Bright Young Minds: Leah Moodaley

Leah Moodaley is a Communications Practitioner and Content Developer with nine years' multidisciplinary experience, predominantly within the public sector. She is currently Communications and Stakeholder Relations Officer at Coega Development Corporation.

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  • Overview of her role at Coega Development Corporation (CDC) and why it is important.
  • Challenges she face in her work as a communicator in the public sector.
  • Solutions to these challenges and what is actively being done to solve them.
  • Her approach to solving challenges in her professional life.
  • How she prioritises what is most important.
  • Her approach to continues learning and how she stays on top of trends and new developments.
  • How, as a young South African, she is making sense of what is going on in the country and the world.
  • Her vision for our future cities, potential barriers and solutions.
  • Advice to young people to remain hopeful of the future.

About Leah Moodaley
Communications Practitioner and Content Developer with nine years' multidisciplinary experience across diverse media and communication environments, predominantly within the public sector.

About the Bright Young Minds Show on Future Cities Africa
Africa has the youngest population in the world. By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world's youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.

Young peoples' experiences, ideas, choices and preferences help shape the future of cities.

The Bright Young Minds show gives a voice to some of the brightest young minds to share their thought leadership, how they solve problems, their vision for future cities, how we can achieve this vision, and give hope to a younger generation.

Youth is the future of African cities.

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