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Speaker Intro
Dr. Deanne De Vries has had a front-row seat to the growth of Africa, spending 30 years working and living across Africa for startups, global non-profits, multinational organizations, and venture capital firms.
She is as comfortable interviewing Heads of State across Africa for her recently completed PhD, or crossing on foot the South Sudan border with Uganda to understand the situation her truck drivers face daily.
Her intimate understanding of the largesse, diversity and vibrancy of Africa’s 55 countries and her fluency in seven languages means she knows where the opportunities lie and how to capture them.
On stages across the globe and in her international best selling books, “Africa: Open for Business” and “Africa: Reframing Political Leadership”, she shares her wisdom and insights; encouraging others to join her and 1.3 billion Africans in the growth story of the African continent.
Please welcome Dr. Deanne De Vries (DE-ANNE DE FREEZE)
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Written Bio
Dr. Deanne De Vries has spent 30 years working and living across Africa for startups, global non-profits and international organizations, venture capital firms.
Her intimate understanding of the largesse, diversity and vibrancy of Africa’s 55 countries and her fluency in seven languages means she knows where the opportunities lie and how to capture them.
Today she shares her wisdom and insights through speaking and writing; encouraging others to join her and 1.3 billion Africans in the growth story of the African continent.
On stages across the globe from WEF Africa to the Economist and TEDxWomen, Dr. Deanne helps audiences discover not only why now is the time to invest in Africa but how to go about investing in AfriCAN – the can-do continent.
Her books, “Africa: Open for Business” and “Africa: Reframing Political Leadership”, are both best sellers in multiple countries.
You can find out more at www.drdeannedevries.com
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Keynote Description
Welcome to AfriCAN, the Can-Do Continent
Globally, growth is slowing down, there’s a shortage of workers and a heightened concern about the availability of energy and certain food products, all of which are exacerbated by supply chain challenges. Africa can provide solutions to each of these. However, this will require many people to change the lens through which they view Africa. Africa is not the perfect storm, Africa could well be the perfect solution!
Tapping into the wisdom and insight of seven proverbs from around Africa and her 30 years of working and living across Africa, Dr. Deanne introduces audiences to the Africa she’s gotten to know.
She changes audiences’ mindset about doing business in Africa by challenging outdated images and introducing them to this vast, vibrant and diverse continent that offers a wealth of human and natural resources that translate into opportunities for business.
Africa is open for business; your business.
