Changing Africa, A CEO Meets...

Hassanein Hiridjee
Changing Africa, A CEO Meets...

Africa is changing and fast. It’s home to some of the world’s most dynamic economies and populations and is a hive for changemakers and creating solutions to the continent’s challenges. Who are they and how are they changing Africa? Axian's Malagasy CEO Hassanein Hiridjee is meeting the continent’s trailblazers and pioneers to discuss how they are shaping modern Africa and what drives them to make the continent a better place.

Episodes

  1. Ep5 - State of finance, technology and investments ft. Mareme Dieng

    13/12/2024

    Ep5 - State of finance, technology and investments ft. Mareme Dieng

    #ChangingAfrica is back again! In Ep.5, I will be discussing with entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor and partner at 500Global, Africa, Mareme Dieng, about the state of finance, technology and investments in the African economy.

    1h 1m
  2. Ep4 - Tech and Education with Sophie Viger (En Français)

    31/01/2024

    Ep4 - Tech and Education with Sophie Viger (En Français)

    Welcome back to Changing Africa! In Ep.4, I’ll sit with managing director of 42, Sophie Viger, to discuss the school's mission, it's collaboration with AXIAN to open a campus in Madagascar, and how it's shaping education and technology.

    40 min
  3. Ep3 - Contemporary African Art's Global Prominence ft. Touria El Glaoui

    07/08/2023

    Ep3 - Contemporary African Art's Global Prominence ft. Touria El Glaoui

    Changing Africa is back! In Ep.3, I’ll sit with entrepreneur and founding director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Touria El Glaoui to chat about the state of African art, artists, and their rise to global prominence.

    30 min

  4. 18/03/2022

    Ep2 – A CEO Meets Alain Ebobissé

    Welcome to Changing Africa, A CEO Meets... where Hassanein Hiridjee talks with business leaders from across the continent. In this episode, I talk with Alain Ebobissé, CEO of Africa50, a pan-African investment platform capitalized by the African Development Bank and over 20 African countries and central banks. Alain has led the development of several major infrastructure projects on four continents and held positions with the IFC and global financial service organizations. His current organization, Africa50, was established to help bridge Africa’s infrastructure funding gap, and in less than five years of operating, it has invested in 11 infrastructure projects with an aggregate cost in excess of $5 billion, including partnering with Axian to develop the Volobe Hydropower Plant in Madagascar.

    32 min
  5. Ep1 – A CEO Meets Laureen Kouassi-Olsson

    09/12/2021

    Ep1 – A CEO Meets Laureen Kouassi-Olsson

    Welcome to Changing Africa, A CEO Meets... where Hassanein Hiridjee talks with business leaders from across the continent.  In this episode, I talk with Laureen Kouassi-Olsson, Founder and CEO of Birimian Ventures, a long-term investment company championing African heritage luxury and premium brands. Laureen explains what got her into business and how she leverages finance to nurture and develop Africa's astounding creative industries.  Listen now to learn more.

    32 min
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Africa is changing and fast. It’s home to some of the world’s most dynamic economies and populations and is a hive for changemakers and creating solutions to the continent’s challenges. Who are they and how are they changing Africa? Axian's Malagasy CEO Hassanein Hiridjee is meeting the continent’s trailblazers and pioneers to discuss how they are shaping modern Africa and what drives them to make the continent a better place.

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