27 April 2009 - "I don't know to" CEO - View from the Top

Executive Director of DotAfrica, also CEO of CBS International was a speaker at the "I don't know to" CEO conference, hosted by Stanford Women In Business Conference:
View From The Top: Changing the Face of Technology -Featuring people that have made great impact!

"Each of the outstanding Panelist have changed the way we think about the Internet and beyond. With its revolutionary technology, Pandora has taken music by storm; YouTube has altered online video and sharing all around the world; Friendfeed is transforming how we learn from our friends' online discoveries; Gmail and Adsense shattered old conceptions of email and online advertising; Shmoop is putting education on a whole new platform; Yahoo! brought the Internet into the hands of the average Joe; and CBS International brings powerful advanced information technology to the developing world, with long-standing initiatives to bring the internet to Africa. How does one little start-up end up improving so many millions of lives? What makes these people passionate about what they do? 
Learn how you can be one of these people whose lives affect the face of technology, says "Press Release by  Stanford Daily more   Right: Sophia Bekele with Exec Dir Wikipedia, Sue Gardner

April 11 2009 - Sacramento California:

The African Leadership Council, Sacramento presented an Economic Forum: "Crisis & Opportunities", looking for answers in tough times. Community . Ms. Bekele was invited to address the Sacramento Community at the state capital on the Global Economic Crisis and its impact on Emerging Economies, and Africa. - Priority Africa Network, April 2009

01 April 2009 - Africa united at the G 20

Africa will speak with one voice at the G 20 meeting to start Today in London, said the African Union Wednesday in a statement. "A common African position and touchable recommendations tell about Africa's decision weigh in the international issues", says the statement. The 53 member countries of the African Union have come up with a common position following a series of meetings. Africa united at the G 20.

Africa will be represented by an AU delegation headed by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, also Chair of New Economic Partership for African Develoment (NEPAD and the President of the AU commission Jean Ping. The global economic crisis originating out of Africa is expected to severely affect the continent. The global downturn is threatening to undo economic progress achieved by African countries and damage their exporting capacities by some $50 billion in 2008-2009, according to AU figures.
El Moudjahid Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:14 PM PDT
Other sources: Inter Press: Global Issues - http://www.globalissues.org/news/2009/03/31/1079