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ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

The African Leadership Initiative West Africa (ALIWA) Dialogue series was held in Accra on Thursday, January 4, 2018. 

3.-Bozoma-Saint-John ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint JohnThe event had the Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Bozoma Saint John as the guest speaker. Dignitaries including Austrian-German-Ghanaian actor, Boris Kodjoe, Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, CEO of Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kenneth Ashigbey, Esther Armah, British-born playwright, radio host and political commentator, and a host of others graced the event which was held at the Labadi Beach hotel.

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Yours truly at the event

The guest speaker, Bozoma Saint John, used the opportunity to talk about her life story and how she was able to climb to such a revered position at Uber, a global company that uses technology to connect people to taxi services at an affordable rate.

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The Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Bozoma Saint John (L) with Kwaku Sakyi-Addo

She opined that the future will certainly be brighter for businesses such as Uber that can connect people together using technology to make it easier for them to do their work.

“Uber is a future company. It is where technology is impacting not just what we do every day, but how we do it. For me, as I look at the world of Silicon Valley and corporate America and the larger world in general from a corporate and business standpoint, there are lots of ways in which communities are being shaped. I felt very strongly that Uber has a very large part of how that’s going to work and I want to be a part of that,” she said.

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Vodafone led by their CEO Yolanda at the ALIWA dialogue series with The Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Bozoma Saint John

She also interacted with patrons of the event answering their questions.

About ALIWA

ALIWA was launched in 2006 as a joint venture of the Aspen Institute, LEAP Africa (Nigeria), Databank Foundation (Ghana), and Tecno Serve.

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Bozoma Saint John with the ALIWA Fellows

ALIWA captures the energy, talent and the resolve of an emerging generation of leaders in Africa by employing time-tested method of text-based dialogue modeled after the Aspen Institute’s renowned Henry Crown Fellowship program.24.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

About Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. is a global taxi technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, operating in over 630 cities worldwide.28.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

In Ghana, Uber is present in the national capital Accra, and the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. Hundreds of drivers have jumped onto the platform to make a living either on full-time or part-time basis.27.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

Founded in 2009, Uber  develops, markets and operates the Uber car transportation. In some cities, Uber also engages in food delivery mobile apps.26.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

In recent times, there had been arguments about whether Uber was a transport company or a technology service provider.23.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

Within Europe, that argument has been settled, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Uber is a transport company.22.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

Uber said the verdict would make little difference to the way it operated in Europe, but experts say the case could have implications for the gig economy.21.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

About Bozoma Saint John

Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Brand Officer at Uber, where she is tasked with telling stories of over million of riders and drivers partners across 600+ cities.19.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

Over the course of her career, Bozoma “Boz” Saint John has earned a formidable reputation as a trailblazing marketing and advertising executive.

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JoyFm were fully represented at the ALIWA dialogue series with The Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Bozoma Saint John

Most recently, Boz was the Head of Global Consumer Marketing for Apple Music and iTunes.

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Patrick Awauh at the event

Before Apple,Boz was the Head of the Music and Entertaintment Marketing Group at Pepsi-Cola North America.

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Mawuko Afadzinu at the ALIWA dialogue series with The Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Bozoma Saint John

She also served as VP of Ashley Stewart, a women’s fashion brand as well as managed accounts at advertising agencies Arnold Worldwide and Spike Lee’s SpikeDDB.17.-ALIWA-dialogue-series-with-The-Chief-Brand-Officer-at-Uber-Bozoma-Saint-John- ALIWA leadership series hosts Uber’s Bozoma Saint John

Photos by Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

Some of quotable quotes I posted on social media included the following 

  • As Africans we need to celebrate each other a lot more Bozoma Saint John@#ALIWADIALOGUES

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    Kwaku Sakyi Addo interviewing Bozoma Saint John taken from my seat
  • Never take no for an answer ~ just do it Bozoma Saint John#ALIWADIALOGUES
  • We really don’t know how much more time we have, if we have to do it let’s do it Bozoma Saint John
  • My mum wanted us to keep our Ghanaian culture and roots in Colorado ~ if they can eat pizza with their hands they can eat fufu with their fingers Bozoma Saint John#ALIWADIALOGUES

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    This shot managed to catch Bozoma’s face from my seat

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Kenneth Ashigbey is the Chief Servant of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, is a great believer in Ghana & believes that with right Leadership in all aspect of Life within Ghana, we will hit the very top. I believe that Leadership is not just Political leadership but Leadership in very aspect of the word. Lets all shine in our corners where we are. We should also support each other as Ghanaians 1st before extending our hands to strangers. We should allow the Princes of Land to marry the Land not Strangers 1st.

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