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The Africa-America Institute to Host Annual Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit

WHAT: The Africa-America Institute will host its First Annual Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit, a premier event for mid-career professionals seeking employment in Africa, on September 21, 2013, in New York City.

The Talent Summit will feature top industry experts on talent management and recruitment of African professionals in the Diaspora aimed at advancing a successful career at leading Africa-focused organizations and companies operating in the U.S and on the African continent.

Attendees will learn from African expatriates and repatriates about work and home life in Africa and tips to make the transition a success; gain insight into the changing landscape of African business; and receive a firsthand account of international and regional hiring needs from global companies and national policymakers on candidate qualifications.

WHO:  Some of the outstanding featured panelists include:

  • Robert Kayihura, Microsoft’s Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ishmael Dodoo, Country Advisor/ESA, Regional Bureau for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme
  • Abdoulaye Yero Balde, First Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Guinea
  • Dr. Mwaba P. Kasese-Bota, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations
  • Debbie Peters, Fund Manager at AiQ Capital Management Limited
  • Motlatsi Mthimunye, Barclays New York’s Director of Africa Desk, Global Corporates Americas
  • Njambi Ngunjiri, an industry leader specializing in international recruitment and marketing
  • Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kenya to the UN and Chief, Executive Board and External Relations Branch at UNFPA
  • Paul Hinks, CEO, Symbion Power

WHEN:  Saturday, September 21, 2013
8:30AM – 3:30PM

WHERE: Hunter College – West Building, 68th Street (between Lexington & Park Aves.)  3rd Floor Cafeteria, New York City

MORE INFO: For more information, please visit AAI’s Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit page and www.aaionline.org.

ABOUT AAI:  Founded in 1953, the Africa-America Institute (AAI) this year celebrates its 60 year anniversary by commemorating its ongoing mission to help strengthen Africa’s human capacity through advanced education and professional training for Africans, educating Americans about Africa, and leveraging the capacities of the AAI Alumni Network—a multinational, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary force for positive change, and resource for expertise, in Africa. For more information on AAI, please visit http://www.aaionline.org

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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