{"id":34181,"date":"2019-08-26T23:45:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=34181"},"modified":"2019-08-26T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:45:08","slug":"tony-elumelu-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-ticad-africa-development-conference-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/tony-elumelu-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-ticad-africa-development-conference-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Elumelu To Deliver Keynote Address At TICAD Africa Development Conference In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Tony Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)<span lang=\"EN-US\">,&nbsp;<\/span>will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama, Japan&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">from<\/span>&nbsp;August 28&nbsp;\u2013<span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;30, 2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">As the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, Mr. Elumelu will ensure that the voice of a new generation of African entrepreneurs, capable of transforming the continent, is heard at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Elumelu will speak alongside global and African political and business leaders, including Prime Minister Shinz\u014d Abe of Japan; H.E. Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria; H.E. Mr. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt and Chair of the African Union (AU); H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa; and H.E. Mr. Paul Kigame, President of Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Mr Elumelu will deliver a keynote speech at the Plenary Public-Private Business Dialogue, the core session, that brings together Japanese and African public and private sector leaders at TICAD<span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;At this event, Elumelu will promote his philosophy, Africapitalism, which posits entrepreneurship being the key to unlocking economic transformation in Africa as he<\/span>&nbsp;highlight<span lang=\"EN-US\">s<\/span>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">urgent need to<\/span>&nbsp;empower young entrepreneurs and&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">how critical it is for<\/span>&nbsp;governments and other policy makers<span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;to create<\/span>the enabling environment that ensures entrepreneurial led growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Following a welcome address by the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Shinzo Abe,&nbsp;<\/span>Mr. Elumelu will deliver the keynote address at the official Business Forum, hosted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). The Conference provides a unique platform for key decision makers from Japan and Africa, both in business and politics, to identify opportunities for investment and knowledge exchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">At a time when international governments and agencies are increasingly recognising that the route to Africa\u2019s transformation is through African-led solutions and private sector growth, Mr. Elumelu\u2019s track record of success, founding UBA, now one of Africa\u2019s leading financial services groups, with presence in twenty African countries, New York, Paris and London&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">as well as his&nbsp;<\/span>multi-sector proprietary investment holding company, Heirs Holdings, employing&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">over<\/span> 30,000 Africans, typifies a new generation of African business dynamism.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Mr. Elumelu&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">during his visit to Japan, will&nbsp;<\/span>join H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and Co-Chair of the Leaders\u2019 Group of Generation Unlimited (Gen-U), and UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore,&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">to co-chair<\/span>&nbsp;a UNICEF [and Africa Union]&nbsp;breakfast meeting focused on catalysing investment in&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">African youths and developing<\/span>&nbsp;a specific vision for job creation in Africa. &nbsp;The event will seek specific commitments from African leaders for the implementation of a business plan for digital connectivity in Africa<span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;such as<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">t<\/span>h<span lang=\"EN-US\">e&nbsp;<\/span>Tony Elumelu Foundation\u2019s TEF Connect, the largest digital network for African entrepreneurs<span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Through the Tony Elumelu Foundation<span lang=\"EN-US\">, Mr. Elumelu is forging the new narrative for Africa.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;In the first five years of the Foundation\u2019s flagship Entrepreneurship Programme, 7,521 African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries have benefitted from&nbsp;<span lang=\"EN-US\">Elumelu\u2019s<\/span>&nbsp;personal commitment of $100m&nbsp; seed capital funding, mentorship, and training.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/news\/6-tony-elumelu-foundation-alumni-have-received-travel-sponsorship-to-attend-ticad-conference-in-japan-sponsored-by-undp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Six of the beneficiaries of the Programme have been sponsored to attend TICAD conference<\/a>, sponsored by the UNDP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Mr. Elumelu will be accompanied by a delegation from the United Bank for Africa and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, including Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation; Dupe Olusola, Group Head, Marketing, UBA, and Muyiwa Akinyemi, Group Head Corporate Banking, UBA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0541670358MsoNormal\">Organised by the Japanese Government, TICAD is a three yearly forum for advancing Africa&#8217;s development through people, technology and innovation, bringing together government, business leaders, companies and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA),\u00a0will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama, Japan\u00a0from\u00a0August 28\u00a0\u2013\u00a030, 2019.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1593,17,624],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-34181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-metro","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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