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Africa: World 'Brains' Meet in Arusha to Set Africa's New Milestone

2 June 2007 Posted to the web 3 June 2007 by Valentine Marc Nkwame  Arusha

They are all 'geniuses' some being outstanding scientists, others accomplished investors, researchers, politicians and think-tanks, not to forget entertainers. These 'ticking brains' are 'setting camp' in Arusha, where for a period of five days they will be setting a new milestone for the African continent.

But apart from the British born scientist, Dr. Jane Goodall, who is a Pathologist based at Gombe National Reserves, Tanzania does not exactly have much 'representation' in the TED conference, which is being held for the first time in Africa.

The event features more than 50 speakers, all of whom, being outstanding achievers in different fields, but coming from various parts of the continent. The other delegates will be assorted packs of geniuses from around the global. This landmark meet takes place in Arusha, as from Monday, June 4.

All the world's 'geniuses' seem to be attending the conference. More than 1200 brain trusts, creative personalities, inventors and think-tanks, among them outstanding celebrities, are set to spend at least five days at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge, situated in Usa River section of Arumeru, brainstorming on issues concerning the African continent as from the 4th to the 7th of June.

This is going to be the first TED (Technology Entertainment Design) biannual global conference, to be held on the African continent and will be running under the title, 'Africa the next chapter.' More than 50 distinguished personalities, inventors, scientists and other global achievers, including those from the continent, are expected to speak during the conference

An official statement from Ted-Global reveals a program line-up of over 50 speakers. These include, inventors, business-leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, artists, writers, activists, musicians, successful African in the diaspora and mavericks.

But all the delegates have something in common. They are all doing something valuable for both Africa and the continent's future. "Their voices will inspire. And their ideas will spread".

Over the past few years a growing number of people in the TED community have become passionate about Africa, a continent that appears to be at an important tipping point. Its problems and challenges are well known. These are all going to be addressed at the heart of the continent, in Arusha, a place believed to be exact center point between Cape-Town and Cairo.

"Less well known is that across the continent, change is afoot. Instead of relying only on development aid, Africans across the continent are beginning to take matters into their own hands. Ingenious solutions are being applied to tackle some of the toughest health and infrastructure problems," Says the TED statement.

Various Businesses are being launched and these are capable of transforming the lives of millions. New communication technologies are allowing ideas and information to spread, enabling markets - and governments - to be more efficient. And the numbers suggest that incomes are starting to nudge up in some countries and real growth is on the way.

The world' leading Internet search engine, Google, through its humanitarian arm, 'Google.Org,' is among the major sponsors for the Arusha TED conference. In recent years, the conference has added a strong humanitarian focus. This will mark the third year for the TED Prizes, which grant money and resources to three social entrepreneurs to realize a dream of their choosing.

Past winners have included Bono, the U2 fronts man, who used the platform to build a community of North American activists for Africa. Bono visited Tanzania in May 2006 as an ambassador for the continent's war against Malaria.

Former US president Bill Clinton won this year, he was awarded at a TED session which took place last March, along with Nachtwey and Wilson. As in the past, when winners announce their plans, checkbooks will open to augment the gift and people will stand to volunteer their services.

Some of the African brains who are going to give brain stimulating speeches and lectures at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge of Arusha, include;

Noah Samara, founder and CEO of the free-to-air, satellite-radio provider, Worldspace; Florence Seriki, the founder of computer manufacturing firm of Omatek; Patrick Awuah, Co-founder of Ashesi University in Ghana; Ted Kidane, founder of Feedelix the developer of non-Latin software script for Ethiopia, Hindi and Mandarin Cell phone users.

Also in the list is, Seyi Oyesola, physician and co-inventor of the "Hospital-in-a-box," a portable operating theater that runs on solar power and the British born, Primatologist, Jane Goodall who does research work on rare scores of chimpanzees, at Tanzania's Gombe National Reserve.

There is the Kenyan scientist and inventor Mosses Makayoto; The famous film maker, Raoul Peck; Geneticist and Anthropologist, Spencer Wells, who wrote "The journey of Man," Patti Stonesifer, CEO of the (Bill) Gates Foundation and Ali Mufuruki, the Preeminent business leader, founder of the Infotech Investment Group, and Aspen Fellow, who argues that Africa can no longer "out source" its development

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ABC Announces AMERICAN AFRICAN INVENTOR Season Finale Set For May 18 - Viewers Result Show

ABC has announced that a two hour special of AMERICAN INVENTOR will be shown Thursday, May 18th

AMERICAN INVENTOR "THE FINALE" - Thursday, May 18 (8:00-9:00 a.m., ET) - Viewers will see the four finalists struggle to make a 30-second commercial that best highlights their invention. The commercials will be shown and America will vote on who should win the one million dollar prize and become the next great "American Inventor." (This will be a rebroadcast of the show of 5/11/06)

AMERICAN INVENTOR "THE FINALE RESULTS SHOW" - SEASON FINALE - Thursday, May 18 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) - The winner who received the most votes nationwide will be revealed and will receive one million dollars.

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American Inventor, an exciting series from Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol about the biggest search ever for America's best new invention, premieres with a two-hour special, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET, and moves to 9:00 p.m., ET on Thursdays thereafter.

American Inventor, the embodiment of the ultimate American dream, will uncover the hottest new product and make one struggling inventor's dream come true. With one million dollars at stake, American Inventor will celebrate the best in homespun American ingenuity.

National casting calls were held in seven major cities across the country, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Denver, Chicago, Washington DC and Atlanta. Thousands of inventors, tinkerers and entrepreneurs of all ages applied. Viewers will see inventors all of all ages present their most prized inventions, featuring everything from the wacky to the heart warming.

American Inventor is the biggest search for the next great invention with wide consumer appeal… Envision the Cabbage Patch Kids®, George Foreman Grill®, Post-It® or Rubik's Cube®. A panel of expert judges will narrow down the initial entries to a group of finalists, who will each be given $50,000 to develop their product, refine it and take it to the next level. This is a show that's going to make the American dream come true for one person -- taking his/her idea, vision and creativity and helping to turn it into a mass produced product that will be in every American home -- but in the end it will be up to America to call in and vote on which invention is worthy of the one million dollar prize.

American Inventor's panel of expert judges include show co-creator Peter Jones, one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs who has created a $500 Million Business empire; Doug Hall, an inventor, bestselling author and radio host, and also the founder and CEO of Eureka! Ranch, an inventing, training and research firm; Ed Evangelista, an executive creative director at the New York headquarters of JWT; and Mary Lou Quinlan, founder and CEO of Just Ask a Woman, one of the premiere women's marketing companies in the U.S.

Hosted by Matt Gallant, American Inventor is produced by Simon Cowell's Syco Television LLC and FremantleMedia North America, Inc in association with Peter Jones TV. The executive producers are Simon Cowell, Peter Jones, Liz Bronstein, Siobhan Greene, Nigel Hall and Cecile Frot-Coutaz. Co-executive producer is Daniel Soiseth.

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