Inspirational Entrepreneur and STEM Expert, Aisha Bowe, visits South Africa
“Outdream yourself daily.” That’s the motto that Aisha Bowe lives by, and these words have helped to catapult her in a direction that years ago seemed unavailable. Bowe is an aerospace engineer, and co-founder and CEO of STEMBoard, a multi-million dollar company in the United States. Aisha is visiting South Africa for a series of programs from 7-18 October 2019, funded by the U.S. Embassy to share her story with South Africans. She will visit Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria, engaging students, entrepreneurs and STEM academics.
Her company, STEMBoard, specialises in engineering and development, IT services, program and project management, data management, ingestion, and analytics. At STEMBoard, Bowe leads a workforce of engineers and programmers in addition to managing client relationships and the execution of multi-million dollar contracts with federal government and corporate clients. Previously, Bowe was an aerospace engineer at the NASA Ames Research Centre where she focused on miniaturised satellites and aircraft trajectory optimisation.
Sessions that are open to media:
Motivational talk for start-up and aspiring entrepreneurs and Rosa Parks Library (RPL) Youth
Date & Time: Thursday, 17 October @ 15:00
Venue: Rosa Parks Library and Innovation Studio Ipelegeng Community Centre, 1283 Phera Street (corner Kumalo Street) White City Jabavu, Soweto
Presentation to STEM Entrepreneurs
Date & Time: Thursday, 17 October @ 19:00
Venue: Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, 41 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Topic: STEM Entrepreneurship – From NASA Aeronautical Engineer to CEO of STEMBoard
To book your spot at the Tshimologong event, please click here: RSVP
Media interested in covering events in Bloemfontein/Johannesburg may contact Jennifer Bullock at 011-290-3244 or 079-111-6224 / BullockJ@state.gov
About Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct
Setswana for “new beginnings”, Tshimologong is one of Johannesburg’s newest high-tech addresses in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, where the incubation of start-ups, the commercialisation of research and the development of high-level digital skills for students, working professionals and unemployed youths takes place. The Precinct was launched in September 2016 with strategic support from major companies including Microsoft, Cisco, TIA, Teraco, BCX, ACSA and MMI. Gauteng Province through its Department of E-Government and the City of Johannesburg have also provided significant support. The Precinct also houses the prestigious IBM Research’s Lab Africa – one of only 12 such facilities in the world. Website: www.tshimologong.joburg