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3/4/2006 4:21:32 AM
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GCG @ Harvard Business School: 8th Annual Africa Business Conference
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800 delegates, including 120 Ghanaians, participated in the Harvard Business School 8th Annual Africa Business Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on February 17-19, 2006. Ghanaian panelists at the historic summit include Kwasi Abeasi (African Business Roundtable), Yaw Owusu (GCG) and Kekeli Gadzepo (Databank). |
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Akwaaba Night: The opening events on Friday, February 17, 2006 featured a concert by Awilo and Felix Wazekwa and a fashion show with designers Margaret Ofori-Attah, Mawuli Okudzeto, Yemi Osunkoya and Ellen Dunbar (Miss Africa International). |
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Kwabena Osei-Boateng (left), HBS Class of 2006, co-chaired the Africa Business Conference, whilst Kofi Kufuor (right), HBS Class of 2007 & Harvard Business School Faculty & Student Club Liaison, organized the Financing New Ventures panel. |
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Yaw Owusu, GCG Founder (center) presented updates on the GCG Technology Park venture at the Entrepreneurship panel. Singapore-based Ascendas, developers of tech parks and HITT of Fairfax, Virginia may bid on the engineering contract for work on the tech park project slated for a 30-acre land in East Legon, Accra in June 2006. |
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The 8th Annual Africa Business Conference attracted delegates from all over the world, particularly Africa, Europe, Asia and North America—graduate students as well as leaders in banking, finance, law, technology, venture capital, international business and other professions |
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The colorful banquet was graced with a keynote address by Bayo Ogunlesi, Executive Vice Chairman & Chief Client Officer of Credit Suisse, Wall Street’s highest ranking African. |
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Kwasi Abeasi (first from left), Chief Executive, African Business Roundtable and Kekeli Gadzepo (third from left), Co-Founder & Executive Vice Chairman of Databank spoke at the Financing New Ventures panel. |
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Kofi Bucknor, one of three keynote speakers at the two-day event, was presented with an award by Foluke Otudeko, Co-President of Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club. |
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The Entrepreneurship panel session was packed with 200 delegates. Yaw Owusu conferred with Christian Adovelande, President of the Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development, a financial institution that has shown interest in the GCG Technology Park project. |
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Kwabena Osei-Boateng and Tariye Isoun, co-chairs of the 8th Annual Africa Business Conference, thanked keynote speakers, delegates and sponsors at the Banquet, and announced awards for distinguished individuals. |
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