Exponential Africa

Join the conversation, focusing on how can we embrace a Digital Health Future so that we can help Africa leapfrog. From online doctors, chatbots, telemedicine, remote doctors, nanobots and more. Join these incredible experts as they discuss how to create a new healthy future fuelled by digital health. Featuring: Divya Chander: SingularityU Chair Neuroscience; Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Dr. Ch...

Let's Talk About SPACE, Baby!  The allure of the unknown intrigues us as human beings, and we want to adventure and discover new frontiers. The future of spaceflight will lead us to off-planet vacations and eventually humans on mars. Join the conversation focusing on the various innovations and advances in the space ecosystem and what we can look forward to in the future from manufacturing, t...

The world's population has reached over 7.7 billion, according to population.io and is continually rising. More and more people are being pulled out of poverty, living a better, healthier, more abundant life. Join the conversation with  Wolfgang Fengler - Who is the World Bank's Lead Economist in Southern Africa and  Phathizwe Malinga - MD of SqwidNet and part of the SingularityU South A...

This conversation will focus on Parenting and Life Long learning. The future of our success as humanity lies in a great education. Most parents want their kids to grow up so that they are successful and can make a positive impact in the world. However, it’s not clear on the way forward as a parent especially because of the pandemic. Is it better to homeschool or make sure they are in a school or u...

Flying cars, air taxis, and flying humans were once a dream and in science fiction novels and movies. Richard Browning has redefined our concept of human flight. The conversation tonight will focus on the story of the incredible jet suit that Richard has created as a disruptor in the future of travel and mobility. As well as some of the most exciting, most cutting edge technology that is in the ma...

This week's episode looks at the future of artificial intelligence and how we can build better humans using AI as well as create smarter companies that enhance and augment our capabilities in the workplace.  From self-aware and self-replicating software systems and robots that are emerging to autonomous vehicles or predicting Robo advisors, the future is said to be better from the convergence...

How will the future of work be impacted by this pandemic? We need practical workforce solutions to be implemented to help the immediate challenges for organisations and employees. Join this conversation with leading global experts! #futureproofAfrica ​ Featuring: Hilda Liswani - Founder and CEO WeBloom Hilda is an Award-winning sustainable investment professional. WeBloom Africa is a mainstreaming...

In Africa, we have an abundance of sunlight to power our solar future! Every five days, the sun provides the Earth with as much energy as all proven supplies of oil, coal, and natural gas. This episode has a focus on how we can create new clean energy solutions for South Africa and Africa by thinking differently! We need to come up with new ways to manufacture and produce energy and create an inte...

A great migration into virtual worlds is taking place at warp speed. Now is the time for you to explore and discover the opportunities and potential that lie ahead. Virtual and augmented reality tech is the next evolution in computing and is set to disrupt current computing.  Join the show as we will be looking at this transformative technology to discover new worlds and augment our current realit...

How will robots transform our lives from the way we work, are entertained, educated, and travel? How have robots played an important role to help fight and assist humans during the COVID 19 pandemic? Learn about the latest tech news in Africa. Exponential Africa LIVE brings you NEW episodes weekly! Covering different #Futureproofsessions that will focus on how to solve some of the challenges we fa...

This week we will be discussing the incredible trajectory that 3D printing is on and how can we use it to completely change the way manufacturing, supply chains and distribution is done. How can we educate our kids to embrace this technology and especially in South Africa and how can we instil a culture of hacking and making cool products? The global 3D printing market size is estimated to reach U...

Join us for a great conversation on - Agility in a time of crisis. Hosted by Mic Mann Co-CEO of SUSA who will be joined by Ramez Naam, Kim Hulett & Ashley Anthony. A little more about our guests: Ramez Naam -Investor and Co-Chair for Energy and Environment at Singularity University at NASA Ames. He speaks around the world on innovation, exponential technology, and disruptive energy technologie...

Watch Exponential Africa on Reimagining Education, an episode not to be missed created by SingularityU South Africa and Mann Made. Featuring:  Taddy Blecher - SUSA Faculty on Exponential Education. CEO of the Maharishi Institute & pioneer of South Africa's free tertiary education movement. Esther Wojcicki - CEO at Global Moonshots In Education. American journalist, educator, and vice-chai...

This show focusses on food security, showcasing different feeding initiatives. How can we develop, design and implement sustainable ways to grow food in the future? Mark Post - Chief Scientific Officer at Mosa Meat. In 2013 Marc unveiled the world's FIRST hamburger made by growing cow cells, rather than slaughtering an animal. Andile Ngcobo - Farmer, Consultant, Agribusiness Strategist who is...

Disruption explained with David Roberts Exponential Africa Show with David Roberts, one of the top leadership, innovation and disruption experts globally! Mic Mann sat with David Roberts earlier this year in Costa Rica to discuss how the theory around disruptive innovation. David talks about a mentor of his Clayton Christensen who came up with the concept of Disruptive Innovation. Clayton sadly re...

How will finance, wealth management and fintech evolve and become more transparent in the future? Watch Exponential Africa 1on1 with Paul Pagnato founder and CEO of Pagnatokarp a top family office and private wealth management firm with over $9.5 billion assets under advisement. Paul is a top advisor with more than 27 years of industry leadership, ranked #1 in Virginia on Forbes Top Wealth Advisor...

Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann has a great conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun - SingularityU chair of Global Grand Challenges. Nathaniel has had an incredible career having lived in over 50 African countries. Consulting with governments, banks and major corporations on how to create innovative change. Looking at new business models, new forms of money and cooperatives. Nathaniel st...

Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann has a great conversation with Peter Hirshberg - Cofounder and Chairman of Maker City Project. Discussing the fascinating rise of Silicon Valley from the very beginning. The different, highly diverse cultures that came together and evolved to what Silicon Valley is today. Peter Describes what Maker City Project is all about, operating with cities, towns...

Today on the Exponential Africa show Mic Mann discusses VR, AI, Spatial computing and more with Futurist, Author, Journalist and Top voice on LinkedIn, Cathy Hackl! Cathy comes from a Journalistic and storytelling background which evolved after having encountered her first VR experience realising the considerable value and impact in the future of VR. Cathy discusses Spatial computing which is a ne...

Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann chats with game-changer and thought leader @James Del. James is the publisher/CRO at Futurism and head of media at Singularity University . Futurism is an online publishing platform that talks about technology. Their mission is to bring you the world, the news, products, and narratives of tomorrow, today. James talks about Futurisms main goal "mak...

Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann chats to Alix Rübsaam, a faculty fellow at Singularity University specialising in philosophy of technology, AI and ethics, researching the cultural and social implications of different exponential technologies in our world. Alix looks at all exponential technologies researched at singularity University and analyses the implications and meaning of these...

Disaster resilience and global health. Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann has a great chat with Dr Eric Rasmussen - CEO of Infinitum Humanitarian Systems (IHS) and SU Faculty member specialising in disaster resilience and global health. Watch the full video to hear all about the projects that are being run, the different tasks dealt with daily in this field, and the importance of expone...

Today on The Exponential Africa Show, Mic Mann has a great chat on immersive VR with the Co-founder of the TESLASUIT - Dimitri Mikhalchuk! The Teslasuit is a wireless haptic suit to fully experience virtual reality and the most immersive VR experience you can get today! A full-body suit that is worn together with VR headset to enter the VR world, the suit is calibrated to register movement and rea...

Today on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann chats to Andrew Vild, Co-Founder of Project Everest Ventures that aims to solve the worlds social issues using enterprise. With a mission to have social impact using technology across developing nations. Through his travels, Andrew Vild learned of the stark contrast of life between Australia and other developing nations. Andrew decided to use his steel...

Today on the exponential Africa Show Mic Mann Has a great conversation with Kunal Sood , Co-Founder and CEO of NOVUS. Kunal has an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. His life is about making the impossible possible - saying it's a moonshot way of thinking. Curating extraordinary experiences that inspire and create extraordinary citizens around the world that go out and...