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DESCRIPTION:\n	\n		\n			Food Entrepreneurs For Scaling Resilient Agriculture Busi
 nesses and Digital Empowerment\n\n			Real-Life Cases from Africa and Insights
  for a Post-Covid 19 World Reset to Convergence Economy\n\n			Ndidi Nwuneli\,
  MBA\n\n			Serial social entrepreneur\, Founder of LEAP Africa\n\n			Ndidi Nwune
 li is a serial social entrepreneur based in Nigeria. She is the founder of
  LEAP Africa\, co-founder of AACE Foods\, director at Sahel Capital and in
  2015\, she was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Busines
 s & Government\, Harvard Kennedy School\, USA. She is also the founder and
  chair of Nourishing Africa\, a digital knowledge\, financing and data hub
  which is enabling agribusiness entrepreneurs in 34 African countries to s
 cale. Ndidi holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an undergradu
 ate degree with honours from the Wharton School of the University of Penns
 ylvania. Ndidi was recognized as a Young Global Leader and Schwab Social I
 nnovator by the World Economic Forum and received a National Honor from th
 e Nigerian Government. Ndidi is a TED Global speaker and is the author of 
 “Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact.'\n\n			Ab
 stract\n\n			Entrepreneurs are and have been the lifeblood of economic develo
 pment since the onset of the first industrial revolution. More recently\, 
 social and institutional entrepreneurs have joined their commercial counte
 rparts in moving toward sustainable prosperity for all\, with farmers from
  around the world also seeing themselves as being at the same time steward
 s of their share of nature and business men/women. This talk focuses on en
 trepreneurs in the agriculture and food sector in Africa\, where the secto
 r is projected to exceed trillion dollars by 2030. Ndidi Nwuneli will lay 
 out the required building blocks for achieving scale at impact\, a framewo
 rk based on real-time analysis and support to a rich portfolio of enterpri
 ses. She will discuss how the current Covid-19 pandemic\, accelerating dig
 ital transformation of farms\, businesses and societies\, may help rolling
  out business models that are demand-driven\, simple\, and low-cost\, with
  compelling measurement and evaluation tools that leverage technology. She
  will also explore crucial steps for attracting and retaining talent and f
 inancing and forming strategic partnerships with the private\, public and 
 non-profit sectors\, outlining essential stages needed to create an enabli
 ng environment for the scaling of high-impact initiatives and advancing co
 llective efforts to build stronger communities for current and future gene
 rations. Her book\, Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agricu
 lture Businesses\, is launched on March 22 (registration). Insights will b
 e derived for a post-COVID 19 reset on convergence economy\, including pat
 hways through which a worldwide network of digital entrepreneurs in partne
 rship with innovators in farm\, food\, health\, medical\, transportation\,
  energy\, and others\, can catalyze world-scale transformation.\n\n			Chair: 
 Laurette Dubé (Scientific Director of MCCHE)\n				Co-Chair & Moderator: John G
 . Keogh (Managing Principal\, Shantalla Inc. Toronto )\n				Special Panel: Goi
 ng beyond what has been possible thus far in nutrition for all through hum
 an-centred and digital-powered convergence economy approach: pulses and pr
 oduces as entry point\n\n		\n	\n\n\nLearn more about The Convergent Innovatio
 n Webinar Series\n
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SUMMARY:CI Webinar Series: Ndidi Nwuneli\, Serial social entrepreneur\, Fou
 nder of LEAP Africa
URL:/desautels/channels/event/ci-webinar-series-ndidi-
 nwuneli-serial-social-entrepreneur-founder-leap-africa-330014
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