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Africa Accelerating 2021 - Day 1: Connecting the Continent

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Africa Accelerating 2021 - Day 1: Connecting the Continent

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Sebastian Spio-Garbrah

Sebastian Spio-Garbrah

Head at AfCFTA Unit for Free Trade at The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business

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Goldy Hyder

Goldy Hyder

President & CEO at Business Council of Canada

Goldy Hyder is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada. Founded in 1976, the Council is a non-profit, non-partisan organization representing the chief executives and heads of 150 leading Canadian businesses, employing 1.7 mil...

Samson Arega

Samson Arega

Managing Director, Canada at Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines welcomed Mr. Samson Arega as the new Country Manager for Ethiopian Airlines Canada as of Sept 20, 2019. Mr. Arega started his career with Ethiopian Airlines and has been with the company since he graduated from university. Mr. Arega has d...

Louis Watum

Louis Watum

Board Chairman at Kipushi Corporation

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Ken Hoffman

Ken Hoffman

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Ken Hoffman is a Senior Expert for McKinsey’s Basic Materials Institute (BMI). He Co- leads the Firm’s EV Battery Material Research Group and has worked on over 50 EV value chain client projects. His team looks at the impact on raw materials due to the ...