Partners for Change – Dare 2 Share Event
Partners for Change (P4C) invites you to join RBD, R&D Group, and ORTEC Sports in organizing a unique and inspiring P4C 2022, a two days hybrid ‘Dare to Share’ Event on the 12th & 13th of January. As part of the GREAT ETHIOPIAN HOMECOMING movement, the event will tap on the knowledge and experience of Ethiopians in the diaspora along with home based experts in Ethiopia.
Meet remarkable Ethiopian change-agents who continue serving Ethiopia to their best potential.
To learn more about the event please go to: https://randdethiopia.com/dts2022/
Early Register on – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dare-to-share-2022-registration-237374953877
To learn more about the event please go to: https://randdethiopia.com/dts2022/
Hourly Schedule
Day One - Connecting diaspora and home-based professionals to make a lasting ImpACT
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Presentation: Power of Data
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Speakers:
Rahel Boon-Dejene
- Meet inspiring change-makers
- Launch of our “Share web platform”
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Speakers:
Rahel Boon-Dejene
- ”Hackathon-for-Change,” where you’ll have the chance to collaborate with inspiring leaders from various sectors.
- Expert Panel – Q&A
- Moderated by Mrs. Rahel Boon-Dejene, selected experts from all sectors will share their wealth of knowledge and experience, but they are also here to challenge each other, and to be challenged by you Mensur Abdulkeni, Sport journalist, Nigist Haile: Founder CAWEE, Timoteos Hayesso, Chief of Part LIWAY program SNV and Myriam Said: digital advisor Government of Ethiopia (invited)
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Speakers:
Bernard Laurendeau, Mekedela Mekuria, Myriam Said, Nigest Haile, Rahel Boon-Dejene, Timoteos Hayesso
Day 2 - Connecting Ethiopian and diaspora experts to create homegrown solutions
- 9:30 - 17:00
- Professional Speed dating
- Networking & Cocktail
- Meet our co-organizers
- ORTEC Sports and have the chance to meet Mensur Abdulkeni, one of the famous football journalists, to give a sneak preview of how our Sport-tech works.
- Technology & Innovation Tour in Addis Ababa (Free Shuttle Service)
Date
- Jan 12 - 13 2022
- Expired!
More Info
Labels
- Technology
Location
- Addis Ababa
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Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organizer
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R&D Group
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Phone
+251 93 0105802 -
Email
info@randdethiopia.com -
R&D Group is a pioneer in the service export sector in Ethiopia. We are active in offshore outsourcing to create job opportunities to qualified IT professionals to work for foreign countries, from simple website design to mobile app development.
Speakers
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Bernard LaurendeauManaging Partner at Laurendeau & Associates
Bernard Laurendeau is the Managing Partner at Laurendeau & Associates. In Ethiopia, he’s advising clients mainly in the public sector in digital transformation and startup ecosystem building. He notably advises the Commissioner at the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Jobs Creation Commission.
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Myriam SaidDigital Advisor at The Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Myriam Said is currently at the Office of the Prime Minister focusing on, and coordinating efforts in transitioning Ethiopia to a Digital Economy. Previously she was the Director of the National Digital Transformation Program at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology where she led the development of “Digital Ethiopia 2025”; an Inclusive National Digital Transformation Strategy. Before she joined the government, Myriam spent over 15 years in the private sector. She started in a leading ICT System Integration Company implementing National IT Infrastructure projects and was then the co-founder of a Digital Financial Service Provider that built several digital platforms to enable payments and bring efficiency on how people transact.
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Nigest HaileFounder and Executive Director
Founder and Executive Director of Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment.
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Rahel Boon-DejeneCEO of R&D Group
Mrs. Rahel Boon-Dejene is the CEO of R&D Group, the daughter company of her Dutch based consultancy firm, RBD Consultancy. She is a pioneer in social entrepreneurship in The Netherlands and has supported the corporate and development aid world in designing strategic CSR-policy, implementing social programs and measuring Social Return on Investment effectively.
