# Event Details - **Event Name**: Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 01:45 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a book talk with Reginold Royston on his book, "Pan-African Futurism: Ghana and the Paradox of Technology for Development."About this EventFrom Pan-African independence movements to contemporary tech innovation, Ghana has long been a crucible for imagining African futures. Today, many of Ghana's software engineers and members of Ghana's digital diaspora are rethinking technology not only as an engine of economic growth but also as a tool for political autonomy and social transformation.Join us for a Buffett Book Talk with Reginold A. Royston, Associate Professor of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of , an ethnographic account of an emerging ethos among technologists working on development projects on the ground in Africa today. Drawing on observation and interviews with software engineers in Ghana and media producers across Ghana's digital diaspora, Royston argues that these actors challenge long-standing NGO-led development paradigms, using technology as a means of reclaiming autonomy and reimagining African political futures in a global digital age.After Royston's talk, Sean Hanretta, Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University, will join the conversation to offer historical context and reflections on the book’s themes as well as questions for further investigation. The event will conclude with audience Q&A.Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m.Please note that 720 University Place is not an ADA-accessible space. Increasing physical access to buildings and facilities is a goal of the University, but not all buildings and venues have been updated.Agenda?: 12:15 PMLunch begins?: 12:30 PMLecture begins - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/buffett-book-talk-pan-african-futurism-with-reginold-royston/100001980727275601 - **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, contests, fine-arts, theatre, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Evanston - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: 720 University Pl - **lat**: 42.0510786 - **long**: -87.68072699999999 - **full address**: 720 University Pl, 720 University Place, Evanston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/6f4438ac93e5cbb7adcd100ae730a468b48d2efef927f7a8b30a10056ccf7fb7-rimg-w1200-h675-dc785d9f-gmir.jpg?v=1769039124 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston being held? - **A:** Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston takes place on Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 01:45 pm at 720 University Pl, 720 University Place, Evanston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston? - **A:** Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston is organized by Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/6f4438ac93e5cbb7adcd100ae730a468b48d2efef927f7a8b30a10056ccf7fb7-rimg-w1200-h675-dc785d9f-gmir.jpg?v=1769039124", "startDate": "2026-02-25", "endDate": "2026-02-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/evanston/buffett-book-talk-pan-african-futurism-with-reginold-royston/100001980727275601", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "720 University Pl", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "720 University Place", "postalCode": "60208", "addressLocality": "Evanston", "addressRegion": "IL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.0510786", "longitude": "-87.68072699999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a book talk with Reginold Royston on his book, \"Pan-African Futurism: Ghana and the Paradox of Technology for Development.\"", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-25", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/evanston/buffett-book-talk-pan-african-futurism-with-reginold-royston/100001980727275601" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/evanston/buffett-book-talk-pan-african-futurism-with-reginold-royston/100001980727275601", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/northwestern-buffett-institute-for-global-affairs/22672391", "description": "Northwestern Buffett is developing solutions to global challenges by building robust, sustainable, transformative relations--among individuals and institutions, globally and locally--in which engagement with foreignness is the engine of our creativity." } ] } ] ```