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SUMMARY:Conference Chaire Landolt & Cie – Future Africa 
DTSTART:20121010T180000
DTEND:20121010T200000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:M. Jonathan Ledgard\, Fellow\, future Africa\, EPFL\, Africa c
 orrespondent\, The Economist\n\nJonathan Ledgard is a leading contemporary
  thinker on risk and technology in emerging markets. He is a fellow at EPF
 L and a political and war correspondent for The Economist\, based in Afric
 a. He has written cover stories and leaders from over fifty countries. He 
 is also a novelist.\nAfrica's population is doubling\, its cities quadrupl
 ing. Africans are better educated and more vital than ever before. African
  minerals\, timber\, grains and meat are fetching record prices. At the sa
 me time\, Africa is seeing the extermination of species\, and is not produ
 cing enough food or jobs to guarantee stability. What is the future for th
 e continent and what are the opportunities for science\, technology and ar
 chitecture?
LOCATION:Auditoire CM 3 http://plan.epfl.ch/?lang=fr&room=cm+3
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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