Career Cafe
Beyond Convention:
Honest Reflections on Building Meaningful Careers in an Uncertain World
A candid, unscripted conversation on navigating AI, economic uncertainty, and the future of work in Africa, brought to you by The Career Café and Global Health Otherwise.
The Initiative
Career Conversations is a candid, informal webinar series by The Career Café featuring accomplished professionals sharing undiluted, authentic insights into their career journeys: the mistakes, the pivots, and the lessons that don't make it into a LinkedIn highlight reel.
"Today's discussion is not about how successful people became successful. It is about what they wish someone had told them much earlier."
Core Objectives
Three things this series is built to deliver, every episode.
Beyond the Success Story
Moving away from formal presentations to create a safe space for honest reflection on mistakes, setbacks, and lessons learned.
Navigating Modern Challenges
Exploring how to adapt to technological disruption (like AI), economic uncertainty, and evolving workplace dynamics.
Practical Empowerment
Equipping participants with actionable insights on resilience, strategic networking, and lifelong learning to shape their own careers.
Featured Voices
Meet the confirmed voices leading the inaugural Career Café Conversations. More speakers announced here the moment they're confirmed, not before.
Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain
Physician, implementation research scientist, and Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. Senior Implementation Research Scientist at the University of Oxford, Founder of Global Health Otherwise, and Convener of The Career Café.
Prof. Keith Straughan
CEO of Imcon Consulting with 35+ years advising governments, universities, and senior leaders across Africa, the Middle East, and the UK. Interim Head of the BNR Academy, National Bank of Rwanda.
Dr. Obichi Obiajunwa
Physician, public health expert, and innovation strategist. Executive Director of Hutzpa Center for Innovation and Development, leading work in AI governance, IP, and research commercialization across Africa.
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