Parminder Vir OBE

Award-Winning Storyteller 🎥 | Championing the Ingenuity and Creativity of Entrepreneurs Reimagining Africa 🌍 | Catalyzing a Movement for Africa's Growth 📈

[Parminder Vir OBE @ParminderVir]

2024 Round-up: January – February 2024
The first few months of 2024 were spent in my beautiful village of Doonga, Uttarakhand, nestled in the Himalayas. It was a time for reflection, meditation, and immersing myself in the natural beauty of the countryside through long treks.

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I wasn’t sure I could pull this off.

What do you think?

Here is a full 5 minute video highlight of Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference in London.

🎥 https://t.co/ogXI74Zyx1

#makesierraleonefamous

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Read the first essay in my new series: Stories from BIGTECH Africa 2025: https://t.co/semN8Fgjyb

#AfricaTech #BIGTECHAfrica

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Returning to Tunis after 33 years, I found a country quietly building one of Africa's most dynamic innovation ecosystems.

Africa's future will be shaped by entrepreneurs, innovators and ecosystem builders from within.

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#BIGTECHAfrica #TechBridge #AIInclusion #AfricaInnovation #Storytelling

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33 years ago, I came to Tunis for the Carthage Film Festival.
In September 2025, I returned for BIGTECH Africa.
The tools have changed—from celluloid and fax machines to AI and digital infrastructure.

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The challenge remains the same:
How do we ensure Africa is a creator, not simply a consumer, of global narratives and technology?

My first essay in the new Stories from BIGTECH Africa 2025 series is now live.
https://t.co/semN8Fgjyb

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The Innovation Bridge
Why Africa & India Must Build Together

Last September, during BIGTECH Africa in Tunisia, I found myself in a series of conversations that stayed with me long after the event had ended.

Read my full reflection on substack: https://t.co/869rcMRaj6

#BIGTECH

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Read my full essay on Substack: https://t.co/869rcMQCty

#BIGTECHAfrica #Innovation #GlobalSouth #Startups

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The next phase of the Africa–India relationship must move beyond simple trade and embrace "co-building." The real opportunity lies in combining Indian experience in scaling digital infrastructure with African ingenuity in adapting solutions.

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For more regular insights on the future of global growth, ecosystem building, and entrepreneurship, I invite you to join my Substack community: https://t.co/OjHVAWLNI1

#FutureOfTechnology #DigitalTransformation #CoDesign #SouthSouthCooperation #TechEcosystems

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For too long, the adoption of technology across emerging markets has been viewed through the narrow lens of consumption, simply acquiring tools developed elsewhere. True digital transformation requires a far more ambitious perspective.

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In my latest Substack essay, I explore why this collaborative approach to technology is vital for shaping a more equitable and inclusive global future.

Read the full piece and share your thoughts here: https://t.co/0MTaVMZJog

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I would love to hear your thoughts.

[Parminder Vir OBE @ParminderVir]

Over the past decade, I have lived between two worlds: Africa and India.
As CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, I travelled extensively across Africa, witnessing the extraordinary entrepreneurial energy emerging across the continent.

[Parminder Vir OBE @ParminderVir]

In my latest Substack essay, Africa and India: The Future of Innovation, I explore why I believe one of the most important relationships of the twenty-first century may emerge between these two regions.
https://t.co/0MTaVMZJog
#BigTechAfrica #Innovation #africa

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Register for the conference here: https://t.co/EpMfr6G2T2

#SierraLeone #DiasporaInvestment #SMEs #AfricaTrade #LondonEvents

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Delighted to be participating in the Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference (#SLDIC2026) in London, alongside fellow panellists Roopal Kanabar, Joe Kinvi, Uwem Uwemakpan & Matthew Mukalere. 🇸🇱

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This forum is a wonderful opportunity to discuss shifting from remittances to structured investment for SMEs. I look forward to listening, learning, and reconnecting with old and new voices shaping Sierra Leone’s future