Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA), Tony Elumelu, CFR; United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken; and Co-Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dr. Awele Elumelu, at the opening reception hosted by U.S. State Department and Tony Elumelu Foundation, at the ongoing U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington on Monday. https://tribuneonlineng.com/blinken-elumelu-host-entrepreneurs-investors-policymakers-at-us-africa-leaders-summit/
Blinken , Elumelu convenes U.S. and African entrepreneurs, investors,U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
Blinken , Elumelu convenes U.S. and African entrepreneurs, investors,U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
The opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, witnessed the gathering of over 250 entrepreneurs, investors and celebrities in the investment-focused “Innovators Gathering”, honouring the influx of two-way investment and trade opportunities set to be announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
The Innovators Gathering: Investing in U.S.-Africa Cultural and Economic Ties was hosted on December 12 by the U.S Secretary of State, the Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships, the Prosper Africa Initiative, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Attendees included Secretary Blinken, Tony Elumelu, Dr A.V. Elumelu, Idris Elba, Yvonne Orji, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and more – with virtual remarks from former President Barack Obama. All came together to celebrate and catalyze partnerships between U.S. investors and African and Diaspora innovators, influencers, and entrepreneurs.
The evening included a panel discussion themed “The Power of Investing in Africa” moderated by U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Dorothy McAuliffe, panelists included Dr. A.V. Elumelu, and Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurs who shared inspiring stories of their start-up journeys and the impact of the Foundation in empowering them to build, scale, and sustain catalytic businesses that have created jobs and helped eradicate poverty in their communities. According to a PWC impact report, TEF Entrepreneurs have collectively created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs across all 54 countries in Africa.
