Nigerian Business Leader and Philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON will be a leading voice highlighting the African private sector agenda at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF). Mr. Elumelu has been invited to speak on several high-level panels and will host key events during the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, themed “The New Global Context.”
WEF 2015 will gather more than 2,500 participants from 140 countries, hundreds of journalists, an estimated 40 heads of state, and other politicians. An estimated 1,500 business leaders from the world’s top global companies will also be in attendance.
Africa’s engagement at WEF becomes more strategic and proactive than ever before especially at a time when new leadership is required to address increasingly complex and interlinked global problems; and a new set of people are stepping up to contribute. The complex, volatile, interconnected nature of the world’s economies and societies, means that Africa can be both the source and the solution to many of these issues.
The Agenda for these engagements during the upcoming WEF at Davos, Switzerland has been provided by HEIRS HOLDING.
WHERE: Davos, Switzerland
WHEN: January 21- 24 2015
Below is a list of the panels and hosted events in which Mr. Elumelu will participate.
Confronting the Challenge of Catastrophic Outbreak Panel
What critical lessons can be learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak to prepare us for the future?
Panelists: Alpha Condé, President of Guinea; Tony O. Elumelu, Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation; Seth F. Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, GAVI; Margaret Chan Director-General World Health Organization (WHO)
Wednesday, January 21
Closing the Energy Gap in Africa Panel
Exploration of how innovative financing mechanisms combined with regulatory and policy interventions can provide sustainable energy in Africa.
Panelists: Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire; Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali; John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana; Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings
Wednesday, January 21
Unlocking Global Institutional Capital for Africa
Hosted by Tony O. Elumelu, CON and Aliko Dangote
Invitees include global and African CEO’s from the world’s biggest companies and brands, as well as potential investors and key international business partners and policy makers.
Thursday, January 22
Heirs Holdings Celebrate Africa Cocktail Party
Hosted by Tony O. Elumelu, CON
Invitation-only networking cocktail reception. Special performance by African
mega-star D’Banj and live music from all over the continent.
Thursday, January 22
Africa Energy Leaders Group Press Conference
The World Economic Forum is creating a working group of African leaders to build political momentum for a sustainable energy transition in Africa.
Panelists: Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire; Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali; John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana;
Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings; Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella,
Undersecretary-General and Special Representative, United Nations
Friday, January 23
WHO: Tony O. Elumelu, CON is the Founder and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, a privately held investment vehicle, with interests in the power, resources, financial services and hospitality sectors. He is Chairman of Transcorp, Nigeria’s largest listed conglomerate, and pan-African financial services group United Bank for Africa and Seadrill Nigeria.
He is also Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, which focuses on empowering entrepreneurship across Africa. He is the creator of Africapitalism, an economic philosophy that calls for long-term investments in key sectors in Africa, to spark economic prosperity and social wealth.
Mr. Elumelu is on twitter @TonyOElumelu Please follow the hashtag #AfricaAtDavosto stay informed of the African agenda during the World Economic Forum 2015.