African CEO Investment Summit to take place during World Bank Annual Meetings Johannesburg, South Africa; New York, USA; 15 August 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced that the 9 th annual Ai CEO Investment Summit will be held in association with the World Bank Group on the eve of the World Bank Annual Meetings on the 6 th of October at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
The Ai CEO Investment Summit is an annual CEO-level business and government forum designed to profile and harness partnership opportunities between the World Bank, the private sector and development finance partners on investment opportunities and projects that underpin Africa’s growth.
Besides showcasing the World Bank Group’s strategy and engagement with the private sector, the Summit will showcase an array of successful investment projects, lessons learnt, and opportunities to partner and scale proven initiatives to accelerate growth and development across the continent. The Summit is organised around dynamic, interactive panel discussions and private sector leaders’ labs with engaging scene-setting presentations, followed by interactive discussions around investment opportunities and the practical steps to scale successful business models.
The 9 th Ai CEO Investment Summit will also present its prestigious Ai Investment & Business Leader Awards as part of the event. These Awards recognise exceptional business practices, economic achievements and investments across the investment spectrum in Africa.
The Ai CEO Institutional Investment Summit and Awards will be hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on the 19 th of September. For more information, contact Precious Nkandu on pnkandu@africainvestor.com or +27 11 783 2431, or go to http://aiceoinvestmentsummit.com.
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Africa investor is a specialist investment and communications firm advising governments, international organisations and businesses on communication strategies for capital market and foreign direct investments in Africa. Africa investor publishes Africa investor, the leading international newsstand magazine for Africa’s investment decision makers; maintains the Africa investor 40 Investors’ Index, hosts the Ai CEO Institutional Summit & Awards and the Ai CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit & Awards, among other events.
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