Riding into the Future: Waymo Meets Team Q2
Between the sharp Bay breeze and the buzz of ideas at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, innovation almost feels tangible — alive. On our first day, after hours of conversations about AI, automation, and the next frontier of tech, we decided to do something simple: take a Waymo RoboTaxi to see the Golden Gate Bridge.
What It Will Take: Building an Autonomous Africa
At the perimeters of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, I had the privilege of speaking at a webinar hosted by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Digital Frontiers Institute — a global conversation on Scaling Impact Through Women in Digital Finance.
Digital Cooperation Day: A New Phase for Global Digital Governance
On the first anniversary of the Global Digital Compact (GDC), Digital Cooperation Day gathered governments, standards bodies, UN agencies, civil society, and industry to answer a simple question: have we moved from principles to practice?
Lady at the Helm – Africa’s First Female Inland Marine Captain
For as long as I can remember, I have lived in the light of a name larger than my own. My mother, Captain Lonnie Kalua-Manduwi, was the first female marine captain in Malawi — a woman whose brilliance and determination defied the boundaries of her time.
