Named as one of the Top 5 Women impacting IT in Africa, Ethel Cofie is CEO and Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting , an IT Consulting Company who was recently named IT Consulting Firm of the year by the Telecoms and IT Industry in Ghana.
She is also Founder of Women in Tech Africa , Africa’s largest women in tech group with members in over 30 Africa countries and in the diaspora and growing.
G20 Africa Partnership – Investing in a Common Future” is being hosted by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.
On 12-13 June 2017 the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development are hosting the International Conference “G20 Africa Partnership – Investing in a Common Future”. The conference will give opportunities to strengthen high-level dialogues between G20 and African decision-makers, to identify common areas of interests and further needs for action with regard to sustainable economic growth, stability and investment opportunities in Africa. At the core of the conference will be efforts to improve the framework conditions for private investment in African countries including through the G20 initiative “Compact with Africa”.
On the first day, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble and Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller will welcome high-ranking guests from African countries and G20 members for a “High Level Dialogue” to discuss opportunities to enhance the business environment and increase investments in African countries.
Africa can excel not just in spite of, but because of its past challenges. The 2017 Oxford Africa Conference questions the lens through which the continent has been viewed by providing a platform to redefine Africa’s geopolitical, economic and cultural identity in the 21st century.
High profile speakers from the political arena, experts with cutting edge approaches to development, and talented African artists will come together for a conference that will truly reframe and redefine leadership, entrepreneurship and overall success, on African terms. With diversity, a wealth of experiences, and the determination to shape its own future, Africa is breaking the frame. The Oxford Africa Conference takes place from May 19th-20th 2017.
Other Speakers are Fred Swanker (Founder of the Africa Leadership Academy), Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki and many other renowned speakers.
