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Precious Moloi-Motsepe

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  1. Milken Institute1h 13m

    The Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Pitches and Grand Prize Ceremony | Global Conference 2025

    Milken, Motsepe, Emily Musil, Meghan McCormick, Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Sam Njuguna, Ola Oyetayo, Jonathan Wilson

    The 2025 Milken-Motsepe Prize awarded $2 million to ten semi-finalists to support African-led FinTech innovations targeting underbanked populations, with Virto securing the $1 million grand prize for its cross-border payment infrastructure. Key figures including Mike Milken and Patrice Motsepe emphasized the program's role in leveraging Africa's demographic growth and entrepreneurship to catalyze follow-on investment and impact over one million lives since its inception. Building on this momentum, the initiative launched a new accelerator and announced an upcoming challenge cycle in AI and Manufacturing to further address financial inclusion and infrastructure gaps across the continent.

  2. Milken Institute1h 23m

    Part 1: Evolution of Humanity & Part 2: Inspiring Couples

    Richard Ditizio, Suzy Amis Cameron, James Cameron, Juan Enriquez, Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Patrice Motsepe

    Juan Enriquez outlines the emergence of *Homo evolutis* through genetic and neuro-technological capabilities that allow humanity to deliberately design life, a shift he deems more significant than the digital revolution. Concurrently, South African philanthropists Patrice and Precious Motsepi leverage their wealth and the Giving Pledge to address the continent's "demographic curse" by prioritizing STEM education for youth and economic development to turn population growth into a dividend. Furthermore, James and Susie Cameron drive a global "One Meal a Day" initiative to decouple agriculture from environmental degradation, utilizing data from *Avatar* and *The Game Changers* to prove the viability and investment potential of a plant-based transition.

  3. Milken Institute58 min

    Activist Philanthropy: Upping the Ante for Giving

    Richard Ditizio, Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Sean Parker, Lynda Resnick, George Weiss

    This event critiques the fragmentation of the U.S. nonprofit sector by showcasing five distinct models of high-impact philanthropy led by Linda and Rich Resnick, George Weiss, Precious Motsebe, and Shawn Fanning. Each speaker demonstrates how shifting from single-issue aid to systemic, business-driven strategies—such as Resnick's community surveys in the Central Valley, Weiss's city-wide health and education integration, Motsebe's private equity approach in South Africa, and Fanning's cross-institutional cancer research consortium—creates sustainable capital and measurable outcomes. Collectively, these case studies advocate for a generational shift toward "engineering" solutions that prioritize local data, talent mobility, and self-sustaining economic structures over traditional charity.