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Robin Miller

Co-founder, Axum
Robin Miller

Robin Miller is a Founding Partner at Axum, an Afrocentric impact firm dedicated to fostering climate-positive growth and building inclusive digital economies across Africa and the Middle East. Robin has nearly 20 years of experience advising and building businesses that recognize the role of emerging technologies as both a driver of innovation and part of an enabling infrastructure that fosters inclusive prosperity. Her work includes advising national governments, co-designing new initiatives with African and global tech innovators, incubating digital and data solutions, and supporting investors, multi-laterals and foundations on the deployment of capital.

Prior to Axum, Robin was a founding member and Regional Director of Dalberg Africa and co-founder of the firm’s Global Digital & Data Practice. Prior to Dalberg, Robin co-founded Praekelt.org (now Reach Digital Health), a tech-enabled enterprise that designs products, services and experiences to enable access to healthcare and advance socioeconomic growth.

Robin is an African Leadership Institute (AFLI) Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow, has served and on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Council for the New Agenda for Work, Wages, and Job Creation and as a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. She also serves on the Board of Dalberg Research and Board Chair for Dalberg Media. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Management with Honors from Boston College.

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Saturday
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9:05 am
Klarman Hall
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Building Africa’s Digital Infrastructure to Spur the Next Decade of Innovation
Bridging Africa's digital divide and navigating its impact on African innovation
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Building Africa’s Digital Infrastructure to Spur the Next Decade of Innovation

Africa is in the midst of a digital revolution: approximately 473 million Africans are online, and an additional 300 million will likely join them by 2025. Average download speeds in Africa doubled between 2015 and 2019, while data costs halved. Underpinning this growth is the installation of digital infrastructure (fiber optics, data centers, and more) -  Africa has witnessed notable strides in digital infrastructure development, with increased investments in 4G and 5G technology. In an era where digital connectivity has become the linchpin of economic progress, what will it take for Africa to compete in the global digital economy? 

In this keynote panel, we will hear from the folks building that infrastructure and deploying. The session will share insights into bridging Africa's digital divide, navigating the impact of these technological advancements on the continent's innovation landscape, as well as delve into discussions on financing structures, inclusivity in access, digital economic transformation, and the pivotal role of government policies.

America/New_York
Feb 17, 2024 9:05 AM
Klarman Hall