Governor of the central bank Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku and astute business leader, Dr. Tony Oteng Gyasi will today open the fifth edition of the Ghana Economic Forum (GEF) which will discuss the agenda of how to achieve a Ghanaian-owned economy.
Dr. Issahaku who will be the keynote speaker at today’s opening ceremony adds to the repertoire of captains of industry expected to grace the 2-day event.
Dr. Tony Oteng Gyasi, a celebrated manufacturer and industrialist will chair the event .
Speakers include Alex Mould, CEO of GNPC; Mike Nyinaku, CEO of Beige Group; Ken Thompson, CEO of Dalex Finance; Mona Quartey, Deputy Minister of Finance; and Professor Newman Kwadwo Kusi, Executive Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Other speakers are David Ofosu-Dorte, a legal practitioner, Irene Vida Gala, Brazil’s Ambassador to Ghana; Pearl Esua-Mensah, a banking & finance expert; Nana Osei Bonsu, CEO of the Private Enterprise Foundation; Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, a guru in construction and CEO of Berock Ventures; James Asare Adjei, President of the Ghana Association of Industries; and Andy Akoto of KPMG, among many others.
The forum’s influential focus group discussions will touch on various issues that stretch from energy and infrastructure, agriculture, entrepreneurship and finance.
Under the theme: “A Ghanaian Owned Economy: Setting the Agenda for Achieving it,”, the forum will host plenary sessions and Focus Group sessions all geared towards setting the agenda for achieving a Ghanaian economy.
The sessions will take a critical look at issues such as investment in Ghana (which is critical to the business world), energy and the development of capital markets, and other areas crucial development of the private sector.
Each session is expected to be preceded by an opening presentation which takes an in-depth look at the topic after which panelists will proffer ideas and offer solutions to the issues diagnosed.
Since 2012, the Ghana Economic Forum has rallied some of the country’s most remarkable minds, to discuss, debate and gain insights needed to advance the economy of Ghana.
This year’s forum is premised on the need for the development actors to engage with the private sector to work together to create an enabling environment to ensure knowledge transfer and foster economic growth.
It is said that facilitating accelerated growth, job creation and achieving other development goals relies on creating a healthy environment for investment and business activity which many believe has been the bane of a lot of African countries.
Organizers said, it is against this backdrop that they put together this year’s edition of the Ghana Economic Forum, dwelling on the five-year agenda that has been set by stakeholders to forge a strong public-private partnership to secure sustainable growth and development for Ghana’s economy.