The school of business and economics received visitors representing “ The Global Foundation for Education and Economic Mobility, Inc.”, this is a United States-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering cross-border educational and economic opportunities between African and American communities. The event was attended by School of Business and Economics students and Lecturers who were led by their dean Dr. Phelistas Njeru
Their current focus is to foster “Live from Africa” Entrepreneurship Innovation.
The guest speakers included Madam Dominique Simpson Milton, Chief Engagement Officer, CVMSDC and Quinetha Frasier, Chief Executive Officer. Both guests delivered Keynote speech and had an interactive mastermind session with our students and staff. The session, titled “Building Bridges: Creating Opportunities, Scaling Success,” this provided us with invaluable insights into building cross-border business relationships and accessing international markets.
The Session Overview
● Topic: Building Bridges Between Kenyan & African American Business Leaders
She gave us Practical insights into international business collaboration and joint ventures
Exposure to cross-cultural business practices and networking strategies and the Understanding of opportunities for Kenyan businesses in the American market
students were given Inspiration and actionable advice for building their own entrepreneurial ventures
Some Tips Included
● International business development and scaling
● Strategic partnerships and joint ventures
● Investment in emerging markets
● Technology-driven business solutions
● Cross-cultural entrepreneurship
The speaker emphasized that there are professionals out there committed to sharing their knowledge and building meaningful connections with Kenya’s next generation of business leaders.
Among members present were Prof. Peter Wanderi who was the event contact person, and he is the Principal Corporate Services at MKU and Overseer, MKU’s United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) SDG 9 Hub Chair on Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (2025 – 2027) , the Program Director, Tony Kwalanda,TV47 , SBE staff members
Next Step: create a collaboration with the foundation to pursued the key agenda of this event
