London, UK, February 20, 2018//-Organisers of the 2018 Commonwealth Africa Summit have announced that former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama will be the keynote speaker of the summit in London, UK next month.
Other speakers include- Amina J Mohammed ,UN Deputy Secretary General, H.E. Senator Bukola Saraki, Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Hassan Ahmed Hilal, Minister of Environment Sudan, Chief Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, Vice Chair – Famfa Oil and, Rt. Hon. Mia Amor Mottley MP, Leader of Opposition and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados.
Also, the 2018 summit will feature as panelist a wide array of senior Cabinet Ministers and Chief Executives of corporations from Africa and across the Commonwealth including Kate Osamor, UK Shadow Secretary for International Development, Ms. Vivienne Yeda, Director General – East African Development Bank), Mark Pursey, CEO BTP Advisers, and Parminder Vir OBE, CEO Tony Elumelu Foundation.
The Summit aims to spark new thinking on how to promote collective action, achieve shared prosperity and common good for Africans leveraging on their relationship with the commonwealth family of nations.
Through a series of discussions, the event will encourage dialogue on how to strategise and mobilise valuable African resources that are critical to shaping the continent’s emerging economies.
Key themes and conversations will include:
- How can we beat Africa’s Water Crisis?
- Strong Economic Leadership: An imperative for Common Good
- From Emerging Markets to Sustainable Market – Creating Sustainable economies across Africa
- Africa for Africans: A New Era of Africa Philanthropic Giving and its impact on the continent
- Are there disruptive solutions to solving Africa’s Energy and Infrastructural Challenges?
- Economic Prosperity, Poverty and Human Trafficking in Africa: Finding lasting solutions
- Climate Change: Issues, Priorities and Solutions for the Commonwealth Africa
- Will Brexit Translate to opportunities for African Economy
- Improving Opportunities for African Women: The role of economy, policy and culture
- Beyond Philanthropy: How do we drive more access to finance for Africa’s budding entrepreneurs?
- Investing in Africa: Where are the opportunities? Where are the financing gaps? How to successfully direct invest?
- Which emerging markets are ripe for next generation of private equity financing?
- How can Africa profit from its creative industries?
With more than 300 global and African thought leaders in government and business expected to attend over the three days, the stage will be set for discussion on issues ranging from trade and investment, entrepreneurship, job creation, economic development, health, security and counterterrorism, and energy.
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