Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur and academic Vukosi Marivate selected as Young Global Leader of World Economic Forum
By CITYLIFE BUSINESS Writer
The World Economic Forum is a global non-governmental organization and lobbying group headquartered in Cologny, Geneva’s canton, Switzerland. The World Economic Forum has announced the induction of the newest members of its Young Global Leaders Class of 2023. This year’s cohort includes nearly 100 promising political leaders, innovative entrepreneurs, game-changing researchers and visionary activists who are accelerating positive and lasting change in their communities, countries and the world.
Vukosi Marivateis the ABSA Chair of Data Science at the University of Pretoria. Vukosi co-founded both the Deep Learning Indaba and Masakhane. He holds a PhD from Rutgers and attended Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development. Vukosi was named to the 200 Young South Africans list for his work on the COVID-19 ZA Dashboard in 2020. Now Vukosi is one of the leaders of the Young Global Leader in the World Economic Forum as the Academia/Think Tank category for 2023.
“I am extremely overwhelmed by being the part of the Young Global Leader Class of 2023, this is a major achievement in my artificial intelligence field, this is a honour and thank you World Economic Forum for sharing a light in our careers and we will keep on being committed to addressing the global issues and paving a way to a better future” said Marivate
The World Economic Forum is honoured to welcome the latest group of Young Global Leaders, whose exceptional achievements and commitment to improving the world come at a time when cooperation, partnerships and responsible leadership are more critical than ever.