Africa Summit 2018

Location

The great Hall, Trent Building, University of Nottingham

Date(s)

Thursday 15th (09:00) - Friday 16th June 2017 (17:00)

Contact

For more details about the summit and how to register please visit the dedicated website, e-mail BB-AfricaSummit@nottingham.ac.uk, or contact Victor on 0742 9549314

Registration URL

https://www.nottinghamafricasummit.co.uk/#tickets

Description

Building on the success of last year's inaugural summit, experts and practitioners will lead the discussion and debate on the issues and strategies for Africa to harness and maximise its potentials.

The Summit will provide a platform to advance communication on the economic wealth of Africa with investors, students, graduates and top government officials expected to attend and contribute to the discussion.

Theme

The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Towards a Prosperous and Integrated Africa’

The structure of the summit will be a launch by a keynote speaker and then panel discussions of each topic. Topics for discussion will focus on the Africa Union Agenda 2063:

• Human Resource, Science and Technology
• Infrastructure and Energy
• Trade and Industry
• Rural Economy and Agriculture
• Peace and Security

Speakers

An outstanding list of internationally renowned experts on the region includes:

Speakers

Japheth J Omojuwa	Founder and Chief Strategist	Omojuwa is a Nigerian Thought Leader and former lecturer (on Africa: New Media and Civil Disobedience and Africa’s Democrat.
Dr. Shingi Munyeza	Former Group CEO of African Sun Limited	Dr. Munyeza was the Group Chief Executive of African Sun Limited, the largest hotel group in Zimbabwe.
Robert Leon	Trade Development Professional	Robert Leon has delivered vision and plan for retail packaging facilities in Mozambique and Benin, managing the Benin project.
Major Dr. Buba Bojang	The Nippon Foundation Lecturer	Dr. Buba Bojang is currently The Nippon Foundation Lecturer on Global Ocean Governance at the IMO-International Maritime Law.
Fela Durotoye	Renowned Speaker and Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Fela	Durotoye is a nation builder and the CEO of the Gemstone Group.
Bernard Oduro Takyi	Founder/CEO of Omanbapa Ghana Ltd	Bernard Oduro Takyi is Young Commercial Farmer and the Founder/CEO of Omanbapa Ghana Ltd, which is an award-winning Agribusin.
Her Excellency Dr. Justina Mutale	African Woman of the Year 2012	Her Excellency Dr. Justina Mutale is named in the top 100 Most Reputable Africans in the World.
Yaw Nsarkoh	Executive Vice President, Unilever Ghana-Nigeria	Yaw Nsarkoh is the Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria. Prior to this, he served as the Managing Director.
N. Justin Chinyanta	Co-Founder of Loita Group N.	Justin Chinyanta, a former Vice President at Citibank and HSBC Bank’s Africa offices co-founded the Loita Group in 1994.