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Ahmed Kassam

NEPAD Special Adviser
Commonwealth Business Council – Africa Adviser
Founder eAfrica Development Corporation

Ahmed Kassam, has been working in the fields of Innovative Technology and Media for over 20 years. He has had the opportunity to work in the most demanding regions from the developed world as well as the developing world.

As a qualified Industrial Electronics Engineer from Kingston College in the United Kingdom, he works with governments, development partners and multinational organizations on ICT projects. Over the last 12 years Mr. Kassam has spent most of his time on the African continent, building an exemplary network of people, developing business strategies around Innovative technologies in Telecommunications, Internet Services, Satellite Technology and Electronic Media.

In his previous role, Mr. Kassam was the head of Government Relations for Microsoft Africa and Microsoft Special Advisor to the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (The NEPAD eAfrica Commission).

Mr. Kassam’s goal is to continue working within the fields of Innovative Technology and developing and executing strategies that focus on building sound and sustainable business models. He has, on many occasions, spoken at key events around the World, including the G8 Africa business summit in the UK, the World Economic Forum, as well as several NEPAD and Government forums in Africa, Europe and the US.
Mr. Kassam is the founder of the eAfrica Development Corporation
Mr. Kassam also holds an advisory role with the NEPAD’s ICT Task team – the eAfrica Commission.

He has also been appointed the Commonwealth Business Council advisor for Africa by the CBC in London.

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