How To Discover What Is Really Going On Back Home By Osahon Akpata

By Osahon Akpata You need to come back home, things are happening. That is the key message I heard repeatedly as I attended African business conferences held at top universities in the US. These events are increasing in number and have established different trademarks. One conference consistently brings in former African heads of state as keynote speakers while another is simply the largest and tends to attract some very accomplished speakers on panels due to its strong alumni network. My favorite, however, is Columbia Universitys African Economic Forum, since due to the focus of the three graduate program organizers, it presents a blend of topics and speakers from hard-nosed business executives to celebrated policy-makers from the continent.read more
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