The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Event Description
Join WorldDenver and Kent Denver for an inspiring evening with William Kamkwamba, New York Times bestselling author and innovator, as he shares his remarkable journey from a small village in Malawi to becoming a global icon of ingenuity and hope. William will discuss his memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, which chronicles how he overcame incredible odds to bring electricity and water to his community during a devastating famine. His story has touched millions, with the book translated into nearly twenty languages and adapted into young reader and children’s editions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear firsthand how one person’s determination can transform a community and inspire the world.
Special thanks to our co-host Kent Denver and Supporting Organizations:
Location: Anschutz Family Theater, Kent Denver (4000 E Quincy Ave.)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking, & reception with light refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A
8:00 p.m. | Evening concludes
Tickets: This event is free and open to all. Register here.
About Our Speaker
William Kamkwamba
Visionary behind groundbreaking innovations across Africa
William Kamkwamba is a New York Times bestselling author and innovator who designs development projects, including safe water delivery and educational access. William tells his journey of how he achieved his dream of bringing electricity, light, and the promise of a better life to his family and his village in his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, co-authored with Bryan Mealer. Since its debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into nearly twenty languages worldwide. It has been published in two additional editions, a young reader’s version and a children’s book. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies, William began work as a Global Fellow for the design firm IDEO.org. He is an entrepreneur, TED Fellow, and has worked with the WiderNet Project to develop appropriate technologies curriculums focused on bridging the gap between “knowing” and “doing” for young people in Malawi and across the world. William splits his time between the U.S. and Malawi and is currently working full-time with the Moving Windmills Project to bring the Moving Windmills Innovation Center to life in Kasungu, Malawi.
Note: As a nonpartisan convener of global affairs programming, WorldDenver provides an unbiased forum for experts, world leaders, diplomats, and representatives from the public and private sectors to share their expertise and views on a broad spectrum of issues that matter to the world. We aim for our events to inspire curiosity and further reading, discussion, and civic engagement among our members and the Denver community on the global issues that we present.
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Join WorldDenver and Kent Denver for an inspiring evening with William Kamkwamba, New York Times bestselling author and innovator, as he shares his remarkable journey from a small village in Malawi to becoming a global icon of ingenuity and hope. William will discuss his memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, which chronicles how he overcame incredible odds to bring electricity and water to his community during a devastating famine. His story has touched millions, with the book translated into nearly twenty languages and adapted into young reader and children’s editions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear firsthand how one person’s determination can transform a community and inspire the world.
Special thanks to our co-host Kent Denver and Supporting Organizations:
Location: Anschutz Family Theater, Kent Denver (4000 E Quincy Ave.)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking, & reception with light refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A
8:00 p.m. | Evening concludes
Tickets: This event is free and open to all. Register here.
About Our Speaker
William Kamkwamba
Visionary behind groundbreaking innovations across Africa
William Kamkwamba is a New York Times bestselling author and innovator who designs development projects, including safe water delivery and educational access. William tells his journey of how he achieved his dream of bringing electricity, light, and the promise of a better life to his family and his village in his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, co-authored with Bryan Mealer. Since its debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into nearly twenty languages worldwide. It has been published in two additional editions, a young reader’s version and a children’s book. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies, William began work as a Global Fellow for the design firm IDEO.org. He is an entrepreneur, TED Fellow, and has worked with the WiderNet Project to develop appropriate technologies curriculums focused on bridging the gap between “knowing” and “doing” for young people in Malawi and across the world. William splits his time between the U.S. and Malawi and is currently working full-time with the Moving Windmills Project to bring the Moving Windmills Innovation Center to life in Kasungu, Malawi.
Note: As a nonpartisan convener of global affairs programming, WorldDenver provides an unbiased forum for experts, world leaders, diplomats, and representatives from the public and private sectors to share their expertise and views on a broad spectrum of issues that matter to the world. We aim for our events to inspire curiosity and further reading, discussion, and civic engagement among our members and the Denver community on the global issues that we present.