{"id":722743,"date":"2019-10-14T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/14\/bawumia-to-address-london-ft-africa-summit\/"},"modified":"2019-10-14T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:20:08","slug":"bawumia-to-address-london-ft-africa-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/14\/bawumia-to-address-london-ft-africa-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia To Address London FT Africa Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT Dr
\nMahamudu Bawumia is billed to address participants of the 2019 Financial Times
\n(FT) Africa Summit in London today at 2pm. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr Bawumia, whose
\nkeynote address will focus on Ghana\u2019s Digital Transformation Agenda, will also
\nparticipate in a number of plenary sessions.<\/p>\n

Among other
\nplanned engagements, he will also meet with a number of world and business
\nleaders to deliberate on ways to accelerate Ghana and Africa\u2019s socio-economic
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n

The FT Africa
\nSummit brings together stakeholders and decision-makers to deliberate on
\nAfrica\u2019s challenges and brainstorm to find lasting solutions. According to the
\norganisers, the 2019 conference will place \u201ca special emphasis on the youth,
\nwomen, entrepreneurs, scientists and artists and on fresh thinking generally.
\nAfrica\u2019s home-made solutions are becoming more relevant as the continent takes
\nits destiny into its own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants at
\nthe 2019 FT Africa Summit will include H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South
\nAfrica; Razia Khan, Chief Economist (Africa), Standard Chartered Bank; Mo
\nIbrahim, Founder and Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Uche Orji, Managing
\nDirector & Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority;
\nand Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic
\nCommission for Africa.<\/p>\n

Dr Bawumia, who
\nleft Accra on Friday, returns on Wednesday, 16 October 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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