Zain Verjee is a journalist and founder of communications firm, Zain Verjee Group, which has worked with organisations including Bloomberg Media, World Health Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on their communications and public relations delivery and strategies. She is a sought-after interviewer and has spoken on platforms such as TED and Africa House. Verjee also co-founded aKoma Media, a continental network of workspaces for Africa’s creative and cultural economy, in 2015. She spent 14 years at CNN as an anchor and correspondent, covering numerous breaking news and world events, and hosts the “Newsroom” show from CNN in London.
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VOICES 2020: How Technology Is Shaping Culture and Consumption
Session 3 of VOICES 2020 addressed how the pandemic spiked e-commerce activity and time spent online by consumers, escalating the importance of authentic, engaging online platforms and raising more questions about the value of physical products and spaces.
VOICES 2020: How Technology Is Shaping Culture and Consumption
Session 3 of VOICES 2020 addressed how the pandemic spiked e-commerce activity and time spent online by consumers, escalating the importance of authentic, engaging online platforms and raising more questions about the value of physical products and spaces.
BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future
The industry is grappling with an uncertain outlook amid projections for slowing growth and mounting socio-political unrest, but new technology and business models offer hope for innovative solutions.
BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future
The industry is grappling with an uncertain outlook amid projections for slowing growth and mounting socio-political unrest, but new technology and business models offer hope for innovative solutions.
Manufacturing in Africa Could Transform the Fashion Industry. But Who Would Benefit?
Several of the continent’s top fashion minds weigh in on the exciting opportunities and legitimate concerns that come with making clothes in the region.
Manufacturing in Africa Could Transform the Fashion Industry. But Who Would Benefit?
Several of the continent’s top fashion minds weigh in on the exciting opportunities and legitimate concerns that come with making clothes in the region.