Akufo-Addo, Unilever CEO to discuss sustainable PPP at Africa CEO Forum 2018

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will take part in the 6th edition AFRICA CEO FORUM on 26 and 27 March in Abidjan to discuss sustainable public-private partnerships with Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Paul Oilman.

During this unique panel discussion, the President of Ghana and Mr Polman will deliberate on ways of building sustainable public-private partnerships in Africa and their respective expectations of this process.

In a press statement issued by Jeune Afrique, the Organizers of Africa CEO Forum, this will afford Nana Akufo-Addo the opportunity to discuss issues that will, in the long run, bring growth to Africa as a whole.

“The Ghanaian president, with his strong stance on Africa's development, is currently one of the most prominent leaders in the African political landscape.”

By distancing himself from the International Monetary Fund, Nana Akufo-Addo is advocating for the economic emancipation of the continent through increased international cooperation in trade and investment, rather than aid.

During this exclusive and unparalleled dialogue, President Akufo-Addo and Paul Polman, Unilever's CEO, will give substance to the global pact between companies and governments. Before an audience of around 1,200 business leaders, international investors and policy makers, they will question Africa's place in the world, the continent's dependence on donors and the role of multinationals and the private sector in building sustainable growth and a transformed Africa.

The participation this year of the Presidents of Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Zimbabwe and Ghana, and the holding of this unprecedented panel discussion, reaffirm the AFRICA CEO FORUM's mission of being the most influential annual forum for public-private dialogue on the continent.

About the AFRICA CEO FORUM For six years now, the AFRICA CEO FORUM has been the foremost annual meeting of Africa’s private sector. Every year, the Forum brings together public-decision makers and business leaders as well as investors from Africa and around the world.

It is organized by Jeune Afrique Media Group, publisher of Jeune Afrique and The Africa Report, and by Rainbow Unlimited, a Swiss company specializing in organizing events that promote business.

Co-hosting the 2018 edition is the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group).