Several
Heads of State, along with different business and youth leaders will convene at
the upcoming two-days’ Africa Now Conference in Kampala, to deliberate and agree
to a set of actions to address bottlenecks which impede Africa’s socio-economic
growth.
The
conference organized by Africa Strategic Leadership Centre (ASLC) and slated
for 12th -14th March 2019 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme; “Towards a
secure, integrated and growing Africa.”
According
to ASLC, this conference will bring together; Heads of State, foreign
investors, CEOs of African and multinational companies, youth leaders and
prominent civil society organization representatives who will retreat in
Kampala for intense discussions, conversations and dialogue.
“Africa
Now Conference will be co- chaired by His Excellency, President Yoweri Museveni
of the Republic of Uganda and other African heads of state together with key
business leaders on the continent. It aims to harness the interminable energy
of the African youth in forging a secure, integrated and growing Africa,” a
statement from ASLC reads in part.
“The
Africa Now Conference seeks to build effective Youth-Business Alliances, which
are critical for growing economies, generating opportunities to address youth
employment, building and sustaining innovation and knowledge based economies
and building the future of Africa, now,” the statement continues.
Dr.
Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, Chairman Board of Directors (ASLC) while announcing
the conference dates noted that it will aims at facilitating the connection
between high level decision makers with influencers across the socio-economic
spectrum of Africa as well as showcasing investment opportunities available
within industry, agriculture, tourism and the digital economy.
“More
than ever, a bold vision is now needed to drive Africa’s transformation and
future forward. The Africa Now Conference will be a forum for policy dialogue,
extensive public-private partnership and mobilization of resources required to
advance Africa’s socio-economic and political prosperity. This great
continental convening will offer a platform which facilitates open exchange and
collaboration of development strategies. Hopefully, this will enable us seize
available opportunities which shall forge a way forward for Africa’s future,”Rukaari
added.
The event
is expected to attract over 1,000 participants in key sessions such as the
Africa Now Youth Forum, the Business Forum and the CEOs Roundtable among
others.