E.A Gamor

KEY REFERENCES

• Born in Ghana and  raised in United States (High School and College)
• Earned a full scholarship at Florida
• In his earlier years, he worked at a non-profit at Africare at Washington DC
• Relocated back to Africa in 2012
• Bootstrapped a radio idea in Ghana on empowering young people in Ghana, on bringing individuals together on how they were hacking it in Ghana
• Worked at Y FM and Did BD for a global media alliance
•  Won multiple awards, including from Google Africa Connected
• Worked in Digital & Design Innovation with Impact Hub in Accra
• Took a sabbatical to teach entrepreneurship  leadership at Mauritius
• The Wakanda is a specific vision modernistic take of African nuances and blends. These systems have to be built like Paris, etc.
• Now lives in South Africa is an Industrial Power House
• Supermarkets and Infrastructures found Sub-Saharan Africa such as Game, Mr Price, Shoprite, MTN, etc, have all originated from South Africa
• His podcast, ‘Unpacking Africa’ rooted from a myriad of experience he’s developed from the continent over the years, and showcase the New Wave Hustle of Entrepreneurs
• Was a youth representative at the World Economic Forum Davos 2019 conference in Switzerland. This explored how Africa needs to respond to the opportunities and challenges to generating inclusive growth in Africa
• Used experience he has developed from the continent
• An Eco-system is an inter-connected actors that benefit from a common goal
• Africa’s current economic, energy and technology has set up africa nicely for a flurry of smart cities developments in Africa
• Kwabana Boateng suggest Smart Cities is an opportunity more for connecting Africa and its Diaspora 
• Going to the moon allows for innovations we didn’t think about before (American philosophy of innovating)
• The World has an issue of globalisation
• Smart cities are re-imagining what cities look like and have them more embedded in the needs of people and energy conservation
• Petronia city is an example of an aspired city anyone would like to live in, but a sustainable city that allows you to connect in ways in which you feel happy, and your best productive self
• Work, Live, Play and Learn is a typical slogan for Smart cities in Africa 
• Population of California tipped to be 50 million by 2050, and thus there is a need for rapid urban development 
• Since 2012, China has been leading innovation in Smart cities, smart cars
• Japan has been one of the greatest exporters of management styles and conservative styles, philosophies, innovative excellence and aesthetics
• Digital transformation is way technology can serve us in africa, audio-visually
• Our generation needs to be okay with opportunities that have past, and embrace what we can achieve in future
• Emmanuel’s initiative, Urithi Media, is a passion-project to upscale, and partner with budding social entrepreneurs from Ghana to the world; encouraging community building through free-to-attend intervention programs that empower young avengers on the African continent.