Ernest De Graft Egyir, Founder of the Ghana CEOs Summit
More than 400 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from Ghana and the African continent are expected to attend the much-anticipated Ghana CEOs Summit set to take place from 22nd-23rd May at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra.
The maiden edition last year saw massive participation and cooperation from over 300 CEO’s and industry executives from Ghana.
In its second year, the theme of this year’s summit is ‘Digital Innovation Economy for Business Growth’ and the President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour, testifying to the prestige attached to the annual of the top corporate executives.
The two-day event is aimed at bringing together industry captains on one common platform to assess, assimilate and interact to reflect diversity and global inclusiveness. According to the London-based Economist magazine, the new source of wealth is not oil but data, countries that use big data and innovation therefore will experience rapid growth and the summit seeks to offer attendees the opportunity to deliberate on using innovation to digitize the economy for business growth.
The Conference will feature panel discussions, plenary sessions, deal rooms, CEO round-tables and open fora for lively and thought-provoking discussions on various themes including Developmental & Leadership, Business & Technology, Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurship, Growth, Inclusion and Women Empowerment and Aligning the board and management during corporate transformation.
The summit is organised by Chief Executives Network Ghana Limited. Commenting,Ernest De-Graft Egyir, The Founder and CEO of the company says the summit will “enable global and local CEO’s to integrate and interact with world class subject experts to foster knowledge acquisition, partnerships and synergies that can drive increased personal as well as organizational growth.”
The event will be climaxed with a high level exclusive Gala Dinner on the second day and an awards ceremony. CEO’s who have exhibited extensive leadership evidenced by the completion of ambitious projects or sustained business growth will be awarded in various predetermined categories including Growth Organization of the year, International Organization of the year among others.
Some of the high-profile business executives speaking at the event are: Cecil Sunkwa Mills, Valentina Mintah, David Ofosu-Dorte, Domins Sam, Dr. Anna Vanderpuye, Dr. Gideon Amenyefor, Dr. Kofi Amoah, Dr. NiiKoteiDzani, and Edward Effah.
Others include: EaketeOlaoye Christiana, EsteleAkofio-Sowah, Fatai Folarin, Fatima Ali Mohammed, Frank Adu Jnr, GhassanYareed, Girmey Haile, Henry Akwaboah, Henry Kerali, Henry Oroh, AlhassanAndani, John Awuah, Kofi Abotsi, Kofi Dadzie, Kwame Jantuah, LekanSanusi, Lucy Quist, Martin Atta Fynn.
The rest are: Moses Baiden, Mrs. Karen Akiwuh-Tanoh, Natalia Koliadina, PaoolaGalizzi, Patience Akyianu, Philip Sowah, Professor Stephen Adei, Robert Bellaart, Salem Kalmoni, Shadeh Olivia Van Esch, William AtoEssien, and Yolanda Cuba.Their presentations will focus on three thematic areas – Innovation Economy, Business Growth and Economic Development.
The Ghana CEO’s summit is sponsored by Fidelity Bank, Prudential Life Insurance, Tigo Business, The Exchange, Margins Group, AFND International, Universal Container Services and Structures, IBM, Groupe Ideal, Comfu, Vanguard Assurance, Puma Energy, A & C Development, Atlas-Rent-A-Car, OmniBank, Enterprise Life, SG SSB, Aksa Power Generation, West Blue Consult, Nielson, Surfline, Multichoice, and Nallem.
Other sponsors include: Delta Airlines, MTN, FirstBanC, Vodafone, HerbALife, Appolonia, Zenith Bank, Devtraco Plus, Goil, Busy, Managing Ghana, UT Life, Stallion Group, Acreaty Ghana, Shell Card, Special Ice, Topp Core Security, Asco, Barclays Bank, Global Access, Engen, Melcolm, Amaris Terminal, Inesfly and partnered by Multimedia, Starrfm, TV3, iStreamlive, Daily Graphic, GhanaWeb, Premier Productions, DDP, Impact Hub, Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, IVET and Oxford Business Group.
The event will be streamed live on www.ghanaceosummit.com/live and will be fully covered by Accra-based Joy 99.7 FM. Tigo Business will provide free wi-fi for the duration of the event.
Source: Anthony Sedzro
