TEDGlobal 2007: Session 12: Fred Swaniker

Fred was invited onto the TED stage for another 3-minute slot…renaissance, steam revolution, information age: pc, mobile and Internet. President Thabo Mbeki proclaimed the African Renaissance. The African Leadership Academy was launched. The goal is to become more systematic and be proactive about bringing about peace and prosperity. Young people from all 54 countries in…

 
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TEDGlobal 2007: Session 11: James Shikwati

This is the 2nd talk on the second last session of TEDGlobal 2007. We need to commercialise enterprises or entrepreneurship in Africa. Chris Anderson, TED curator, described him as a one-man think tank, a libertarian economist. Address famine as a business opportunity. Lost $200 million due to famine in Kenya. The estimated cost 300 to…