Jake Bright, Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and co-author of The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse with Macmillan Publishing will discuss Africa’s transformation story driven by business, investment, entrepreneurs, and technology.
When: June 9 // 6pm – 7pm
Where: Cafetorium, CPBN Building, 1049 Asylum Ave, Hartford CT
Cost: Free and open to the public
Register online here or call (860) 241-6118
A Jake Bright is a writer, award winning author, TEDx speaker, and Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association with a focus on business, politics, and foreign affairs. He contributes as an editor and independently for publications including TechCrunch, The Financial Times This Is Africa, and U.S. News & World Report. Bright is a frequent commentator to media outlets and his business reporting has received “Best Business Column” distinction by The Week magazine.
In 2015 Bright and Africa business expert Aubrey Hruby published The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse with Macmillan Publishing. An Axiom Best Business Book Award winner, TNA details Africa’s transformation story driven by business, investment, entrepreneurs, and technology. Prior to his current activities, Bright spent a decade in international finance as an officer at The Bank of New York Mellon. He began his career in The Department of Commerce and on White House staff as a speechwriter and chief aid to senior international economic advisers.