The 41st Annual AAI Awards Gala Honoring Investments in Better Futures and Visionary Minds

The 41st Annual AAI Awards Gala Honoring Investments in Better Futures and Visionary Minds

New York — 2025 Honorees include the Ford Foundation Mission Investments Program, set to receive the Inaugural Investor Impact Award; Hosted by Sandra Babu-BoatengSunday, September 21, 2025, 6PM – Cipriani’s 42nd St. New York, NY The Africa-America Institute (AAI) – the preeminent U.S.-based organization connecting Africa to the Americas to catalyze a more equitable world…

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Africa: A Visionary Leadership for UNESCO’s Next 80 Years

Africa: A Visionary Leadership for UNESCO’s Next 80 Years

As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) marks eight decades of action for peace and development, our world is grappling with profound change. At this pivotal moment, we have the opportunity to equip these multilateral institutions with a forward-looking vision to steer this transformation….

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Help recognise a visionary CIO at 2025 IITPSA President’s Awards

Help recognise a visionary CIO at 2025 IITPSA President’s Awards

Adrian Hinchcliffe, editor-in-chief at ITWeb; Nomonde White-Ndlovu, CIO at Bidvest Bank – winner of the Visionary CIO Award 2024; and Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, founder and CEO of TGR Global Enterprises. (Photo: IITPSA) Nominations are now open for this year’s Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards, which include the Visionary CIO Award. Established nearly…

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Veridas Named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification

Veridas Named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification

Veridas, a global identity company, has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification, reinforcing its position among the top global IDV vendors. Founded in 2017 and operating globally, Veridas enters the report as one of the fastest-growing companies in the market. Gartner defines Visionaries as vendors that understand…

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Africa: Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial

Africa: Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial

Yokohama City, Japan & Johannesburg, South Africa — As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a “cliff edge,” parliamentarians now needed to play a “visionary” leadership role because “financing strong, resilient health systems for all their people rests with governments,” said Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation…

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The 1940s visionary who imagined the Information Age

The 1940s visionary who imagined the Information Age

Vannevar Bush, author of the influential 1945 essay, As We May Think. Image: Associated Press Many years ago, long before the internet or artificial intelligence, an American engineer called Vannevar Bush was trying to solve a problem. He could see how difficult it had become for professionals to research anything, and saw the potential for…

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