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Shameela Soobramoney
Soobramoney has been the chief sustainability officer of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) si
nce 2007. She is responsible for advising the executive committee and board of the JSE Limited on sustainability and the integration into strategy.
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person
Leila Fourie
With over 25 years of international experience, primarily in financial services, Leila Fourie has
served on multiple boards and held senior roles in banking, capital markets, and payments.
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staff
Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe is a philanthropist and social entrepreneur, who has steered developme
nt, equality, and education initiatives through the Motsepe Foundation, a family foundation she founded with her husband 22 years ago.
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panel
Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
Young demographics and decisive government leadership spared many African countries from worst-c
ase COVID-19 scenarios early on. But the pandemic has sent the continent into its first recession in 25 years. What is the path for recovery?
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video
Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
October 20 at 11:30 am PDT/2:30 pm EDT
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene, about genomics research and pre
cision medicine in Africa, as well as his company's response to COVID-19.
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video
Interview with Lionel Zinsou: Priorities for Private Sector Growth and Attracting Investment in a Post-Pandemic Africa
Lionel Zinsou, Founder and Managing Partner of SouthBridge and former Prime Minister of Benin talk
s to COVID-19 Africa Watch about opportunities for private sector growth and investment post-COVID-19.
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article
Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene:
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podcast episode
Ep. 102: Humanitarian, with the Hilton Foundation’s Peter Laugharn
“Every society is more fragile than we realize, and every society can be taken advantage of.
video
State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi: Ethiopia’s Prospects and Priorities for Economic Recovery
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi about the policy response to the p
andemic, the efforts to develop the digital economy, and the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
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video
Predicting Pandemics: Mobilizing an Active Global Surveillance System
October 16 at 7:15 am PDT/10:15 am EDT