Three Ghanaians from the Global Shapers Community in Ghana, Ato Ulzen-Appiah (Accra Hub), Jorge Appiah (Kumasi Hub), and Abdul-Latif Issahaku (Tamale Hub) will be part of 50 Global Shapers attending the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFAfrica).<\/p>\n
Ato, Jorge and Abdul were chosen after the receipt of many high-quality applications and an extremely rigorous selection process.<\/p>\n
They join 47 other Global Shapers from various African hubs. They are 3 young trailblazers in their respective fields with local impact and global appeal. Professionally, they are neck deep in initiatives which are driving digital transformation in Ghana.<\/p>\n
The World Economic Forum on Africa meeting has become an event for top political, business, community leaders to congregate around the African development agenda. It is normally hosted in Cape Town in the second quarter of the year.<\/p>\n
This year 2016, Kigali will play host for the first time as Rwanda seeks to welcome some of the important African stakeholders.<\/p>\n
Around the Fourth Industrial Revolution theme being driven by the World Economic Forum, the theme for WEFAfrica 2016 is \u201cConnecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation\u201d. This 26th edition of the meetings take place at Camp Kigali from May 11-13.<\/p>\n
In light of this theme, the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum, which is mostly made up of millennials, is pushing an #internet4all campaign.<\/p>\n
The campaign is to bring top-of-the-mind awareness around the provision of fast, affordable, current and terrific internet all around Africa to drive the continent\u2019s transformation.<\/p>\n
Various Global Shapers, including Ghanaians, have contributed to this campaign, which has already reached millions of people on social media.<\/p>\n
3 Ghanaians from the Global Shapers Community in Ghana, Ato Ulzen-Appiah (Accra Hub), Jorge Appiah (Kumasi Hub), and Abdul-Latif Issahaku (Tamale Hub) will be part of 50 Global Shapers attending the World Economic Forum on Africa.<\/p>\n
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Other Ghanaians attending the Forum include Enyo Kumahor of Cobalt Partners (a Young Global Leader), Farida Bedwei of Logiciel (a Young Global Leader), Jacob Kholi (Partner of The Abraaj Group), Michael Wilson (Managing Partner of Migson Ghana), Sebastian Ashong-Katai (of Ecobank Transnational) and Kingsley Yeboah Amoako (President of African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)).<\/p>\n
The World Economic Forum on Africa will be co-chaired by Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina (President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dominic Barton (Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company), Tony O. Elumelu (Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation), Gra\u00e7a Machel (Founder of Foundation for Community Development (FDC)) and Tarek Sultan Al Essa (CEO of Agility).<\/p>\n
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