MTN Group has announced its
sponsorship and participation in this year’s Africa CEO Forum slated for 13-14
June 2022 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The two-day high-level
business meeting which is expected to provide a platform for top-notch CEOs and
other C-Suite executives to share experiences
and identify trends that affect the business world will also be dedicated to highlighting
the driving role of the private sector in the development of the continent.
This year’s
forum, according to a statement issued by the Group will address the theme: ‘Reconnect,
Reboot, and Reshare’ and will mobilize leading CEOs, investors, heads of state,
and ministers to outline new paths to Africa’s growth.
Commenting
on the sponsorship package, the MTN Group Senior Vice President, Markets,
Ebenezer Asante remarked that MTN as a pan-African company relies on
relationships across the continent to create shared value. An MTN business
imperative is standardized, consistent, and well-governed stakeholder
engagement that creates and preserves value, and for that matter its
participation and sponsorship of the Africa CEO Forum is symbolic of the great
progress in the journey towards achieving that imperative.
He said
MTN Group will support this event as a sign of its commitment to advancing
initiatives that are geared to strengthen relations between business and
government.
“Our commitment
to this forum is reflective of our Ambition 2025 strategy which focused on
establishing and growing our strategic partnership to enhance our value proposition
and our Africa footprint. We, therefore, look forward to robust and meaningful
conversations which we hope will serve as a catalyzer for solutions that are
geared towards Africa’s progress,” Mr. Asante added
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.
