Skye Meaker: WEF Africa's youngest agent for positive change

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I met Skye Meaker earlier this year in Davos, the day before his 17th birthday. The lad from KZN was the youngest attendee of the couple thousand participants at the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum. He had been invited as the winner of a global competition for wildlife photography. That event is proving to have been life changing for this young South African. He has used the experience and exposure to share a story of conservation with corporate and, this week, WEF audiences. We caught up during the WEF Africa summit in Cape Town. - Alec Hogg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Sep 2019 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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