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DESCRIPTION:Join the Operation United States Africa organization at the Geo
 rge Washington University on Friday\, March 27th at 5pm for an event cover
 ing Investment and Entrepreneurship in Africa: The Missing Middle. This ev
 ent will be taking place in person at the University Student Center room 3
 10\, located at 800 21st Street\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20052. For those 
 interested in attending virtually\, the link can be found here. Ethiopian 
 or Zimbabwean food will be served.\n\nMs. Shannon Stroud\, CEO\, Invest Af
 rica Ltd\nIn addition to her leadership with Invest Africa Ltd\, Shannon h
 as over 25 years financial services and private capital experience and cur
 rently is a Director with Milken Institute’s Center for Global Market De
 velopment where she works to inform financial and economic policy across d
 eveloping and emerging markets. Shannon joined the Milken Institute in 202
 1 to co-lead the IFC-Milken Institute Capital Markets Training Program\, w
 hich is building the next generation of financial policy leaders across mo
 re than 60 countries. So far\, over 220 scholars have attended the program
  and are now advancing economic growth and business opportunity in their h
 ome markets. From Fall 2024 onwards\, the program will be hosted at George
 town University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington\, DC. In 20
 22\, Shannon helped to develop and launch a sister training program in par
 tnership with World Bank Treasury\, hosted at Bayes Business School in Lon
 don. The program works with public pension funds\, sovereign wealth funds 
 and central banks around the world to build excellence in public financial
  asset management and governance. Shannon also leads on external affairs a
 nd partnership development around Milken Institute’s Africa Leaders Busi
 ness Council.\n\nMr. Curtis Smith\, CEO\, African Transformation Union\nWi
 th over 34 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience\, he is a ded
 icated Pan-Africanist committed to elevating Africa’s global presence in
  tourism\, trade\, and investment. My passion lies in creating programs an
 d partnerships that connect Africans worldwide\, fostering economic growth
  and cultural exchange.\n\nAs the driving force behind ATU\, he leads a co
 alition of 25 African countries\, working directly with embassies\, minist
 ers of tourism\, trade\, and economic development to position Africa as a 
 premier global destination. Through strategic advisory services and high-i
 mpact partnerships\, ATU promotes sustainable tourism\, attracts internati
 onal investment\, and enhances trade opportunities between Africa and the 
 diaspora.\n \n\nMs. Daniele Nyirandutiye\, Partner\, Desmos Ventures\nDani
 ele Nyirandutiye is a partner at Washington-based Desmos Capital Partners 
 and founder of Frontiers Growth Partners\, advising investors on emerging 
 markets in Africa. She spent two decades in US foreign policy\, including 
 as USAID Mission Director in Uganda and Director for African Affairs at th
 e US National Security Council.\n\n\n H.E. David Hamadziripi\, Ambassador\
 , Republic of Zimbabwe\nIn May 2018\, David Hamadziripi was appointed Zimb
 abwe's Ambassador to South Africa by Emmerson Mnangagwa. Hamadziripi repla
 ced Isaac Moyo who was appointed Director-General of the Central Intellige
 nce Organisation in December 2017. He served as the Acting Secretary in th
 e Foreign Affairs ministry. Hamadziripi was Multilateral Affairs Director 
 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and once served as Zimbabwe’s Ambassa
 dor to France before Robert Mugabe replaced him with Rudo Mabel Chitiga in
  September 2014. David Hamadziripi has served on several intergovernmental
  bodies such as the United Nations and UNESCO.
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LOCATION:University Student Center\, 310
SUMMARY:Investment & Entrepreneurship: The Missing Middle
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/investment-entrepreneurship-th
 e-missing-middle
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:Career & Professional Development
CATEGORIES:Diversity
CATEGORIES:Student Organizations
CATEGORIES:Free Food
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
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