WHEN: Tuesday, June 30, 11:30am-1:00 pm EDT / 5:30-7:00pm CEST
WHERE: Virtual
WHO: FutureWomenX Global Alumna and Special Guests

A new economic paradigm is emerging - the question is not if, but how we shape it. What is clear is that while technology is an enabler for our future, it is human ingenuity and the values which underpin the system which will determine whether we use this opportunity to build forward better. Global disruptor and FWX Alumna Sharron McPherson will guide us through a framework and courageous conversation needed to reframe, re-imagine, and identify concrete and measure ways to bring change forward.

Sharron McPherson is co-founder and executive director at The Centre for Disruptive Technologies which leverages an impressive Africa-wide and global network of experts in disruptive technologies to advise government and businesses on digital transformation strategies. In addition, she is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer – Project Finance at the University of Cape Town – Graduate School of Business. Sharron is also co-founder & shareholder of an investment consortium, Women in Infrastructure Development & Energy (WINDE). WINDE is one of the largest and most impactful women’s infrastructure investment consortiums in Africa. She is the former CEO of Tanaka Investments and sits on the board of a number of private and publicly traded companies.