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DESCRIPTION:This will be an in-person event and is free and open to the pub
 lic.\n\nFor those who cannot attend in person\, please register for and wa
 tch the webcast here. \n\n\nThis special event is part of the MIT X TAU we
 binar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Afri
 ca.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nHis Excellency José Maria Neves is currently the Presi
 dent of the Republic of Cabo Verde. Neves was born on the island of Santia
 go and became interested in politics as a teenager. He graduated at the Sc
 hool of Business Administration of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São 
 Paulo\, Brazil. Neves was Prime Minister and Head of the Government from F
 ebruary 2001 to April 2016. He presided over the PAICV - Partido Africano 
 da Independência de Cabo Verde (African Party for the Independence of Cab
 o Verde)\, having won three national legislative elections.\n \n\nModerato
 r:\nClaude Grunitzky is a journalist\, editor and entrepreneur. Born and r
 aised in Togo\, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massa
 chusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-i
 n-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE\, an international fashion and 
 music title\, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Af
 rica\, a media platform championing young African voices\; TRUE\, a conten
 t marketing agency\; and The Equity Alliance\, an investment fund focused 
 on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012\, Grun
 itzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study\, w
 hich is taught in the "Power & Influence" MBA class.\n\n \n\nAbout the MIT
  X TAU webinar series: \n\nThe Center for International Studies (CIS) and 
 MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webin
 ar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
  Thursdays at noon ET\, starting on March 23\, TAU founder\, MIT alumnus\,
  and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky\, will interview the thinkers
 \, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa.
  Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the
  opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people 
 over the coming century. \n\nMIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa Universi
 ty | View All Events\n\nCo-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies
  (CIS)\, MISTI MIT Africa Program\, TRUE Africa University (TAU)\, and Glo
 bal MIT\n\nFree & open to the public \nAlso watch on YouTube.\n\nSign up f
 or emails to get notified about upcoming events.\n\nMIT is committed to pr
 oviding an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities
 . If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other q
 uestions\, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.
LOCATION:Samberg Conference Center\, Dining Room 4
SUMMARY:MIT X TAU Series: Africa's E-Governance
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