Anne-Marie Dias Borges
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 Anne-Marie Dias Borges at BBC in 2021
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| Born | 18 December 1976 Cape-Verdean |
| Education | Lycée d’Etat Estienne d’Orves |
| Alma mater | University of London (BA) |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer | BBC Business TV (2016–present) |
| Organization | BBC |
Anne-Marie Dias Borges, born on 18 December 1976, in
Biography
Early life and education
Anne-Marie Dias Borges was born in
In 1997, she moved to London and obtained in 2000 a Bachelor of Arts in
Career
Anne-Marie began her career in 2002 at BBC Afrique radio. Recognized for her dynamic personality during her 9 years at this network, she was voted "Most popular presenter" on numerous occasions.[4]
In 2015, she joined Africa24 TV, mostly considered as the African "CNN", in Paris, where she worked as chief information officer and TV Anchor. She notably hosted a weekly political TV debate called "Polititia", a show watched by millions of viewers.[4]
Since 2016, Anne-Marie Dias Borges co-leads the
Other
"I want my work to positively impact our communities. I want to inspire women, create a synergy between the people who see me on TV or those I meet during my conferences. In other words, I want to get in touch with the audience", assures Anne-Marie Dias Borges.
Moustapha Mbaye, "Anne-Marie Dias Borges: "Libérer la lumière qui est en nous pour inspirer les autres"(in French)". Femmes Au Pluriel. 5 May 2020.
Anne-Marie Dias Borges has been the
In April 2021, she hosted the High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa event, a dialogue organized by the African Development Bank under the theme "Leadership to scale up successful innovations" and which seventeen heads of state, governments and multilateral institutions attended.[9][10]
Philanthropic
In 2010 and 2011, she has organized two successful
Personal life
Anne-Marie Dias Borges is resident in England, United Kingdom.
Awards and recognition
- 2020 : 100 Most influential African Women in Africa (Avance Media)[12][13]
- 2020 : 500 Africadoers (Tropics Magazine)
- 2021 : Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE), ranked sixth.[14]
Notable events
| Year | Conference | Position | Location | Notes |
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| 2015 | Rebranding Africa Forum | Master of Ceremony
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Brussels, Belgium
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| Francophonie Economic Forum | Panel Moderator | Paris, France | ||
| 2016 | African Business Lawyer's Club Conference | |||
| Rebranding Africa Forum | Master of Ceremony | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| 2017 | Afrobytes Conference | Panel Moderator | Paris, France | |
| Portuguese Africa, African Conference | Invited Guest speaker
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Cambridge University
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| Believe in Africa Conference | Panel Moderator | Marrakech, Morocco
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| Africa Time for a New Deal Conference | Master of Ceremony | Paris, France | ||
| International Construction Industry Summit | Panel Moderator | Dakar, Senegal
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| West African Economic and Monetary Conference | Master of Ceremony | Lomé, Togo
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| 2019 | The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Summit | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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| Women in Business – Africa CEO Forum | Paris, France | |||
| 2019 Development Finance Forum | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |||
| Annual Meetings of the World Bank | Moderator for IDA-19 | New York City | ||
| 2020 | Africa Day | Master of Ceremony | Dakar, Senegal | |
| World Bank’s J-CAP 2020 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |||
| The WAN (Worldwide Afro Network) Show | Host | |||
| 6 webinars by the Africa CEO Forum | Master of Ceremony | |||
| The Quarantine Chronicles with Tim Reid | Guest | |||
| Raw Real Talks with Mariama Camara | ||||
| Launch of "The Pulse" by the World Bank | Host | [8] | ||
| Africa50 Innovation Challenge | Panelist | |||
Gender Equality by African Innovation Week
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| African Insurance Awards 2020 | Host | [16] | ||
| 2021 | World Bank's Spring Meetings, Covid-19 | [17] | ||
| EU-Africa Green Talks | [18] | |||
| High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations | [9] |
References
- ^ "Anne-Marie Dias Borges", World Bank (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ a b c "Anne-Marie Dias Borges : "Liberer la lumiere qui est en nous pour inspirer les autres", Femmes Au Pluriel, 5 May 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)(in french)
- ^ a b c "Meninas, acreditem em vocês mesmas", Express Odasil Has, 30 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)(in portuguese)
- ^ a b "Anne-Marie Borges é uma das “100 Mulheres Mais Influentes de África”: Jornalismo “cabo-verdiano continua a ser de élite”", Anacao.CV, 22 February 2021 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)(in portuguese)
- ^ "List of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020", Big News Network (BNN), 21 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ "Meet the Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) list 2020", Francine Beleyi (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ "Une styliste congolaise utilise la technologie 3D pour faire son show", BBC, 13 August 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ a b "Africa’s Pulse: Charting the Way Forward", World Bank, 8 October 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ a b "High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations", African Development Bank (Retrieved 12 May 2021)
- ^ "High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations", International Fund for Agricultural Development (Retrieved 12 May 2021)
- ^ ""Ka bo usa", musica contra droga na Cabo-Verde", YouTube, August 19, 2011 (Retrieved April 11, 2021)
- ^ "Anne-Marie Dias Borges on Avance Media Magazine", Avance Media (Retrieved April 11, 2021)
- ^ "Avance Media Announces 2020 Most Influential African Women List", Business Ghana, August 18, 2020 (Retrieved April 11, 2021)
- ^ "Meet the Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) list 2020", Francine Beleyi (Retrieved May 12, 2021)
- ^ "African Innovation Week 2020– Track B. Gender Equality – Investing in Women and the Women investors 09 Nov", Africa Innovation Week, 17 November 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ "The African Insurance Awards 2020: Celebrating Excellence in Insurance", African Reinsurance Corporation, 18 December 2020 (Retrieved 11 April 2021)
- ^ "2021 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference", World Bank, 7 April 2021 (Retrieved 15 April 2021)
- ^ "EU-Africa Green Talks : Africa’s green future: new investment pathways towards sustainable, inclusive development", European Investment Bank, 15 April 2021 (Retrieved 15 April 2021)
External links
- Anne-Marie Dias Borges on Twitter