Co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba group Jack Ma is to address Startups tomorrow 8th of August at Wits University(around Midday).
This marks his first visit to South Africa, he will be speaking at the ‘Netpreneurs: the rise of Africa’s digital lions’ event. Jack Ma is the adviser to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on youth entrepreneurship and small businesses. This initiative aims to create a community of about a hundred young African entrepreneurs by the year 2030 through grants totaling R133.3 Million ($10 Million).
Not sure who Jack Ma is??? Real name Ma Yun, known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. As of March 2018, he is one of China‘s richest men with a net worth of US$42.7 billion, as well as one of the wealthiest people in the world. Ma is seen as a global ambassador for Chinese business and as such is frequently listed as one of the world’s most powerful people by Forbes.[4][5] In 2017, he was ranked 2nd in the annual “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” list by Fortune.[6]
Another key note speaker at the event will be Dr Mukhisa Kituyi who is the Secretary-General for United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD). Dr Kituyi will be addressing Africa’s digital transformation. The partnership between Jack Ma and UNCTAD is based on exploring opportunities with African businesses to participate in a global trade and the ultimate mission to raise awareness for the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, which was adopted by the international community.
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