Invest Africa, a leading pan-African trade and investment platform, will convene the 10th annual Africa Debate on 6th June at the Guildhall, London, under the theme of “Africa’s role in a changing global order.” The Africa Debate is London’s leading Africa-focused investment forum.
Headline speakers include Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation; Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group; The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Deputy Foreign Secretary and Minister of State (Development and Africa), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Diana Layfield, Chair, British International Investment; Zeinab Badawi, President of SOAS, University of London; and Idris Elba, Actor, Filmmaker, Musician, Entrepreneur, and Activist; amongst other leaders from government and private enterprise.
Africa Finance Corporation, the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, is Headline Partner for the Forum. Additional partners include Absa, The African Export-Import Bank, Africa HR Solutions, Arise IIP, Brand South Africa, Crown Agents Bank, DLA Piper, Genesis Energy Group, IPT Africa, Moody’s Ratings, Plantations et Huileries du Congo, Standard Chartered and Xcalibur Smart Mapping.
“In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of The Africa Debate, I have been reflecting on Africa’s rising prominence on the world stage,” said Chantelé Carrington, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Africa. “Now, more than ever before, Africa is stepping into its own as a global leader, equipped with immense natural capital and a burgeoning population and primed to become a major pole of global economic activity. Join us on 6th June for a day of debates on Africa’s role in a changing global order, and let’s explore how we can collectively advance our trifecta themes for this year’s conference: Trade, Investment, and Leadership on the continent.”
The report distributed by the APO Group on behalf of Invest Africa, stated that as part of The Africa Debate programme, Invest Africa will host a Morocco Investment Forum on 5th June in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the United Kingdom.
It added that the Forum will provide a unique platform for the visiting delegation of Moroccan government officials and businesses to brief attendees on key sectors ripe for investment, as well as recent reforms and policies aimed at nurturing an investor-friendly environment.