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1 Nov 2023 Conversations with Tyler Stephen Jennings on Building New Cities
“There are numerous other projects in other countries, and we will talk about what Stephen is up to.”
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- 1 Nov 2023
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…Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler. Today I am sitting in Tatu City, which is a Special Enterprise Zone right outside of Nairobi, Kenya, and I’m here chatting with Stephen Jennings. Stephen and I go back a long way. We knew each other in New Zealand over 30 years ago, where we worked on New Zealand reforms together. To give you a brief overview of Stephen’s biography, he was a critical figure in New Zealand Treasury, working on those reforms, later at Credit Suisse First Boston. He has an extensive history of working in emerging economies, and he is now founder and CEO of a company called Rendeavour. Stephen is based in Tatu City itself, again, right outside of Nairobi, and Tatu City is an attempt to reimagine urban environments for Africa. There are numerous other projects in other countries, and we will talk about what Stephen is up to. Stephen, welcome. So good to be with you, Tyler, and it’s been amazing to reconnect. It’s like those 30 years were really like a week.…
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