Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa is
excited to reveal that Bill Gates is to appear on a
special episode of “MTV Base Meets…”
The US entrepreneur and philanthropist will make a special
TV appearance in MTV Base Meets Bill Gates, discussing his views on the
future of African technology, innovation and development with a group of
African youth.
Produced by MTV Base (Africa), the show will seat Bill Gates alongside
a panel of leading African tech entrepreneurs, innovators and social investors.
Making valuable contributions in the energy, employment, health, environment
and education sectors, the panellists comprise Nigeria’s Chris Kwekowe (23), George Mtemahanji (23)
from Tanzania, Brian Gitta (24)
from Uganda, Thato
Kgathlanye (23) and Siya
Xuza from South Africa (27) and Martha
Njeri Chumo (21) from Kenya.
Nigerian panellist Chris
Kwekowe is the co-founder of Slatecube,
a service that adequately solves the constraints of e-learning to help solve
youth unemployment in Nigeria. Slatecube aims
to link more qualified and well-deserving Nigerian students with top-notch
organisations. Nearly 200 individuals actively use the Slatecube service to
take free courses, acquire new knowledge, read new books, and serve virtual
internships.
MTV Base Meets Bill Gates was
recorded at artSPACE, in Durban, South Africa duringBill Gates’ visit
to the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in
July. The show will premiere in Nigeria on MTV Base (DStv
channel 322) on 5
August 2016 at 6.30pm.
A long-standing franchise of MTV internationally,
the African iteration of “MTV Base Meets…” connects opinion
formers and thought leaders with African youth by creating an intimate forum in
which young people can pose candid questions about issues affecting their lives
and futures.
Bill Gates' connection with Africa
stretches back to 1993, during a visit to Tanzania withMelinda.
During the trip, the couple began discussing how they could use their wealth to
give back to the world in an impactful way. He has subsequently been involved
in development initiatives across Africa, most notably through the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. In 2008, Bill Gates stepped
down from Microsoft to
focus on his work as co-chair of the foundation. As co-chair, he works with Melinda to shape
and approve grant making strategies, advocate for the foundation’s issues, and
help set the overall direction of the organization.
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| Alex Okosi (L), Bill Gate (M) |
Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director,
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, ‘African youth are amazingly entrepreneurial, creative
and committed to contributing to a positive future for the continent. We are
delighted to create this platform for them to access and interact with Bill
Gates, one of the world’s most visionary businessmen and philanthropists
and to learn from his insights and experience.”
Previous participants in the MTV Base Meets series
have included FLOTUS Michelle Obama, Winnie
Mandela, musicians Alicia Keys, Akon and Hugh Masekela,
Sir Richard Branson, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa,
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, businessman and entrepreneur Aliko
Dangote, and many more.
For more information on MTV Base Meets Bill Gates,
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| Bill Gates interacting with Panelists |
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