Inspired by the wisdom of his ancestors, Mamadou Kwidjim Toure believes that co-creating a better world is possible when diversity is nurtured and access to opportunities is evenly distributed. This philosophy was the driving force behind establishing Africa 2.0, a non-for-profit pan African civil society organization with the aim to create a sustainable vision for the transformation of Africa. Named one of the top 10 Most Influential Men in Africa by Forbes Magazine in 2014, Mamadou founded the Ubuntu Group in 2015 and built on his global network and investment savviness to launch socio-economic projects throughout the continent of Africa. His recent venture, Ubuntu Tribe, a digital platform promoting shared economy through tokenization of gold and other mineral ressources as a means for financial inclusion and wealth redistribution received in 2019 a distinction as finalist at the African Bankers Awards. In 2020, he was listed among the top 30 most influential in the world in blockchain technology. Over the past 20 years, Mamadou worked in instituons such as KPMG, BNP Paribas Investment Banking, IFC (World Bank Group) and finally General Electric as Managing Director in charge of Investments and Project Finance for Subsaharan Africa. He has worked on infrastructure, mining, banking, agriculture technology projects exceeding a combined value of US$ 25 billion, thus creating opportunities and hope for many people in Africa. Mamadou has been at the forefront of international high finance and remains a strong proponent for digital economy as an engine for emancipation and shared wealth creation.

Mamadou is a global citizen, passionate of culture, art and avid reader of history books, he continues to advocate for a bright future for humanity through pushing the boundaries. He believes in the power of collective action to build lasting enlightenment and prosperity. Mamadou went to the prestigious High School Lycee Louis Le Grand in Paris and holds MSc in Finance from EDHEC Business School (ranked global top 10 graduate school in Finance by Financial Times) and completed two education programs at Harvard Kennedy School on « Global Leadership and Public Policy for 21st Century » as World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2018 and « Public-Private Partnership » in 2010.
Mamadou completed program on artificial intelligence at MIT in 2020.

“RE-THINKING ESG & CIRCULAR ECONOMY”

In this new PLANET GOLD episode, host Enzo di Taranto speaks with Cristina Dolan: an American-European citizen, MIT graduate, former Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum, named “100 Women in Finance”, and author of the best seller book "Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy".

In this interesting conversation, we discussed how technology can accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the difference between ESG and consumers’ behaviors in Europe and USA. Furthermore, we reviewed the role of Technology in Sustainability; and how both are influencing the booming industry of Health & Longevity worldwide.

You can learn more about the dynamic work of Cristina Dolan here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdolan/

On this inspiring episode of Planet Gold host Enzo di Taranto sits with Zulfiquar Ghadiyali, Managing Director-Private office of HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Saeed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan| & UN Global Peace Ambassador- University for Peace.

Host Enzo di Taranto speaks with Carlos Creus Moreira: a former Head of United Nations Cybersecurity, currently Chairman of WISeKey (NASDAQ WKEY).   An Internet Pioneer, a brilliant mind and member of the WEF/Davos Global Agenda Council, Carlos Creus speaks about how the Blockchain and AI can be used strategically to enhance Sustainability in a new vision of the Internet that conceives Humans as its fulcrum. Last week in Davos, Carlos has led a series of key activations promoting a new generation of digital rights to expand free access to technology to the majority of the world population.   We discussed disruptive concepts at the intersection between #finance , #technology and #spirituality , like “Digital Consciousness”, “Inter-Planetary Civilizations”, and the creation of a new Google-type, trillion-valued internet platform functioning in harmony with both #ai and #nature The stories of today’s leaders in Finance, Tech, Culture and Sustainability with your host Enzo di Taranto. This is Planet Gold 🌎 WATCH OR LISTEN THE FULL EPISODE ON ALL MEDIA: SPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/diN-_S2K AMAZON MUSIC https://lnkd.in/dYC4zviC APPLE PODCAST https://lnkd.in/dTJWTY9J AUDIBLE https://lnkd.in/d2BU6-6X #sustainability #storytelling#impactinvesting #cybersecurity#quantum #podcast #eco #benedicthadley#enzoditaranto #Carlosmoreira #wisekey #sealsq#circlex #hadleybroadcasting

Max Studennikoff is a world leader in the impact investment space. As Founder of the CC Forum (Climate Change Forum) he advises top CEOs and financiers on impact investing, including the Royal Families of Monte Carlo, England and Bahrain.

The CC Forum London edition (2019) was endorsed by Queen Elizabeth II.

CC Forum's global editions also attract high net worth individuals, policymakers, and international celebrities. Past participants include HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, Enzo di Taranto, Tim Draper, Sir James Caan, Per Wimmer, Nouriel Roubini, Gunter Pauli, among other world leaders. The renowned Maestro Placido Domingo performed at CC Forum Monaco 2020's black-tie investors' gala.

CC Forum addresses existential issues humanity faces today, such as Climate Change, Renewable Energies, Waste Management, Healthcare, Education, Fighting Poverty, Philanthropy, and Social Inclusion.

In this episode, PLANET GOLD host Enzo di Taranto engaged in an in-depth and candid interview with Max Studennikov covering topics like Impact Investing, COP 28, The World Economic Forum, and the re-engineering of the Global Climate Agenda. Enjoy!

The stories of todays leaders in Tech, Finance, Culture and Sustainability with your host, Enzo di Taranto.