{"id":237,"date":"2021-06-09T04:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis21\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2021-06-15T04:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T04:33:01","slug":"november-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis21\/november-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"November Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Agnieszka Winkler\n<\/strong>,
Board of Directors, ADN and other public & private boards
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Ms. Winkler currently serves on the Board of ADN, the Board of Directors of Virco (NASDQ), the Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University, the Board of Trustees of the Jesuit School of Theology, the Advisory Board of the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship and is chair of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.<\/p>\n\n

She has served on numerous public and private company boards such as RenoAir, Supercuts, The Cheesecake Factory, and Intertel (all NASDAQ companies), Ascension Health CareNetwork, a private equity funded company, Ascension (a $20B not for profit healthcare system), Iplocks, TeamToolz and Winkler Advertising, (private and VC funded) and many non profit and professional organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Patrick Awuah<\/strong>,
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Patrick Awuah is the Founder and President of Ashesi University, an institution that has gained a global reputation for innovation and transformation. Located in Ghana, Ashesi aims to contribute to a renaissance in Africa by educating a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial leaders with the critical thinking skills and ethical courage it will take to transform their continent. Over 1600 Ashesi graduates are now working across sectors and countries to tackle some of the continent’s greatest challenges.<\/p>\n \n

Before founding Ashesi University, Patrick worked as a Program Manager for Microsoft where, among other things, he spearheaded the development of dial-up internet working technologies and gained a reputation for bringing difficult projects to completion. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PRESIDENT, AFRICA-AMERICA INSTITUTE (AAI)<\/h3>

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIGITAL AFRICA<\/h3>

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LEADER OF SCHOLARS PROGRAM E-LEARNING INITIATIVE, MASTERCARD FOUNDATION<\/h3>

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FACULTY AFRICAN LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY<\/h3>

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