The Africa-America Institute to Host Annual Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit

16 September 2013
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Africa-America Institute (New York)
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WHAT: The Africa-America Institute will host its First Annual Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit, a premier event for mid-career professionals seeking employment in Africa, on September 21, 2013 from 8:30am – 10:30am, in New York City.

Top industry experts on talent management and recruitment of African professionals in the Diaspora will share strategies for advancing a successful career at leading Africa-focused organizations and companies operating in the U.S and on the African continent.

Summit attendees will learn from African expatriates and repatriates about work and home life in Africa and tips to make the transition a success; gain insight into the changing landscape of African business; and receive a firsthand account of international and regional hiring needs from global companies and national policymakers on candidate qualifications.

WHO: Some of the outstanding featured panelists include:

10:00 am - From the Frontlines: Conversations with Expatriates and Repatriates

  • Amini Kajunju, President and CEO, AAI
  • Yero Balde, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (West Africa)
  • Dapo Oyewole, Technical Adviser to the Minister of National Planning of Nigeria
  • Debbie Peters, Fund Manager at AiQ Capital Management Limited

Robert Kayihura, Legal and Corporate Affairs Dept. at Microsoft (REMOTE)

11:30am - Inside the Recruiter’s Mind

Moderator: Ishmael Dodoo, Country Advisor-UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa

Panelists:

  • Njambi Ngunjiri, Consultant for Careers in Africa
  • Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Chief, Executive Board and External Relations Branch of United Nations Population Fund
  • Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power
  • Didier Acouetey, Africsearch
  • Kunle Olaif, Human Resources West Africa at Samsung

2:00pm - The Changing Landscape of African Business

Moderator: Nvalaye Kourouma, CEO of Emerging Payments and Mobile Wallet Innovation Executive of Afric Xpress Services Inc.

Panelists:

  • Motlatsi Mthimunye, Director, Africa Desk, Global Corporates Americas for Barclays
  • Dr. Mwaba P. Kasese-Bota, Permanent Mission of The Republic of Zambia to The United Nations
  • Adiat Disu, Founder of Adiree, Founders of Africa Fashion Week(s)
  • Malik Dechambenoit, Partner and Co-Founder at Gumbi, Dechambenoit & Associates
  • Isis Nyong’o, a mobile and tech expert
  • Evaristus Mainsah, General Auditor of IBM

WHERE: Hunter College – West Building, 68th Street (between Lexington & Park Aves.) 3rd Floor Cafeteria, New York City

MORE INFO: For more information, please visit AAI’s Career Expo: Inaugural Talent Summit page and www.aaionline.org.

**Media accreditation is required to cover the Talent Summit, and will not be granted on site.

ABOUT AAI: Founded in 1953, the Africa-America Institute (AAI) this year celebrates its 60 year anniversary by commemorating its ongoing mission to help strengthen Africa’s human capacity through advanced education and professional training for Africans, educating Americans about Africa, and leveraging the capacities of the AAI Alumni Network—a multinational, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary force for positive change, and resource for expertise, in Africa. For more information on AAI, please visit http://www.aaionline.org

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