Business
First annual African Business Leaders Forum conference to be held in Johannesburg, Dec. 9-12
Younger speakers such as 25-year-old Sanele Makinane‚ winner of the second season of South African entrepreneurial reality TV show – The Big Break Legacy – also feature on the agenda. He will co-direct the youth chapter on the last 2 days of the forum (December 11-12) with 27-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur Siddiq Fodio.
Fodio is a business partner in Zircon‚ the largest telecommunication equipment maker in the world and official distributor of Huawei.
“The inclusion of the youth and their contribution to building a thriving economy with innovative perspectives and concepts is essential at such a prestigious event‚” said Ndwandwe. He said African corporations with a passion for development in Africa were also key stakeholders of this forum.
“Stronger intra-African trade will bring us one step closer to taking ownership of the African economic agenda. The African Business Leaders Forum has been structured in a way that it will encourage the kind of engagement and dialog that is needed to spur the continent towards economic transformation. To that end‚ the forum is expected to come up with tangible and actionable resolutions.”
Ndwandwe said strong business guidance was imperative if the continent’s full potential is ever to be realized.
“The fact that Africa can produce inspiring‚ successful business leaders such as the ones featured in this forum‚ proves that this transformation is well within our reach.”
The event is expected to attract more than 2‚000 attendees from all over the continent.
“The main objective of the event is to acknowledge the need for change‚ start conversations around intra-continental trade and ultimately reinforce the idea that the continent has the ability to develop a competitive and thriving economy‚” said Ndwandwe.
