Georgetown University hosted its first-ever African business conference in Washington, D.C. The three-day event, called “Africa Rising: Business In Action,†was hosted by Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business in conjunction with the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s African Studies Program, and it began Feb. 6.
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“The purpose of this event is to showcase the growth and impact of the private sector across the African continent and facilitate a discussion on opportunities to continue this success,†wrote event organizers.
The conference featured six panels discussing issues including financial and business opportunities, cultural shifts and technological advancements, and more than 20 executives and leaders of the African diaspora from companies and organizations including Coca-Cola, World Bank, Atlas Mara, Abraaj, Emerging Capital Partners, IHS Towers, Standard Bank, and Okayafrica participated. Check out updates from the event below:
“Your network will help you get a pulse of what direction your should take,” Kwame Andah, Coder4Africa #GTABC pic.twitter.com/lsqP3DT2Uy
– YAP (@YAPDC) February 6, 2016
Panel on technology addressing the necessary moves to promote development in Africa #GTABC @msbgu @georgetownsfs pic.twitter.com/slZ1Sgnw51
– GU African Studies (@HoyaAfrica) February 6, 2016
“The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it.” #gtabc #africa
– U.S.-Africa Chamber (@usafricachamber) February 6, 2016
The emerging #urban consumer opportunity is huge—over 30% of Africans will become part of the middle class by 2020: Tom Speechley #GTABC
– The Abraaj Group (@abraajgroup) February 6, 2016
The PE panel organized by #GTABC has offered great insights on investing in #Africa, and the new drivers of growth pic.twitter.com/XZbk4FqU4E
– Colin Geraghty (@colinjgeraghty) February 6, 2016
“Econ opportunity is demographics. Africa has 1 billion ppl w/ average age of 19.” Tom Speechley @abraajgroup #gtabc pic.twitter.com/BPR4gpoO6l
– U.S.-Africa Chamber (@usafricachamber) February 6, 2016
“10 countries in #Africa account for an estimated 80% of the continent’s private consumption†Tom Speechley #GTABC pic.twitter.com/pBOfnV7q41
– The Abraaj Group (@abraajgroup) February 9, 2016
