CSIS Founder / Chairman David F. Roberts had the distinct pleasure of attending the UK-Ghana Business Forum last Monday at the wonderful The Landmark London. Organised by Paul Akwaboah and Linda Wayoe MBA, MCBI, of AM Group, the high-powered event that featured H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Papa Owusu-Ankomah, High Commissioner of Ghana to the UK, veteran businessman Alex Dadey, Executive Chairman, KGL Group, R. Yofi Grant, CEO Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Amb. Michael Ocquaye Jnr, CEO Ghana Freezone Authority, K Duker, CEO Development Bank of Ghana, Adjoba Kyiamah, Executive Director, UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Andrew Skipper MBE, Director, Polymetis Professional Services and many other top rated hashtagGhanian speakers.
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, CEO Yofi Grant. Photo courtesy Aklass Officials
Sponsored by KGL Group, Development Bank Ghana, GHIB- Ghana International Bank, Obsidian Achernar, Taptap Send and BWF Solicitors, these companies were instrumental in making the inspiring panel discussions, presentations, networking and congenial atmosphere at a most elegant and illustrious venue.
Moderator Andrew Skipper MBE with panellists, R. Yofi Grant, CEO GIPC, Samuel Dubik Mahama Esq. MD Electricity Company of Ghana and Valerie Labi, CEO Wahu Mobility Ltd. Photo courtesy Aklass Officials
The first panel moderated by Andrew Skipper MBE with panellists, R. Yofi Grant, CEO GIPC, Samuel Dubik Mahama Esq. MD Electricity Company of Ghana Limited and Valerie Labi, co-founder & CEO Wahu Mobility Ltd. was compelling as Yofi provided an energetic overview of GIPC’s investment focus and opportunities for diaspora entrepreneurs in Ghana; Samuel shared a little of the ECG’s journey and the company’s interest to work with forward-thinking entrepreneurs; and Valarie who most eloquently presented the USP of Wahu and the digital transformation taking place in Africa opening up opportunities for bright Africans in the hashtagdiaspora.
Adjoba Kyiamah, Executive Director, UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy Aklass Officials
David F. Roberts met with Alex Dadey, K. Duker, Yofi Grant, Adjoba Kyiamah, Linda Wayoe MBA, MCBI, James Fierro and Andrew Skipper MBE and on behalf of business partner Amb. Dr. Hillary Emoh of Leaders Without Borders Development Centre look forward to working with them on African Caribbean Sustainability and Investment Summit (ACSIS)…
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H.E Papa Owusu-Ankomah, High Commissioner of Ghana to the UK, Photo courtesy Aklass Officials
UK-Ghana Business Forum delegates. Photo courtesy Aklass Officials
D Fitz-Roberts is a multi-talented writer on socio-economic issues having worked in journalism across the Caribbean (Grenada, Guyana and BVI) in the 90s. He has worked in London with Black Britain Online, New Nation Newspaper and Caribbean Times. An academic with a passion for research on distributed ledger technologies in emerging economies he is keen to see the Caribbean embrace bitcoin and blockchain technologies to keep pace with the west. He writes periodically for mainstream publications and is the founder of CaribDirect.com. He is also the author of Caribbean children’s book LifeSucks! available on Amazon.
