BUA Group sponsors 2020 Africa CEO Forum
BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading foods, mining and infrastructure conglomerates has been announced as the main sponsor of the 2020 edition of Africa’s largest private sector Forum, the Africa CEO Forum slated to hold in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in March 2020.
This was revealed during a joint press conference, a partnership between BUA Group, the Africa CEO Forum and the Jeune Afrique Media Group held at the BUA headquarters in Lagos.
Speaking during the event, The Group Head, Corporate Communications, BUA Group, O’tega Ogra, said the partnership with the Africa CEO Forum is in line with the Group’s “Africa by Africans for Africa” vision, adding that “BUA Group was proud to partner with the Africa CEO Forum which has over the years, cemented its place as the largest Africa Focused business summit.
“It is our expectation that this partnership between BUA Group and the Africa CEO Forum will unlock opportunities in Africa by championing private sector-led growth, leading discussions around innovative public policies and sustainable business.”
In his own remarks at the event, the Group Chief Operating Officer, BUA Group, Chimaobi Madukwe, who signed the agreement on behalf of the company noted that the partnership was timely and BUA was pleased to be the main sponsor of the Africa CEO Forum 2020, adding that the signing of the partnership marks the first time a Nigerian company would be main sponsor of the Africa CEO Forum.
According to him, the event was significant because it would be the first Forum since Nigeria signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
He added that as a key business and investor in Nigeria and Africa, one of the many ways to show BUA Group’s commitment beyond its numerous investments and social impact initiatives was to support platforms that will encourage business to business and business to government engagement whilst proffering workable solutions to Africa’s developmental needs.
Also speaking, the President and Founder of the Africa CEO Forum, Amir Ben Yahmed, accompanied by the Managing Director of Jeune Afrique media group, welcomed BUA Group as the main sponsor of the 2020 Africa CEO Forum, stressing that BUA Group’s stature and active participation in the forum in recent years had made the expanded collaboration possible.
He expressed appreciations to the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, for his commitment to the platform and explained that the forum would continually seek to identify new business opportunities with world’s most influential business leaders, create unrivalled networking platform with top decision-makers, give exclusive insights on the most promising investment projects in Africa and build lasting relationships with government officials who are looking to create strong alliances and business partnerships.
Founded in 2012, the AFRICA CEO FORUM is an annual gathering of decision-makers from the largest African companies, as well as international investors, multinational executives, heads of state, ministers, and representatives of the main financial institutions operating on the continent. The Africa CEO forum will feature over 2000 participating individuals from over 70 countries.
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