Ghanaian businessman  Jones-Mensah to speak at Yale University

Ghanaian businessman and indigene of Keta, Mr. Emmanuel Kojo Jones-Mensah,CEO of Empire Domus Group Ltd, has been selected to deliver a lecture on real estate development in Africa at America-based Yale University.

Mr. Jones-Mensah will join hundreds at the inaugural Yale Africa Innovation Symposium (YAIS) as one of the key note speakers from November 11th to 12th to “move beyond the standard discussion of Africa’s challenges and, instead, focus on creating actionable solutions.”

“The YAIS Committee greatly admires the immense work Mr. Jones-Mensah has accomplished in the real estate development industry on the continent. As the CEO of Empire Domus Ltd, we recognize the knowledge you possess concerning real estate development, and would be honored to invite you to lead the Innovation Lab focused Real Estate,” an invitation addressed to the Empire Domus CEO has stated.

Executive Director of the 2022 Yale Africa Innovation Symposium, Abigail Ndikum has observed that this year’s programme will not only encourage the youth to become more action-oriented regarding Africa’s development, it will also provide them with practical solutions to utilize in their fields of work as well as create a platform for “a shared mission of revolutionizing the Africa of tomorrow.”

According to organisers of the symposium, the conference emphasizes innovative thinking as an important avenue for change, hence the decision to bring together the perspectives of young, bright minds and the insight of field experts to deconstruct issues and produce resolutions across various African industries.

The YAIS format centers around seminar workshops, called “Innovation Labs”, around various topic areas that include finance, technology, real estate, social media & influencing, and more.

On the first day, experts will introduce their industries to their respective Labs, explain some of the challenges they face in their profession, and present a case study from their work that they would like to solve with participants.

The second day will feature participants work together through “the case study to pinpoint the root causes, identify project goals, and draft approach and implementation strategies” for the experts to take the solutions back to their businesses, organizations, and communities and set them in action.