Elumelu, Presidents Of Liberia, Senegal To Speak At UBA Africa Day Conversation 2020
The Presidents of Liberia George Weah, Senegal, Macky Sall and United States Senator Chris Coons have been billed to speak at the UBA African Day Conversation 2020.
The high level event to be moderated by the Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, would discuss Africa’s economic recovery.
The African Presidents and global leaders will be joined on the panel by other global leaders including the President & Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), Professor Benedict Okey Oramah; President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer and President and Founder, Africa CEO Forum, Amir Ben Yahmed.
ith over 60 per cent of Africans living below the poverty line, the pandemic poses an existential threat to Africa’s economic growth and this session will define the lessons learned and the roadmap to economic growth and sustainability.
The theme of UBA Africa Day Conversations 2020 is Growth, Jobs, and Sustainable Development Amidst a Global Pandemic.
This will be the second edition of the symposium organised annually by UBA, in celebration of Africa Day.
The open event will be held virtually on Monday, May 25,2020, starting at 3pm WAT. Interested participants can register on the UBA website.
Africa Day is celebrated worldwide on May 25th, to showcase the diversity and beauty of Africa and its people. The United Bank for Africa, with its pan-African footprint spanning 20 African countries, New York, Paris, and London, continues to lead the conversation and focus on the the development, growth, and unity of the continent.
