GBF Africa to discuss opportunities

 Inayat-ur-Rahman

The upcoming Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa) in Dubai will feature 40 prominent speakers and 26 interactive sessions, with the presidents of Liberia, Zimbabwe and Seychelles and Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai among the high-level participants headlining the event.

 Organised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the fifth edition of GBF Africa will be held on November 18th-19th 2019.

George Weah, President of Liberia, will lead a session entitled Unleashing Liberia’s Potential where he will discuss his plans to unlock growth prospects for the African country and opportunities for young entrepreneurs to become key contributors to the economy.

Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, will join a one-on-one discussion focusing on potential opportunities to revitalise Zimbabwe and the role that entrepreneurs and investors can play in addressing pressing challenges such as water, fuel and power shortages, in addition the topics of food security, healthcare and job creation.

For his part,  Danny Faure, President of Seychelles, will elaborate on innovative climate action initiatives implemented by his country to enhance natural carbon sinks in exchange for debt relief. In addition, he will discuss the growing need for business solutions in Africa which mitigate climate change and workable frameworks for public-private sector cooperation in this area.

 Delivering the UAE government address at the forum,  Reem Al Hashimi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General, Expo 2020 Dubai, will share her perspective on UAE-Africa cooperation and the opportunities that Expo 2020 can offer African countries.