Beate Wedekind

Beate Wedekind, 62, is founder of the media and event brand THE NEW//AFRICA, a startup dedicated to the people behind progress Made in Africa. Its goal is to create new and sustainable global partnerships. Beate started her career as a banker, went to Ethiopia as logistics manager in the 1970s, changed to journalism at 29. As Editor-in-Chief of ELLE and BUNTE she became one of the most recognized journalists in Germany. She anchored her TV-talkshow and produced major TV-shows. Already as a young woman she got involved in the work of NGOs like Artists United for Nature and Menschen für Menschen. As book author she wrote several bestsellers. She is a dedicated networker, mentor and senior advisor to German and African startups. Beate works freelance for ONE and is a Member of the Board of Directors of TED^x Berlin. Beate is based in Addis Ababa and Berlin.
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