The 7th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, an annual gathering of CEOs and investors from the African private sector, is set for Rwanda's capital Kigali. The forum which brings together over 1,500 public-sector decision-makers will be held from the 25th-26 March at the Kigali Convention Center.
Global business leaders and investors across the continent will meet to debate on how to increase the competitiveness of African businesses. President and Founder of Africa CEO Forum, Amir Ben Yahmed, is confident that the country being of both Francophone and Anglophone is the right host.
"The choice of Rwanda matches the AFRICA CEO FORUM’s desire to facilitate meetings and encourage business flow between CEOs from across the continent," he stated. Adding that the country's economic dynamism and development model perfectly reflects the values of the Forum.
Rwanda is a regional market of more than 150 million people and a signatory of 68 trade agreements. The country also ranks third among the most popular destination in Africa for international meetings and events.
This has seen her revenue from Meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions grow by 180% over the past decade. Additionally, the number of delegates visiting Rwanda has jumped from 15,000 in 2008 to 28,300 in 2017.
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Speaking at the announcement, the CEO of Rwanda Development Board, Clare Akamanzi said that the forum is an opportunity to discuss how to modernize Africa’s economy.
“Africa CEO Forum is yet another opportunity for Rwanda’s private sector to meet their international counterparts to discuss business opportunities on the international level,” she said.
The African CEO Forum is organized by Jeune Afrique Media Group, publisher of Jeune Afrique and The Africa Report, in partnership with Rainbow Unlimited, a Swiss company specializing in the organization of promotional events.
The 2018 edition was held in Abidjan and it attracted a "record attendance" including the presence of the presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.