by coming together to share innovative ideas.”
The event will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. PT at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s San Mateo Conference Center in San Mateo, California. Register for the event at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2008625.
About Asante Africa Foundation
Asante Africa Foundation is educating East Africa’s youth to confidently address life’s challenges, thrive in the global economy, and catalyze positive change. We provide youth in deeply rural areas with access to high quality education and the tools to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom, to educate and empower the next generation of change agents, whose dreams and actions transform Africa and the world. Asante Africa Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with global headquarters in the U.S.A. To learn more or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit us at www.asanteafrica.org or email info@asanteafrica.org.
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www.asanteafrica.org
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