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Elumelu, Adesina, others to co-chair World Economic Forum

Leading African businessman and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu; Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank; Graca Machel, former first lady of Mozambique and widow of Nelson Mandela; Phillipe le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation and Tarek Sultan Al Esso, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board Agility have been slated to co-chair the 26th World Economic Forum on Africa holding from tomorrow 13th May, 2016.

This year’s event themed “Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation”, holding  for the first time ever in Kigali, Rwanda will witness regional and global leaders in business, government and civil society convene in the East African country to discuss digital economy, key global and regional challenges, and agree on strategic actions to deliver shared prosperity across the continent.

The President of the African Development Bank Akin Adesina is an Agricultural economist and immediate past president of the African Association of Agricultural Economists be on the chair alongside a fellow Nigerian, Tony Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of pan-African investment conglomerates, Heirs Holdings, Transcorp Nigeria and the multinational United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.

Elumelu is a longstanding stakeholder in WEF, having participated at a high level for several years at the fora in Davos, Switzerland and within Africa.

Mr. Elumelu in an interview last week unveiled his plans for his role as chairman of WEF Africa In Kigali stating that he would draw from his wealth of experience as a serial investor and renowned businessman with stakes in major sectors of Africa’s economic landscape to speak on harnessing the continent’s potential for digital transformation.

“Africa is bursting at the seams with home grown solutions and digital resources that can power its transformation, we need to critically examine these solutions and galvanize support for immediate implementation. I am happy that WEF Africa provides a perfect opportunity for business leaders like myself to do this.”

The co chairs will sit on several panels at the forum discussing issues ranging from Energy to transportation as they affect the African economies.

Fouteen heads of states from across the African continent are equally expected at the forum.

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