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Face2face Africa Joins NYU’s Stern in Africa as a Media Partner for the Inaugural Stern Africa Forum: Redefining Africa

Face2face Africa is proud to be a media partner to the inaugural Stern Africa Forum (SAF), hosted by the New York University's Stern School of Business and the Stern in Africa (SIA) organization.

 

Tagged as one of the school's premiere events this year, the forum's primay objective is to build a legacy of an event that will continually highlight Africa’s role in the global economy and
raise NYU's and Stern’s profile on the continent as a preeminent institution for African thought leadership.

Consistent with Stern’s emphasis on global initiatives and innovation, SAF will draw together Africa’s top business thinkers, innovators, and executives to discuss the trends driving economic development and growth on the continent.

The forum will go beyond highlighting Africa's emergence as the final investment frontier, and focus on innovative business practices and ventures fueling the progress and potential of Africa's emerging economies. Dialogues will be based on these topics and many others under the theme of “Redefining Africa: Innovative Business and Frontier Investments in Emerging Africa”.

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Adebayo O. Ogunlesi
Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partner

Panel Tracks:
Panelists will be released shortly.

Innovative Business:

  • Emerging Industries in Africa
  • Africa's Crossroads: Intersection of Public, Private, Non-Profit Approaches to Africa's Renaissance

Frontier Investments:

  • Foundations of 21st Century Africa: Challenge of a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Opportunity
  • African Growth Story: Financial Markets/Investments in Africa

Register now to take advantage of Early Bird prices:
Early Bird Registration ends soon! Register now to take advantage of discounted conference registration tickets.

 

Sandra Appiah

Sandra Appiah is the Chief Operating Officer at Face2Face Africa. She graduated with honors (Summa Cum laude) from the Newhouse School of public communications (Syracuse University, NY) and spent a lot of time in the media industry working with companies such as the New York Times, HBO, and MTV. An avid believer in Africa with an interest in showcasing the glory of the continent, Ms. Appiah is also host of “The Sandra Appiah Show”, an inspirational talk show that chronicles the journeys of Africa’s movers & shakers. Sandra has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs in 2013. With an incandescent passion matched only by her abundant ambition and prodigious talent, Ms. Appiah has been at the forefront of the mission for this generation of Africans to seize control of tools by which Africa's narrative is curated, crafted, and presented to the wider world.

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