The Beauty of Leapfrogging: How the Digital Economy Redistributes Wealth and Empowers Communities Across Africa, with Mamadou Kwidjim Toure @ Ubuntu Tribe (Audio)

Mamadou Kwidjim Toure is an entrepreneur and finance executive who Forbes named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Men in Africa. He spent over 20 years at major institutions like KPMG, BNP Paribas, and IBM, where he managed transactions worth over $25 billion across African infrastructure, mining, and technology.In 2015, Mamadou founded Ubuntu Group to expand access to global capital in Africa. His venture Ubuntu Tribe developed digital gold tokens to give the public broader access to precious metal investments and was recognized as a finalist at the African Bankers Awards in 2019. He sees the digital economy as a way to redistribute wealth and empower communities across Africa.Mamadou has studied at Harvard Kennedy School and completed artificial intelligence programs at MIT. As a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, he advocates for using technology to drive sustainable prosperity in emerging markets.