Lisa Opoku, one of the top\u00a0black women in global finance and Chief Operating Officer of the Technology Division and Global Strategist for Goldman Sachs will be speaking at 18th MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting.<\/p>\n
It is scheduled to take place in Accra on the\u00a011th of August, 2016.<\/p>\n
The theme is \u201cAttracting Investments to Ghana; Lessons from Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Accolades<\/strong><\/p>\n Lisa Opoku is well known in the international business community as one of the world\u2019s leading investment banking executives.<\/p>\n She has years of experience and in-depth knowledge of the Asia Pacific region.<\/p>\n There she witnessed, first-hand, the fast growth of its economies.<\/p>\n She was the COO for the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific from 2009 to 2015.<\/p>\n She is a Partner at Goldman Sachs, a Harvard lawyer by training and one of the most powerful black women in global finance.<\/p>\n US-based Black Enterprise magazine named the Wall Street executive one of its 2012 \u201c40 Rising Stars Under 40\u2033.<\/p>\n She was also named\u00a0one of the \u201c75 Most Powerful Women in Business\u201d for 2010.<\/p>\n Speaking on the choice of the theme, Asher Khan, CMO of MTN noted that making the right investments in Ghana has a lot of positive repercussions on the growth of the country\u2019s economy and its total development.<\/p>\n The Executive Breakfast series is organized by the publishers of Business World Magazine.<\/p>\n It was established five years ago as a platform for executive briefings, networking for CEOs, senior management, and entrepreneurs in Ghana.<\/p>\n It has hosted a number of international motivational and business leaders including: Brian Tracy, Tutu Agyare, Siya Xuza, Robin Banks, Rosa Whitaker,\u00a0 Jason Njoku and Sharon Lechter.<\/p>\n