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Humanity’s Origin is Our Future Again – TAFFD’s Gen4IR Summit – March 24-25, 2022

Humanity’s Origin is Our Future Again – TAFFD’s Gen4IR Summit – March 24-25, 2022

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Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions

Editor’s Note: The United States Transhumanist Party shares this announcement from our allies at TAFFD’s, the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions, to spread awareness of the forthcoming Gen4IR Summit in South Africa on March 24-25, 2022, and to provide information to anyone who is interested in attending and hearing the impressive and diverse range of future-oriented speakers – including many leading transhumanist thinkers – who will be participating.
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~ Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman, United States Transhumanist Party, February 15, 2022
What do you think about Africa at the twilight of the 21st Century as an inventor/innovator, scientist, philosopher, and futurist?
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What you think about Africa is as important as what you do for her.
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Our uniqueness is stamped upon us by nature itself, and so is the mission to carry it on. But, living in a world faced with ideological supremacy, how do we aggregate the insights of over 3 billion minds across different fields, and how does the ethical usage of such insights become a concern?
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However, it was only natural to begin this journey where the roots of humanity lay – Africa.
We are glad to invite you to this year’s Generation 4IR Summit as an inventor, innovator, investor, and policymaker. We hope that you will be able to be part of this industry-leading summit.
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The Theme is ACCELERATING OUR SINGULARITY FUTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA.
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Thus, futurists, transhumanists, singularitarians, longevity scientists, and industry pioneers will converge to produce ideas that will inspire projects that will drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution starting from the cradle of humankind to set the stage for the younger generation.
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Our agenda for you is much more than a meeting of minds. We are welcoming you to a distinctively African reserve where bison, gazelles, and nearly 300 species of birds call home. Tourists will have an opportunity to explore the rich cultural heritage of the cradle of humankind, from which novel ideas for a new Africa will blossom.
She is once again inviting you for the second time to witness her rebirth of human civilization.
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And it begins on March 24th to the 25th of March 2022. At the Convention Center, Sun City Resort, North West, South Africa.
To learn more about this summit, visit gen4ir.org.
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In attendance are leading pioneers of rare technological and developmental impact across different industries. Some of the speakers are identified below.
1. Professor. Pius Adewale Owolawi
HOD Computer System Engineering
Topic- Education as a Necessity for Setting the 4IR Generation Stage
Tshwane University of Technology
South Africa
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2. Bill Andrews, PhD
Sierra Sciences Founder and CEO
Topic: The Promise of Telomere Biology to Reverse Aging
USA
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3. Jose Luis Cordeiro
MIT Engineer, Founder of TransVision, Singularitarian and Immortalist
Topic: The Future of the Future: Singularity
Madrid, Spain
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4. Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Inventor, Lead Faculty Tekedia Institute
Topic: The Cambrian Moment is Here
USA
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5. Catatrix (Dr. Catherine Demetriades)
CEO, CXAI
Topic: CXAITechnologies for Quantum Medical Diagnostics
Egypt.
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6. David Mukomana
Apimodia Regional Commission President
Topic: Apicultural Science for Sustainable Development
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7. Ojochogwu S. Abdul
Philosopher & Founder, Transhumanists Africa.
Topic: Transhumanism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa
Kogi State University, Nigeria.
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8. David Emanuel Suchefort
CEO and Co-Founder The Pschentrix Inventor
Topic: Pschentrix Cities, Blockchain Integration
Germany
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9. Prof. Mehzbeen Sadriwala PhD
Topic: Preparing Future Leaders Today for Tomorrow’s Challenges and Opportunities.
Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
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10. Sarita Sharma PhD
Author, Academician, Editor in Chief Magazine of the Future
Topic: Effective Collaboration through Education for Social Entrepreneurs in the Digital Age
India
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11. Jaizal Ali
Director – RedTeam Hacker Academy
Topic: Zero Trust Architecture – Visibility Beyond End Points
India
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12. Felipe Kirsten
Founder GameLitX, Futurist, Author
Topic: Non-Fungible Tokens, Storytelling, Futures Thinking
Johannesburg, South Africa
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13. Rohit Talwar
CEO, Fast Future
Topic: Africa 2030 – Unlocking a Very Human Future
London, England
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15. Duduzile Ndwandwe
Data Urban Scientist
Topic – Digital Governance, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
South Africa
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16. Kevin Allen
Chief Community Officer OpenExo
Topic: Building Exponential Leaders for an Abundant Africa, Now
Cape Town
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17. Ryan Macquest
Founder Africa Electric Sport Association.
Topic: Esport, Far More Than Just a Game.
South Africa
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18. David Wood
Chair London Futurists
Topic: 4IR and the Case for Active Transhumanism
London
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19.Dirug Samuel Yugoro
Big Family 360 Foundation
Topic: Using Technology to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence
Nigeria
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20. Adam James Davis
Futurist
Topic: Abolition of Suffering through Human Ingenuity
Nottingham, England
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21. Ugo Chukwu
The Propounder of Individually Propelled Growth (IPG), COO TAFFD’s
Topic: Building Thinking and Learning Infrastructure for Organizational Growth
Cyprus/Nigeria
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22. AI Karaki
Founder and CEO, 4iAfrica, Inventor, Serial Entrepreneur
Topic: Growing Systems – Aquaponics, Hydroponics, and Vertical Food Gardens
Swaziland
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23. Edward Hudgins Ph.D
Founder, Human Achievement Alliance.
Topic: A Liberty Policy Path to Unleash Africa’s Techno-Entrepreneurs
USA
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24. Dr. Doris N. Morah, PhD
Communication and New Media
Topic: Digitization, Technology, and Global Pandemic: The African Experience
Madonna University, Nigeria
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25. Nicky Verd
Author, Tech Influencer
Topic: The Rise of Africa Digital Economy
Johannesburg, South Africa
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For more information, sponsorship and participation, contact:
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Carla de Jager
PCO TAFFD’s Gen4ir Summit
+27 83 376 2368
VAT 464 0232 106

The Poverty Crisis and a Case for Universal Basic Income – Article by Brent Ellman in TAFFD’s Magazine

The Poverty Crisis and a Case for Universal Basic Income – Article by Brent Ellman in TAFFD’s Magazine

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Brent Ellman

Editor’s Note: U.S. Transhumanist Party member and long-time USTP supporter Brent Ellman has published a piece in TAFFD’s Magazine on Universal Basic Income (UBI). Our friends at TAFFD’s (https://taffds.org/) were nice enough to give us permission to cross-post the article here in full format. Brent is an entrepreneur with a diverse background and currently serves as director of marketing at TAFFD’s. Originally from New York, he has lived in Colorado since 2008. 

~ Dan Elton, Director of Scholarship, United States Transhumanist Party, December 27, 2020

Excerpt: In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced in his State of the Union Address that, “This administration, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” How does one fight a war against poverty, though? What exactly does poverty even mean? As of 2019 in the United States, an individual who makes under $12,490 annually is considered to be living in poverty. A family of 3 earning under $21,330 also falls under the category of living in poverty.

In Denver, Colorado, 15.1% of the population lives below the poverty level, according to a recent Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate. That estimate found that 101,000 out of 666,000 people are living below the poverty line. To put this further into perspective, as of July 2020, according to RentJungle.org, the average price to rent a one-bedroom apartment in Denver is $1468 per month. According to RentCafe only 5% of rentals listed in Denver are priced at less than $1000 per month. We’ve been waging America’s unconditional war on poverty for 56 years, and this is how far we’ve come.

How might poverty actually be solved in the United States? Read Brent Ellman’s full article here.

International Conference of Technoscientific Awareness in Solving 21st Century Problems – Announcement by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu

International Conference of Technoscientific Awareness in Solving 21st Century Problems – Announcement by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu

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Osinakachi Akuma Kalu

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Transhumanist Party features this announcement by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu of the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions (TAFFDs), originally published on their site.  The announcement brings attention to a new conference from TAFFDs, focusing on technological advancements for prosperity, which the U.S. Transhumanist Party supports as part of our policy goals.

~ Brent Reitze, Director of Publication, United States Transhumanist Party, September 9, 2019

For the first time, futurists, transhumanists, longevity scientists, leadership experts and vertical farming agriculturists will be gathering in Africa. So, all is set for staging the International Conference on Technoscientific Awareness in Solving 21st Century Problems, a groundbreaking event organized by the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions (TAFFDs) in collaboration with the University of Rwanda. Themed “The 21st Century Information Tech/Digitization and Sustainable Governance in Developing Countries”, the program (slated to run from 7th – 11th of October 2019) shall provide spaces for exploration of the accelerating pace of technology adoption in Africa and other developing countries, the links between digitization and governance, and how technological effects could be channeled into developmental gains for these societies. There shall also be a futurist and transhumanist edge to the gathering, as ideas and innovations with orientations in transhumanism and life extension shall be discussed and related to Africa’s growth potentials. Leadership experts will bring insights especially in political and managerial terms on how these processes could best be guided into fruition.

As an assembly meant to attract fine and revolutionary global thinkers (futurism, transhumanism, life extensionism, vertical farming, IoT, digital leadership), the conference shall be deepened by a credible line-up of global delegates representing the Association of Professional Futurists, the Transhumanist Party, Singularity University, and several other leading groups in the sector of futurist tech, strategy, and societal development. With a platform presented to link inventors/inventions featured at the Conference’s tech (and particularly infotech and biotech) exhibition with key investors, further pragmatic opportunities are envisaged to be opened up in boosting start-up tech innovations to large industrial scales in Africa for diverse socio-economic benefits.  The vision, essentially, is that of the Fourth Industrial Revolution being engineered into manifestation in Africa. Rwanda, with its recent achievements and growing acclaim as Africa’s emerging tech capital, was so strategically chosen as the symbolic venue where this dawn of a new tech-driven age in Africa should occur.

Endorsements for the Conference have been received from the Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG), U.S. Transhumanist Party, Futurist New Deal Podcast, International Longevity Alliance, Open Source Mode, and MyTalent Africa, among others. More endorsements would yet be appreciated, as well as a response to our call for sponsorship and partnership. A host of benefits are assured for stakeholders and attendees of the Conference, not least the fact that much more in terms of reputational capital stands to be garnered by individuals and institutions who get to participate in this very significant, historic, and transformative project. 

Visa is on arrival and easily accessible. 

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Conference site: https://conference2019.taffds.org/