2019 Africa summit: London school announces speakers, panelists

The London School of Economics and Political Science has announced sets of panelists and speakers for its sixth edition of Africa summit slated for March 30 and 31, 2019 in London.

This year’s summit, with the theme “Africa’s Future Frontiers,” would explore how Africa can navigate its crossroads to position itself for economic and social sustainability and inclusivity by tapping into Africa’s future frontiers,” said the student-led organising team.

According to a statement, the panel “African Unity: Breaking Down the Barriers” have Dr David Luke, Coordinator of African Trade Policy Centre at UNECA; Bogolo Kenewendo, of Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry; and Dr Oladiran ‘Ola’ Bello, Executive Director, Good Governance Africa.

Also, the “In Pursuit of Justice” panel has Meaza Ashenafi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ethiopia; Nicole Fritz Nicole Fritz, CEO of Freedom Under Law; and Tanya Charles, gender activist ad LSE Atlantic fellow.

Their focus is the current state of Africa’s legal and policy environments, and will offer some recommendations for improved judicial systems at the national and continental levels.

Other panelists are the Managing Director of Maeve, Maya Khonje-Stewart, Kagwe Njoroge, Director at Prosaic Invest, and Fumani Mthembi, Co-Founder of Pele Energy Group, to discuss energy crisis and potentials of the continent on the “Green Economy: Powering Africa Through Renewable Energy” panel.

Also, on the panel “e-Entrepreneurs in The New Age” are Obinna Okwodu, the CEO of Fibre, Dr Bitange Ndemo, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi and Faith Keza, the CEO of Rwanda Online.