Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, will join Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo, and other private and public sector leaders on the Presidential Dialogue themed "Africa's Money for African Development–A Future Beyond Aid" in Ghana on the 7th November 2019.

The event jointly organized by the Ghanaian Presidency and the United Nations Development Program ...UNDP.

Mr. Elumelu will speak on ways to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and the opportunities emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. He will also evaluate the prospect of increasing regional integration across the continent as well as the potential of this to grow consumer and business spending while addressing human capital challenges on the continent.

The Inaugural President Dialogue will explore how Africa can optimize the use of its resources, its creativity and innovation to effectively self-finance its development and advance climate action, youth empowerment, women, trade and agribusiness, creativity and arts.

The event will host over 200 participants comprising leading actors in business, culture, media, arts, technology, innovation, traditional leaders as well as youth, women entrepreneurs, traders, and environmentalists.

It aims to support thought leadership about Africa’s development towards a self-sustaining future, raise visibility and create momentum about Africa’s vision for future prosperity while fostering new partnerships and allies for the continent’s transformation agenda.