Mariéme Jamme

Mariéme Jamme is a London-based CEO, blogger, technologist and social entrepreneur with a passionate commitment to helping empower her fellow Africans through education, leadership, social entrepreneurship and economic development.
Philanthropist and currently the CEO of SpotOne Global Solutions, a UK based company that helps IT organizations (Editors and Software Vendors) gain a foothold in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Mariéme is also an international speaker, and co-founder of Africa Gathering, the first global platform bringing together entrepreneurs, the international community and others to share ideas about development in Africa. She has forged a worldwide reputation as an advocate for education, good governance and health on the African continent.

A frequent attendee of TED Conferences and organiser of TEDx Accra and Dakar, Marieme has spoken at various conferences around the world about Africa, good governance, poverty, women in Africa, sustainable development, education and new media & technologies.
Mariéme uses her knowledge of African dialects and languages to facilitate communication between governments, investors, businesses and communities in Africa. Recently helped Google, IBM, Shell, organise strategic conferences in Africa. She advises and supports many women and children’s charities such as the NSPCC, Oxfam, Plan International, the White Ribbon Alliance, the Gates Foundation, the Acumen Fund, Weforest, Cancer Research, the Hunger Project, and the Freedom Project.

Her current work includes advising the UK Home Office on how to help members of the African Diaspora transfer their knowledge and skills to their countries of origin and acting as a mentor for the black youth in London as part of the Mayor Mentorship program.
Marieme is also a member of the Advisory Panel of the Guardian Newspaper Global Development sections for which she now contributes regular articles. She is one of the initiators of the recent campaigning for the Horn of Africa Crisis petition resulting in a 3 hour debate in the House of Common on Food Security and Famine prevention in Africa.

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