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Mayven PR Partners with Social Media Week NYC and IBOM LLC to Host African Entreprenuers in New York

February 4, 2013 – New York, NY – As part of the line up of events for this year’s social media week, Mayven PR in association with Social Media Week New York (SMWNYC), and IBOM LLC will be hosting a panel and networking session on social media for African entrepreneurs in New York City.

Currently in its fifth year, Social Media Week is a weeklong worldwide event that explores the social, cultural and economic impact of social media in our ever changing and evolving world. Other cities participating in this leg of the event include Paris, Miami, Tokyo, Hamburg, Singapore, Milan, Copenhagen, Washington D.C, and Lagos. This is the first time, that an African city will be a part of this innovative, global platform and community that has come to be recognized for collaboration, learning and sharing of ideas and information.

With Lagos pioneering Social Media Week on the African continent, Mayven PR has taken on the ingenuity to organize a panel and networking session titled ‘Social Media for the African Entrepreneur’ as part of its Celebrating Africa’s Finest EntrepreneursÔ Event Series. This event is an opportunity for African entrepreneurs (Afropreneurs), and professionals alike to converse, share, and learn ways to better engage and maximize the potential that exists within the world of social media.

Speaking on the panel is Uduak Oduok Esq.  Fashion/Entertainment lawyer, and CEO of Ladybrille, Zandile Blay, Style & Culture Columnist at Huffington Post, and finally Janel Martinez, a columnist at Black Enterprise. All three panelists are well known and respected professionals and industry experts from the world of fashion, law and entertainment who have used social media in building their brands, sharing valuable content, and engaging their following; and continue to do so using multiple social media platforms.

The event kicks off at 5PM prompt at the conference room of StayBridge Suites located at 340 W 40th street, one block from The Port Authority station. Networking mixer with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and good music follows right after. Admission is free, but attendees must RSVP by registering via the event page on the Social Media Week NYC site

Mayven PR is proud to be working with Social Media Week NYC and IBOM LLC to bring this great event to the African entrepreneurs and professionals of New York City.

Sandra Appiah

Sandra Appiah is the Chief Operating Officer at Face2Face Africa. She graduated with honors (Summa Cum laude) from the Newhouse School of public communications (Syracuse University, NY) and spent a lot of time in the media industry working with companies such as the New York Times, HBO, and MTV. An avid believer in Africa with an interest in showcasing the glory of the continent, Ms. Appiah is also host of “The Sandra Appiah Show”, an inspirational talk show that chronicles the journeys of Africa’s movers & shakers. Sandra has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs in 2013. With an incandescent passion matched only by her abundant ambition and prodigious talent, Ms. Appiah has been at the forefront of the mission for this generation of Africans to seize control of tools by which Africa's narrative is curated, crafted, and presented to the wider world.

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