The African Union Joins AFREECON to Promote Trade and Investment Opportunities in African Countries
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The African Union Mission to The United States has pledged its support and participation in the up coming AFREECON event in Chicago, Illinois. Her Excellency, Amina S. Ali, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, attributes the decision to participate in AFREECON to the fact that increasing foreign direct investment flows to Africa is also a key goal of the African Union Mission in the United States and the African Union. Plans are for The African Union to have a significant presence at the event to showcase its activities in the U.S. and around the world.
AFREECON is a business match making Conference created for: African businesses, governments and U.S. goods and services Exporters; Companies who are doing business in African countries; Investors who are seeking avenues for ground floor investment opportunities in African countries; Companies who are seeking new areas of opportunity; as well as non-profits who are interested in an Africa that is comprised of countries that are thriving economically and managing their financial affairs successfully, without having to depend, in large part or wholly, on external aid.
According to the organizers of this extraordinary event, AFREECON is about sharing knowledge. Knowledge that will assist African countries to build a better "mouse trap" for attracting Foreign Direct Investments and achieving economic independence; as well as knowledge that will enable U.S. companies and entrepreneurs to make well- informed decisions about business opportunities in African countries.
Event speakers include: Dr. Carl Schramm, President & CEO of The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Mr. Stewart Kinloch, Acting CEO African Trade Insurance Agency; Dr. Ian Giddy, Professor of Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business and a former Director of the International Product Group at Drexel Burnham Lambert; Dr. Vijay Mahajan, author of "Africa Rising; Why 900 Million Consumers Are Richer Than You Think." Dr. Mahajan holds the John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin; Dr. Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of "Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa"; William "Bill" Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation; Dr. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, author of Economic History of Africa; Dr. John Gazvinian, author of "Untapped-The Scramble for Africa's Oil," Dr. Pompiliu "Pili" Vezariu, Adjunct Fellow at the Center For Strategic & International Studies; and many others.
AFREECON offers a broad spectrum of Sponsorship opportunities and options. Information about how to join the growing list of sponsors as well how to register to attend the Conference is available at:http://www.AFREECON.org.
About The African Union
The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other official languages) is an intergovernmental organization consisting of 53 African states. Established on July 9, 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a twice-yearly meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states. The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. You can visit the African Union's home on the web at:http://www.africa-union.org.
The African Union Mission to The United States is located at 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 700, Washington D.C. 20006. Her Excellency, Amina S. Ali, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of The African Union to The United States of America, heads the Mission.
About AFREECON
AFREECON is the acronym title for Africa's Economic Emancipation Conference. AFREECON takes a three-pronged, holistic approach to development in African countries. AFREECON aims to improve the flow of investment capital and knowledge to African countries, by helping African countries to build a better platform for marketing business and investment opportunities in their countries, to U.S. and International investors and entrepreneurs; To help African countries evolve regenerative economic development strategies that are self-sustaining, through developing a strong entrepreneurial culture and empowering their citizens to respond to business opportunities in their communities; And by helping to ensure that African countries become more sensitized to the damage caused by a reputation of poor governance practices. For more information, please visithttp://www.afreecon.org.
