Africa Summit

Location

The great Hall, Trent Building, University of Nottingham

Date(s)

Friday 16th June 2017 (09:00-17:00)

Contact

For more details and how to register please e-mail BB-AfricaSummit@nottingham.ac.uk or Contact Victor on 0742 9549314

Registration URL

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/university-of-nottingham-africa-summit-2017-tickets-33248408886

Description

The University of Nottingham is proud to host the Inaugural 'Africa Summit'. The Summit will create a platform for key issues and practical potential solutions to these issues which will be discussed over a one-day event. These issues and solution will be discussed and debated by prominent leaders in business and governance in Africa with opinions from the audience.

Theme

The theme of this year’s summit will be ‘Where is Africa Going?’

With this theme, the summit aims to be bold and not only talk about the potential of Africa but also the practical steps that can be taken to harness this potential. The summit will identify key milestones necessary to achieve on the road to efficiency and development as a continent  based on the African Development Banks’ ‘High Fives’ identified for development in Africa:

• Feed Africa
• Integrate Africa
• Industrialise Africa
• Improve the quality of life of Africans
• Power and light up Africa

Speakers

The University is very privileged to confirm a fabulous list of internationally renowned experts on the region who will speak at the event including:

1. H.E. Atiku Abubakar - Ex-Vice President of Nigeria
2. Dr Josephine Ojiambo - Deputy Secretary General at the Commonwealth
3. Dr Koumba Boly Barry - Ex Minister of Education Burkina Faso
4. H.E Yamina Karitanyi - Ambassador of Rwanda to the UK and Ireland
5. Joyce Sarpong - Founder at Africa Oracle
6. Tom Ilube - CEO of Crossword Cyber and 'Most Influential Black Person in the UK 2017'
7. Sola Akinniranye - Ex-CEO of Power Holding Company of Nigeria
8. Tunji Akintokun - Cisco Director for Africa
9. Mark lliffe - Geospatial Innovator
10. Chief Afolabi - CEO Amni International
11. Laurence Robertons MP - Chairman of the Westminster Africa Business Group
12. Franklin Amoo - Partner at Baylis Emerging Market
13. Professor Frank Lisk - University of Warwick Africa Lead
14. Dr Adelheid Werimo Onyango - Regional Adviser WHO
15. Professor Simon McGrath - UNESCO Chair in the Political Economy of Education
16. Professor Hardev Singh - Chair Trustee of The Haydn Green Foundation
17. Dr Ken Giami - CEO of the African Leadership Magazine
18. Professor Martin Broadley - Professor of Plant Nutrition

We are also awaiting confirmation from:

1. Dr Frannie Leautier - Vice President African Development Bank
2. H.E. Peter Mutharika - President of Malawi

Delegates

A mix of students and corporate individuals from businesses within the area are expected. The event is open to the public by invitation only.

This is going to be a great event open to all interested in coming. To find out more check out the dedicated webpage which will include updates as the Africa Summit draws closer.