If you are waiting for someone to tap you on the shoulder before you can move up the ladder, things are unlikely to change. To get ahead in business today, you need to make the first move – you need to define your own path. Visit the SABSA Business School Expo on the 3rd September and take charge of your career and organisational footprint.  http://www.bschoolexpo.co.za

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, Mrs Mary Robinson and Sir Howard Davies, Director of LSE, are just a few of the prestigious speakers who will lead an event to consider the challenges of climate change to development, good governance and human rights. The conference will bring together academic experts, business leaders, non-governmental organisations and policy makers with an interest in applied innovation and sustainable development in Africa. There will be a strong emphasis on constructive participation from all delegates, with the aim of developing national and regional solutions to a global challenge. For more information, please email  Africa.Forum@lse.ac.uk or visit http://www.lse.ac.uk/AfricaClimateChangeForum

Times: Sat: 09h00-18h00 / Sun 10h00-16h00

Tickets: £8.50 pre-booking; £10 at the door (£1 of each ticket goes to the Tomorrow Trust). Tickets give access both days.

The Homecoming Revolution London Event is an excellent opportunity to find out all you need to know about returning or immigrating to South Africa. You will get a chance to meet potential employers, find property, explore education options and get all your questions related to moving answered. Come and listen to top speakers Francois Pienaar, Helen Zille - DA Leader & Mayor of Cape Town and Roelf Meyer, Action for a Safer South Africa, be entertained by top SA comedian, Trevor Noah. Exhibitors include RMB, Allan Gray, Nedbank Capital, Edward Nathan, Deloitte, Group 5 and many more.

Two days of free music and entertainment on the south bank of the Thames, between Westminster Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. The event starts at 12 noon and ends at about 10pm on each day. One of the highlights is the Night Carnival (Procession of Lights) on Sunday evening. This procession starts on Victoria Embankment, just after Waterloo Bridge, at about 7:30pm. It follows the road east, crosses the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge, and continues west along the South Bank before finishing behind the Royal Festival Hall at about 9:30pm. From 9:45pm to 10pm there will be fireworks launched from a barge between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. For details, see:  http://www.thamesfestival.org

Ai (Africa's leading benchmark and Index provider) and NYSE have come together to host this annual summit to profile African companies to the institutional investment community and Wall Street. The Ai index Series summit is the opening part of the three major international events linking African and US capital markets: the Ai Index Series awards to be held on the evening of the 15th September, will reward the best performing leaders from Africa's capital market community; the Ai SRI & Sovereign Wealth Roundtable in association with the UN office for international partnerships & NEPAD, is a closed door event which will be held on the 16th September. The Ai Index Series awards are the foremost African awards that recognise stock markets, listed companies, fund managers, stockbrokers and analysts who follow African equities. www.africa-investor.com

With a world class line-up of speakers including the best of the best from international business schools and leading HR practitioners, our new conference programme focuses on the six themes dominating the HR and business agenda – leadership, change, talent, engagement, innovation and strategy. www.cipd.co.uk/ace

17 September - China-Africa: What does it mean for the media? University of Westminster, London

This one-day conference will address those aspects of China’s intervention in Africa that are related to media and other cultural exchanges. Aimed at allowing journalists, academics and politicians from Africa, China and elsewhere to share experiences that are relevant to understanding the contemporary role of China in relation to the media and culture in Africa.

Among the topics for discussion are: What is the extent and potential effect of China’s increasing media intervention in Africa? How does China explain its friendship for Africa to the world and to Chinese citizens? How is Africa represented by the Chinese media? How is China’s involvement perceived in Africa? How do the Western media represent these exchanges? Cost for a full day’s participation £50 (Students £15). For more information contact Erica Spindler. E.Spindler@wmin.ac.uk

Imperial College London is delighted to invite all alumni back to the College on 20 September for the Alumni Reunion 2008. For those who graduated in 1928, 1938, 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1988 and 1998 the reunion provides the opportunity to celebrate your decade anniversary, but alumni from all graduation years are welcome to attend and enjoy a programme of lectures, tours and social events at the South Kensington, Charing Cross, and St Mary's Campuses. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=766

The Cuming Museum in Walworth is hosting an exhibition that explores the contributions made by Black Londoners during the Second World War. From Air Raid Precaution wardens to popular entertainers, black Londoners carried out a variety of tasks on the Home Front during the Second World War.

This exhibition will uncover stories from South London and beyond, exploring both the positive and negative experiences of black Londoners from 1939 to 1945 through rare photographs, music and film clips. The exhibition reveals the voluntary roles on the Home Front of ordinary black men and women. It tells stories of wartime courage, hardship and service to the community. It also shows how bombing, evacuation and rationing affected black people. Through rare photographs, music and film clips, this exhibition reveals the varied roles of ordinary Black men and women. It tells stories of wartime courage, hardship and service to the community. It also shows how bombing, evacuation and rationing affected Black people. Free admission. Tel: 020 7525 2332

With the theme: Women Leading for Change, over 500 international women business leaders will be hosted by Foreign Investment Network at the 5th Annual International Business Conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai. The conference which will bring together female heads of government, ministers, heads of international organisations, business leaders and entrepreneurs. The conference will discuss women entrepreneurship and economic development, the neglected contributions that women bring to stabilising difficult situations. Women rebuild societies shattered by conflict and disaster, and lay the foundations of local stability without which there can be no global enterprise. The conference sessions will include: Women business in an insecure world, From local leadership to global leadership and Women in Governance. www.internationalbizconference.com

With the theme: Mobilizing Resources for Academic Innovation, Excellence & Development of Entrepreneurial Skills, the event will include the Governor of Massachusetts, Mayors of Boston and Cambridge, State Senators, Members of the State House, City Councilors as well as Heads of the various Boston area academic institutions. This convention will provide us with renewed opportunities to get together and deliberate on the continued support needed by the University of Nigeria. We will be honoring several distinguished alumni and friends of the University and will be having an endowment drive during the convention. A commemorative full color bound brochure will be produced for the convention. For more information about the conference: www.unn-ne.org

Not Another Drop (NAD) was established in February 2001, in response to a number of shootings in Harlesden. In the 18 months prior to the start of the NAD campaign, 12 people were seriously injured and 8 were killed at the hands of a gun. These incidents dubbed Harlesden the “gun capital of London”. As a result of this NAD was born out of a unique collaboration between Brent Council, the Metropolitan Police Service and the local community. Over the years this partnership has grown to include more partners.

Not Another Drop Brent Community Group is holding their 5th Annual Peace March on Saturday 20th September. The march aims to raise awareness of gun and knife crime, and to take stand against those who perpetrate violence. All welcome. notanotherdrop.com

A display of over 50 performance costumes worn by the Supremes during the 60s-70s.

It interweaves the image, styling and music of the group with the US Civil Rights movement, the enduring influence of Motown.

Global conditions would be even tougher but for the apparent resilience of the emerging markets, predicted to grow by an average of 8%, compared with around 1.5% for the UK and Western Europe. With business prospects in developed markets overshadowed by economic Uncertainty, multinationals must prepare for this irreversible change of focus to the BRICs, to the N11s and to frontier markets. Firms need to be aware of how to penetrate these markets, what the risks and opportunities are at a local and global level. Benchmark with companies and individuals who have understood the critical success factors for doing business in emerging markets.   www.economistconferences.com

The annual event celebrates the best in South African Business, Politics and Culture during Congressional Black Caucus Week Top level business leaders, government officials, artists and academic leaders from South Africa and beyond will gather in Washington, DC during the week of Congressional Black Caucus for the Fifth Annual South Africa Week. From Tuesday, September 22nd to Sunday, September 27th, the event will feature a US-South Africa Business Forum, meetings and visits to Capitol Hill, roundtable discussions, social and cultural events dedicated to promoting US investment in South Africa and the ongoing transformation process. South Africa Week is designed to raise awareness in the US about investment and other business opportunities in South Africa and promote South Africa as a tourist destination and help generate momentum leading up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup. For more information on South Africa Week, visit   www.southafricaweek.com . There is a 7 days package, and if interested in attending South Africa Week events, please contact Judith Mwanza at 011-318-6758 or   Judith.mwanza@telkomsa.net or the organizer and founder Kennedy Khabo at 072-261-3368/ 001-(202) 904-3361 or   kennedy@khabomabe.com.