| 词条 | Ato Ulzen-Appiah |
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| name = Ato Ulzen-Appiah | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ato Ulzen-Appiah | birth_date = | birth_place = Syracuse, NY, U.S.A | other_names = | occupation = Civil Engineer, Consultant, and Social Entrepreneur | education = PRESEC Legon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, | years_active = 2009–present | spouse = Tracy Ulzen-Appiah | children = }}Ato Ulzen-Appiah (born 31 December 1983 in Syracuse) is a social entrepreneur, consultant, blogger and director of the GhanaThink Foundation who was named African Male Youth of the Year 2018.[1] He is a co-founder of Barcamp Ghana and Junior Camp Ghana which champions the youth to take up volunteer roles in Ghana.[2] He is an ardent social media user and mentors a lot of the youth.[3] Early lifeAto hails from Elmina but grew up in Kumasi, Ghana.[4]EducationHe started his basic education at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Primary School in Kumasi. He then proceeded to the Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School (PRESEC) for his secondary education. He later went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and master's degree in Construction and Engineering Management from Stanford University.[5] CareerHe is currently the director of the GhanaThink Foundation which mobilises and organises talent for the primary benefit of Ghana.[6][7] He started his professional career at Google as a program manager building sustainable tech communities in Africa, overseeing scores of tech events around the continent. He then joined Rancard as product manager building new revenue services off its platform, in charge of payments and content hosting. He co-founded Museke.com an African music website, with a focus on lyrics.[8] He is a member Global Shapers Alumni of the World Economic Forum Accra hub.[9] He has been on a lot of panels discussing the future of Africa and the new digital age using social media.[10] He was a judge on the Seedstars Accra startup challenge.[11] In 2014, Ato served as a guest panelist on Digital Media and Entertainment, during the 16th Annual Africa Business Conference at the Harvard Business School.[12] He shared the panel with Solo Nnanna (A marketing manager for Viacom International) and Award-winning technologist Ade Olufeko. The panel was moderated by Uzodinma Iweala the Editor-in-Chief of Ventures Africa [13] Awards and Achievements{{Empty section|date=May 2016}}References1. ^{{cite web|title=Africa Male Youth 2018|url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ato-Ulzen-Appiah-and-Buumba-Malambo-voted-2018-African-Youth-of-the-Year-712213|website=Ghanaweb.com|accessdate=22 January 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Meet the Ghanaians attending the 2016 WEFAfrica Meeting|url=http://pulse.com.gh/events/world-economic-forum-meet-the-ghanaians-attending-the-2016-wefafrica-meeting-id5013457.html|website=www.pulse.com.gh|publisher=Pulse.com.gh|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=ATO ULZEN-APPIAH - MENTORING A GENERATION OF THINKERS|url=http://www.risingafrica.org/success-stories/technology-and-innovation/science_technology/ato-ulzen-appiah-mentoring-a-generation-of-thinkers/|website=www.risingafrica.org|publisher=Risingafrica.org|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Sarkodie is most influential personality in the entertainment industry|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Sarkodie-is-most-influential-personality-in-the-entertainment-industry-500412|website=www.ghanaweb.com|publisher=Ghanaweb.com|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Team|url=http://www.dainnetwork.org/about/team|website=www.dainnetwork.org|publisher=Dainnetwork.org|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=9 heroes of modern day Ghana worth celebrating just as Dr. Nkrumah and the heroes of old|url=https://yen.com.gh/89860-9-heroes-modern-day-ghana-worth-celebrating-dr-nkrumah-heroes-old.html|website=www.yen.com.gh|publisher=Yen.com.gh|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Ato Ulzen-Appiah is a Ghanaian Star.|url=http://www.konnectafrica.net/ato-ulzen-appiah-is-a-ghanaian-star/|website=www.konnectafrica.net|publisher=KonnectAfrica.net|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Interview with Ato Ulzen-Appiah, CEO of Museke Inc; Tony Obey, ICT Consultant and Others|url=https://internationalreportingproject.org/blog/view/interview-with-ato-ulzen-appiah-ceo-of-museke-inc-tony-obey-ict-consultant|website=www.internationalreportingproject.org|publisher=Internationalreportingproject.org|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Ato Ulzen-Appiah|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/ato-ulzen-appiah/|website=www.weforum.org|publisher=Weforum.org|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Ato Ulzen-Appiah|url=https://socialmediaweek.org/conference/smw_speaker/ato-ulzen-appiah/|website=www.socialmediaweek.org|publisher=Socialmediaweek.org|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Ghana: Chalkboard Education named best startup at Seedstars Accra|url=http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2016/08/ghana-chalkboard-education-named-best-startup-at-seedstars-accra/|website=www.itnewsafrica.com|publisher=Itnewsafrica.com|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web |title=Ade Olufeko, Solo Nnanna & Efe Omoregbe to Speak at the 2014 Harvard Africa Business Conference |url=https://www.africamusiclaw.com/ade-olufeko-solo-nnanna-efe-omoregbe-to-speak-at-the-2014-harvard-africa-business-conference/ |website=Africa Music Law |publisher=Africa Music Law |accessdate=9 October 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.africabusinessconference.com:80/digital-media-and-entertainment/|title=Digital Media and Entertainment|publisher=HBS African Business Conference|date=March 1, 2014|accessdate=October 9, 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412080440/http://www.africabusinessconference.com/digital-media-and-entertainment/|archivedate=2014-04-12|df=}} External links
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