FT Africa Summit 2017 | Financial Times | 8 October 2017 | London, England
Venue
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| Event Date |
Sun Oct 8 BST - Mon Oct 9 BST (about 7 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Oct 8 12:00am - Mon Oct 9 12:00am |
| Location | London, England |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
Too often we focus on Africa’s problems, whether of governance, commodity dependency, poor infrastructure or entrenched poverty. Without taking a rose-tinted view, this year’s FT Africa Summit aims to shift the focus to what is working in Africa in the hope of drawing broader lessons that could benefit the continent as a whole.
In that spirit, the agenda will aim to turn the spotlight on what is going right – without, of course, losing sight of what is going wrong or what could be done better. We will ask the most pressing questions of a range of business people, policymakers, investors, practitioners and innovators, ensuring that the agenda has space for some fresh voices from the worlds of marketing, arts and culture. The thrust will be on Africa telling its own stories and learning from its own complex and diverse experience.
Speakers
Akinwumi Adesina
President, African Development Bank Group
Bob Collymore
CEO, Safaricom
Kelvin Balogun
President, South and East Africa, The Coca-Cola Company
Aliko Dangote
President and CEO, Dangote Group
Okechukwu Enelamah
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Government of Nigeria
Albert Essien
former Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Group
Yvonne Ike
Managing Director & Head of Sub Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA), Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Ivan Glasenberg
Chief Executive Officer, Glencore
Pravin Gordhan
Minister of Finance, National Treasury, Republic of South Africa
Tidjane Thiam
Chief Executive Officer, Credit Suisse Group AG
Sponsors & Partners
BANK OF AMERICA
NET JETS