Telecommunications company, Globacom, has said that it is committed to supporting any initiative that can assist the continent of Africa to realise its huge potentials.
Globacom said this as it explained why it is partnering with the organisers of the 2019 edition of the Africa CEO Forum.
The telecom operator said Africa CEO Forum is one of the initiatives that can further the economic interest of the continent as it will provide a platform for chief executives of African businesses, international investors and policymakers to champion private sector-led growth on the continent.
The forum is scheduled to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 25 and 26.
Globacom said in a statement released in Lagos: “We share Africa CEO Forum’s objective of using regional integration to drive private sector growth and create more African champions.”
The partnership is part of Globacom’s efforts to empower African businesses and spur economic growth in the region.
The fully integrated telecom company is the 2019 Apex Diamond partner of the event. The company’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Bella Disu, will also play a prominent role at the forum as chair of the ‘Women in Business Initiative’ session.
“We became the first company to single-handedly build an international submarine cable, Glo 1, to provide sufficient bandwidth to drive internet penetration,” Globacom said; adding that, “the 9,800-km-long cable has landing points in Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Casablanca, Morocco; Sesimbra, Portugal; Vigo, Spain; and Bude in England.”
The 2019 edition of Africa CEO Forum will feature over 40 panel discussions, public-private workshops and case studies by business leaders, shareholders, investors, heads of state and ministers.
The forum with the theme “Open Africa: from continental treaties to business realities” will discuss key challenges facing Africa’s private sector, including the “representation of top women executives in the boardroom and the modernization of family business governance”.
