MON, 19 SEPT, 2022-theGBJournal| The Nigerian Government, in collaboration with the Africa Business Roundtable, is organizing the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF), a global economic investment platform, this time in New York, United States.
The high-level event is scheduled for Thursday September 22, 2022, on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.
The NIEPF is expected to draw the presence of world leaders in politics, economy, media as well as Civil Society Organizations and international media focus on the vast economic potentials of Nigeria, Africa’s leading economy.
Most significantly, President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver the keynote address at the event and will host a high-level Presidential session with fellow Presidents and Heads of delegations on issues that require joint actions for African countries on development drive, such as the post COVID-19 recovery and financing priorities; Africa’s Investment climate and markets as well as de-risking the continent.
The NIEPF will bring together top Nigerian government functionaries as well as renowned and highly respected global public and private sector players exchanging views on Nigerian’s economic outlook, focusing on Nigeria in the Global Economy, and International Partnership for Nigeria on the development drive.
At the Forum, there will be cluster thematic sessions on Growing Nigeria’s Agriculture for Food Security and Access to Export Market with special focus on Impact of Russia-Ukraine war which presents opportunities for G7/G20-Nigeria Partnership, scaling up international resources for financing education in Africa with emphasis on making facilities to link government, deal sponsors and international pools of capital in education, and Nigeria’s oil and gas sector: Reforms, Results and Road focusing on scaling up investment into the gas market-plants, parks, cylinders, reinjection.
Other issues scheduled for discussion include, scaling up international resources for healthcare infrastructure towards making Nigeria the ‘’healthcare hub’’ for Africa; Climate change and Paths to Clean Environment with emphasis on paths to clean economy, clean energy, and clean development, and financing Nigeria’s infrastructure with emphasis on developing infrastructures such as farm to market corridor, export transport corridor, railway network, road network upgrade and expansion, airport upgrade, including dedicated airports for exports, power generation, transmission and distribution.
Speakers and panelists will include Aliko Dangote, President Dangote Group, Bill Gates, Co-Founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Satya Nadella, Chairman Business Council of the United States and Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corp. Antony Blinken, Secretary of States of the United States, Florie Liser, President of the Corporate Council on Africa, and Members of the Business Council of International Understanding, Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and Abdul Samad Rabiu, Executive Chairman of BUA Group. Who is also the President of the Frence-Nigeria Business Council.
Others are Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, D.G of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank and Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations among others.
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