The 2020 edition of Africa CEO Forum comes up in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from March 9 to 10, with national telecommunication company, Globacom, partnering the organizers, Jeune Afrique Media Group and Rainbow Unlimited, to package the 8th edition of the forum. The annual event is gathering of the continent’s top business leaders.
Themed: “Capitalism for the many, a new horizon for the African private sector” the conference has Globacom as its officially accredited Diamond Partner.
Globacom which is sponsoring the forum for the second year running expressed its delight to join the gathering of executives and investors, heads of governments, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), international investors, experts and high-level policy makers to brainstorm on ways of mobilising African businesses to champion private sector-led growth on the continent.
The company is equally optimistic that its partnership with Jeune Afrique Media Group on the 2020 edition would provide the platform for participants to work out modalities towards improving intra-African trade and investments, thus boosting the continent’s economic potentials.
Speaking on the 2020 edition, organisers of the forum, Jeune Afrique Media Group, stated that “1,800 business leaders, heads of government and policy makers will gather to rethink the role of African capitalism in this age of digital disruption with its attendant economic and political uncertainties”.
It added that “The Forum will encourage debate and address tough questions such as: How far should African companies focus their strategy on reducing inequalities, combating climate change, training and creating decent jobs for the continent’s youth? How can such goals be balanced with the challenges of international competition and fast-changing trading alliances? What resources and intelligence do companies and their leaders need to navigate the accelerating technological and social changes that are revolutionising the business landscape?”
Over 800 chief executives of multinational companies and 1,800 participants from 70 countries attended the 2019 edition of Africa CEO Forum which was held in Kigali, Rwanda.
