The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is partnering with the African Union (AU) to host the US-Africa Business Summit taking place 1 – 4 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A press release issued here Wednesday says this summit marks the first time that the AU will co-host such an event with an American business association, and it will bring together more than 700 private sector and government representatives, including heads of state, from all parts of Africa, the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
A press release issued here Wednesday says this summit marks the first time that the AU will co-host such an event with an American business association, and it will bring together more than 700 private sector and government representatives, including heads of state, from all parts of Africa, the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
According to release, this year’s conference will feature insightful plenary sessions, sector-focused panels, country-specific forums, peer-to-peer roundtables, site visits, exhibitions and networking opportunities.
“CCA believes the best way to do business in Africa is to be in Africa and that bringing in international investors from all over the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East is the fastest way to change any misconceptions about investing across the continent. Furthermore, the summit will also serve as a forum for members of the private sector to collaborate with each other and with African government officials in order to create more investment friendly economies,” the release says.
The 2016 Summit is being sponsored by leading American and African businesses and organizations including: Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, Symbion Power, Acrow Bridge, AGCO Corporation, AstraZeneca, Gilead Sciences, Petrolin Group, USAID, Zenith Bank, Boeing Company, Development Finance International, John Deere, Microsoft, Mota-Engil Africa, Varian Medical Systems, Ford Motor Company and International Green Structures as well as others.
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