Conference Chaire Landolt & Cie – Future Africa

Event details
Date | 10.10.2012 |
Hour | 18:00 › 20:00 |
Speaker |
M. Jonathan Ledgard, Fellow, future Africa, EPFL, Africa correspondent, The Economist Jonathan Ledgard is a leading contemporary thinker on risk and technology in emerging markets. He is a fellow at EPFL and a political and war correspondent for The Economist, based in Africa. He has written cover stories and leaders from over fifty countries. He is also a novelist. |
Location | |
Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Africa's population is doubling, its cities quadrupling. Africans are better educated and more vital than ever before. African minerals, timber, grains and meat are fetching record prices. At the same time, Africa is seeing the extermination of species, and is not producing enough food or jobs to guarantee stability. What is the future for the continent and what are the opportunities for science, technology and architecture?
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Chaire Landolt & Cie
Contact
- Jean-Denis Bourquin