Speakers
Apostle Eric Nyamekye
Chairman,The Church of Pentecost
Apostle Eric Nyamekye is the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, an international Pentecostal church, headquartered in Ghana. The Church of Pentecost is the largest Pentecostal church in Ghana with over 3.4 million members in Ghana and over 600,000 members in 150 other nations. Apostle Eric Nyamekye was called into ministry in 1991.
He has since served in many stations of the Church, including South Africa where he was a missionary. Eric is also the President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), and an Advisory Committee member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Apostle Eric Nyamekye
Chairman, The Church of Pentecost
Ruth Zaipuna
CEO, NMB Bank, Tanzania
Ms. Ruth Zaipuna is a transformational and award-winning Banker with a strong track record of Sustainable Value Creation and Solid Performance Delivery. As the Chief Executive Officer of NMB Bank Plc, Tanzania, Ms. Ruth Zaipuna has been named the 2022 African Banking CEO for Tanzania by the World Economic Magazine for her leadership in spearheading the bank and for playing a pivotal role in uplifting the banking industry in Tanzania generally. In recognition for her efforts in advancing the business case for gender diversity in Tanzania and Africa at large, the Accenture 10th Gender Mainstreaming Awards 2022, named Ruth Zaipuna, the Positive Role Model for Tanzania, and the Overall East Africa Inclusive Leader of the Year.
Ruth Zaipuna
CEO, NMB Bank, Tanzania
Allan Kilavuka
CEO, Kenya Airways
Patrick Gyimah Awuah Jr
Founder & President, Ashesi University
Patrick Gyimah Awuah Jr is the Founder & President of Ashesi University, a private, not-for-profit institution in Ghana. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College; an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business; and honorary doctorates from Swarthmore College, Babson College, the University of Waterloo, and Connecticut College. Patrick has won many awards including the Order of the Volta by His Excellency, President J.A. Kufuor, the Elise & Walter A. Haas International Award, an Elon Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the McNulty Prize, and named one the 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune Magazine. He was recognized by Africa Leadership Initiative – West Africa (ALIWA) as a “Genius Fellow” an honour reserved for only 20 people around the world. The Qatar Foundation named Patrick the 2017 WISE Prize for Education Laureate.
Patrick Gyimah Awuah Jr
Founder & President, Ashesi University
David Meek Jah
CEO, CADAP World
Dr. Edward K. Brown
Senior Director, Research, Policy, and Programs, ACET.
Dr. Edward K. Brown is a Senior Director, Research, Policy, and Programs at ACET. He has more than 35 years of experience in international development and public policy, half of which were spent at the World Bank. He has worked extensively in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.
Currently, Ed manages a team of ACET in-house senior policy advisors, researchers, and economists, drawing on a worldwide pool of expertise to assist African policymakers to respond to specific challenges and opportunities—with the explicit goals of transferring knowledge, building local capabilities, and spurring economic growth and transformation.
His main interests are in public policy, economic management (public resources mobilization and expenditure management), and natural resource management, including institutional and organizational reforms and development strategies.
Dr. Edward Brown
Senior Director, Research, Policy & Programs - ACET
Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Chairman, Fasmicro Intel Corp
Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Chairman, Fasmicro Intel Corp
Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh
Portfolio Investor. Advisor. Director.
Yaw Nsarkoh has extensive experience, spanning over 30 years with Unilever, in leadership and managing market conditions at strategic levels across developing and developed economies. His areas of expertise include Business Development, Strategic Leadership, Marketing and Branding, Corporate Governance and Organisational Strategy and Leadership. He is currently an Executive Vice President of Unilever based in the UK. He was the former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria. Prior to this, he served as the Managing Director for Unilever Nigeria and Managing Director, Unilever, East and Southern Africa, based in Kenya from 2010 to 2013.
Yaw has played several strategic roles on Boards in Ghana and across Africa. Key amongst these roles are as Executive Board Member, Unilever Ghana, Council Member, Trade/Employee Associations and Strategic Private Sector committees, Nigeria. He was previously Director, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Chairman, East African Shippers Council and Director, Changing Lives Endowment Fund (CLEF), Ghana. Yaw holds a postgraduate Diploma in Management from Henley Management College, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh
Portfolio Investor. Advisor. Director.
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